AGENDA
Department of Agriculture -
Semi-Annual Rules Agenda
| Chapter | Subject/Contact Person | Purpose of Rule Making | Approximate CR-101 Filing Date | Approximate Adoption Date |
| New Rules | Purple Nutsedge Contact: Mary Toohey, Assistant Director, (360) 902-1907 |
Add purple nutsedge to list of noxious weeds | January 1999 | August 1999 |
| WAC 16-101 | Civil Penalties
-Substandard products. Contact: Verne Hedlund, Program Manager, (360) 902-1860 |
Expedited repeal of outdated rules. | June 1999 | August 1999 |
| WAC 16-101X | Penalties - Degrades for
dairy producers and
processors Contact: Claudia Coles, Compliance, (360) 902-1883 |
Correct inconsistencies in current rule language | April 1999 | December 1999 |
| WAC 16-147 | Sanitary Certificates Contact: Verne Hedlund, Program Manager, (360) 902-1860 |
Criteria for issuing sanitary certificates to dairy processing establishments. | June 1999 | January 2000 |
| WAC 16-154 | Organic crop production
standards Contact: Miles McEvoy, Program Manager, (360) 902-1924 |
Update rules to incorporate national food standards. | July 1999 | January 2000 |
| WAC 16-160 | Organic crop production
materials. Contact: Miles McEvoy, Program Manager (360) 902-1924 |
Update criteria and process for approving materials for organic food production. | July 1999 | January 2000 |
| WAC 16-200 | Commercial Fertilizers Contact: Tex Maxwell, Program Manager, (360) 902-2026 |
Registrants providing maximum application rates to the department. | November 1998 | April 1999 |
| WAC 16-201 | Secondary containment of
bulk storage fertilizers Contact: Cliff Weed, Program Manager, (360) 902-2036 |
Possible amendments for greater clarity and to consider additional exemptions from containment requirements | March 1999 | March 2000 |
| WAC 16-213 | Miscellaneous Agricultural
Commodity Inspection
Standards Contact: Robert Gore, Assistant Director, (360) 902-1827 |
Rules review -reorganize and update rules | June 1999 | December 1999 |
| WAC 16-228 | General rules relating to
pesticide use Contact: Cliff Weed, Program Manager, (360) 902-2036 |
Updating and housecleaning of rules. | June 1999 | June 2000 |
| WAC 16-228 | Pesticide Penalty Matrix Contact: Cliff Weed, Program Manager, (360) 902-2036 |
Update rules on assessing penalties | May 1999 | May 2000 |
| WAC 16-229 | Secondary containment of
bulk storage pesticides Contact: Cliff Weed, Program Manager, (360) 902-2036 |
Possible amendments for greater clarity and to consider additional exemptions from containment requirements | March 1999 | March 2000 |
| WAC 16-234 WAC 16-212 WAC 16-224 |
Negotiable Warehouse
Receipts Grain, Hay, Beans and Peas-Inspection Fees Designation of Warehouse Stations Contact: Don Michelbrook, Program Manager, (360) 533-2488 |
Updating rules | April 1999 | November 1999 |
| WAC 16-300, 16-304, 16-313, 16-316, 16-317, 16-318, 16-319, 16-321, 16-493, 16-494, 16-495 | Seed Certification Rules Contact: Graydon Robinson, Program Manager, (509) 575-2750 |
Rules review -rewrite in clear and concise format, consolidate and update rules. | May 1999 | December 1999 |
| WAC 16-304 | Seed Assessment Contact: Graydon Robinson, Program Manager, (509) 575-2750 |
Update to current practices | February 1999 | August 1999 |
| WAC 16-322 | Mint Rootstock
Certification Contact: Tom Wessels, Program Manager, (360) 902-2094 |
Amendments due to changes in industry practices, environmental conditions and program needs. | January 1999 | June 1999 |
| WAC 16-333 | Caneberries: Contact: Mary Toohey, Assistant Director, (360) 902-1907 |
Rules review -housekeeping changes | April 1999 | July 2000 |
| WAC 16-445 | Standards for Prunes Contact: Jim Quigley, Program Manager, (360) 902-1833 |
Rules review -repeal outdated sections | April 1999 | October 1999 |
| WAC 16-448 | Standards for Potatoes Contact: Jim Quigley, Program Manager, (360) 902-1833 |
Rules review -repeal outdated sections | April 1999 | October 1999 |
| WAC 16-470 | Quarantine Pests - Apple
Maggot Contact: Linda Polzin, Program Manager, (360) 902-2094 |
Clarify restrictions on movement of fruit | January 1999 | December 2000 |
| WAC 16-481 | Grape Phylloxera Contact: Tom Wessels, Program Manager, (360) 902-2094 |
Amendments to comply with new international mandated standards | January 1999 | December 2000 |
| WAC 16-483 | Grape Virus Quarantine Contact: Tom Wessels, Program Manager, (360) 902-2094 |
Amendments to comply with new international standards | January 1999 | December 2000 |
| WAC 16-495 WAC 16-493 WAC 16-316 |
Annual Bluegrass, Rough
Bluegrass and Seed
Certification Standards Contact: Graydon Robinson, Program Manager, (509) 575-2750 |
Isolation limits and other updates to reflect industry changes | February 1999 | August 1999 |
| WAC 16-607 | Heritage Brands Contact: Julie Sandberg, Assistant Director, (360) 902-1851 |
Permanent renewal of brands. | March 1999 | September 1999 |
| WAC 16-74 | Livestock Testing--Duties
of Owners Contact: Dr. Kathleen Connell, Assistant State Veterinarian, (360) 902-1878 |
Modernize language and add definitions | November 1998 | April 2000 |
| WAC 16-752 | Yellow Nutsedge Contact: Mary Toohey, Assistant Director, (360) 902-1907 |
Update rules | March 1999 | December 2000 |
| WAC 16-80 | Pseudorabies in Swine Contact: Dr. Kathleen Connell, Assistant State Veterinarian, (360) 902-1878 |
Clarify and modernize language | November 1998 | April 2000 |
William E. Brookreson
Deputy Director