WSR 05-01-117

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 04-317 -- Filed December 15, 2004, 1:25 p.m. , effective December 19, 2004, 4:00 p.m. ]


     

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-33000N; 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: The recreational crab fishery closure in all of Puget Sound except Area 13 is necessary to meet allocation requirements. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 15, 2004.

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-33000P   Crab -- Areas and seasons.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-330, effective 4:00 p.m. December 19, 2004, it is unlawful to fish for or possess crab taken for personal use in those waters of Marine Areas 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 4:00 p.m. December 19, 2004:


WAC 220-56-33000N Crab -- Areas and seasons. (04-251)

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