WSR 17-02-040 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-332—Filed December 28, 2016, 3:24 p.m., effective December 31, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: December 31, 2016.
Purpose: Close commercial sea cucumber fishing.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-07100U.
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: We'll reach the end of the District 1 sea cucumber quota this week. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 28, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 31, 2016:
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