PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: December 21, 1999.
Purpose: This section is a portion of the rules which establish inspection and testing requirements for seed garlic certification. This section (WAC 16-334-040) currently references WAC 16-401-025 and 16-470-910. These sections have been superceded by WAC 16-401-026 and 16-470-911, respectively, and are no longer in effect. The amendment would remedy the erroneous citations.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-334-040.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 15.14 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-21-082 on October 20, 1999.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
December 21, 1999
Jim Jesernig
Director
OTS-3652.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-11-048, filed 5/18/98,
effective 6/18/98)
WAC 16-334-040
Inspection and testing requirements for
certification.
(1) The department shall conduct the following inspections for white rot fungus:
(a) One growing season inspection for all field plantings;
(b) One inspection at harvest or during storage;
(2) The department shall collect samples and conduct laboratory analysis for stem and bulb nematode on the following:
(a) Soil from all sites prior to planting;
(b) Plants from foundation and registered blocks, collected at approximately 20 foot intervals and composited on a one acre basis;
(c) Plants from certified blocks equal to or greater than one quarter acre intended to be planted back for recertification, collected at approximately 20 foot intervals and composited on a one acre basis;
(d) Plants from certified blocks of less than a quarter acre intended for recertification, comprising a reasonable sample of not more than five percent of the total plants.
(3) The department may require additional inspections or tests as needed.
(4) Inspection fees as established in ((WAC 16-401-025))
chapter 16-401 WAC and laboratory analysis fees as established in
((WAC 16-470-910)) chapter 16-470 WAC are applicable to this
program.
(5) Payment is due upon completion of each inspection or test. Billing may be arranged subject to department policies and processes.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. 98-11-048, § 16-334-040, filed 5/18/98, effective 6/18/98.]