Date of Adoption: August 29, 2003.

     Purpose: The adopted rule amendments restructure the seed program's fee schedule and increase fees charged for services to a sufficient level to recover current operating costs, finance two additional seed analysts and enhance the program's ability to address future testing requirements of new technology and crops being raised in Washington state. Seed certification fees, laboratory analysis fees and miscellaneous fees for alfalfa, grasses, vegetables and other minor seed crops will be increased in excess of the Office of Financial Management (OFM) fiscal growth rate factor as authorized in HB 1126 (relating to seed testing and certification fees), which was passed by the 2003 legislature and signed by the governor on May 14, 2003.

     In addition to being written according to clear rule-writing principles, the adopted rule amendments:

•     Increase the fees in WAC 16-303-200, 16-303-210, 16-303-230, 16-303-250, 16-303-300, 16-303-310, 16-303-315, 16-303-317 and 16-303-320 beyond the OFM fiscal growth rate factor as authorized by chapter 308, Laws of 2003 (HB 1126);

•     Condense the fee schedule in WAC 16-303-200 so it is easier to use;

•     Amend the fee schedule in WAC 16-303-210 to:

     •     Combine some fees; and

     •     Repeal other fees related to services no longer requested by industry or for services the seed program is no longer able to provide;

•     Repeal WAC 16-303-220 in its entirety;

•     Repeal WAC 16-303-230(2) because its content is addressed in WAC 16-303-250;

•     Amend WAC 16-303-240 to:

     •     Add blending fees for "Grass Option A" and "Grass Option B"; and

     •     Delete the reference to "plus cost of a purity and germination test which is required on the official sample of each blend" because the seed program no longer does official sampling on any blend;

•     Amend WAC 16-303-250 to:

     •     Add a "high priority sample" fee;

     •     Incorporate the "standby" fee currently located in WAC 16-303-230(2);

     •     Delete the "phone report only" under "preliminary report on germination" because it is redundant; and

     •     Delete subsection (2) by incorporating its content into the section's fee schedule;

•     Amend WAC 16-303-300 to:

     •     Delete the "sampling" fees because they are covered in WAC 16-303-230; and

     •     Delete the references to "serology test" and "laboratory analysis of plant material to verify disease" because the seed program does not establish these fees. The seed program may be required, by rule, to have these tests conducted but fees for these tests are established by the WSDA Plant Protection Division.

•     Amend WAC 16-303-310 by adding language that clearly identifies the O.E.C.D. assessment charges;

•     Amend WAC 16-303-320 to:

     •     Include a schedule of certification fees for grass seed with related footnotes; and

     •     Delete "except grasses" from the section title because the section now includes grasses;

•     Repeal WAC 16-303-330 in its entirety because the fees in this section is incorporated into WAC 16-303-320; and [no further information supplied by agency].

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 16-303-220 and 16-303-330; and amending WAC 16-303-200, 16-303-210, 16-303-230, 16-303-240, 16-303-250, 16-303-300, and 16-303-310.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW, chapter 308, Laws of 2003 (HB 1126).

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-15-144 on July 23, 2003.

     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 10, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 10, Repealed 2.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 10, Repealed 2.

     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 10, Repealed 2.
     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

August 29, 2003

Valoria Loveland

Director

OTS-6528.3

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 03-08-005, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03)

WAC 16-303-200   Seed program testing fees.   Seed testing fees are as follows:

     (1) ((FIELD CROPS:

	MINIMUM SAMPLE SIZE		PURITY		GERMINATION	TZ
alfalfa	4 oz		14.86		12.73	23.35
alkaligrass	4 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
barley	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	23.35
beets, sugar	1.25 lb		20.17		22.29	23.35
bentgrass	2 oz		33.97		18.04	23.35
bermudagrass	4 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
black medic	4 oz		14.86		12.73	23.35
bluegrass	4 oz		23.35		15.91	23.35
brassica sp.	6 oz		36.08		18.04	23.35
brome-mountain	6 oz		24.41		12.73	23.35
brome-smooth, meadow	6 oz		24.41		12.73	23.35
buckwheat	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	23.35
canarygrass	8 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
clover	4 oz		14.86		12.73	23.35
fescue	4 oz		23.35		12.73	23.35
flax-lewis	4 oz		14.86		12.73	23.35
foxtail	4 oz		14.86		11.67	23.35
garbanzo bean	1.25 lb		13.79		12.73	N/A
indian ricegrass	6 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
junegrass	6 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
lentil	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
little bluestem	4 oz		22.29/hr		11.67	23.35
lupine	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
milkvetch	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	23.35
millet	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
needle & thread	6 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
needlegrass, green	6 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
oatgrass	6 oz		19.10		11.67	N/A
oats	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	23.35
orchardgrass	4 oz		26.53		13.79	23.35
peas	1.25 lb		13.79		12.73	N/A
prairie sandreed	6 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
primrose	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
redtop	2 oz		33.97		18.04	23.35
rice	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
rye	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	23.35
ryegrass, perennial	4 oz		23.35		11.67	23.35
ryegrass, annual	4 oz		23.35		11.67	23.35
safflower	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
sainfoin	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
sand dropseed	4 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
sand lovegrass	4 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
sideoats grama	4 oz		22.29/hr		11.67	23.35
small burnett	8 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
sorghum	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
sudangrass	8 oz		14.86		12.73	23.35
sunflower	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
swiss chard	1.25 lb		36.08		19.10	N/A
switchgrass	4 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
timothy	4 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
trefoil	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
triticale	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	23.35
vetch	1.25 lb		19.10		12.73	23.35
wheat	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	23.35
wheatgrass,
beardless
slender
thickspike	6 oz		40.34		15.91	23.35
wheatgrass,
bluebunch	6 oz		40.34		15.91	23.35
wheatgrass,
crested	4 oz		27.59		15.91	23.35
wheatgrass,
tall
intermediate
pubescent	6 oz		40.34		15.91	23.35
wheatgrass,
western	6 oz		40.34		15.91	23.35
wildrye	6 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35
zoysia	4 oz		19.10		11.67	23.35

     (2) VEGETABLES:

	MINIMUM SAMPLE SIZE		PURITY		GERMINATION	TZ
asparagus	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
beans	1.25 lb		13.79		12.73	N/A
beets	1.25 lb		20.17		19.10	N/A
cantaloupe	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
carrot	4 oz		14.86		12.73	40.34
celery	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
chard	4 oz		14.86		22.29	22.29
corn	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
cucumber	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
dill	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
eggplant	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
endive	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
leek	8 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
lettuce	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
okra	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
onion	8 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
parsley	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
parsnip	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
pepper	8 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
pumpkin	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
radish	1.00 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
spinach,
New Zealand	8 oz		14.86		22.29	N/A
spinach	8 oz		14.86		22.29	N/A
squash	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A
tomato	4 oz		14.86		12.73	N/A
turnip	6 oz		14.86		12.73	23.35
watermelon	1.25 lb		14.86		12.73	N/A))

Category	Crop kind	PURITY	GERM/1	TZ	Additional Crops in each Category/2
1	Agricultural Grasses	37.00	22.60	41.83	Alkaligrass, Bermudagrass, Canarygrass, Foxtail, Switchgrass, Timothy, Zoysia
2	Alfalfa & Clover	28.78	24.66	41.83	Alfalfa, Black Medic, Clover, Lupine, Milkvetch, Sainfoin, Trefoil
3	Beans	26.72	24.66	41.83	Beans
4	Beets	39.06	43.16	41.83	Beets, Swiss chard, spinach
5	Bentgrass, redtop	65.78	34.94	41.83	Bentgrass, redtop
6	Bluegrass	45.22	30.82	41.83	Bluegrass, all types
7	Brassica sp.	69.88	34.94	41.83	Brassica Species
8	Brome	47.28	24.66	41.83	Brome: Mountain, Smooth, Meadow
9	Fescue	37.00	24.66	41.83	Fescue: Tall and Meadow
10	Fescue, all others	45.22	24.66	41.83	Fescue: Arizona, Blue, Blue Hard, chewings, creeping, Hard, Idaho, Red, Sheep
11	Flax	28.78	24.66	41.83	Lewis flax
12	Orchardgrass	51.38	26.72	41.83	Orchardgrass
13	Peas	28.78	24.66	41.83	Peas, other large seeded legumes
14	Primrose	28.78	24.66	41.83	Primrose
15	Ryegrass	45.22	22.60	41.83	Ryegrass, (Perennial or Annual)
16	Small burnet	28.78	24.66	41.83	Small burnet
17	Sudangrass	28.78	24.66	41.83	Sudangrass
18	Vegetables	28.78	24.66	45.00	Vegetables: Asparagus, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrot, Celery, Chard, Corn, Coriander, Cucumber, Dill, Eggplant, Endive, Kale, Leek, Lettuce, Okra, Onion, Parsley, Parsnip, Pepper, Pumpkin, Radish, Squash, Tomato, Turnip, Watermelon
19	Grains and Pulses	28.78	24.66	41.83	Wheat, Triticale, Sunflower, Sorghum, Safflower, Rye, Rice, Millet, Lentils, Buckwheat, Barley, Oats, Chickpeas, Vetch
20	Wheatgrass, Wildrye, other native sp.	78.12	30.82	41.83	Wheatgrass: Beardless, Bluebunch, Crested, Intermediate, Pubescent, R/S, Slender, Siberian, Tall, Thickspike, Western Wildrye
					Other Native Species: Echinacea, Green needlegrass, Indian ricegrass, Junegrass, Little bluestem, Needle and Thread, Squirreltail, Kochia, Penstemon, Oatgrass, Prairie sandreed, Sand dropseed, Sand Lovegrass, Sideoats grama

