ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION |
16-29 |
Animal disease traceability |
Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone (360) 902-1889 |
April |
June |
August |
Identifying the minimum information required for slaughter facility reporting and the acceptance of a completed affidavit in lieu of mandatory reporting. |
16-30 |
Restricted feedlots and restricted holding facilities |
Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone (360) 902-1889 |
March |
May |
July |
(1) Adding certificate of veterinary inspection requirement; and (2) changing the category 2 type of holding facility to allow for cattle to feed on grass and remove the no provision for grazing statement. |
16-54 |
Animal importation |
Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone (360) 902-1889 |
March |
May |
July |
(1) Removing the certificate of veterinary inspection exemption for cattle consigned to a category 2 restricted holding facility; (2) Modifying the vesicular stomatitis restrictions; and (3) Modifying the exemptions to import health requirements for dogs, cats, and ferrets. |
16-71 |
Equine diseases in Washington state |
Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone (360) 902-1889 |
March |
May |
July |
Changing the number of days equine with vesicular stomatitis must be held in quarantine. |
16-86 |
Cattle and bison diseases in Washington state |
Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone (360) 902-1889 |
March |
May |
July |
Eliminating the requirement for Q-fever testing in raw milk dairies. |
16-610 |
Livestock brand inspection |
Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone (360) 902-1889 |
April |
June |
August |
Increasing the certificate of permit book price from $1.00 to $5.00. |
COMMODITY INSPECTION DIVISION |
16-240 |
WSDA grain inspection program—Definitions, standards, and fees |
Jason Ferrante Grain Inspection Program Phone (360) 902-1921 |
February 2015 |
February |
April |
Amending the refund mechanism language for greater flexibility. |
16-301 |
General seed regulations (crucifer quarantine) |
Victor Shaul Seed Program Phone (509) 249-6955 |
November 2015 |
February |
May |
Amending the trial ground process to make it applicable to eastern Washington practices as a result of recent changes to the crucifer quarantine. |
16-390 |
WSDA fruit and vegetable inspection districts, inspection fees and other charges |
Cameron Crump Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone (360) 902-1833 |
April |
Expedited |
July |
Combining the two fruit and vegetable inspection districts into one program, dependent on the outcome of agency proposed legislation. |
16-403 |
Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington |
Cameron Crump Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone (360) 902-1833 |
June 2015 |
January |
April |
Updating the rule to promote clarity. |
16-414 |
Washington standards for cherries |
Cameron Crump Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone (360) 902-1833 |
January |
April |
July |
Updating the rule to promote clarity. |
16-439 |
Pears, summer and fall |
Cameron Crump Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone (360) 902-1833 |
January |
April |
July |
Updating the rule to promote clarity. |
FOOD SAFETY AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION |
16-157 |
Organic food standards and certification |
Brenda Book Organic Program Phone (360) 902-2090 |
May |
TBD |
TBD |
(1) Removing the organic mushroom standards due to conflict with federal standards; and (2) Updating the certification fee schedules. |
16-167 |
Intrastate commerce in foods |
Claudia Coles Food Safety and Consumer Services Division Phone (360) 902-1905 |
March |
TBD |
TBD |
Updating the feed rules, making changes to good manufacturing practices from 21 C.F.R. 110 to 21 C.F.R. 117, and possibly new produce safety rules. |
PLANT PROTECTION DIVISION |
16-350 |
Registration and certification of fruit tree planting stock |
Cindy Cooper Plant Services Program Phone (360) 902-2062 |
July 2015 |
February |
April |
Amending this voluntary certification program by: Defining terminology, recognizing the Clean Plant Center Northwest as the primary foundation source, allowing an extra generation of prunus trees for propagation, and allowing the use of tissue culture to propagate registered stool beds. |
16-470 |
Quarantine—Agricultural pests (apple maggot quarantine) |
Jim Marra Pest Program Phone (360) 902-2071 |
March 2015 |
March |
May |
Amending the apple maggot quarantine by: (1) Revising the regulated articles to include municipal solid waste, yard debris, organic feedstock, organic materials, and agricultural waste; and (2) Establishing a special permit to allow transportation and disposition of municipal solid waste, yard debris, organic feedstocks, organic materials, and agricultural waste from the quarantine area for disposal or treatment in the pest-free area. |
16-470 |
Quarantine—Agricultural pests(apple maggot quarantine) |
Jim Marra Pest Program Phone (360) 902-2071 |
December 2015 |
March |
May |
Amending the boundaries of the apple maggot and plum curculio quarantine area. |
16-662 |
Weights and measures—National handbooks |
Jerry Buendel Weights and Measures Program Phone (360) 902-1856 |
November 2015 |
February 2016 |
April 2016 |
(1) Adopting, 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; and (2) Establishing in rule a civil penalty matrix for violations of the Motor Fuel Quality Act. |
16-752 |
Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine |
Cindy Cooper Plant Services Program Phone (360) 902-2062 |
June 2015 |
March |
April |
Adding additional species to the noxious weed seed and plant quarantine. |