WSR 21-09-050

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 21-54—Filed April 15, 2021, 3:10 p.m., effective April 15, 2021, 3:10 p.m.]

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.

Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is reopen sport crabbing seasons coast-wide per permanent rule.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-330-04000Z.

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: Based on recent marine toxin test results the Washington department of health has determined that Dungeness crab along the Washington coast and in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor are safe for human consumption. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 15, 2021.

Kelly Susewind

Director

The following section of Washington Administrative code is repealed: