WSR 25-03-054
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed January 10, 2025, 12:09 p.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 zero petitions for rule making during the fourth 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.
4TH QUARTER (OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER)
 
None
 
Gloriann Robinson
Rules Coordinator