WSR 12-23-055

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 12-271 -- Filed November 16, 2012, 5:01 p.m. , effective November 16, 2012, 5:01 p.m. ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.

     Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-42800G; and amending WAC 220-47-428.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.

     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: Nontreaty share is available.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 16, 2012.

Philip Anderson

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-42800G   Beach seine -- Open periods.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-428, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for commercial purposes with beach seine gear in Salmon Management and Catch Reporting 12C, except as follows:

     (1) That portion of Area 12C within 2,000 feet of the western shore between the dock at Glen Ayr Recreational Vehicle Park and the Hoodsport Marina dock - Open for beach seines daily 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, November 18, 2012, and Tuesday, November 20, 2012.

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     Reviser's note: The typographical 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 5:01 p.m. November 20, 2012:


WAC 220-47-42800G Beach seine -- Open periods.