WSR 16-19-095
PROPOSED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed September 21, 2016, 8:18 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 16-15-096.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Chapter 16-71 WAC, Equine diseases in Washington state.
Hearing Location(s): Department of Agriculture, Conference Room 238, 21 North First Avenue, Yakima, WA 98902, on October 26, 2016, at 11:00 a.m.; and at the Department of Agriculture, Conference Room 259, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on October 27, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: November 18, 2016.
Submit Written Comments to: Henri Gonzales, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560, e-mail WSDARulesComments@agr.wa.gov, fax (360) 902-2092, by 5:00 p.m., October 27, 2016.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact the Washington state department of agriculture (WSDA) receptionist by October 17, 2016, TTY (800) 833-6388 or 711.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The department is proposing to amend chapter 16-71 WAC to reduce the number of days equine with vesicular stomatitis are held in quarantine after the last documented observation of new lesions.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: It has been determined that infected animals shed virus for only a few days after they develop lesions, even in cases when the lesions are slow to heal. Reducing the number of days equine with vesicular stomatitis are held after the last appearance of new lesions on an infected premises is considered a safe quarantine period, after which there would be a high degree of confidence that no virus would be shedding from the quarantined animals.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 16.36.040 and chapter 34.05 RCW.
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 16.36 RCW.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision. Title 9 Code of Federal Regulations.
Name of Proponent: WSDA, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Dr. Scott Haskell, Olympia, (360) 725-5762; and Enforcement: David Bangart, Olympia, (360) 902-1946.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. RCW 19.85.030(1) requires that WSDA prepare a small business economic impact statement (SBEIS) if proposed rules will impose more than minor costs on affected businesses or industry. The department has analyzed the economic effects of the proposed revisions and has concluded that they do not impose more than minor costs on small businesses in the regulated industry, and, therefore, a formal SBEIS is not required. The proposed amendment reduces the number of days equine must be held hence reducing requirements and potential costs.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. WSDA is not a listed agency in RCW 34.05.328 (5)(a)(i).
September 21, 2016
Lynn M. Briscoe
Assistant Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 10-13-056, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10)
WAC 16-71-015 Forms used in this chapter.
Forms used in this chapter may be obtained from the department at:
Animal Services Division
Washington State Department of Agriculture
1111 Washington St. S.E.
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
E-mail: ahealth@agr.wa.gov
Phone: 360-902-1878.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 10-13-056, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10)
WAC 16-71-110 Vesicular stomatitis.
Equine that have been diagnosed with vesicular stomatitis will be held in quarantine with all exposed and susceptible species at the location where livestock were diagnosed until ((twenty-one)) fourteen days following the ((cessation of all clinical signs of disease)) last documented observation of new lesions in animals at that location.