WSR 14-03-109

AGENDA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Filed January 21, 2014, 10:39 a.m.]

Following is the department of agriculture's semi-annual rules development agenda for the period of January 1 through June 30, 2014. This document is being sent in compliance with RCW 34.05.314.

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.

Semi-Annual Rules Agenda

January 1 - June 30, 2014

P.O. Box 42560

Olympia, WA 98504-2560


WAC Number	Rule Title	Agency Contact	Tentative Timeline			Subject of Rule Making
WAC Number	Rule Title	Agency Contact	CR-101 CR-105	CR-102	CR-103	Subject of Rule Making
Director's Office
Chapter 16-08 WAC	Practice and procedure	Elizabeth McNagny Administrative Regulations Phone (360) 902-1809	CR-105 March		May	Updating rules of procedure that are applicable to adjudicative proceedings.
Chapter 16-730 WAC	Asparagus equipment lease	Kelly Frost Administrative Regulations Phone (360) 902-1802	CR-105 April		June	Expedited repeal of obsolete program rules.
Chapter 16-731 WAC	Asparagus grower equipment lease program	Kelly Frost Administrative Regulations Phone (360) 902-1802	CR-105 April		June	Expedited repeal of obsolete program rules.
Animal Services
Chapter 16-54 WAC	Animal importation	Jodi Jones Animal Services Phone (360) 902-1889	February	April	May	• Increase the tuberculosis (TB) age requirement to twenty months, as long as the cattle are coming from a TB free state. • Eliminate the certificate of veterinary inspection (health certificate) exemption on horses, goats, sheep, llamas, and alpacas that are entering Washington state for round trip visits of not more than four days. • Require dogs six months of age or older to be tested negative for heartworm prior to entry into Washington state.
Chapter 16-86 WAC	Cattle and bison diseases in Washington state	Jodi Jones Animal Services Phone (360) 902-1889	February	April	May	Allow pooling of Trichomoniasis samples and extend the date for a valid test from the present thirty days to sixty days with a no female contact statement on the certificate of veterinary inspection (health certificate).
Chapter 16-610 WAC	Livestock brand inspection	Jodi Jones Animal Services Phone (360) 902-1889	November 2013	April	May	Eliminate the livestock inspection exemption for private sales of unbranded, female, dairy breed cattle involving fifteen head or less.
Commodity Inspection
Chapter 16-213 WAC	Miscellaneous agricultural commodity inspection standards	Jason Ferrante Grain Inspection Program Phone (360) 902-1921	April	TBD	TBD	Updating definitions and procedures.
Chapter 16-240 WAC	WSDA grain inspection program—Definitions, standards, and fees	Jason Ferrante Grain Inspection Program Phone (360) 902-1921	April	TBD	TBD	Grain inspection rules.
Chapter 16-301 WAC	General seed regulations	Victor Shaul Seed Program Phone (509) 249-6955	February	April	May	Seed labeling and certification standards.
Chapter 16-302 WAC	General rules for seed certification	Victor Shaul Seed Program Phone (509) 249-6955	February	April	May	Seed certification.
Chapter 16-319 WAC	Forest tree seed certification	Victor Shaul Seed Program Phone (509) 249-6955	CR-105 February		April	Housekeeping to forest tree seed certification rules.
Chapter 16-406 WAC	Washington standards for apricots	Ken Shank Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone (509) 665-4318	CR-105 April		June	Housekeeping changes.
Chapter16-445 WAC	Washington standards for Italian prunes	Ken Shank Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone (509) 665-4318	CR-105 April		June	Housekeeping changes.
Chapter 16-450 WAC	Controlled atmosphere storage requirements	Ken Shank Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone (509) 665-4318	April	May	July	Updating rules to clear and usable format.
Chapter 16-461 WAC	Inspection requirements for fruit and vegetables	Ken Shank Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone (509) 665-4318	April	May	July	Housekeeping changes; adding requirements for Beurre D'Anjou pears.
Chapter 16-463 WAC	Prohibiting the sale and/or movement of infested cherries	Ken Shank Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone (509) 665-4318	CR-105 April		June	Recognize RCW 15.08.070 as providing a statutory exception for the transporting and use of cherry fruit fly infested cherries to be manufactured into by-products or to be shipped to a by-products plant. Provide clarification as to the Latin name for the specific cherry fruit fly larvae.
