WSR 07-05-088

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 07-28 -- Filed February 21, 2007, 11:05 a.m. , effective March 1, 2007, 12:01 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: March 1, 2007, 12:01.

     Purpose: Amend personal use rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-38000M; and amending WAC 220-56-380.

     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: Surveys indicating an increased oyster population as well as a negotiated trade with the Skokomish tribe allow for an extended season. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: February 20, 2007.

J. P. Koenings

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-38000M   Oysters -- Areas and seasons.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-380, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to take or possess oysters taken for personal use from the following public tidelands except during the open periods specified herein:

     (1) Cushman Park: Open March 1 until further notice.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. May 1, 2007:


WAC 220-56-38000M Oysters -- Areas and seasons.

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