WSR 17-22-126
EXPEDITED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed November 1, 2017, 8:11 a.m.]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 16-326-020 General requirements for growing, transporting or processing Brassica seed within any Brassica seed production district.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The department is amending WAC 16-326-020 to reflect a change of name, address and phone extension for the Washington State University (WSU) Grant – Adams County Extension Office, which is now called WSU Grant – Adams Area Extension Office.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The WSU Grant – Adams County Extension Office recently provided the department with a change of name, address and phone extension, rendering the existing rule outdated. The department strives to provide current contact information for organizations it has a business relationship with in order to facilitate public contact with these organizations.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.51.050, chapter 34.05 RCW.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 15.51.050.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: WSU Grant - Adams Area Extension Office, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Jeff Larsen, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, 360-902-1960; Implementation and Enforcement: Victor Shaul, 21 North 1st Avenue, Suite 203, Yakima, WA 98902, 509-249-6950.
This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited adoption process for these rules:
Corrects typographical errors, make address or name changes, or clarify language of a rule without changing its effect.
Explanation of the Reason the Agency Believes the Expedited Rule-making Process is Appropriate: The proposed rules only make address or name changes per RCW 34.05.353 (1)(c).
NOTICE
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Henri Gonzales, Department of Agriculture, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504-2560, phone 360-902-1802, fax 360-902-2092, email WSDARulesComments@agr.wa.gov, AND RECEIVED BY January 2, 2018.
November 1, 2017
Jason Ferrante
Assistant Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-08-009, filed 3/23/12, effective 4/23/12)
WAC 16-326-020 General requirements for growing, transporting or processing Brassica seed within any Brassica seed production district.
(1) Growing, transportation or processing of Brassica seed is regulated under provisions of this section only within the borders of a Brassica seed production district, as described in WAC 16-326-010.
(2) No Brassica seed crop grown for any purpose is regulated as part of a Brassica seed production district, if it is harvested or mowed before flowering or otherwise handled so that pollen production is prevented. Note that other regulatory requirements, such as the provisions of the crucifer seed quarantine rule found in WAC 16-301-490 through 16-301-580, are applicable.
(3) Brassica seed crops, including seed grown for planting and seed grown for crushing or extraction for fuel or oil, may only be grown in locations that have been identified in a timely manner through the pinning process.
(a) Pinning for Brassica seed production in Brassica seed production district 1 will be held at least once a year at the WSU Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, 16650 State Route 536, Mt. Vernon, Washington 98237. Contact the WSU Mount Vernon Skagit County Extension office at 360-428-4270 for information about pinning events for district 1.
(b) Pinning for Brassica seed production district 2 will be held at least once a year at the WSU ((Grant/Adams County)) Grant-Adams Area Extension office, ((35 C St. N.W., Ephrata)) 1525 E. Wheeler Road, Moses Lake, Washington ((98823)) 98837. Contact the WSU ((Grant County)) Grant-Adams Area Extension office at 509-754-2011, ext. ((413)) 4313 for information about pinning events for district 2.
(c) Dates, times, locations and other information about pinning events will vary.
(d) Pinning for Brassica seed crops produced for planting must be performed by an authorized representative of the contractor for the crop. If the seed produced for planting is not being produced for a contractor, or if the contractor waives the pinning privilege, then the grower is responsible for pinning the location of the crop.
(e) Pinning for Brassica seed crops produced for fuel or oil must be performed by an authorized representative of the grower.
(4) Transportation and handling of Brassica seed within any Brassica seed production district must be performed in a way to prevent inadvertent spread of seed or production of volunteer plants. All shipments of viable seed must be in covered containers from which the seed cannot leak.
(5) Volunteer Brassica plants must be controlled as soon as feasible, but always prior to pollen production or blossoming.