Director's Office |
16-08 |
Practice and procedure |
Elizabeth McNagny Administrative Regulations Phone (360) 902-1809 |
September 2014 |
TBD |
TBD |
Update rules of procedure applicable to adjudicative proceedings. |
Animal Services |
16-54 |
Animal importation |
Jodi Jones Animal Services Phone (360) 902-1889 |
June |
August |
October |
Virgin bull definition for bovine trichomoniasis. |
16-86 |
Cattle and bison diseases in Washington state |
Jodi Jones Animal Services Phone (360) 902-1889 |
June |
August |
October |
Virgin bull definition for bovine trichomoniasis. |
16-610 |
Livestock brand inspection |
Jodi Jones Animal Services Phone (360) 902-1889 |
June |
August |
October |
Develop an electronic cattle transaction reporting system for milk producers licensed under chapter 15.36 RCW by establishing (1) criteria for utilizing the system, (2) fees to support the system, and (3) conditions of licensure. |
16-54 |
Animal importation |
Jodi Jones Division Coordinator Phone (360) 902-1889 |
August |
October |
January 2016 |
Vesicular stomatitis restrictions; exemptions to import health requirements for dogs, cats, and ferrets. |
16-70 |
Animal diseases—Reporting |
Jodi Jones Division Coordinator Phone (360) 902-1889 |
August |
October |
January 2016 |
Include high mortality as reportable. |
16-71 |
Equine diseases in Washington state |
Jodi Jones Division Coordinator Phone (360) 902-1889 |
August |
October |
January 2016 |
Change the number of days equine with vesicular stomatitis must be held in quarantine. |
Commodity Inspection |
16-237-015 |
Covered commodities |
Don Potts Commodity Inspection Division Phone (509) 533-2487 |
July |
September |
November |
Add canola to the covered commodity list. |
16-240 |
WSDA grain inspection program—Definitions, standards, and fees |
Jason Ferrante Commodity Inspection Division Phone (360) 902-1921 |
February |
August |
November |
Grain fees: Amend the refund mechanism language for greater flexibility. |
16-301-235 to 16-301-440 |
Bean seed quarantine |
Victor Shaul Commodity Inspection Division Phone (509) 249-6955 |
February |
May |
August |
Add third inspection for fields under sprinkler irrigation or lab test to detect halo blight; add fourth inspection for trial grounds; eliminate NOI quarantine reporting form. |
16-301-490 to 16-301-580 |
Crucifer seed quarantine |
Victor Shaul Commodity Inspection Division Phone (509) 249-6955 |
February |
May |
August |
Add eastern Washington to regulated area of crucifer quarantine, require testing and treatment for black leg and black rot fungus, and require tagging of crucifer seed planted in eastern Washington. |
16-403 |
Standards for apples marketed in the state of Washington |
Chuck Dragoo Commodity Inspection Division Phone (509) 249-6910 |
June |
July |
October |
Apple standards: Plain talk rewrite. |
16-414 |
Washington standards for cherries |
Chuck Dragoo Commodity Inspection Division Phone (509) 249-6910 |
September |
November |
January 2016 |
Cherry standards: Plain talk rewrite. |
Food Safety |
16-149 |
Cottage food |
Claudia G. Coles Food Safety and Consumer Services Division Phone (360) 902-1905 |
July |
October |
December |
Update the cottage food rule to include stove top candies; revise the gross sales from $15,000 to $25,000 per 2015 legislative action changes to chapter 69.22 RCW. |
16-157 |
Organic food standards and certification |
Brenda Book Food Safety and Consumer Services Division Phone (360) 902-2090 |
August |
TBD |
TBD |
Remove mushroom standards due to conflict with federal standards. Update certification fee schedules. |
16-167 |
Interstate commerce in foods |
Claudia G. Coles Food Safety and Consumer Services Division Phone (360) 902-1905 |
November |
TBD |
TBD |
Update this rule with FDA feed rules, changes to good manufacturing practices from 21 C.F.R. 110 to 21 C.F.R. 117 and possible new produce safety rules. |
Plant Protection |
16-350 |
Registration and certification of fruit tree planting stock |
Cindy Cooper Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984 |
June |
August |
September |
The agency is considering modifying the certification requirements for prunus planting stock to align with the state level model regulatory standard for registration and certification program. |
16-401 |
Nursery inspection fees |
Cindy Cooper Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984 |
April |
July |
August |
The agency is considering increasing the fees for nursery dealer licenses, requested inspections, plant sale permits, plant pest inspections, post entry quarantine site inspections, witnessing fumigations, phytosanitary certification of exports, compliance agreements, and other certificates/documents. |
16-470 |
Quarantine—Agricultural pests (requested inspection fees) |
Cindy Cooper Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984 |
April |
July |
August |
The agency is considering increasing the fees for requested inspections, plant pest inspections, post entry quarantine site inspections, witnessing fumigations, phytosanitary certification of exports, compliance agreements, and other certificates/documents. |
16-470 |
Quarantine—Agricultural pests |
Jim Marra Pest Program Manager Phone (360) 902-2071 |
March |
June |
August |
The agency is proposing to establish a special permit to allow transportation and distribution of solid waste, yard debris, organic feedstocks, organic materials, and agricultural wastes for disposal or treatment in the apple maggot and plum curculio pest-free area from the area under quarantine; and add these items to the regulated articles defined in the apple maggot quarantine. |
16-662 |
Weights and measures—National handbooks |
Jerry Buendel Weights and Measures Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1856 |
June |
August |
September |
The agency is considering adopting, in whole or in part, the most recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) handbooks regarding requirements for: Weighing and measuring devices, net contents of packaged goods, legal metrology, and engine fuel quality. |
16-752 |
Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine |
Cindy Cooper Plant Services Program Manager Phone (360) 902-1984 |
June |
August |
September |
The agency is considering adding additional species to the noxious weed seed and plant quarantine. |