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WSR 09-19-006
[ Filed September 3, 2009, 8:39 a.m. , effective October 4, 2009 ]
Purpose: This rule-making order amends chapter 16-752 WAC, Noxious weed control by:
(1) Adding additional species to the wetland and aquatic weed quarantine (floating primrose-willow, variable-leaf milfoil, ricefield bulrush, and water soldier);
(2) Adding additional species to the noxious weed seed and plant quarantine (false brome, shiny geranium, and European hawkweed);
(3) Revising permit requirements for educational or training materials;
(4) Adding language regarding botanical synonyms; and
(5) Increasing its clarity and readability by removing obsolete definitions and updating the language.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-752-001, 16-752-300, 16-752-305, 16-752-310, 16-752-315, 16-752-320, 16-752-330, 16-752-400, 16-752-505, 16-752-515, and 16-752-610.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-15-181 on July 22, 2009.
OTS-2357.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 2054, filed 9/20/90, effective 10/21/90)
WAC 16-752-001 Definitions. The definitions set forth in this section shall apply throughout this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(((1) "Director" means the director of agriculture of this state, or a duly authorized representative.
(3) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, agency, or organized group of persons whether or not incorporated.
(4) "Hay" means the harvested herbage of forage plants, including but not limited to grasses, legumes, sedges and rushes.
(5) "State board" means the Washington state noxious weed control board.
(6) "Applicant" means a project sponsor.
(7) "BARS" means the budgeting, accounting, and reporting system of municipal fiscal management.
(8) "Environmental checklist" means the form in WAC 197-11-960.
(9) "Executive secretary" means the state noxious weed control board executive secretary.
(10) "Integrated pest management" means a decision-making process which combines all feasible control techniques into a program for managing targeted noxious weeds including but not limited to prevention, monitoring, consideration of alternative methods, and evaluation.
(11) "Local noxious weed control agency" means any activated county or regional noxious weed control board created under chapter 17.10 RCW, any weed district created under chapter 17.04 RCW, or any intercounty weed district created under chapter 17.06 RCW.
(12) "Monitoring" means inspecting to gather and record site specific information on which decisions about treatment choices are to be based.
(13) "Objectives" means statements of precise outcomes which can be measured to determine actual accomplishments.
(14) "Principal investigator" means the person under whose direction the noxious weed control project will be carried out such as the county weed control coordinator or county weed control board chairperson.
(15) "Project sponsor" means the county legislative authority of a county with an activated noxious weed control board, a local weed control agency, or a combination of two or more agencies acting through a lead agency, responsible for implementing an approved project.
(16) "Public benefits" means those services, goods, or other benefits, whether tangible or intangible, which accrue to persons other than those on whose property weed control measures pursuant to this chapter are undertaken.
(17) "Public costs" means those costs, whether tangible or intangible, which accrue to persons other than those on whose property weed control measures pursuant to this chapter are undertaken.
(18) "Significant environmental harm" means a reasonable likelihood of more than a moderate adverse impact on environmental quality as set forth in WAC 197-11-794.))
"Director" means the director of agriculture of this state, or a duly authorized representative.
"Hay" means the harvested herbage of forage plants, including but not limited to grasses, legumes, sedges and rushes.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.10 RCW. 90-20-002 (Order 2054), § 16-752-001, filed 9/20/90, effective 10/21/90; 88-04-044 (Order 1963), § 16-752-001, filed 1/29/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 17.10.235(2). 86-19-060 (Order 1907), § 16-752-001, filed 9/16/86.]
YELLOW NUTSEDGE QUARANTINE
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 03-16-038, filed 7/30/03, effective 8/30/03)
WAC 16-752-300 Yellow nutsedge -- Establishing quarantine. Yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus L.) is a herbaceous perennial that is one of the most serious noxious weeds of agronomic crops. It propagates by seed, rhizomes, bulbs, and nutlets. Soil containing nutlets is the primary mode of spread in cultivated land. It is highly invasive and its unchecked spread would entail great economic loss to the agricultural industries of the state. It is a class B noxious weed designated for control in Thurston County (WAC 16-750-011 (((33))) (49)(a)). Yellow nutsedge infests a plant nursery site at the Port of Olympia in Tumwater, Washington. Movement of material from this site initiates additional infestations. RCW 17.10.210 provides that either the director or the county noxious weed control board or a weed district may issue an order for quarantine and restriction or denial of access to land determined to be so seriously infested that control measures cannot be undertaken without quarantine of the land. The director has determined:
(1) That the identified site is so seriously infested as to require quarantine; and
(2) That the movement of contaminated materials from this site presents an immediate threat of infestation to the rest of the county agricultural and nonagricultural areas; and
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.10, 17.24, and 34.05 RCW. 03-16-038, § 16-752-300, filed 7/30/03, effective 8/30/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.10 RCW. 98-01-056, § 16-752-300, filed 12/11/97, effective 1/11/98; 91-03-045 (Order 2069), § 16-752-300, filed 1/11/91, effective 2/11/91; 89-24-090, § 16-752-300, filed 12/6/89, effective 1/6/90.]
