WSR 02-05-001

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 02-29 -- Filed February 6, 2002, 4:27 p.m. , effective February 16, 2002, 12:01 a.m. ]

     Date of Adoption: February 6, 2002.

     Purpose: Amend personal use rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-33000D; and amending WAC 220-56-330.

     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: Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2 and the Hood Canal management area will close to protect soft shelled crab. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: February 16, 2002, 12:01 a.m.

February 6, 2002

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-33000E   Crab -- Areas and seasons.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-330, it is lawful to fish for crab for personal use except as provided herein:

     (1) Effective 12:01 a.m. February 16, 2002 until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for crab for personal use in all waters of Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2.

     (2) Effective 12:01 a.m. March 1, 2002 until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for crab for personal use in all waters of Marine Area 12, and that portion of Marine Area 9 south and east of a line that extends from Foulweather Bluff to Olele Point.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. February 16, 2002:


WAC 220-56-33000D Crab -- Areas and seasons. (02-08)

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