WSR 17-16-131

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed August 1, 2017, 9:06 a.m., effective September 1, 2017]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: This rule-making order amends WAC 16-301-010 Publications adopted in chapters 16-301, 16-302 and 16-303 WAC, by adopting the following standards regarding the certification or testing of seed: The 2016 version of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies rules and procedures, the 2016 version of the Association of Official Seed Analysts rules for testing, and 7 C.F.R. Part 201 "Federal Seed Act Regulations," revised as of January 1, 2016.

These amendments are being adopted using expedited adoption under RCW 34.05.353 (1)(b).

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-301-010.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3), chapter 17.24 RCW.

Other Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-11-099 on May 22, 2017.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: August 1, 2017.

Derek I. Sandison

Director