EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: August 15, 2000.
Purpose: Amend personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-56-235.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Section 7, chapter 107, Laws of 2000.
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: The populations of sixgill sharks in Puget sound are thought to be small and localized. Recent emergent recreational fisheries have appeared to significantly reduce a local population. This slow growing and late maturing shark also has low reproductive rates and will not be able to persist under a targeted fishing effort. This action provides a conservation protection measure. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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.
August 15, 2000
J. P. Koenings
Director
by Larry Peck
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-235, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to retain Sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus) taken for personal use in Catch Record Card Areas 5 through 13.
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