WSR 24-22-029
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed October 28, 2024, 7:12 a.m., effective November 28, 2024]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: This rule-making order amends chapter 16-108 WAC, Washington state egg seals and assessments, by clarifying current rule language by replacing all gender-specific pronouns with modern gender-inclusive pronouns.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-108-050.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-17-091 on August 19, 2024.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 25, 2024.
Derek I. Sandison
Director
OTS-5736.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 1489, filed 1/31/77, effective 3/7/77)
WAC 16-108-050Regulation.
In conformance with the authority set forth in RCW
69.25.170(1) egg seals shall not be required in the sale of eggs by:
(1) Any poultry producer from ((his))their own flocks directly to a household consumer exclusively for use by such consumer and members of ((his))their household and ((his))their nonpaying guests and employees; and
(2) Shell egg packers on their own premises directly to household consumers for use by such consumer and members of ((his))their household and ((his))their nonpaying guests and employees.