Subject of Possible Rule Making: Commercial fishing rules.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 77.12.047.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Commercial fishers are allowed to take home commercially caught fish if the fish are accounted for on fish receiving tickets. These rules need to be reviewed.

     Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

     Process for Developing New Rule:      Agency study.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Lew Atkins, Fish Program Assistant Director, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98504-1091, phone (360) 902-2651. Contact by December 15, 2005. Expected proposal filing on or after December 16, 2005.

October 26, 2005

Evan Jacoby

Rules Coordinator