10-03-004

WSR 10-03-004

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 10-02 -- Filed January 6, 2010, 2:22 p.m. , effective January 13, 2010, 7:00 p.m. ]

     Effective Date of Rule: January 13, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

     Purpose: Commercial fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-04600L; and amending WAC 220-52-046.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047, 77.04.020, and 77.70.430.

     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: State crab harvest has reached agreed upon regional quotas and this closure complies with the state/treaty management plan for this region. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 6, 2010.

Lori Preuss

for Philip Anderson

Director

NEW SECTION
WAC 220-52-04600N   Puget Sound crab fishery -- Seasons and areas.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-52-046, effective 7:00 p.m. January 13, 2010 until further notice, it will be unlawful to fish for Dungeness Crab for commercial purposes in those waters of Crab Management Region 2 East (Marine Fish Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D, and 26A East).

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 7:00 p.m. January 13, 2010:

WAC 220-52-04600L

Commercial crab fishery -- Lawful and unlawful gear, methods, and other unlawful acts. (09-263)