PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Commercial fishing rules.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 77.12.047.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Current rules on aquatic farms do not provide an accounting mechanism or legal delivery method for embedded shellfish that are not private sector cultured aquatic products. An emerging commercial fishery is occurring on these products and rules are needed to implement this harvest and sale.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Lew Atkins, Fish Program, Assistant Director, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, phone (360) 902-2651. Expected proposal filing on or after May 2, 2003.
March 12, 2003
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator