Date of Adoption: February 19, 2003.

     Purpose: Chapter 16-465 WAC, rules and regulations for the official determination of bacterial ring rot in seed potatoes. This rule specifies the sampling procedure, determination of bacterial ring rot, and disposition of infected planting stock. This proposal repeals WAC 16-465-001 Promulgation and 16-465-060 Effective date. Neither section is necessary and reflects an outdated approach to writing regulations.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 16-465-001 and 16-465-060.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 15.08, 17.24, 15.14, 15.17, and 34.05 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-01-126 on December 19, 2002.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 2.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

February 19, 2003

Valoria Loveland

Director

OTS-6109.1

REPEALER

     The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:

WAC 16-465-001	Promulgation.
WAC 16-465-060	Effective date.

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