16-04-015

WSR 16-04-015

AGENDA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Filed January 21, 2016, 1:23 p.m.]

Following is the department of agriculture's semi-annual rules development agenda for the period of January 1 through June 30, 2016. 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 questions regarding the department's rule-making agenda, please call Henri Gonzales at [phone] or e-mail [e-mail].

Semi-Annual Rules Agenda

January 1 - June 30, 2016

P.O. Box 42560

Olympia, WA 98504-2560

WAC Chapter	Rule Title	Agency Contact	Tentative Timeline			Subject of Rule Making
			CR-101 CR-105	CR-102	CR-103
ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION
16-29	Animal disease traceability	Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	April	June	August	Identifying the minimum information required for slaughter facility reporting and the acceptance of a completed affidavit in lieu of mandatory reporting.
16-30	Restricted feedlots and restricted holding facilities	Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	March	May	July	(1) Adding certificate of veterinary inspection requirement; and (2) changing the category 2 type of holding facility to allow for cattle to feed on grass and remove the no provision for grazing statement.
16-54	Animal importation	Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	March	May	July	(1) Removing the certificate of veterinary inspection exemption for cattle consigned to a category 2 restricted holding facility; (2) Modifying the vesicular stomatitis restrictions; and (3) Modifying the exemptions to import health requirements for dogs, cats, and ferrets.
16-71	Equine diseases in Washington state	Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	March	May	July	Changing the number of days equine with vesicular stomatitis must be held in quarantine.
16-86	Cattle and bison diseases in Washington state	Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	March	May	July	Eliminating the requirement for Q-fever testing in raw milk dairies.
16-610	Livestock brand inspection	Jodi Jones Animal Services Division Phone [phone]	April	June	August	Increasing the certificate of permit book price from $1.00 to $5.00.
COMMODITY INSPECTION DIVISION
16-240	WSDA grain inspection program-Definitions, standards, and fees	Jason Ferrante Grain Inspection Program Phone [phone]	February 2015	February	April	Amending the refund mechanism language for greater flexibility.
16-301	General seed regulations (crucifer quarantine)	Victor Shaul Seed Program Phone [phone]	November 2015	February	May	Amending the trial ground process to make it applicable to eastern Washington practices as a result of recent changes to the crucifer quarantine.
16-390	WSDA fruit and vegetable inspection districts, inspection fees and other charges	Cameron Crump Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone [phone]	April	Expedited	July	Combining the two fruit and vegetable inspection districts into one program, dependent on the outcome of agency proposed legislation.
16-403	Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington	Cameron Crump Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone [phone]	June 2015	January	April	Updating the rule to promote clarity.
16-414	Washington standards for cherries	Cameron Crump Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone [phone]	January	April	July	Updating the rule to promote clarity.
16-439	Pears, summer and fall	Cameron Crump Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Program Phone [phone]	January	April	July	Updating the rule to promote clarity.
FOOD SAFETY AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION
16-157	Organic food standards and certification	Brenda Book Organic Program Phone [phone]	May	TBD	TBD	(1) Removing the organic mushroom standards due to conflict with federal standards; and (2) Updating the certification fee schedules.
16-167	Intrastate commerce in foods	Claudia Coles Food Safety and Consumer Services Division Phone [phone]	March	TBD	TBD	Updating the feed rules, making changes to good manufacturing practices from 21 C.F.R. 110 to 21 C.F.R. 117, and possibly new produce safety rules.
PLANT PROTECTION DIVISION
16-350	Registration and certification of fruit tree planting stock	Cindy Cooper Plant Services Program Phone [phone]	July 2015	February	April	Amending this voluntary certification program by: Defining terminology, recognizing the Clean Plant Center Northwest as the primary foundation source, allowing an extra generation of prunus trees for propagation, and allowing the use of tissue culture to propagate registered stool beds.
16-470	Quarantine-Agricultural pests (apple maggot quarantine)	Jim Marra Pest Program Phone [phone]	March 2015	March	May	Amending the apple maggot quarantine by: (1) Revising the regulated articles to include municipal solid waste, yard debris, organic feedstock, organic materials, and agricultural waste; and (2) Establishing a special permit to allow transportation and disposition of municipal solid waste, yard debris, organic feedstocks, organic materials, and agricultural waste from the quarantine area for disposal or treatment in the pest-free area.
16-470	Quarantine-Agricultural pests(apple maggot quarantine)	Jim Marra Pest Program Phone [phone]	December 2015	March	May	Amending the boundaries of the apple maggot and plum curculio quarantine area.
16-662	Weights and measures-National handbooks	Jerry Buendel Weights and Measures Program Phone [phone]	November 2015	February 2016	April 2016	(1) Adopting, in whole or in part, the most recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) handbooks regarding requirements for weighing and measuring devices, net contents of packaged goods, legal metrology, and engine fuel quality; and (2) Establishing in rule a civil penalty matrix for violations of the Motor Fuel Quality Act.
16-752	Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine	Cindy Cooper Plant Services Program Phone [phone]	June 2015	March	April	Adding additional species to the noxious weed seed and plant quarantine.

Henri Gonzales

Rules Coordinator