Title 16 — Title 16 ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK

For the purposes of this chapter, unless clearly indicated otherwise by the context:(1) "Carcass" means all parts, including viscera, of a dead meat food animal;(2) "Dead animal" means the body of a meat food animal, or any part or portion thereof: PROVIDED, That the following de…

It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or give away a dead animal or convey the same along any public road or land not his or her own: PROVIDED, That dead animals may be sold or given away to and legally transported on highways by a person having an unrevoked, ann…

It is unlawful for any person to operate a rendering plant or act as an independent collector without first obtaining a license from the director.[ 1949 c 100 s 4; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 3142-4.]

Any person engaged in operating a rendering plant shall secure from the director an annual rendering plant license and pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars: PROVIDED, That no license shall be required to operate a rendering plant on the premises of a licensed slaughtering est…

Any person engaged in the business of independent collector shall secure from the director an annual independent collector license and pay an annual fee of fifty dollars.[ 1949 c 100 s 6; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 3142-6.]

Any rendering plant operator or independent collector that operates substations or places of transfer shall secure from the director an annual substation license or place of transfer license and pay an annual fee of twenty-five dollars for each substation or place of transfer.[ 1…

Any license or permit issued under this chapter shall expire on the thirtieth day of June next subsequent to the date of issue, and may be sooner revoked by the director or his or her authorized representative for violations of this chapter. Any licensee or permittee under this c…

Any person applying for a license to operate a rendering plant and/or substation and/or place of transfer, or to act as an independent collector shall make application on forms furnished by the director. Said application shall give all information required by the director and sha…

If the director finds that the locations, buildings, substations equipment, vehicles, places of transfer, or proposed method of operation do not fully comply with the requirements of this chapter, he or she shall notify the applicant by registered letter wherein the same fails to…

Every licensee under this chapter must comply with the following:(1) All floors shall be constructed of concrete or other impervious material, shall be kept reasonably clean and in good repair. Floors shall slope at least one-fourth inch to the foot toward drains, and slope at le…

Every licensee under this chapter shall comply with the following:(1) Dead animals shall be placed in containers or vehicles which are constructed of or lined with impervious material, and which do not permit the escape of any liquid, and which are covered in such a way that the …

The director or his or her authorized agent, shall have free and uninterrupted access to all parts of premises that come under the provisions of this chapter, for the purpose of making inspections and the examination of records.[ 2011 c 336 s 443; 1949 c 100 s 14; Rem. Supp. 1949…

It shall be unlawful for any person to transport, to sell, offer to sell, or have on his or her premises horse meat for other than human consumption unless said horse meat is decharacterized in a manner prescribed by the director: PROVIDED, That this provision shall not apply to …

It shall be unlawful to feed carcasses of animals, or any part or portion thereof, to swine, unless said carcasses or portions thereof are cooked in a manner prescribed by the director.[ 1949 c 100 s 16; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 3142-20.]Notes:Swine, garbage feeding: RCW 16.36.105 and 1…

Funds collected for license fees and inspection fees shall be retained by the director to be used for the enforcement of this chapter.[ 1949 c 100 s 11; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 3142-11.]

The director is authorized and shall make and enforce such regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter. Such regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter.[ 1949 c 100 s 17; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 3142-21.]

The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor.[ 1949 c 100 s 18; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 3142-22.]

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the department of fish and wildlife from using the carcasses of dead animals for trap bait in their regular trapping operations.[ 1994 c 264 s 6; 1988 c 36 s 7; 1949 c 100 s 18A; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 3142-23.]