Food Safety and Consumer Services
Chapter 16-32 WAC	Livestock services—Fees	Claudia Coles Compliance and Outreach Phone (360) 902-1905	CR-105 January		March	Expedited repeal. This rule allowed for lab testing on animal samples, which Washington department of agriculture's microbiology lab no longer process[es].
Chapter 16-101X WAC	Degrades, license suspensions and revocations for dairy producers and processors	Claudia Coles Compliance and Outreach Phone (360) 902-1905	March	TBD	June	Review and update.
Chapter 16-167 WAC	Intrastate commerce and foods	Claudia Coles Compliance and Outreach Phone (360) 902-1905	March	TBD	June	Updating rules to include adopting the current version of the Code of Federal Regulations for intrastate commerce and food.
Chapter 16-250 WAC	Commercial feed rules	Claudia Coles Compliance and Outreach Phone (360) 902-1905	March	TBD	June	Updating rules to include adopting the current version of Association of American Feed Control Officials, Official Publication.
Chapter 16-252 WAC	Commercial feed rules—Pet food and specialty pet food	Claudia Coles Compliance and Outreach Phone (360) 902-1905	March	TBD	June	Updating rules to include adopting the current version of Association of American Feed Control Officials, Official Publication.
Pesticide Management
Chapter 16-06 WAC	Public records	Ginny Prest Dairy Nutrient Management Phone (360) 902-2894	December 2013	TBD	TBD	Disclosure of certain information.
Chapter 16-228 WAC	General pesticide rules	Cliff Weed Pesticide Compliance Phone (360) 902-2036	November 2013	January	March	Amend rule to allow the sale of all formulations of phenoxy-hormone type herbicides in ready-to-use formulations in containers greater than one gallon in volume.
Chapter 16-230 WAC	Use of chemicals and chemically treated materials in certain counties	Cliff Weed Pesticide Compliance Phone (360) 902-2036	November 2013	January	March	Amend rule to allow the sale of all formulations of phenoxy-hormone type herbicides in ready-to-use formulations in containers greater than one gallon in volume.
Plant Protection
Chapter 16-401 WAC	Nursery inspection fees	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Phone (360) 902-1984	February	April	June	The agency is considering adopting a ten cent per vine annual assessment limit on grapevines as a result of a petition submitted by the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers. This is not a fee increase.
Chapter 16-478 WAC	European corn borer	Dr. Jim Marra Pest Program Phone (360) 902-2071	March	May	June	The agency is considering amending the European corn borer quarantine by exempting corn transiting the state for export purposes.
Chapter 16-462 WAC	Grape planting stock—Registration and certification	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Phone (360) 902-1984	February	April	June	The agency is considering adopting changes to the grape planting stock rule to align with the state level model regulatory standard for registration and certification program as a result of a petition submitted by the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers.
Chapter 16-481 WAC	Grape insect pests	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Phone (360) 902-1984	February	April	June	The agency is considering adding additional pests to the quarantine as a result of a petition submitted by the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers.
Chapter 16-483 WAC	Grape virus quarantine	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Phone (360) 902-1984	February	April	June	The agency is considering adding additional pests to the quarantine as a result of a petition submitted by the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers.
Chapter 16-662 WAC	Weights and measures—National handbooks	Jerry Buendel Weights and Measures Program Phone (360) 902-1856	February	April	May	The department is considering amending rules that adopt, in whole or in part, the most recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) handbooks regarding requirements for: Weighing and measuring devices, net contents of packaged goods, legal metrology and engine fuel quality.
Chapter 16-752 WAC	Noxious weed control	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Phone (360) 902-1984	February	April	June	The agency is revising the noxious weed quarantine by adding additional species and making the rule more clear and readable as a result of a petition submitted by the Washington state noxious weed control board.

Teresa Norman

Rules Coordinator