WSR 98-17-006
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-146--Filed August 6, 1998, 4:49 p.m., effective August 7, 1998, 12:01 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: August 6, 1998.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-48-015.
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 non-Indian allowable harvest of Pacific cod is predicted to have been taken by August 6, 1998. This action is necessary to conserve the stock of Pacific cod and to provide a Pacific cod reserve to allow the opportunity for an anticipated tribal harvest of bottomfish in these areas. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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 7, 1998, 12:01 a.m.
August 6, 1998
Larry W. Peck
for Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-48-01500G Otter trawl seasons. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-48-015, effective 12:01 a.m. August 7, 1998, until further notice, it is unlawful to take, fish for or possess bottomfish taken with otter trawl gear in Marine Fish/Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 23C and 29.
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