HB 1745-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the director to establish a program for conducting inspections of egg-laying facilities in which three thousand or more laying hens are kept and has the authority to conduct the inspections. The director shall develop and maintain a list of egg-laying facilities to be inspected from information the department receives from persons licensed under chapter 69.25 RCW. Each egg-laying facility shall be inspected a minimum of two times per year. To the degree practicable, the inspections must be unannounced.