WSR 15-10-054
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 15-102-Filed April 30, 2015, 11:56 a.m., effective May 4, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: May 4, 2015.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules to close the sea cucumber fishery.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-07100I.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 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: There is insufficient quota of sea cucumbers to extend harvest into an additional commercial fishing week without a significant risk of overharvest. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 30, 2015.
Nate Pamplin
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective May 4, 2015:
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WAC 220-52-07100I |
Sea cucumbers (15-44) |
