WSR 98-08-022
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed March 20, 1998, 9:49 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Revisions to chapter 16-86 WAC, Brucellosis, tuberculosis and scrapie in sheep and goats
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 16.36.040
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: General revision of the rule and consideration of a pilot rule project to allow veterinarians to vaccinate female cattle older than twelve months of age (mature) with RB-51 Brucella vaccine
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: United States Department of Agriculture biologics license all biologics. Present labeling allows adult vaccination with permission of state authorities
Process for Developing New Rule: Pilot rule making; a pilot project with volunteer veterinarians will be instituted by May 1, 1998, to evaluate changing vaccination rules in chapter 16-86 WAC to allow mature brucellosis vaccination
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Dr. Robert W. Mead, State Veterinarian, Washington State Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 42577, Olympia, WA 98504-2577, (360) 902-1878, FAX (360) 902-2087, e-mail rmead@agr.wa.gov
March 17, 1998
Candace A. Jacobs
Assistant Director