WSR 18-23-022

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 18-322—Filed November 13, 2018, 11:09 a.m., effective November 13, 2018, 11:09 a.m.]

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.

Purpose: Closes the commercial harvest of sea cucumbers in Puget Sound.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-73000K; and amending WAC 220-340-730.

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 rule is needed to close the commercial sea cucumber fishery which is opened by emergency rule. The sea cucumber quotas have been reached in all sea cucumber districts. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 13, 2018.

Ron Warren

for Kelly Susewind

Director

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: