PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Repeal of commercial seasons for shellfish aquaculture.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 77.12.047.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department does not have clear authority over nonhunting related safety issues, and setting seasons based on possible paralytic shellfish poison toxin levels is properly within the responsibility of the Department of Health.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Washington Department of Health, the process is being coordinated with their shellfish section and was developed at their request.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Lew Atkins, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, phone (360) 902-2651. Contact by October 25, 2000. Expected proposal filing is November 1, 2000.
August 22, 2000
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator