Section 16-29-017. Reporting requirements.

(1) Slaughter facilities shall furnish the department a report of all cattle slaughtered by individual consignment. The report is due by the fifteenth day of the month following the month the transaction occurred. The report must include:

(a) Slaughter date;

(b) Number of head slaughtered;

(c) Type: Beef, dairy, or condemned;

(d) Sex;

(e) Name of owner/seller;

(f) State of origin; and

(g) Any other information the director deems necessary.

(2) As an alternative to the report described in subsection (1) of this section, the department will accept a completed affidavit (AGR Form 402-3093) only when the following conditions are met:

(a) All USDA inspected cattle slaughtered during the month were inspected by either a department livestock inspector or a department certified accredited veterinarian approved to conduct livestock inspections;

(b) No out-of-state cattle were slaughtered during the month; and

(c) No cattle originating from a department certified feedlot were slaughtered during the month.

(3) The report or affidavit may be submitted to the department by e-mail to [e-mail], by fax to 360-902-2087, or by mail to Washington State Department of Agriculture, Animal Disease Traceability Program, P.O. Box 42577, Olympia, Washington 98504-2577.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.150 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 16-23-107, § 16-29-017, filed 11/18/16, effective 12/19/16.]

RCW 16.36.150 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 16-23-107, § 16-29-017, filed 11/18/16, effective 12/19/16.

Rules

360-902-2087,