AGENDA
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 at tnorman@agr.wa.gov.
January 1 - June 30, 2010
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
| WAC Number | Rule Title | Agency Contact | Tentative Timeline | Subject of Rule Making | ||
| CR-101 | CR-102 | CR-103 | ||||
| Administrative Services | ||||||
| 16-08 | Practice and procedure. | Dannie McQueen Administrative Regulations Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1809 |
TBD | TBD | TBD | Updating references to WAC and addressing the use and procedures for brief adjudicative proceedings. |
| Animal Services Division | ||||||
| 16-30 | Restricted feed lots and restricted holding facilities. | Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone (360) 902-1889 |
January 2010 | TBD | TBD | Clarifying requirements for restricted holding facilities. |
| 16-54 | Animal importation. | Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone (360) 902-1889 |
December 2009 | February 2010 | April 2010 | Import requirements. |
| 16-70 | Animal diseases -- Reporting. | Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone (360) 902-1889 |
December 2009 | February 2010 | April 2010 | Reportable diseases. |
| 16-71 | Equine infectious anemia. | Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone (360) 902-1889 |
December 2009 | February 2010 | April 2010 | Equine diseases. |
| 16-80 | Pseudorabies in swine. | Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone (360) 902-1889 |
December 2009 | February 2010 | April 2010 | Swine diseases. |
| 16-92 | Notices of infraction. | Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone (360) 902-1889 |
December 2009 | February 2010 | April 2010 | Penalty schedule. |
| 16-604 | Public livestock markets. | Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone (360) 902-1889 |
December 2009 | February 2010 | April 2010 | Health requirements at public livestock markets. |
| Commodity Inspection Division | ||||||
| 16-302-070 | When is seed a field inspected by the certifying agency? | Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone (509) 225-2630 |
December 2009 | January 2010 | March 2010 | Units of certification for seed fields. |
| 16-302-080 | What will cause a seed field to be ineligible for seed certification? | Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone (509) 225-2630 |
December 2009 | January 2010 | March 2010 | When a seed field is to be rejected in regards to prohibited noxious weeds. |
| 16-302-560 | Miscellaneous field and seed inspection standards for buckwheat, chickpea, field pea, lentil, millet, soybean, sorghum, small grain seed certification. | Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone (509) 225-2630 |
December 2009 | January 2010 | March 2010 | When a seed field is to be rejected in regards to prohibited noxious weeds and verification of traits as criteria of seed certification. |
| 16-302-170 | Other considerations in applying the standards for certification. | Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone (509) 225-2630 |
December 2009 | January 2010 | March 2010 | Verification of traits as criteria of seed certification. |
| 16-302-685 | Small grains standards for seed certification. | Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone (509) 225-2630 |
December 2009 | January 2010 | March 2010 | Verification of traits as criteria of seed certification. |
| Food Safety and Consumer Services Division | ||||||
| 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. |
| 16-167 | Intrastate commerce in foods. | Claudia Coles Food Safety Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1905 |
TBD | TBD | TBD | Updating references to the code of federal regulation. |
| New WAC | Nora Mena Livestock Nutrient Management Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2894 |
TBD | TBD | TBD | Livestock nutrient management program enforcement and penalty matrix. | |
| 16-157 | Organic food standards and certification. | Les Eklund Acting Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1891 |
TBD | TBD | TBD | Transitional certification. |
| 16-160 | Registration of materials for organic food production. | Les Eklund Acting Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1891 |
TBD | TBD | TBD | Procedures for material registration. |
| Pesticide Management Division | ||||||
| 16-230 | Use of chemicals and chemically treated materials in certain counties. | Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2036 |
May 2009 | February 2010 | March 2010 | Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications. Definition change for "commercial vineyard." |
| 16-231 | Restricted use herbicides. | Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2036 |
May 2009 | February 2010 | March 2010 | Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications. Definition change for "commercial vineyard." |
| 16-232 | Restricted use herbicides in certain counties. | Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2036 |
May 2009 | February 2010 | March 2010 | Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications. Definition change for "commercial vineyard." |
| 16-228 | Wood destroying organisms. | Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2036 |
May 2009 | February 2010 | March 2010 | Modify wood destroying reporting requirements. |
| Plant Protection Division | ||||||
| 16-462 | Grape planting stock -- Registration and certification. | Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984 |
January 2010 | March 2010 | May 2010 | The department is considering revising the field eligibility provisions for participation in the grape planting stock program. In addition, the department may amend the existing language to increase its clarity and readability and update the language to conform to current industry and regulatory standards. |
| 16-470 | Quarantine -- Agricultural pests. | Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984 |
April 2010 | June 2010 | July 2010 | The department is considering initiating a quarantine that would place restrictions on the importation of hazelnut plants into Washington state in response to eastern filbert blight and at the request of the hazelnut industry. |
Teresa Norman
Rules Coordinator