WSR 20-21-020
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 20-227—Filed October 9, 2020, 1:53 p.m., effective October 10, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: October 10, 2020.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open recreational crab seasons in Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-330-04000R and 220-330-04000S; and amending WAC 220-330-040.
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 will open Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2 to recreational crabbing based on the updated recreational crab summer estimates generated on October 5, 2020. Sufficient numbers of crab exist in these areas to allow for a recreational harvest season. The other areas listed in the regulation have been open for recreational crabbing since October 1, 2020. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 9, 2020.
Amy H. Windrope
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-330-04000SCrab—Areas and seasons—Personal use.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-330-040, effective on October 10, 2020 through December 31, 2020, Puget Sound recreational crab seasons are as listed below. All other provisions of WAC 220-330-040 not addressed herein remain in effect unless otherwise amended by emergency rule:
It is permissible to crab for personal use in the following Marine Areas: 4 East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, and 12 north of a line projected due east from Ayock point.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective October 10, 2020:
WAC 220-330-04000R | Crab—Areas and seasons—Personal use. |
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective January 1, 2021:
WAC 220-330-04000S | Crab—Areas and seasons—Personal use. |