EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: April 14, 2000.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-33000Y; and amending WAC 220-56-330.
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: Crab hard shell conditions meet the criteria needed for harvest in the southern portion of Marine Area 8-2. Allocation issues between treaty and non-Indian fishers have been resolved and allow recreational harvest in areas previously closed for allocation purposes. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 16, 2000, 12:01 a.m.
April 14, 2000
Evan Jacoby
for Jeff P. Koenings
Director
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-330, effective 12:01 a.m. April 16, 2000 until further notice it is lawful to fish for crab for personal use with crab pot gear in that portion of Catch Record Card Area 8-2 south of a line from Sandy Point on the east side of Whidbey Island to Camano Head.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative Code
is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. April 15, 2000:
| WAC 220-56-33000Y | Personal use crab fishery -- Allocation/softshell closures. (00-39) |