Headquartered in Olympia and located in the Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street S.E., P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, Washington 98504-2560, the department employs personnel in every county in Washington. The department serves the people of Washington state by supporting the agricultural community and promoting consumer and environmental protection since 1913. The information telephone number is
360-902-1800. The department is organized into seven functional areas:
(1) Director's office;
(2) Administrative services;
(3) Animal services division;
(4) Commodity inspection division;
(5) Food safety and consumer services division;
(6) Pesticide management division; and
(7) Plant protection division.
The department maintains service locations or major field offices around the state. The administrative offices located in Olympia can assist persons in locating office locations around the state. The department's organization chart is available upon request from the Public Records Officer, Washington State Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, Washington 98504-2560, phone
360-902-1935, fax
360-902-2092.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
42.56.040. WSR 20-16-011, § 16-06-160, filed 7/23/20, effective 8/23/20. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.17.060,
42.56.040, and chapter
34.05 RCW. WSR 14-19-056, § 16-06-160, filed 9/12/14, effective 10/13/14. Statutory Authority: Chapters
34.05, 42.56, and
43.23 RCW. WSR 09-03-032, § 16-06-160, filed 1/12/09, effective 2/12/09. Statutory Authority: Chapters
42.17 and
43.23 RCW. WSR 96-14-086, § 16-06-160, filed 7/2/96, effective 8/2/96.]