PDFWAC 296-17A-2101

Classification 2101.

2101-00 Grain milling; flour mills; feed mills; feed manufacturing
Applies to:
• Businesses milling grain into flour or meal.
• Businesses manufacturing dry feed (powdered, granule, or pellet).
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Receiving grain purchased from others; such as wheat, barley, oats, corn;
• Grinding or milling the grain to a coarse or fine powder;
• Adding ingredients;
• Packaging;
• Delivery of packaged or bulk products.
Exclusions:
• Manufacturing of food products is classified in the applicable food manufacturing classification.
• Manufacturing of canned or frozen animal food is classified in 3902.
2101-01 Hay, grain, or feed dealers
Applies to:
Businesses selling hay, grain, and feed to others.
Work activities are limited to:
• Purchasing hay, grain, or feed in bulk;
• Reselling hay, grain, or feed in bulk;
• Operating a small store;
• Operating a storage facility;
• Hauling the product from location to location.
Exclusions:
• Manufacturing animal feed is classified in 2101-00.
• Farm operations selling hay are classified in 4808.
2101-02 Seed processing
Applies to:
Businesses processing agricultural seeds for wholesale or retail sales.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Receiving produce (wheat, barley, alfalfa, lentils, vegetables, fruit, flowers);
• Cleaning;
• Grading;
• Crushing;
• Separating;
• Packaging (either by hand or machine);
• Providing grain or seed drying services;
• Operating trial plots or lab research facilities used to develop new seed hybrids and improve existing varieties;
• Consulting services provided to the farmers during planting and harvesting seasons;
• Custom milling work conducted at the farmer's premises.
Machinery includes, but is not limited to:
• Screening machines;
• Air gravity separators;
• Clippers;
• Tumbling drums for polishing;
• Bagging machines.
Exclusions:
• Growing of seeds, other than on a trial plot, is classified in the appropriate agricultural classification.
• Hand-packaging and selling seeds that have been processed by others is classified in 6309-06.
• Grain milling is classified in 2101-00.
• Hay, grain, or feed dealers are classified in 2101-01.
• Grain, bean, or pea elevators are classified in 2007.
2101-05 Hop pellet manufacturing
Applies to:
Businesses manufacturing hop pellets. Hop pellets are one of several ingredients used by breweries in the manufacture of beer and ale.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Operating a cold storage room where bales of hops are kept;
• Bale breaking;
• Grinding hops into powder;
• Blending of powders and additives;
• Testing of hops;
• Pelletizing;
• Packaging;
• Shipping.
Establishments subject to this classification may own the hops or do custom blending for others.
Special note: Hop pellets are often referred to as a flavoring, so care should be taken when another classification is being considered to determine the process used.
Exclusion:
• Manufacturing hop extract is classified in 3701.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020 and 51.16.035. WSR 24-23-081, s 296-17A-2101, filed 11/19/24, effective 1/1/25. WSR 07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-2101, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035, 51.04.020. WSR 00-14-052, § 296-17-562, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 98-18-042, § 296-17-562, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; WSR 96-12-039, § 296-17-562, filed 5/31/96, effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 54.16.035. WSR 93-12-093, § 296-17-562, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 87-12-032 (Order 87-12), § 296-17-562, filed 5/29/87, effective 7/1/87; WSR 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-562, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; Order 73-22, § 296-17-562, filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.]