WSR 98-17-005
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-145--Filed August 6, 1998, 4:48 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: August 6, 1998.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-32500S; and amending WAC 220-56-325.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: These rules are needed to ensure an orderly fishery, manage within court-ordered sharing requirements, and to ensure conservation. There is insufficient time to promulgate permanent rules.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.
August 6, 1998
Larry W. Peck
for Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-32500U Shrimp - Areas and seasons. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-325 and WAC 220-56-310, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for or possess shrimp from those waters of Shrimp District one and Shrimp District three except as provided for in this section:
(1) Effective immediately until further notice, recreational fishing is allowed for all species of shrimp in Shrimp District one (waters south of a line from McCurdy Point on the Quimper Peninsula to the northern tip of Protection Island then to Rocky Point on the Miller Peninsula and all waters of Discovery Bay) except that:
(a) No spot shrimp may be taken - all spot shrimp must be returned immediately to the water unharmed.
(b) The daily bag limit is 10 pounds. No spot shrimp are to be retained.
(2) Effective immediately until further notice, recreational fishing is allowed for all species of shrimp in Shrimp District three (Port Angeles Harbor - Waters inside Ediz Hook west of a line from the tip of Ediz Hook to the ITT Rayonier Dock) except that:
(a) Spot shrimp may be retained on Saturdays only as part of the daily limit of 10 pounds of shrimp. Spot shrimp caught on all other days must be returned immediately to the water unharmed.
(b) There is no minimum size for spot shrimp in Port Angeles Harbor.
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REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 220-56-32500S Shrimp--Areas and seasons. (98-81)