WSR 19-14-129
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed July 3, 2019, 11:48 a.m., effective August 3, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Chapter 16-157 WAC, Organic food standards and certification, this rule-making order amends chapter 16-157 WAC by adopting the May 30, 2019, version of the United States Department of Agriculture organic regulations (7 C.F.R Part 2015).
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-157-020.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
15.86.060(1), [15.86.]065(3).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-10-075 on May 1, 2019.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 3, 2019.
Derek I. Sandison
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 19-01-062, filed 12/14/18, effective 1/14/19)
WAC 16-157-020Adoption of the National Organic Program.
The Washington state department of agriculture adopts the standards of the National Organic Program, 7 C.F.R. Part 205, effective ((August 7, 2017))May 30, 2019, for the production and handling of organic crops, livestock, and processed agricultural products. The National Organic Program rules may be obtained from the department by emailing the organic program at organic@agr.wa.gov, by phone at 360-902-1805 or accessing the National Organic Program's web site at https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic.