Washington Administrative Code

(1) In addition to visual inspections conducted twice annually, all registered G2/G3 trees may be subject to diagnostic assays to determine the presence of targeted pests listed under this section.(2) Testing will be prioritized as follows:(a) Symptomatic G2/G3 trees will be test…

(1) The applicant must provide the department with all information documenting the eligibility of all registered and certified stock and must allow the department to take samples for indexing or testing purposes.(2) An application for certification must be filed with the departme…

(1) The department authorizes the use of official certification tags for the identification of nursery stock or seed that meet the requirements of this program. Official standards for the tags will be provided to participating nurseries for printing. Certification tags must be ap…

(1) Planting stocks of hops and hop plants (Humulus lupulus L.) may be designated as foundation stock, registered stock or certified stock, if the planting stock and plants from which it was produced have been inspected and tested in accordance with procedures and requirements ou…

"Arabis mosaic viruses" means a grouping of viruses that are polyhedral, have a bipartite genome and induce diseases such as bare-bine, spidery hop, split leaf blotch and hop chlorotic disease. In combination with satellite RNA, arabis mosaic virus induces hop nettlehead disease.…

(1) Certified stock may be produced only from foundation stock or registered mother blocks. In order to be a registered mother block, a proposed hop planting site must meet all of the following requirements:(a) The site must be inspected and approved by the department during the …

(1) A minimum of three inspections per year will be conducted by the department at each registered mother block. Additional inspections may be conducted as needed.(2) Timing and inspection methods will vary, depending on weather conditions, the disease or pest being sought, and o…

(1) Application for inspection and testing of registered mother blocks and certified stock shall be filed with the department by April 1 of each year accompanied by a seventy-five dollar application fee.(2) As a condition of participation in the hop planting stock certification p…

(1) Any person selling or offering for sale hop planting stock bearing a certification tag or otherwise identified as certified is responsible for the following:(a) Accurately identifying the planting stock as to variety and year of harvest;(b) Accurately identifying the planting…

(1) The unit of certification is the entire registered mother block.(2) Each entire registered mother block may have no more than the following percent of affected plants: ToleranceDowny mildew1%Visible nematode damage1%Verticillium wilt0 Ilar viruses0 Arabis mosaic viruses0 Hop …

(1) Grades for hop clones which inherently produce slips or rhizomes and/or layered stem cuttings of small caliper shall be determined by a committee appointed by the Washington hop commission.(2) Washington No. 1 shall consist of hop slips or rhizomes and/or layered stem cutting…

(1) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and packing, not more than a combined total of six percent, by count, of the planting stock in any lot shall fail to meet the requirements of Washington No. 1, and not more than six percent of the planting stock shal…

"Certificate" means an official document issued by the director which reports certification results."Certificate of compliance" means a shipping document issued by the fruit and vegetable industry attesting that the identified fruits or vegetables are known to be in full complian…

A minimum fee of one-half hour under the applicable hourly fee specified in WAC 16-390-025(1) will be charged for any inspection service.[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.17.140(2), 15.17.040 [15.17.030], chapters 17.24 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 14-24-086, § 16-390-015, filed 12/1/14, effect…

There is a fee of twenty-five dollars for each certificate issued, EXCEPT that a grade and condition certificate will be issued upon completion of a certification with no additional fee beyond the applicable CWT or hourly fee.[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.17.140(2), 15.17.040 [15.…

(1) Effective January 1, 2019, the hourly inspection fee is $75.00 per hour for regular hours and $112.50 per hour for overtime and holiday hours for any inspection service that is not covered by CWT fees.(2) An additional fee amounting to three regular hours, plus the inspection…

The following inspection and certification services are charged fees based on the stated CWT fee, provided that if the applied CWT fee would result in a charge less than the applicable hourly fee under WAC 16-390-025 for the staff hours worked, the applicable hourly fee will be a…

The fees for federal-state grade and condition CAIP certification for all fresh market fruits and vegetables in any type of containers are one-half of the applicable CWT fees specified in WAC 16-390-030, but not less than the applicable equivalent hourly fee specified in WAC 16-3…

(1) Each shipment of apples, apricots, asparagus, Italian prunes, peaches, pears, and sweet cherries must be covered by a shipping permit or certificate of compliance. No shipping permit or certificate of compliance will be issued unless the sweet cherries are determined to be fr…

The fee for the apple maggot survey program on all apples grown or packed in Washington state and introduced into commerce for sale or shipment as fresh apples is $.020 per CWT, unless and until the program fund balance falls below the minimum operating fund balance. This fee is …

WSDA performs audit and inspection services requested by customers under a "cooperative agreement" with the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA/AMS). Under USDA/AMS rules, WSDA provides these services as a "federal-state inspection agenc…

(1) Other services not involving certification services, provided to other agencies, commissions, growers, businesses, and organizations are charged at the applicable hourly fee specified in WAC 16-390-025.(2) Other inspection and certification services, such as bean, pea, lentil…

All certification services performed outside of regular business hours are charged a fee equivalent to the applicable overtime fee specified in WAC 16-390-025 unless an applicable CWT fee meets or exceeds the overtime fee.[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.17.140(2), 15.17.040 [15.17.0…

Certificate of compliance fees may be waived for fruits and vegetables donated to bona fide nonprofit organizations. The shipping containers must be conspicuously labeled or marked "not for resale."[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.17.140(2), 15.17.040 [15.17.030], chapters 17.24 and …

(1) All fees and charges for services rendered are due within thirty days after the date of the billing statement.(2) If payment is not received within thirty days, service may be withheld until the delinquent account is paid in full.(3) The director may assess a penalty of eight…

