EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-25500N; and amending WAC 220-56-255.
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: There is sufficient quota to reopen the halibut fishery for five additional days in Catch Record Card Areas 3 and 4. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 8, 2004.
Evan Jacoby
for Jeff Koenings
Director
(1) Catch Record Card Areas 3 and 4: It is unlawful to fish for halibut except open 12:01 a.m. June 15 through 11:59 p.m. June 19, 2004.
The following area southwest of Cape Flattery is closed to halibut fishing at all times: Those waters within an eastward facing "C" shaped closed area defined as: Beginning at 48°18'N, 125°18'W, thence to 48°N18', 124°59'W, thence to 48°11'N, 124°59'W, thence to 48°11'N, 125°11'W, thence to 48°04'N, 125°11'W, thence to 48°04'N, 124°59'W, thence to 48°00'N, 124°59'W, thence to 48°00'N, 125°18'W, thence to the point of origin.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 5: Open through August 14 - Closed 12:01 a.m. Tuesday through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday of each week during the open period.
(3) Catch Record Card Areas 6-11 and Catch Record Card Area 13: Open through July 24 - Closed 12:01 a.m. Tuesday through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday of each week during the open period.
(4) Catch Record Card Area 12: Closed.
(5) Daily limit one halibut. The possession limit is two daily limits of halibut in any form, except the possession limit aboard the fishing vessel is one daily limit.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 220-56-25500N | Halibut seasons -- Daily and possession limits. (04-123) |