WSR 18-07-002
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 18-33—Filed March 7, 2018, 4:47 p.m., effective March 7, 2018, 4:47 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amends commercial sea urchin rules in Puget Sound.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000D.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, 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 emergency rule is necessary because the quota has been reached for red sea urchins in District 4, and there are no active harvesters in District 2. There is no interest [in] continuing the commercial sea urchin 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 7, 2018.
Amy H. Windrope
for Joe Stohr
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 220-340-75000D
Commercial sea urchin fisheries. (18-23)