(1) All billable services provided under chapter 15.13 RCW are due and payable upon billing by the department. For the convenience of established accounts and in accord with good business practices, the department provides a monthly billing service for established accounts. Accou…

(1) The department may conduct regulatory inspections of any plant material at any nursery facility licensed under chapter 15.13 RCW without additional charge except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Subsequent to each inspection the department will issue a nursery i…

(1) Requested services are provided at the applicable hourly rate. Services are generally available between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during the workweek, except for on holidays listed in subsection (2) of this section.(2) Holidays mean New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Ind…

The following rates apply for requested inspection services at licensed nursery facilities:(1) Fee or Charge: Hourly rate—business hours$58.00Phytosanitary certificate issued for licensed nurseries$20.00Certificate of plant health for noncommercial movement$20.00Compliance agreem…

The following rates for miscellaneous charges on requested inspections shall apply.(1) Postage, special handling services and other miscellaneous costs exceeding five dollars are charged at the actual cost.(2) Other requested office services, not specifically provided for, are ch…

Annual license fees as established below, must accompany the application for nursery dealer license:(1) Retail nursery dealer license fee:(a) Gross business sales of horticultural plants and turf less than $2,500. . . . $67.20(b) Gross business sales of horticultural plants and t…

(1) All Christmas tree growers, except those exempted in subsection (5) of this section, must obtain a Christmas tree grower license.(2) The licensing period for a Christmas tree grower license is February 1st to January 31st.(3) The annual fee for a Christmas tree grower license…

As provided in RCW 15.13.310, an annual assessment of one percent on the gross sale price of the wholesale market value for all fruit trees, fruit tree related ornamental trees, fruit tree seedlings, fruit tree rootstock, and all other rootstock used for fruit tree propagation pr…

As provided in RCW 15.13.310, an annual assessment of five percent, not to exceed $0.10 per grapevine, on the gross sale price of the wholesale market value for all grapevine propagation material produced in Washington, and sold within the state or shipped from the state by any l…

Any person selling grapevine, fruit tree or fruit tree related ornamental nursery stock must maintain a set of accurate sales records to facilitate an audit and ensure that the proper assessment amount is paid to the department. The records must be maintained for a minimum of thr…

Issuance of any document stating that horticultural plants are apparently free from plant pests means only that the plants were inspected and found to meet the standards for freedom from infestation by plant pests described in this chapter. The department disclaims all expressed …

The definitions in this section shall apply throughout this chapter."Collected horticultural plant" means a noncultivated native plant, collected in its native habitat and sold for horticultural purposes."Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture."Director"…

Horticultural plants sold, held for sale, shipped or transported into the state must be:(1) Free of quarantine pests;(2) Free of pests that would be harmful if allowed to become established within the state or county; and(3) Practically free of plant pests.Determination of this s…

(1) Horticultural plants sold, held for sale, shipped or transported in the state must comply with the standards described in WAC 16-402-015.(2) The director may deny, suspend or revoke the license of any person selling, holding for sale, shipping or transporting horticultural pl…

(1) Nursery dealers transporting horticultural plants into the state must legibly tag or identify each species or variety of plant in the shipment in a conspicuous manner with the botanical name and/or the common name.(2) Nursery dealers displaying horticultural plants for retail…

Pursuant to RCW 15.13.410, the director may order any horticultural plant, not properly tagged or identified, off sale or returned to the consignor for proper tagging. Upon issuance of an order requiring horticultural plants to be removed from sale or returned to the consignor, t…

The intrusion of nonnative, invasive plant pest species into Washington state is a significant public concern. Plant pest species include insects, nematodes, snails, plant diseases, weeds and other species which harm plants or plant products. If established, such plant pests have…

The following definitions apply to WAC 16-402-100 through 16-402-130:(1) "Tree and shrub nursery stock" means woody forest and ornamental trees, shrubs and vines grown or kept for propagation, distribution or sale, including bareroot, balled and burlaped, and containerized plants…

(1) Receiving nurseries for tree and shrub nursery stock imported into Washington state from any out-of-state source are required to notify the Washington state department of agriculture (WSDA). Notification methods may include U.S. mail, telefacsimile, delivery service or email …

(1) Tree and shrub nursery stock shipments from outside the state must be held separate from other nursery stock for a minimum of one full business day after notification is received by WSDA.(2) WSDA will contact the nursery before or during the hold period specified in subsectio…

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the fair and orderly marketing of fresh apples in the state of Washington by establishing uniform grades and standards and by providing for the inspection of these products.[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.17.030, [15.17.]050, [15.17.]060…

"Aggregate" means the gathering together of separate areas into one mass for the purpose of comparison to determine the extent affected."Clean" means that the apples are free from excessive dirt, dust, spray residue and other foreign material."Diameter" means, when measuring for …

Washington state standards apple grades for extra fancy and fancy, except the Fuji variety, must be equivalent to or better than the U.S. standards for U.S. extra fancy and U.S. fancy grades of apples, 7 C.F.R. Sec. 51.300 et seq., in effect as of December 19, 2002. Apples meetin…

General standards for Washington grades shall apply to apples of one variety (except when more than one variety is printed on the container) which must meet the following standards in addition to standards specific to each Washington grade:(1) The apples must be mature but not ov…

In addition to meeting the general standards under WAC 16-403-034, Washington extra fancy grade red, partial red, or blushed variety apples must be free from injury as specified in WAC 16-403-164(1) and 16-403-174(1) and damage as specified in WAC 16-403-164(2) and 16-403-174(2).…