WSR 98-19-049
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-191--Filed September 11, 1998, 4:49 p.m., effective September 16, 1998, 12:01 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: September 11, 1998.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-32500V; 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: This regulation is necessary to ensure an orderly fishery, manage within court-ordered sharing requirements, and to ensure conservation. There is sufficient 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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: September 16, 1998, 12:01 a.m.
September 11, 1998
Larry Peck
for Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-32500W Shrimp - Areas and seasons. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-325 and WAC 220-56-310, effective 12:01 a.m. September 16, 1998:
(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess any species of shrimp taken for personal use from 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) and Shrimp District three (Port Angeles Harbor inside Ediz Hook west of a line from the tip of Ediz Hook to the ITT Rayonier Dock).
(2) It is unlawful to fish for or possess spot shrimp taken for personal use from Catch Record Card Areas 8-1 and 8-2, that portion of Catch Record Card Area 9 south and east of a line from Foulweather Bluff to Double Bluff, and Catch Record Card Area 10. All spot shrimp taken in the above described waters must be returned immediately to the water unharmed.
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REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. September 15, 1998:
WAC 220-56-32500V Shrimp--Areas and seasons. (98-162)