Washington Administrative Code

The slaughtering of cattle, calves, sheep, swine and goats with the use of electric current and the handling in connection therewith, in compliance with the provisions contained in this section, are hereby designated and approved as humane methods of slaughtering and handling of …

"Business day" means Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays."AMS, FGIS" means the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Federal Grain Inspection Service."Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture."Federal fiscal y…

The offices located in the following cities are service points for providing sampling, inspecting, weighing, and certification services.(1) Service points:(a) Colfax.(b) Kalama (North).(c) Kalama (South).(d) Longview.(e) Olympia.(f) Quincy.(g) Seattle.(h) Spokane.(i) Tacoma.(j) V…

Commodities covered under chapter 22.09 RCW and this chapter with respect to sampling, inspection, weighing, and quality or constituent determinations include all:(1) Grains with standards or inspection criteria established under the United States Grain Standards Act;(2) Commodit…

Washington state adopts the following grades and standards:(1) The grades and standards established by the United States Department of Agriculture from August 1, 1984, and as subsequently amended, that apply to all grains and commodities regulated by this chapter.(2) The procedur…

An applicant must place a service request in order to ensure staffing:(1) Service requests must be received by the inspection office by 2:00 p.m. of the last business day before the requested service.(a) The notification requirement allows the department to secure adequate staffi…

An applicant may request the department to establish permanent staffing on shifts using the application issued by the department:(1) Requests for permanent staffing must be submitted to the department by July 5th for permanent staffing to be established that year. For FY 2025, th…

The circumstances under which the department adjusts rates to meet the revenue minimum are as follows:(1) When the daily volume of work at a service location at the established fees does not generate revenue at least equal to the straight time hourly rate per hour, per employee, …

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) charges a per metric ton administrative and supervision fee for export and other grain handled by facilities in the Washington state department of agr…

The department may provide on-site official commercial inspection services, at the applicant's request, when all of the following conditions are met:(1) As applicable under 7 C.F.R. § 800.46, appropriate space and security must be provided by the applicant.(2) The applicant must …

(1) All department fees and charges for services rendered are due within thirty days of the statement date. Interest at the rate of one percent per month, or fraction thereof, shall accrue on any balance owed after thirty days of the statement date.(2) If the department does not …

The department shall establish the minimum operating fund balance amount on the first business day of July each year.(1) At the time the minimum operating fund balance amount is established, if the fund balance is above the new minimum operating fund balance amount by at least 10…

The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Federal Grain Inspection Service (USDA, AMS, FGIS) has delegated official scale testing and scale authorization authority to the department.(1) The USDA, AMS, FGIS scale authorization fee established in …

The department will charge the straight time hourly rate per hour, per employee, including applicable supervisory and clerical employee hours, as cited below.(1) An hourly rate is specified in the schedule of fees adopted under this chapter.(2) No other straight time hourly rate …

In addition to regular inspection and weighing fees and any applicable hourly rate, the department will charge the overtime rate per hour, per employee, including applicable supervisory and clerical employee hours, when a service is requested:(1) Anytime on Saturdays, Sundays, or…

The rules for charging travel time, mileage, and per diem are as follows:(1) Travel time: When department personnel perform services at locations other than service points, the applicant, in addition to the fee for the service performed, must pay the department for travel time as…

(1) The following rules apply for fees for stowage examination services on vessels or ocean-going barges.(a) At anchor stowage examination services will be conducted at the convenience of the designated grain inspection office during daylight hours under safe working and weather …

A service cancellation fee applies when service is requested and then canceled.(1) When an applicant requests a shift to provide service before or after the inspection office's established hours, a cancellation fee applies as follows:(a) When a service is requested before or afte…

The department provides administrative and consultation services and related assistance to an applicant for service that is establishing a new facility or renovating an existing facility when those services can be provided within the department's established staffing and normal c…

USGSA—AMA—WSDA Table 1 contains fees for USDA, AMS, FGIS scale authorization, contract straight-time hourly rate, noncontract hourly rate, contract overtime hourly rate, noncontract overtime hourly rate, travel hourly rate, and service cancellation fees for services performed und…

(1) USGSA Tables 1 through (8) in this section contain fees for official sampling, inspection, weighing services, and fees for other associated services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA). Services available include inspection, sampling, testing, weighing, labora…

(1) AMA Tables 1 through 5 in this section contain official sampling, inspection, or weighing services and fees for other services under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA). Services available include inspection, sampling, testing, weighing, laboratory analysis, and cert…

(1) WSDA Tables 1 through 3 in this section contain fees for other services performed at the request of the applicant when no USGSA or AMA standards exist. Services available include inspection, sampling, testing, weighing, laboratory analysis, and certification.(2) Applicant-def…

The purpose of this rule is to prevent the transmission of livestock diseases and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and Washington state's livestock industry through the proper routine disposal of carcasses of livestock that have died because of disease. The statu…

This rule applies to the disposal of livestock that has died because of disease or an unknown cause.[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.010, 16.36.092, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 07-10-086, § 16-25-015, filed 5/1/07, effective 6/1/07.]