     /1 Standard 400 seed germination test.

     (2) Crops not listed in the above table will be charged by the category that they fit into.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-200, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-200, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-200, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

Test	Fee		((Other Considerations)) Additional Information
(1) All states noxious weed examination	$ ((10.60)) 33.38
(((2) Analysis of partially cleaned, uncleaned or field run seed with excessive inert, or crop or weed seeds	$ 22.29 hourly rate))
(2) Dormant Seed Test	$ 41.83
(3) (a) For crops requiring a 400 seed TZ as required in the AOSA rules. This fee also applies to paired tests when required by AOSA rules	$ 83.66
(((3))) (4) Brassica seed chemical identification	$ ((10.60)) 20.94
(((4))) (5) Cold (vigor) test for wheat	$ ((53.08)) 65.00
(((5) Crop and weed exam (Required for all foundation and registered class grass seeds)	Purity fee minus $ 5.30		Hourly rate will be assessed when applicable; hourly rate applies when a larger amount is requested))
(6) Crop or weed exam			Standard noxious amount from AOSA rules
Turf-type and other small seeded grasses	$ 38.00		Kentucky bluegrass, timothy, alkaligrass, fine-leaved fescues
Small seeded legumes and medium seeded crops	$ 44.00		Brassicas, ryegrass, tall fescue
Wheatgrass and native species	$ 50.00
Grains and pulses	$ 22.00
(((6))) (7) Fescue seed ((fluorescence)) ammonia test	$ ((15.91)) 30.82		((Test required on certified samples))
(((7))) (8) Fluorescence test (400 seed test)	$ ((13.79)) 26.72
(((8))) (9) Miscellaneous services, samples requiring extra time, field run samples, etc.	$ ((22.29 hourly rate)) 30.00/hour
(((9))) (10) Pest and disease (phyto exam) or soil exam	$ ((18.04)) 34.94
(((10) Poa annua check)) (11) Quarantine tests on seed
Bluegrass and Bentgrass (((5 grams)
Bluegrass (5 grams)	$ 18.04)) $ 18.04/5 grams
Other grasses (((10 grams)))	$ 18.04/10 grams
(((11))) (12) Rules test -- Canadian	PURITY		GERMINATION
Alfalfa, clover, peas, lentils	$ ((22.59)) 32.37		$ ((12.73)) 24.66
Kentucky bluegrass	$ ((33.97)) 49.34		$ ((15.91)) 30.82
((Peas, lentils	$ 22.59		$ 12.73))
Bentgrass	$ ((49.89)) 72.47		$ ((18.04)) 34.94
(((12))) (13) Rules test -- I.S.T.A.	PURITY		GERMINATION
Alfalfa, clover, peas, lentils	$ ((22.59)) 32.37		$ ((15.91)) 30.82
Kentucky bluegrass	$ ((33.97)) 49.34		$ ((15.91)) 30.82
((Peas, lentils	$ 22.59		$ 15.91))
(((13) Samples requiring special preparation for germination, for example pelleted seeds)) (14) Moisture test	$ ((22.59)) 30.00		((Additional Charge))
(((14))) (15) Seed Count	$ ((18.04)) 21.84
(((15) Sod analysis check (25 gram exam to evaluate if a lot appears to be sod quality))) (16) Outstanding charge	$ ((20.17)) 15.00		((Phone report only))
(((16) Sod seed analysis (A special test of turf grasses for those who need a detailed examination of seed before purchase and/or use))) (17) Sod seed analysis	Bluegrass Fescue Ryegrass	$ ((63.69)) 75.00 $ ((44.59)) 52.00 $ ((36.08)) 42.00	((Bluegrass test includes purity, 25 gram crop and weed exam, and 10 gram Poa annua check. Ryegrass and Fescue test include purity and 50 gram crop and weed exam.))
(((17))) (18) Sodium Hydroxide test for presence of red and/or white wheat	$ ((10.60)) 20.54
(((18) Soil exam or similar (A visual examination of a representative sample)))	$ 18.04		Reported on seed analysis certificate
(19) Undesirable grass species test (includes an all states noxious test) examination (UGS test)	$ ((12.73)) 70.37
(((20) Variety separation of Kentucky bluegrass	$ 20.17
If separated at time of purity analysis	$ 9.55))

