WSR 24-22-045
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed October 28, 2024, 7:20 a.m., effective November 28, 2024]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: This rule-making order amends chapter 16-675 WAC, Calibration services, special inspection and testing fees, 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 16-675-055.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 19.94.010, 43.01.160.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-17-107 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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-5751.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-13-051, filed 6/14/07, effective 7/15/07)
WAC 16-675-055What fees are charged when the inspecting and testing of a weighing or measuring device is specifically requested by the device's owner?
The fees in the following table apply to inspecting and testing weighing or measuring devices when the inspection or test is:
(1) Specifically requested by the device's owner or ((his/her))their representative; or
(2) Performed on devices used by an agency or institution that receives money from the legislature or the federal government.
Weighing and Measuring Device
Inspection and/or Testing Fee
Small scales "zero to ((four hundred))400 pounds capacity"
$16.80 per scale
Intermediate scales "((four hundred pounds to five thousand))400 pounds to 5,000 pounds capacity"
$56.10 per scale
Large scales "over ((five thousand))5,000 pounds capacity"
$140.30 per scale
Large scales with supplemental devices
$168.40 per scale
Railroad track scales
$1,123.00 per scale
Liquid fuel meters with flows of less than ((twenty))20 gallons per minute
$16.80 per meter
Liquid fuel meters with flows of at least ((twenty))20 but not more than ((one hundred fifty))150 gallons per minute
$56.10 per meter
Fuel meters with flows over ((one hundred fifty))150 gallons per minute
$168.40 per meter
Liquid petroleum gas meters with one-inch diameter or smaller dispensers
$56.10 per meter
Liquid petroleum gas meters with greater than one-inch diameter dispensers
$168.40 per meter
Inspection services not covered by the above special inspection fees
$37.80 per hour for labor and travel time
(minimum one hour charge)