WSR 14-08-068 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 14-65—Filed March 31, 2014, 11:38 a.m., effective May 3, 2014, 4:45 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: May 3, 2014, 4:45 a.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-32500K; and amending WAC 220-56-325.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 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: This regulation is needed to ensure an orderly fishery, manage within court ordered sharing requirements, and to ensure conservation. Harvestable amounts of spot shrimp are available, but only enough recreational shares exist for a limited number of open days in these marine areas. In addition, opens the Marine Area 4, 5, 6, 7 and 13 seasons one hour before sunrise (at 4:45 a.m.) which is the default daily start time for those areas the remainder of the season. There is insufficient time to adopt 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 31, 2014.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-32500K Shrimp—Areas and seasons.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-325, effective 4:45 a.m. May 3 through May 31, 2014, it is unlawful to fish for or possess shrimp taken for personal use in all waters of Marine Areas 4 (east of the east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line), 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, 12 and the Discovery Bay Shrimp District, except as provided for in this section:
1) Marine Areas 4 (east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line), 5, 6 (excluding the Discovery Bay Shrimp District) and 13 - open May 3 through May 31.
2) Marine Area 7 - open May 3, also open May 7-10, May 21-24 and May 28-31.
3) Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2, 9 and 10 - Open May 3 and 7 from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m., and divers may take shrimp by hand or hand-held device from 7:00 p.m. until midnight on those open days in Marine Area 8-2.
4) Marine Area 11 - Open May 3, 7 and 10 from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
5) Marine Area 12 - Open May 3, 7, 10 and 21 from 9:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m.
6) Discovery Bay Shrimp District - Open May 3, 7, 10 and 21 from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040. REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective June 1, 2014:
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