WSR 16-14-036
AGENDA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed June 28, 2016, 8:59 a.m.]
Following is the department of agriculture's semi-annual rules development agenda for the period of July 1 through December 31, 2016. 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 questions regarding the department's rule-making agenda, please contact Henri Gonzales at (360) 902-1802 or hgonzales@agr.wa.gov.
Semi-Annual Rules Agenda
July 1 - December 31, 2016
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
WAC Chapter
Rule Title
Agency Contact
Tentative Timeline
 
 
 
 
CR-101
CR-105
CR-102
CR-103
Subject of Rule Making
ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION
16-29
Animal disease traceability
Jodi Jones
Animal Services Division
Phone (360) 902-1889
July
September
October
Clarifies data slaughter facilities must furnish, adds an alternative to reporting when certain conditions are met; and
clarifies penalties associated with reporting violations.
16-54
Animal importation
Jodi Jones
Animal Services Division
Phone (360) 902-1889
July
September
October
Removes the certificate of veterinary inspection exemption for cattle consigned to a category 2 restricted holding facility; modifies the vesicular stomatitis restrictions; and modifies 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
July
September
October
Decreases the number of days horses 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
July
September
October
Eliminates requirement for Q fever testing in raw milk dairies.
16-610
Livestock brand inspection
Jodi Jones
Animal Services Division
Phone (360) 902-1889
May
July
August
Increases the certificate of permit fee from $1.00 to $5.00 (per book of twenty-five); adds requirement that veterinarians need to pass a written exam in order to be certified to issue livestock inspection certificates; and housekeeping changes.
COMMODITY INSPECTION DIVISION
New
Industrial hemp research
Victor Shaul
Seed Inspection Program
Phone (509) 249-6950
June
August
September
Establishes in rule an industrial hemp research pilot program.
16-390
WSDA fruit and vegetable inspection districts, inspection fees and other charges
Jim Nelson
Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program
Phone (509) 884-4253
June
Expedited
August
Merges the two fruit and vegetable inspection districts and accounts; delays implementation of fee increase currently scheduled for January 1, 2017.
16-403
Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington
Jim Nelson
Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program
Phone (509) 884-4253
June 2015
September
November
Clarifies provisions of the packing and marketing standards for apples.
16-414
Washington standards for cherries
Jim Nelson
Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program
Phone (509) 884-4253
July
September
November
Updates the rule to promote clarity.
16-439
Pears, summer and fall
Jim Nelson
Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program
Phone (509) 884-4253
July
September
November
Updates 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
September
November
January 2016
Removes the organic mushroom standards due to conflict with federal standards; and updates the certification fee schedules.
16-167
Intrastate commerce in foods
Claudia Coles
Food Safety and Consumer Services Division
Phone (360) 902-1905
April
August
October
Incorporates the current federal regulations regarding intrastate commerce.
16-250
Commercial feed
Randy Treadwell
Feed/RRT
Phone (509) 413-3739
November
January
February
Updates rule to be equivalent to federal acts in order to conduct feed inspections under state credentials.
PESTCIDE [PESTICIDE] MANAGEMENT DIVISION
16-228
General pesticide rules
Joel Kangiser
Pesticide Management Division
Phone (360) 902-2013
June
August
October
Establishes a "specialty" classification (and multiple exams) for pest control areas where there is a low number of licensees and moves some of the existing specialized licensing classes into it.
16-233
Worker protection standards
Joel Kangiser
Pesticide Management Division
Phone (360) 902-2013
July
Expedited
September
Adopts the recently updated federal EPA standards.
PLANT PROTECTION DIVISION
16-350
Registration and certification of fruit tree planting stock
Cindy Cooper
Plant Services Program
Phone (360) 902-2062
July 2015
October
December
Amends the voluntary fruit tree 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
QuarantineAgricultural pests (apple maggot quarantine)
Jim Marra
Pest Program
Phone (360) 902-2071
March 2015
August
October
Adds municipal solid waste, yard debris, organic feedstock, organic materials, and agricultural waste to the regulated articles for apple maggot; establishes a special permit to allow transportation of these articles from the quarantine area for disposition or treatment in the pest-free area.
16-470
QuarantineAgricultural pests (apple maggot quarantine)
Jim Marra
Pest Program
Phone (360) 902-2071
December 2015
May
July
Modifies the boundaries of the quarantine area to include the southeast portion of Lincoln County.
16-662
Weights and measuresNational handbooks and retail sale of motor fuel
Jerry Buendel
Weights and Measures Program
Phone (360) 902-1856
November 2015
July
August
Adopts the 2016 version of multiple handbooks and establishes in rule a civil penalty matrix for violations of the Motor Fuel Quality Act.
Henri Gonzales
Rules Coordinator