EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: April 3, 2000.
Purpose: Amend personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-25000A; and amending WAC 220-56-235 and 220-56-250.
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: These rules are necessary to maintain consistency between state and federal regulations. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: Immediately.
April 3, 2000
J. P. Koenings
Director
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-235, effective immediately until further notice the daily limit for lingcod in Catch Record Areas 1 through 3 is one fish, minimum length 24 inches.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-250, effective immediately until further notice, it is lawful to fish for or possess lingcod for personal use in Catch Record Card Areas 1 through 3.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 220-56-25000A | Lingcod--Areas and seasons. (99-231) |