The department may undertake additional rule-making activity as conditions warrant. If you have any questions, please call Teresa Norman at (360) 902-2043 or e-mail tnorman@agr.wa.gov.

WAC Number	Rule Title	Agency Contact		Tentative Timeline		Subject of Rule making
			CR-101	CR-102	CR-103
Administrative Services
Chapter 16-08	Practice and procedure.	Dannie McQueen Administrative Regulations Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1809	TBD	TBD	TBD	Brief adjudicative proceedings.
Animal Services Division
Chapter 16-70	Reportable diseases.	Lynn Briscoe Special Assistant to the State Veterinarian Phone (360) 902-1987	TBD	TBD	TBD	Malignant catarrhal fever.
Chapter 16-71	Equine infectious anemia.	Lynn Briscoe Special Assistant to the State Veterinarian Phone (360) 902-1987	January 2009	May 2009	July 2009	Equine diseases.
Chapter 16-80	Pseudorabies in swine.	Lynn Briscoe Special Assistant to the State Veterinarian Phone (360) 902-1987	January 2009	May 2009	July 2009	Swine diseases.
Commodity Inspection Division
Chapter 16-461	Inspection certificate and/or permit required.	Jim Quigley Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1883	December 2008	January 2009	April 2009	Certification of Red Delicious and Delicious apple varieties.
Food Safety and Consumer Services
Chapter 16-19	Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities.	Claudia Coles Food Safety Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1905	TBD	TBD	TBD	Custom farm slaughtering.
Chapter 16-101X	Degrades, license suspensions and revocations for dairy producers and processors.	Claudia Coles Food Safety Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1905	TBD	TBD	TBD	Procedures for dairy degrades.
Chapter 16-139	Penalties.	Claudia Coles Food Safety Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1905	TBD	TBD	TBD	Establishing fair, uniform and equitable means for assessing civil penalties and licensing actions.
Chapter 16-157	Adoption of the national organic program.	Miles McEvoy Organic Food Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1924	TBD (CR-105)	TBD	TBD	Adoption of the national organic standards.
Pesticide Management Division
Chapter 16-230	Use of chemicals and chemically treated materials in certain counties.	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2036	February 2009	August 2009	September 2009	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications.
Chapter 16-231	Restricted use herbicides.	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2036	February 2009	August 2009	September 2009	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications.
Chapter 16-232	Restricted use herbicides in certain counties.	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2036	February 2009	August 2009	September 2009	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications.
Chapter 16-228	Wood destroying organisms.	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2036	February 2009	August 2009	September 2009	Modify wood destroying reporting requirements.
Plant Protection Division
Chapter 16-334	Rules relating to the production of garlic seed certification.	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984	September 2008	February 2009	March 2009	Adding an exception to the 500-ft buffer between certified and noncertified allium.
Chapter 16-470	Onion white rot disease.	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984	June 2008	February 2009	March 2009	Add Benton County to existing pest-free area.
Chapter 16-470	Hazelnut plant quarantine.	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984	October 2008	February 2009	March 2009	Importation restrictions on hazelnut plants due to eastern filbert blight.
Chapter 16-662	Weights and measures -- National handbooks.	Kirk Robinson Weights and Measures Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1856	December 2008 CR-105	February 2009	April 2009	The department is proposing to adopt the most recent version of the NIST handbooks.
Chapter 16-752	Noxious weed control.	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984	January 2009	March 2009	April 2009	Weed seed and plant quarantines.

Teresa Norman

Rules Coordinator

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