WSR 06-07-008

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 06-34 -- Filed March 3, 2006, 10:46 a.m. , effective March 18, 2006, 12:01 a.m. ]


     Effective Date of Rule: March 18, 2006, 12:01 a.m.

     Purpose: Amend personal use rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-23000E; and amending WAC 220-56-230.

     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: Yelloweye rockfish are one of seven overfished groundfish stocks, which are managed under rebuilding plans by the Pacific fishery management council. The Pacific council has adopted harvest guidelines for yelloweye rockfish for state recreational fisheries to ensure that rebuilding goals are met. Management measures to achieve these rebuilding goals include prohibiting the retention of yelloweye rockfish in recreational fisheries to encourage conservation of the stock and discourage targeting by anglers. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 2, 2006.

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-23000E   Bottomfish closed areas.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-230, WAC 220-56-235 and WAC 220-56-250, effective 12:01 a.m. March 18 through June 15, 2006, in Marine Catch Area 2, it is unlawful to fish for or possess rockfish and lingcod for personal use seaward of a line approximating the 30-tahom depth contour, as defined by the following coordinates:


47°31.70'N lat. 124°37.03'W long.;
47°25.67'N lat. 124°34.79'W long.;
47°12.82'N lat. 124°29.12'W long.;
46°52.94'N lat. 124°22.58'W long.;
46°44.18'N lat. 124°18.00'W long.;
46°38.17'N lat. 124°15.88'W long.

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     Reviser's note: The spelling error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective June 16, 2006:


WAC 220-56-23000E Bottomfish closed areas.

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