In addition to the definitions found in RCW 16.36.005, the following definitions apply to this chapter:"Burial" means placing a carcass below the natural surface of the ground and completely covering it with soil."Carcass" means the body or tissues of a livestock animal that has …

A carcass must be disposed of within seventy-two hours of the time of death or discovery to avoid nuisance odors or disease. If weather conditions prevent burial within seventy-two hours and rendering, composting, landfilling, or natural decomposition cannot be accomplished, then…

The carcass of a livestock animal that has died from a reportable disease must be disposed of in consultation with the state veterinarian. The list of reportable diseases and reporting requirements are found in chapter 16-70 WAC.[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.010, 16.36.092, and…

If the state veterinarian determines there is an animal health emergency, the state veterinarian has the authority to specify the method of disposal and place additional requirements for the disposal of carcasses of livestock animals that die of disease or are euthanized to preve…

This chapter is pursuant to RCW 15.53.9012 and regulates commercial feed distributed in Washington state for the purpose of uniformity with federal regulations and national consensus codes and ultimately to protect consumers from contaminated, adulterated, or misbranded commercia…

(1) This chapter applies to commercial feed as defined in RCW 15.53.901 which includes, but is not limited to, food for beef cattle, dairy cattle, equine, goats and sheep, chickens and turkeys, ducks and geese, fish, rabbits, and swine.(2) Pet food for dogs (Canis familiaris), ca…

(1) Adoption of regulations under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in this chapter is of the version effective January 1, 2025, and 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., in this chapter is adoption of the version effective January 1, 2025.(2) Adoption of provisions under the Association …

(1) Definitions and terms in this chapter as well as those defined in chapter 15.53 RCW are mostly shown in capitalized letters to indicate they are specifically defined.(2) The department adopts the Official Feed Terms and the Official Common and Usual Names and Definitions of F…

(1) The department adopts 21 C.F.R. Part 501 - Animal food LABELING.(2) Commercial feed, other than customer-formula feed, shall bear the information prescribed in this section on the LABEL of the product and in the following format:(a) Product name and brand name, if any, as spe…

Commercial feed, other than customer-formula feed, shall be LABELED with the information prescribed in this section.(1) Product name and brand name, if any.(a) The brand or product name must be appropriate for the intended use of the feed and must not be misleading. If the name i…

(1) The GUARANTEES for crude protein, equivalent crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen, lysine, methionine, other amino acids, crude fat, crude fiber and acid detergent fiber shall be in terms of percentage.(2) Mineral GUARANTEES:(a) When the calcium, salt, and sodium GUARANTEES…

(1) A commercial feed, other than a customer-formula feed, shall be nutritionally suitable for its intended purpose as represented by its LABELING.(2) If the department has reasonable cause to believe a commercial feed is not nutritionally suitable, the department may request the…

(1) The name of each ingredient or collective term for the grouping of ingredients, when required to be listed, shall be the common or usual name and conform to the following:(a) Is defined:(i) In the Official Feed Terms, Common or Usual Ingredient Names and Ingredient Definition…

(1) Directions for use and precautionary statements on the LABELING of all commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds containing additives (including drugs, special purpose additives, or nonnutritive additives) shall:(a) Be adequate to enable safe and effective use for the inten…

(1) Urea and other nonprotein nitrogen products defined in the AAFCO Official Publication are acceptable ingredients only in commercial feeds for ruminant animals as a source of equivalent crude protein. If the commercial feed contains more than 8.75 percent of equivalent crude p…

(1) Prior to approval of a license application and/or approval of a LABEL for commercial feed which contain additives (including drugs, other special purpose additives, or nonnutritive additives), the distributor may be required to submit evidence to prove the safety and efficacy…

(1) The department adopts 21 C.F.R. Part 589 – Substances prohibited from use in animal food or feed.(2) For the purpose of RCW 15.53.902, the terms "poisonous substances" or "deleterious substances" include, but are not limited to, the following:(a) Fluorine and any mineral or m…

The department adopts the following federal regulations as current good manufacturing practice:(1) The regulations prescribing good manufacturing practices for Type B and Type C medicated feeds as published in 21 C.F.R. Part 225.1 – 225.202.(2) The regulations prescribing good ma…

The department adopts the requirements of 21 C.F.R. Part 589.2000 – Animal proteins prohibited in ruminant feed; and 21 C.F.R. Part 589.2001 – Cattle materials prohibited in animal food or feed to prevent the transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.[Statutory Authority: …

(1) The department adopts the definitions of 21 C.F.R. Part 558.3(b).(2) The department adopts the requirements of 21 C.F.R. Part 558.6 – Veterinary feed directive drugs.[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.53.9012, 15.53.9013, 15.53.9016, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-21-191, § 16-250-1…

Records relating the LOT IDENTIFIER, manufacture, processing, packing, distribution, receipt, holding, and substantiation of the product must be kept for two years after the last date of distribution and licensing, unless otherwise specified.[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.53.9012. …

(1) Except as provided for in RCW 15.53.9013, any person who manufactures a commercial feed in this state, or who distributes a commercial feed in or into this state; or whose name appears on a commercial feed LABEL as GUARANTOR, must obtain a commercial feed license for each fac…

(1)(a) Each licensee must file a semiannual report on forms provided by the department setting forth the number of tons of commercial feed distributed in or into this state as required by RCW 15.53.9018.(b) The report must include the amount of feed distributed by type of mixed f…

(1) Electronic access to 21 C.F.R. is available at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21. Print copies of the titles can be purchased from the U.S. Government Bookstore online at https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/laws-regulations/code-federal-regulations-cfrs-print. If you do not…

(1) Any person may request a refund if they can show a specified amount over $50 was paid in error. Refund requests must be received in writing to:Washington State Department of AgricultureAnimal Feed ProgramP.O. Box 42560Olympia, WA 98504-2591or emailed to feedreg@agr.wa.gov wit…