EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: October 12, 2000.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-05100J.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
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 state's share of shrimp has been taken in most areas. The remainder of Puget Sound is also being closed for conservation purposes (to protect ovigerous shrimp) in accordance with the 2000 state/tribal Pandalid shrimp harvest management plan.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 15, 2000, 11:59 p.m.
October 12, 2000
J. P. Koenings
Director
by Larry Peck
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code
is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. October 15, 2000:
| WAC 220-52-05100J | Shrimp fishery -- Puget Sound (00-207) |