07-14-084

WSR 07-14-084

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 07-128 -- Filed June 29, 2007, 2:03 p.m. , effective July 1, 2007, 12:01 a.m. ]

     Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2007, 12:01 a.m.

     Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.

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

     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 rule is necessary to avoid harvest of soft-shelled Dungeness crab. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 27, 2007.

J. P. Koenings

Director

NEW SECTION
WAC 220-52-04600I   Coastal crab fishery -- Seasons and areas.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-52-046, effective July 1, 2007, through September 15, 2007, it is unlawful for non-Indian commercial fisheries to fish for or possess Dungeness crab for commercial purposes, or place gear, in the following areas during the periods indicated:

     Those waters west of straight lines drawn in sequence from south to north between the following coordinates:

Land description	Coordinate
(a) Washington - Oregon border	46°15.00'N 124°10.00'W
(b) Seaview	46°20.00'N 124°10.00'W
(c) Willapa Bay entrance	46°40.00'N 124°10.00'W
(d) N. Willapa Bay Spits	46°43.50'N 124°11.50'W
(e) Grayland	46°50.00'N 124°12.30'W
(f) Grays Harbor	46°54.70'N 124°16.00'W
(g) Ocean Shores	47°00.00'N 124°16.00'W
(h) Moclips	47°15.00'N 124°19.00'W
(i) Cape Elizabeth	47°20.00'N 124°25.00'W
(j) Raft River	47°27.00'N 124°28.60'W (follow TD 41880 to waypoint # 11 N. Destruction Island)
(k) N. Destruction Island	47°42.40'N 124°31.50'W
(l) Lapush	47°55.00'N 124°46.00'W
(m) Carol Island	48°00.00'N 124°49.50'W
(n) N. Lake Ozette	48°07.60'N 124°51.40'W
(o) Makah Bay	48°20.00'N 124°50.00'W
(p) Cape Flattery	Point on land

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed, effective 12:01 a.m. September 16, 2007:

WAC 220-52-04600I

Coastal crab fishery -- Seasons and areas.