10-02-048

WSR 10-02-048

AGENDA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[ Filed December 30, 2009, 4:24 p.m. ]

     Following is the department of agriculture's semi-annual rules development agenda for the period of January 1 through June 30, 2010. 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 - June 30, 2010

P.O. Box 42560

Olympia, WA 98504-2560

WAC Number	Rule Title	Agency Contact	Tentative Timeline			Subject of Rule Making
			CR-101	CR-102	CR-103
Administrative Services
16-08	Practice and procedure.	Dannie McQueen Administrative Regulations Program Manager Phone [phone]	TBD	TBD	TBD	Updating references to WAC and addressing the use and procedures for brief adjudicative proceedings.
Animal Services Division
16-30	Restricted feed lots and restricted holding facilities.	Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone [phone]	January 2010	TBD	TBD	Clarifying requirements for restricted holding facilities.
16-54	Animal importation.	Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone [phone]	December 2009	February 2010	April 2010	Import requirements.
16-70	Animal diseases -- Reporting.	Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone [phone]	December 2009	February 2010	April 2010	Reportable diseases.
16-71	Equine infectious anemia.	Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone [phone]	December 2009	February 2010	April 2010	Equine diseases.
16-80	Pseudorabies in swine.	Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone [phone]	December 2009	February 2010	April 2010	Swine diseases.
16-92	Notices of infraction.	Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone [phone]	December 2009	February 2010	April 2010	Penalty schedule.
16-604	Public livestock markets.	Jodi Jones Administrative Assistant Phone [phone]	December 2009	February 2010	April 2010	Health requirements at public livestock markets.
Commodity Inspection Division
16-302-070	When is seed a field inspected by the certifying agency?	Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone [phone]	December 2009	January 2010	March 2010	Units of certification for seed fields.
16-302-080	What will cause a seed field to be ineligible for seed certification?	Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone [phone]	December 2009	January 2010	March 2010	When a seed field is to be rejected in regards to prohibited noxious weeds.
16-302-560	Miscellaneous field and seed inspection standards for buckwheat, chickpea, field pea, lentil, millet, soybean, sorghum, small grain seed certification.	Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone [phone]	December 2009	January 2010	March 2010	When a seed field is to be rejected in regards to prohibited noxious weeds and verification of traits as criteria of seed certification.
16-302-170	Other considerations in applying the standards for certification.	Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone [phone]	December 2009	January 2010	March 2010	Verification of traits as criteria of seed certification.
16-302-685	Small grains standards for seed certification.	Victor Shaul Seed Program Operations Manager Phone [phone]	December 2009	January 2010	March 2010	Verification of traits as criteria of seed certification.
Food Safety and Consumer Services Division
16-101X	Degrades, license suspensions and revocations for dairy producers and processors.	Claudia Coles Food Safety Program Manager Phone [phone]	TBD	TBD	TBD	Procedures for dairy degrades.
16-167	Intrastate commerce in foods.	Claudia Coles Food Safety Program Manager Phone [phone]	TBD	TBD	TBD	Updating references to the code of federal regulation.
New WAC		Nora Mena Livestock Nutrient Management Program Manager Phone [phone]	TBD	TBD	TBD	Livestock nutrient management program enforcement and penalty matrix.
16-157	Organic food standards and certification.	Les Eklund Acting Program Manager Phone [phone]	TBD	TBD	TBD	Transitional certification.
16-160	Registration of materials for organic food production.	Les Eklund Acting Program Manager Phone [phone]	TBD	TBD	TBD	Procedures for material registration.
Pesticide Management Division
16-230	Use of chemicals and chemically treated materials in certain counties.	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone [phone]	May 2009	February 2010	March 2010	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications. Definition change for "commercial vineyard."
16-231	Restricted use herbicides.	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone [phone]	May 2009	February 2010	March 2010	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications. Definition change for "commercial vineyard."
16-232	Restricted use herbicides in certain counties.	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone [phone]	May 2009	February 2010	March 2010	Modify the nozzle requirements for air and ground applications. Definition change for "commercial vineyard."
16-228	Wood destroying organisms.	Cliff Weed Compliance Program Program Manager Phone [phone]	May 2009	February 2010	March 2010	Modify wood destroying reporting requirements.
Plant Protection Division
16-462	Grape planting stock -- Registration and certification.	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone [phone]	January 2010	March 2010	May 2010	The department is considering revising the field eligibility provisions for participation in the grape planting stock program. In addition, the department may amend the existing language to increase its clarity and readability and update the language to conform to current industry and regulatory standards.
16-470	Quarantine -- Agricultural pests.	Tom Wessels Plant Services Program Manager Phone [phone]	April 2010	June 2010	July 2010	The department is considering initiating a quarantine that would place restrictions on the importation of hazelnut plants into Washington state in response to eastern filbert blight and at the request of the hazelnut industry.

Teresa Norman

Rules Coordinator