08-11-029

WSR 08-11-029

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 08-104 -- Filed May 13, 2008, 9:43 a.m. , effective May 13, 2008, 9:43 a.m. ]

     Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.

     Purpose: Amend personal use rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-32500A; amending WAC 220-56-325.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 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: This regulation is needed to ensure an orderly fishery, manage within court-ordered sharing requirements, and to ensure conservation. Harvestable amounts of spot shrimp are available in a portion of Marine Area 10. There is insufficient time to promulgate 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: May 13, 2008.

Loreva M. Preuss

for Jeff Koenings

Director

NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-32500B   Shrimp -- Areas and seasons.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-325:

     1) Effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for or possess shrimp taken for personal use in all waters of Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2, 9, 11 and the Discovery Bay Shrimp District.

     2) It is unlawful to fish for or possess shrimp taken for personal use in all waters of Marine Area 10, except open from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. on May 14, 2008, in all waters of Marine Area 10 westerly of a line from West Point to Alki Point.

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 220-56-32500A

Shrimp -- Areas and seasons (08-99)