WSR 02-07-025

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 02-47 -- Filed March 12, 2002, 11:22 a.m. , effective March 16, 2002, 12:01 a.m. ]

     Date of Adoption: March 11, 2002.

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-25000D; and amending WAC 220-56-250.

     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 current regulation opens these waters on April 1, 2002. Recent action by the federal government set an opening date for the 2002 personal use fishery at March 16, 2002. This regulation is needed to comply with federal regulations. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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

March 11, 2002

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-25000D   Lingcod -- Areas and seasons.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-250, effective 12:01 a.m. March 16, 2002 until further notice, it is lawful to fish for and possess lingcod for personal use in Catch Record Card Areas 1, 2 and 3.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. April 1, 2002:


WAC 220-56-25000D Lingcod -- Areas and seasons.

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