WSR 24-21-063
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed October 11, 2024, 7:51 a.m.]
2024 QUARTERLY REPORT ON RULE-MAKING ACTIVITIES
Petitions Received
The following information is being sent in order to implement RCW 1.08.112 (1)(g) and WAC 1-21-180. The Washington state department of agriculture received one petition for rule making during the third quarter of 2024.
Date
Requestor
Subject
1ST QUARTER (JANUARY THROUGH MARCH)
3/19/2024
Skye Theriot
Amending the pronouns used throughout Title 16 WAC to clarify current rule language using modern grammatically correct and inclusive pronouns.
2ND QUARTER (APRIL THROUGH JUNE)
4/8/2024
Washington state noxious weed control board
Adding 21 species of plants to the prohibited plants list in chapter 16-752 WAC, Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine.
4/30/2024
Whatcom million tree project
Adding four cultivars of ivy to the prohibited plants list in chapter 16-752 WAC, Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine.
5/21/2024
Maxine Dunkelman
Adding Creeping Charlie, Creeping Jenny, English Ivy, and Vinca (Periwinkle) to the prohibited plants list in chapter 16-752 WAC, Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine.
3RD QUARTER (JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER)
8/14/2024
Washington state department of fish and wildlife
Establishing a quarantine on Dreissenid mussels, as harmful plant pests and regulating the import of Marimo moss balls (Aegagropila linnaei) to prevent the introduction of invasive freshwater mussels to Washington state.