WAC Chapter | Rule Title or Subject | Agency Contact | Tentative Timeline | |||
CR-101 | CR-102 CR-105 | CR-103 | Subject of Rule Making | |||
16-54 | Animal importation | Dr. Ben Smith Animal Services Division 509-350-0081 bsmith@agr.wa.gov | TBD | TBD | TBD | Update definitions and references to C.F.R. citations, update and/or remove requirements, processes, and forms to align with neighboring states and federal regulations. |
16-218 | Hops | Mike Firman Chemical and Hop Lab 509-249-6943 mfirman@agr.wa.gov | N/A | January 2024 | March 2024 | Adds clarifying language which identifies commodity cooperative service agreement fees and Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) rice cooperative service agreement fees as separate line items from the unit fees charged for each service. EXPEDITED RULE MAKING |
16-161 | Organic cannabis certification | Brenda Book Organic Program 360-902-2090 bbook@agr.wa.gov | October 2017 August 2022 | March 2024 | May 2024 | Establishes standards for the certification of organic cannabis and cannabis products in compliance with the National Organic Program. |
16-228 | General pesticide rules | Christina Zimmerman Licensing and Registration Program 360-902-2150 czimmerman@agr.wa.gov | October 2023 | TBD | TBD | Amends the chapter to align with SB 5330 (chapter 186, Laws of 2023), the federal certification and training standards in 40 C.F.R. 171 passed in 2017, and the Washington plan for certification of pesticide applicators approved by the Environmental Protection Agency in December 2022. |
16-233 | Worker protection standards | Scott Nielsen Pesticide Compliance Program 509-990-6518 snielsen@agr.wa.gov | May 2024 | TBD | TBD | Updates application exclusion zone language to match new federal rule-making language. |
16-240 | Grain inspection program | Philip Garcia Grain Inspection Program 360-902-1921 pgarcia@agr.wa.gov | N/A | October 2023 | January 2024 | Amends WAC 16-240-039 by adding clarifying language which identifies commodity cooperative service agreement fees and AMA rice cooperative service agreement fees as separate line items from the unit fees charged for each service. EXPEDITED RULE MAKING |
16-240 | Grain inspection program | Philip Garcia Grain Inspection Program 360-902-1921 pgarcia@agr.wa.gov | January 2024 | TBD | TBD | Revises the structure of permanent staffing including, but not limited to, fees, time frames, and any services that are not specifically identified. |
16-252 | Commercial feed—Pet food and specialty pet food | Ashlee-Rose Ferguson Animal Feed Program 360-902-1905 aferguson@agr.wa.gov | TBD | TBD | TBD | Updates rule to adopt new pet food labeling requirements and most recent AAFCO official publication. |
16-253 | NEW; cottage food production of pet treats | Ashlee-Rose Ferguson Animal Feed Program 360-902-1905 aferguson@agr.wa.gov | TBD | TBD | TBD | Creates a new chapter of WAC with regulations specific to pet food treats manufactured in personal residences. |
16-302 | General rules for seed certification | Paula Moore Seed Program 509-249-6950 Paula.moore@agr.wa.gov | November 2022 | TBD | TBD | Aligns standards for applicable crops with the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies newly adopted seed and field standards, creates a Pacific Northwest sod quality standard and tagging process, makes clerical changes to address inconsistencies between crop standards, removes references to repealed WAC, adds an application deadline for dryland seed production, and other clarifying changes. |
16-303 | Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification | Paula Moore Seed Program 509-249-6950 Paula.moore@agr.wa.gov | October 2023 | TBD | TBD | Increases the seed certification fees for buckwheat, chickpea, field pea, lentil, millet, soybean, sorghum, and small grains, and adds quinoa as a crop these certification fees apply to. RULE MAKING INITIATED AS A RESULT OF A PETITION |
16-350 | Registration and certification of fruit tree planting stock | Scott Brooks Plant Protection Program 360-485-1235 sbrooks@agr.wa.gov | January 2024 | TBD | TBD | Harmonizes the fruit tree certification program rules with recently published national model standards and recently revised NAPPO RSPM 35 standard. |
16-309 | Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program | Trecia Ehrlich Hemp Program 360-584-3711 tehrlich@agr.wa.gov | January 2023 | November 2023 February 2024 | January 2024 March 2024 | Establishes cannabis testing laboratory quality standards in rule as required by HB 1859 (chapter 135, Laws of 2022). |
16-390 | Fruit and vegetable inspection fees and other charges | Robert Newell Fruit and Vegetable Program 509-249-6917 rnewell@agr.wa.gov | December 2023 | TBD | TBD | Increases fruit and vegetable program fees and revises the fee schedule to more accurately reflect the scope of services provided including, but not limited to, adding fees for services that are not specifically identified in current rule. |
16-470 | Apple maggot quarantine | Greg Haubrich Pest Program 360-902-2071 ghaubrich@agr.wa.gov | TBD | TBD | TBD | Expands the apple maggot quarantine further into Okanogan County. |
16-470 | Japanese beetle quarantine | Greg Haubrich Pest Program 360-902-2071 ghaubrich@agr.wa.gov | March 2023 | TBD | TBD | Expands the internal quarantine and amends the regulated articles based on 2022 and 2023 trap season catches. |
16-611 | Nutrient Management | Kyrre Flege Dairy Nutrient Management Program 360-746-1249 kflege@agr.wa.gov | TBD | TBD | TBD | Updates the recordkeeping requirements for dairy producers. |
16-662 | Weights and measures—National handbooks, sale of motor fuel, electric vehicle supply equipment, and penalties for violations | Tahis McQueen Weights and Measures Program 360-481-7452 tmcqueen@agr.wa.gov | January 2024 | TBD | TBD | Amends the payment method requirements for electric vehicle supply equipment to align with the requirements established by the Federal Highway Administrations National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. RULE MAKING INITIATED AS A RESULT OF A PETITION |
16-752 | Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine | Scott Brooks Plant Protection Program 360-485-1235 sbrooks@agr.wa.gov | TBD | TBD | TBD | Adds multiple species to the list of plants that are prohibited from being transported, bought, sold, or distributed in Washington state. RULE MAKING INITIATED AS A RESULT OF MULTIPLE PETITIONS |