WSR 17-13-130 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE [Filed June 21, 2017, 11:27 a.m., effective July 22, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: This rule-making order amends WAC 16-302-240 Seed standards for alfalfa seed certification, by removing the seed certification requirement to test one pound of alfalfa seed for the presence of dodder.
This rule amendment qualifies for expedited rule making under RCW 34.05.353 (2)(c).
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-302-240.
Other Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-09-040 on April 14, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 21, 2017.
Derek I. Sandison
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 00-24-077, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01)
WAC 16-302-240 Seed standards for alfalfa seed certification.
(1) Seed standards for the production of alfalfa seed are as follows:
(2) Alfalfa seed must be free of prohibited noxious weed seeds and foundation class must be free of Brassica spp.
(((3) One pound of seed will be examined for the presence of dodder.))
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