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-210, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-210, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-210, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

Crop	Fee	Minimum charge
Peas, beans, small grains or seeds of similar size	$ 0.05 Per cwt.	$ ((22.29)) 30.00
For all other kinds	$ 0.15 Per cwt.	$ ((22.29)) 30.00

     (((2) If a special trip is required to provide a service, the person requesting the service may be charged at the rate of $ 18.04 per hour travel time plus a mileage fee set by the Washington State Office of Financial Management in addition to the specific fee for service. All standby time is charged at the rate of $ 22.29 per man-hour.))

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-230, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-230, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-230, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

Grass option B*	Washington origin seed	$ 1.02 per cwt.
Grass option B*	Out-of-state origin	$ 0.61 per cwt.
Grass option A and all other blends of other crops		$ 0.05 per cwt.
*See WAC 16-303-320, footnote 6 for information on option A and option B.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-240, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

Service	Fee
Rush samples (including phone or FAX report if requested at time sample is submitted)	$ ((12.73)) 15.00
High priority sample - purity result completed before the end of the next business day. (Special circumstances only. Call ahead for availability.)	$ 150.00
Phone reports on test result, per call	$ ((3.70 per call)) 7.18
Preliminary report on germination	$ ((8.49)) 20.00
((Phone report only	$ 1.59))
Additional mailing of report	$ ((2.64)) 5.12 each destination
Additional copies of reports	$ ((2.64)) 5.12 ((())minimum fee(()))
Revised reports	$ ((5.29)) 10.26 minimum (hourly fee when applicable) (((minimum fee - or hourly fee when applicable)))
Fee for special shipping and handling service, for example Federal Express, Air Parcel or air freight	$ 3.70 plus exact shipping cost
Fee for facsimile transmission of documents	$ ((3.70)) 5.39 per document
((Travel time - additional or special requested trips	$ 18.04 ))
Mileage - additional or special requested trips	As established by the Washington State Office of Financial Management

     (((2) Test plot examinations or consultant work in seed plots, seed fields, seed conditioning plants, etc., shall be at the rate of $ 22.29 per hour plus mileage and travel time at the rate of $ 18.04 per hour traveled.))

Stand-by time - or travel time	$ 30.00/hour	Travel time to be charged when special trip is requested.
Sample envelopes		Customer will be charged the exact cost of the envelopes.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-250, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-250, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-250, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

Service			Fee	((Other Considerations)) Additional Information
Phyto-sanitary certificate			$ ((22.29 each)) 30.00
Field inspection--All seed except wheat seed (for each required inspection)			$ ((5.29)) 5.30 per acre, per required inspection	$ ((21.22)) 50.00 minimum fee ((payable with application)), per inspection
Field inspection--Wheat seed only (((for each required inspection)))			$ ((2.11)) 2.12 per acre or fraction thereof	((Payable with application)) $ 50.00 minimum fee, per inspection
Area inspection (billed at time certificate is issued)			$.05 per cwt.	$ ((21.22)) 50.00 minimum fee per certificate $ 159.25 maximum fee per certificate ((Billed at time certificate is issued))
Late fee - per application			$ 41.00
((Late fee--
	Application		$ 31.84 each
	Sampling (When Required)--
		Beans, peas, lentils, and cereal grains	$.05 per cwt.
		Other crops	$.15 per cwt.
Serology test			Fee as established by the testing laboratory.
Laboratory analysis of plant material to verify disease			An additional fee of actual cost shall be charged when necessary to examine plant material and/or seed))

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-300, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-300, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-300, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

Service	Fee	((Other Considerations)) Additional Information
O.E.C.D. certificate	$ ((10.60)) 15.41 each
O.E.C.D. grow out test	$ ((48.83)) 65.72 each entry	No charge for control entry
O.E.C.D. assessment	cost to program
O.E.C.D. tagging fee	$ 0.84/cwt. $ 0.53/cwt.	grasses all other crops

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-310, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-310, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-310, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-315, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

     (1) Annual bluegrass and rough bluegrass - inspection fee for nursery plantings for the presence of annual bluegrass is $ ((53.08)) 59.10 per acre or portion thereof. The tagging fee is $ ((0.52)) 0.53 cwt. with a minimum fee of $ ((10.60)) 23.12.

     (2) ((Rough Bluegrass - inspection fee for nursery plantings is $ 53.08 per acre or portion thereof.)) Quarantine inspection of grass seed fields found to be in violation of the quarantine requirements will be charged at the rate of $ 150.00 per field inspection.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-317, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-317, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-317, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

     The seed processor is responsible for seed certification fees including sampling, testing, production and final certification fees, and may accept responsibility for any other additional fees associated with certification. Fees for services such as O.E.C.D. and sod quality, etc., are in addition to the fees listed in this section.

Seed	Application Fee 1/	Seedling producing or field inspection Fee 2/	Late Application Penalty Fee	Reinspection Fee (other than isolation)	Production Fee (includes ((sampling and)) tagging) 7/	Seed shipped Out-of-State (uncleaned)
Alfalfa, Red clover, White clover and Trefoil	$ ((15.91)) 23.12 per variety per grower	$ ((1.84)) 1.85/acre	$ ((31.84)) 41.00	$ ((42.46)) 53.44 ea. field	$ ((0.52)) 0.53/cwt. 5/	$ ((0.19)) 0.20/cwt.
Bean	$ ((15.91)) 23.12 per variety per grower	$ ((1.84)) 1.85/acre 3/ (one inspection) $ 3.70/acre 4/ (two inspections)	$ ((31.84)) 41.00	$ ((42.46)) 53.44 ea. field	$ ((0.52)) 0.53/cwt.	$ ((0.19)) 0.20/cwt.
Turnip, Rutabaga	$ 23.12 per field	$ 3.70/acre (two inspections)	$ 41.00	$ 53.44 each field	$ 0.53/cwt.	$ 0.20
Perennial Grasses 6/	$ 23.12 per field	$ 41.00 per field	$ 41.00	$ 53.44 each field	Option A $ 0.84/cwt. Option B $ 1.17/cwt. (min. $ 11.66)	$ 0.31
Corn	$ ((15.91)) 23.12 for each separate combination/or isolation	$ ((26.53)) 50.00 first acre $ ((10.60)) 10.99 ea. additional acre except hybrid corn $ ((3.70)) 4.85 ea. additional acre	------	------	------	------
((Sudangrass)) Annual grasses	$ ((15.91)) 23.12 per field	$ ((1.84)) 1.85/acre	$ ((31.84)) 41.00 per field	------	$ 0.42/cwt.	((------)) $ 0.20
Rapeseed	$ ((15.91)) 23.12 per variety per grower	$ ((1.84)) 1.85/acre (one inspection)	$ ((15.91)) 41.00 per grower	$ ((21.22)) 53.44 ea. field	$ ((0.52)) 0.53/cwt.	((------)) $ 0.20

1/	((Refer to WAC 16-302-050 for seed certification application due dates.)) Seed certification application due dates can be found in WAC 16-302-050.
2/	((Refundable if acreage is withdrawn before inspection. Except for bean seed, required of seedling fields to be harvested for certification the year of planting. Notification of seeding field to be harvested for certification and required fees are due July 31.)) Seedling producing or field inspection fees are refundable if the acreage is withdrawn before the inspection is completed. In the case of bean seed, fees are required of seedling fields to be harvested for certification the year of planting.
3/	One inspection is required for Great Northern Red Mexican, pinto, pink, and small white bean.
4/	Includes windrow inspection which is required for certification of snap beans, kidney beans, and eligibility for shipment into the state of Idaho.
5/	((Sampling and)) Production fees are billed at completion of laboratory analysis tests. If ((none of the)) no seed is tagged, ((ten cents)) $ 0.10 of the ((fifty-two cents)) $ 0.53 per cwt. production fee is refundable.
6/	Option A: Inspection and final certification fees are based on pounds sampled and billed upon completion of required laboratory tests.
	Option B: Inspection and final certification fees are based on pounds tagged after required laboratory tests are completed. Those dealers requesting sampling and tagging privileges and/or participation in Option B must sign a memorandum of agreement that shall expire on June 30 of each year. The memorandum may be terminated by the director if the conditioner violates certification standards or requirements of memorandum.
7/	Does not include shipping and handling charge.

     (2) Other fees associated with grass seed certification:

     Out-of-state origin seed tagged with interagency certification tags.

Grass Option A:	$ 0.31 per cwt.
Grass Option B:	$ 0.68 per cwt.
Reissuance of cert. tags:	$ 0.11 per tag or minimum fee of $ 11.66

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-320, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-320, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-320, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.]

     The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:

WAC 16-303-220	Inventory testing for seed germination.
WAC 16-303-330	Certification fees for grass seed.

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