08-01-140

WSR 08-01-140

AGENDA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[ Filed December 19, 2007, 11:48 a.m. ]

     Following is the department of agriculture's semi-annual rules development agenda for the period of January 1, 2008, through June 30, 2008. This document is being sent to you in compliance with RCW 34.05.314.

     The department may undertake additional rule-making activity as conditions warrant. If you have any questions, please call Teresa Norman at [phone] or e-mail at [e-mail].

Semi-Annual Rules Agenda

January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008

WAC Number	Rule Title	Agency Contact	CR-101	Tentative Timeline CR-102	CR-103	Subject of Rule Making
Administrative Services
Chapter 16-06	Public records	Dannie McQueen Administrative Regulations Program Manager Phone [phone]	January 2007	To be determined	To be determined	Amending the department public disclosure rule to include the 2006 legislative exemptions regarding animal identification and animal diseases, and to update the chapter using plain talk standards.
Animal Services Division
Chapter 16-42	Biological products	Lynn Briscoe Special Assistant to the State Veterinarian Phone [phone]	October 2007	March 2008	June 2008	Licensing, sale, and restriction of veterinary biologics.
Chapter 16-54	Animal importation	Lynn Briscoe Special Assistant to the State Veterinarian Phone [phone]	October 2007	March 2008	June 2008	Disease testing requirements for animals imported into Washington state.
Chapter 16-71	Equine infectious anemia	Lynn Briscoe Special Assistant to the State Veterinarian Phone [phone]	March 2008	May 2008	July 2008	Equine diseases.
Chapter 16-80	Pseudorabies in swine	Lynn Briscoe Special Assistant to the State Veterinarian Phone [phone]	February 2007	April 2008	July 2008	Swine diseases.
Chapter 16-610	Livestock brand inspection	Leslie Alexander Livestock Identification Program Supervisor Phone [phone]	Expedited March 2008	Not applicable	May 2008	Adding an additional special sale day.
Commodity Inspection Division
Chapter 16-409	Standards for asparagus	Jim Quigley Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Manager Phone [phone]	October 2007	January 2008	February 2008	Size designations for asparagus.
Chapter 16-439	Pears, summer and fall	Jim Quigley Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Manager Phone [phone]	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Rewrite in a clear and readable format. No new requirements.
Chapter 16-442	Winter pears	Jim Quigley Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Manager Phone [phone]	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Rewrite in a clear and readable format. No new requirements.
Food Safety and Consumer Services
Chapter 16-108	Washington state egg seals and assessments	Claudia Coles Food Safety Program Manager Phone [phone]	December 2007	To be determined	To be determined	Egg seals and assessments.
Pesticide Management Division
Chapter 16-230	Use of chemicals and chemically treated materials in certain counties	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone [phone]	July 2007	February 2008	March 2008	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications.
Chapter 16-231	Restricted use herbicides	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone [phone]	July 2007	February 2008	March 2008	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications.
Chapter 16-232	Restricted use herbicides in certain counties	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone [phone]	July 2007	February 2008	March 2008	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications.
Chapter 16-228	Wood destroying organisms	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone [phone]	July 2007	February 2008	March 2008	Modify wood destroying reporting requirements.
Plant Protection Division
New	Brassica seed production	Mary Toohey Assistant Director Phone [phone]	May 2007	December 2007	January 2008	Adoption of rules regarding the orderly production of Brassica seed crops.
Chapter 16-218	Hops -- Certification analyses -- Fees	Royal Schoen Chemistry Program Manager Phone [phone]	January 2008	March 3008 [2008]	April 2008	Elimination of specific chemical analyses the program is not able to continue to perform.
Chapter 16-324	Certification of seed potatoes	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone [phone]	January 2008 CR-105	Not applicable	March 2008	Repealing the requirement for PVY testing for Generation 1 lots because of changes in the US-Canada Necrotic Virus Management Plan.
Chapter 16-354	Hop rootstocks	Mary Toohey Assistant Director Phone [phone]	January 2008	March 2008	April 2008	Adding hop stunt viroid to the list of diseases that certified hop planting stock needs to be free of; additional housekeeping changes.
Chapter 16-497	Hop disease quarantine	Mary Toohey Assistant Director Phone [phone]	January 2008	March 2008	April 2008	Adding hop stunt viroid to the list of diseases that certified hop planting stock needs to be free of; additional housekeeping changes.
Chapter 16-645	Hop bales -- Weights and tares	Kirk Robinson Weights and Measures Program Manager Phone [phone]	January 2008	March 2008	April 2008	The department is proposing to amend the hop bale and tare rule to better reflect current industry practices.
Chapter 16-662	Weights and measures -- National handbooks	Kirk Robinson Weights and Measures Program Manager Phone [phone]	December 2007 CR-105	Not applicable	February 2008	The department is proposing to adopt the most recent version of the NIST handbooks.
Chapter 16-752	Noxious weed control	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone [phone]	January 2008	March 2008	April 2008	Adding additional species to the wetland and aquatic weed quarantine and the noxious weed seed and plant quarantine, revising the special permit language, and making the rule more clear and readable.

Teresa Norman

Rules Coordinator