EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: November 14, 2002.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-31100G and 220-47-41100F; and amending WAC 220-47-311 and 220-47-411.
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 all-citizen allocation of chum salmon in Area 8 has already been attained. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.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:
November 15, 2002, 12:01 a.m.
November 14, 2002
J. P. Koenings
Director
(1) Effective immediately through December 6, 2002, it is unlawful to retain chinook and coho salmon taken with purse seine gear in Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 7, 7A, 8A, 10, 11, 12, 12B, and 12C, and it is unlawful to retain chinook salmon taken with purse seine gear in Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 8 and 8D.
(2) Effective immediately through 4:00 p.m. December 6, 2002, that portion of Area 7B east of a line from Post Point to the flashing red light at west entrance to Squalicum Harbor is open to purse seines 24 hours per day 7 days per week.
(3) Area 8 - Effective 12:01 a.m. November 15, 2002 until further notice - Closed.
(4) Areas 8A and 8D are closed until further notice.
(5) Areas 12, 12B, and 12C are closed, except:
(a) Areas 12, 12B and 12C are open from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on November 18, 2002.
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(1) Effective immediately through 4:00 p.m. December 6, 2002, that portion of Area 7B east of a line from Post Point to the flashing red light at west entrance to Squalicum Harbor is open to gill nets, using 6-1/4 inch minimum mesh, 24 hours per day 7 days per week.
(2) Area 8 - Effective 12:01 a.m. November 15, 2002 until further notice - Closed.
(3) Areas 8A and 8D are closed until further notice.
(4) Areas 12, 12B, and 12C are closed, except:
(a) Areas 12, 12B and 12C are open to gill nets, using 6-1/4 inch minimum mesh, from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. November 19, 2002.
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The following sections of the Washington Administrative
Code are repealed effective 12:01 a.m. November 15, 2002:
| WAC 220-47-31100G | Purse seine -- Open periods. (02-282) |
| WAC 220-47-41100F | Gill net -- Open periods. (02-282) |