EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: October 14, 2002.
Purpose: Amend commercial and personal use fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-05100N and 220-56-32500B.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
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 2002 state/tribal Puget Sound shrimp harvest management plans require adoption of harvest seasons, including a general closure on October 15, 2002. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.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:
October 15, 2002, 6:00 p.m.
October 14, 2002
J. P. Koenings
Director
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 6:00 p.m. October 15, 2002:
| WAC 220-52-05100N | Puget Sound shrimp pot and beam trawl fishery -- Seasons & weekly trip limits. (02-236) |
| WAC 220-56-32500B | Shrimp areas and seasons. (02-175) |