WSR 98-19-078
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-199--Filed September 21, 1998, 3:30 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: September 21, 1998.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-56-185.
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: This rule clarifies the Catch Record Card Area 6/7 boundary which has been a source of confusion for anglers because of the use of outdated names in the existing WAC section. There is no change in the actual management line separating Catch Record Card Areas 6 and 7. Fall maximum salmon abundance and fishing effort is occurring now, and more restrictive regulations are applied to Catch Record Card Area 6 until November 1, 1998. Confusion about the position of the line could lead to unintended harvest of salmon from Catch Record Card Area 6. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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: Immediately.
September 21, 1998
Mike Kuttel
for Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-18500A Marine area codes. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-185, Effective immediately until further notice, Catch Record Card Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca Strait): east from a line due north from Low Point to the Partridge Point-Point Wilson line and south of a line from Trial Island (near Victoria B.C.) - Rosario Strait Traffic Lane Entrance Lighted Buoy R (USCG Light List #16340, referenced as Y "R" on National Ocean Service Chart #18400-1 dated 1997-08-30) - Smith Island - Lawson Reef Junction Lighted Bell Buoy (USCG Light List #19320 reference as RB, FL (2+1), 6 s on National Ocean Service Chart #18400-1 dated 1997-08-30) - Northwest Island - the Initiative 77 marker on Fidalgo Island.
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