WSR 15-22-036 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-407—Filed October 28, 2015, 11:08 a.m., effective October 28, 2015, 11:08 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend commercial sea cucumber fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220.52.07100N.
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: A closure is needed in Sea Cucumber District 2W to avoid overharvest of the quota. There is no indication of interest in the remaining District 5 quota for commercial harvest. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: October 28, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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