EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: May 19, 2000.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-06900A; and amending WAC 220-52-069.
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 rule is necessary for execution of the Puget Sound scallop trawl fishery. Allows issuance of a Puget Sound trawl license for scallops. This rule is interim until permanent rules take effect.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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.
May 19, 2000
J. P. Koenings
Director
by Larry Peck
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-52-069, effective immediately until further notice a foodfish trawl Puget Sound License is the license required to operate trawl gear to harvest scallops in Puget Sound.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 220-52-06900A | Scallop fishery -- Puget Sound. (00-11) |