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WAC 296-17A-4805:
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WAC 296-17A-4805
Classification 4805.
4805-00 Nurseries, N.O.C
Establishments engaged in the propagation and/or care of trees, shrubs, and flowers pending sales to others, not covered by another classification (N.O.C).
These businesses are usually either:
• Nurseries actively engaged in the propagation of trees, plants, and shrubs from seed, grafting or cuttings; or
• Nurseries that buy stock from growers and resell to the public or to commercial customers.
• Preparing soil for new trees, shrubs or plants;
• Propagating trees, shrubs or plants;
• Weeding plants, trees and shrubs;
• Pruning trees and shrubs;
• Incidental greenhouse operations which are typically maintained for the purpose of starting new plants, shrubs or trees and protecting plants from weather conditions. Greenhouses may also serve as holding areas for garden supplies, fertilizer, planting containers, and tools which are available for sale to the public;
• Incidental sale of bark, soils, decorative or crushed rock;
• Establishments engaged in propagating trees in connection with an orchard operation or Christmas tree farm (report in classification 4803 or classification 7307 as applicable);
• Landscaping contractors who may raise plants, trees or shrubs to be used in connection with their own landscaping jobs (report in classification 0301 or 0308 as applicable);
• Establishments engaged in growing and harvesting flowers for sale to others (report in classification 4802); and
Establishments engaged in the propagation and/or care of trees for sale.
• Nurseries actively engaged in the propagation of trees from seed and grafting; or
• Propagating trees;
• Incidental greenhouse operations;
• Incidental sale of beauty bark, soils, decorative or crushed rock;
• Landscape contractors who raise trees to be used in connection with their own landscaping jobs (report in classification 0301 or 0308 as applicable); and
Establishments engaged in raising lawn sod for sale.
• Preparing soil for new grass;
• Planting grass seed;
• Mowing grass;
Note: Sod farms may sell directly to the public from the farm or through landscape dealers and contractors.
• Installation of sod at a customer's location;
• Landscaping contractors who may raise sod to be used in connection with their landscape jobs; and
Establishments engaged in the propagation of aquatic plants for sale.
• Preparing aquatic tanks, fresh water ponds or salt water growing areas for new plants;
• Care of aquatic growing beds including chemical treatments of beds to eliminate undesirable vegetation;
• Packaging plants.
Note: Aquatic farms may sell plants directly to the public from the farm or through dealers and unrelated stores. This classification includes farm store operations.
• Establishments engaged in the harvesting, processing, or packaging of aquatic plants obtained from natural areas, where the husbandry of the resource is not an integral part of the operation (report in classification 3304); and
4805-08 Farms: Shellfish
Establishments engaged in the propagation and harvesting of shellfish for sale.
• Preparing aquatic tanks or salt water growing areas for shellfish;
• Shucking;
• Packaging shellfish.
• Shellfish farms may sell directly to the public from a farm stand or store, located at or near the farm, or to dealers and unrelated stores.
• The distinction between risks assigned to this classification (4805-08) and those which are subject to the federal Jones Act is in the location of the work activity. Risks subject to classification 4805 are engaged in hand harvesting activities which includes the use of hand-held tools or mechanical harvesting operations not on navigable waters, while those subject to the Jones Act are engaged in activities on a vessel while on navigable waters.
• Establishments engaged in the harvesting, processing or packaging of shellfish obtained from natural areas of nonnavigable waters where the husbandry of the resource is not an integral part of the operation (report in classification 3304);
• Employees working on or from a vessel, as a captain or member of that vessel's crew, who are to be insured under the federal Jones Act according to the provisions of maritime law; and
• A farm labor contractor is a specialty contractor who supplies laborers to a farm operation for specified services such as seeding of larvae to mother shells and planting shells to natural waters; and
Establishments engaged in retail sales of Christmas trees.
Special note: Establishments assigned to 4805-09 should report hours in this classification only during the fourth quarter of each year, since these sales are confined to the Christmas season.
• Placing trees in stands or on racks for display purposes;
• Showing trees to retail customers;
• Monitoring and directing traffic in the sales lot area;
• Loading trees into customer vehicles.
Note: Tree sales may be conducted at a farm location, as in the case of a U-cut tree operation, or at a seasonal sales lot.
• All farming operations such as, but not limited to, preparation of soil for new trees, propagating and planting trees;
• Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation systems (report in classification 7307);
• Christmas tree wholesalers and Christmas tree baling and packing operations (report in classification 7307); and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020 and 51.16.035. WSR 15-02-060, § 296-17A-4805, filed 1/6/15, effective 7/1/15. WSR 07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-4805, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035, 51.16.100. WSR 05-23-161, § 296-17-646, filed 11/22/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 98-18-042, § 296-17-646, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; WSR 96-12-039, § 296-17-646, filed 5/31/96, effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 51.16.035. WSR 93-12-093, § 296-17-646, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93; WSR 89-24-051 (Order 89-22), § 296-17-646, filed 12/1/89, effective 1/1/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-646, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; WSR 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), § 296-17-646, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; WSR 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-646, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 51.16.035. WSR 78-12-043 (Order 78-23), § 296-17-646, filed 11/27/78, effective 1/1/79; Order 75-38, § 296-17-646, filed 11/24/75, effective 1/1/76; Order 73-22, § 296-17-646, filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.]