EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: February 16, 1999.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-55-055.
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: Present wording of WAC 220-55-055 causes the three consecutive day license to expire at midnight on the day following the validation date, meaning the license is valid for a period of only two days. This oversight probably happened when the previous short-term license, valid for a period of two days, was extended to a three-day permit, but the expiration date was not amended in the WAC. As written above, it will correct this oversight until a permanent change in the regulation can be made. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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.
February 16, 1999
J. P. Koenings
Director
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-55-055, effective immediately the expiration date for a three consecutive day license shall occur at midnight on the second day following the validation date.
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