WSR 15-22-055
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 15-409-Filed October 29, 2015, 3:45 p.m., effective October 29, 2015, 3:45 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend commercial sea cucumber fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-07100P; and amending WAC 220-52-071.
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: A harvestable surplus of sea cucumbers remains in District 5 to allow for commercial harvest. There is insufficient time to adopt 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 29, 2015.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-52-07100P Sea cucumbers.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-52-071, effective November 2, 2015, until further notice, it is unlawful to take or possess sea cucumbers taken for commercial purposes except as provided below:
Sea cucumber harvest using shellfish diver gear is permissible in Sea Cucumber District 5 from Monday, November 2, 2015 through Friday, November 6, 2015.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 7, 2015:
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WAC 220-52-07100P |
Sea cucumbers. |
