PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 16-101 WAC, Milk and milk products.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 15.36 RCW, Milk and milk products.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Adoption of latest versions of pasteurized milk ordinance (PMO), dry milk ordinance (DMO), standards for the fabrication of single service containers, methods of making sanitation ratings of milk supplies and evaluation of milk laboratories.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: United States Food and Drug Administration administers the interstate conference on milk shipping. These ordinances are the requirements to participate in this program. FDA milk rating personnel will be kept apprised of the rule-making process.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department will distribute the proposed rule amendments to the regulated industry and the Washington State Department of Agriculture advisory committees for comment and input.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Comments will be accepted for thirty days after the date of publication of this order. Please direct written comments to Verne E. Hedlund at Washington State Department of Agriculture, 1111 Washington Street, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560 or by phone to (360) 902-1860, fax (360) 902-2087.
January 4, 2000
Candace A. Jacobs, DVM
Assistant Director