WSR 97-16-057

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

(Fisheries)

[Order 97-135--Filed July 31, 1997, 4:58 p.m., effective August 2, 1997, 12:01 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: July 31, 1997.

Purpose: Personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-25500F; and amending WAC 220-56-255.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.

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: The 1997 quota established by the International Pacific Halibut Commission and the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, for Catch Record Card Areas 2, 3 and that portion of Catch Record Card Area 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line, will have been taken. There is insufficient time to promulgate 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: August 2, 1997, 12:01 a.m.

July 31, 1997

Chris Drivdahl

for Bern Shanks

Director

NEW SECTION

WAC 220-56-25500G Halibut--Season. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-255, effective 12:01 a.m. August 2, 1997, until further notice:

(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess halibut taken for personal use from Catch Record Card Area 2, and it is unlawful to land halibut taken for personal use from any open area into Catch Record Card Area 2.

(2) It is unlawful to fish for halibut taken for personal use from Catch Record Card Area 3 and that portion of Catch Record Card Area 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line.

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REPEALER

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. August 2, 1997: