WSR 01-07-006

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 01-35 -- Filed March 8, 2001, 4:41 p.m. ]

Date of Adoption: March 9 [8], 2001.

Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-38000Z and 220-56-38000A; 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: This regulation is needed to adjust seasons to accommodate changes in resource abundance and state/tribal allocations. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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

March 9 [8], 2001

Evan Jacoby

for Jeff Koenings

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-38000B   Oysters -- Areas and seasons.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-380, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to harvest or possess oysters taken for personal use from the following public tidelands except as provided below:

     (1) Dosewallips State Park - Closed until further notice.

     (2) Oakland Bay Recreational Tidelands

     (Oakland Bay North and West) - Open March 1 until further notice.

     (3) Potlatch East - Closed through March 31.

     (4) Potlatch State Park - Closed through March 31.

     (5) South Indian Island County Park - Closed until further notice.

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REPEALER

     The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 220-56-38000Z Oysters -- Areas and seasons. (00-269)
WAC 220-56-38000A Oysters -- Areas and seasons. (01-27)

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