WAC 16-752-305 Yellow nutsedge -- Quarantine area. The quarantine area shall encompass the Port of Olympia, located at the Olympia Airport, Tumwater, Washington, and more particularly described as follows:
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.10, 17.24, and 34.05 RCW. 03-16-038, § 16-752-305, filed 7/30/03, effective 8/30/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.10 RCW. 98-01-056, § 16-752-305, filed 12/11/97, effective 1/11/98; 91-03-045 (Order 2069), § 16-752-305, filed 1/11/91, effective 2/11/91; 89-24-090, § 16-752-305, filed 12/6/89, effective 1/6/90.]
WAC 16-752-310 Yellow nutsedge -- Articles whose movement is restricted. The movement of all plants and parts of plants of yellow nutsedge and soil contaminated with propagules of the plant, including soil in nursery pots, is ((covered by this quarantine)) restricted. The movement of all balled and burlap nursery stock is ((covered by this quarantine)) restricted.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.10 RCW. 98-01-056, § 16-752-310, filed 12/11/97, effective 1/11/98; 91-03-045 (Order 2069), § 16-752-310, filed 1/11/91, effective 2/11/91; 89-24-090, § 16-752-310, filed 12/6/89, effective 1/6/90.]
WAC 16-752-315 Yellow nutsedge -- Regulations. Use of the property identified in WAC 16-752-305 is restricted as follows:
(1) All removal of sand or soil, potted nursery plants and other plants from the quarantine site, except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, is prohibited without a permit from the Thurston County noxious weed control board that details the end use and exact geographic destination.
(3) All off-road vehicles are banned in the quarantine area without the written permission of the Thurston County noxious weed control board, except in designated parking areas.
(4) All weed control measures and irrigation practices in the quarantine area are to be conducted at the direction of the Thurston County noxious weed control board.
(6) The Thurston County noxious weed control board may designate and clearly mark portions of the site as free from infestation and allow removal of sand or soil from these areas without specific permit to nonagricultural sites: Provided, That adequate precautions are taken to prevent commingling of infested and noninfested soils and equipment used in the infested area is thoroughly cleaned before use in the area designated as uninfested.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.10, 17.24, and 34.05 RCW. 03-16-038, § 16-752-315, filed 7/30/03, effective 8/30/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.10 RCW. 98-01-056, § 16-752-315, filed 12/11/97, effective 1/11/98; 91-03-045 (Order 2069), § 16-752-315, filed 1/11/91, effective 2/11/91; 89-24-090, § 16-752-315, filed 12/6/89, effective 1/6/90.]
WAC 16-752-320 Yellow nutsedge -- Costs of quarantine. The costs of serving the notice required by RCW 17.10.210(2) shall be borne by the department. The costs of control work shall be borne by the landowner unless otherwise determined by the Thurston County noxious weed control board or the director in consultation with the Washington state noxious weed control board.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.10, 17.24, and 34.05 RCW. 03-16-038, § 16-752-320, filed 7/30/03, effective 8/30/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.10 RCW. 98-01-056, § 16-752-320, filed 12/11/97, effective 1/11/98; 91-03-045 (Order 2069), § 16-752-320, filed 1/11/91, effective 2/11/91; 89-24-090, § 16-752-320, filed 12/6/89, effective 1/6/90.]
WAC 16-752-330 Yellow nutsedge -- Violation and penalty. Any person who violates this quarantine shall have committed a civil infraction and shall be subject to the provisions of RCW 17.10.310 and 17.10.350 and WAC 16-750-020 which provides monetary penalties of up to one thousand dollars per infraction.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.10 RCW. 98-01-056, § 16-752-330, filed 12/11/97, effective 1/11/98; 91-03-045 (Order 2069), § 16-752-330, filed 1/11/91, effective 2/11/91; 89-24-090, § 16-752-330, filed 12/6/89, effective 1/6/90.]
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 2050, filed 7/18/90, effective 8/18/90)
WAC 16-752-400 Establishing quarantine. The Lythrum ((species)) genus (Purple loosestrife) is an aggressive, semiaquatic, herbaceous perennial weed that has infested wetlands in the state of Washington causing serious harm to native plants and destroying habitat for birds and small mammals. Some varieties of loosestrife are cultivated and sold as nursery stock in the horticultural industry. The director of agriculture, pursuant to the powers provided in chapter 17.24 RCW and RCW 17.10.074 (1)(c), and chapter 15.13 RCW, has determined that the regulation and exclusion of this plant, plant parts, and seeds is necessary to preserve Washington wetlands from further infestation.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.10 and 17.24 RCW. 90-15-062 (Order 2050), § 16-752-400, filed 7/18/90, effective 8/18/90.]
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-21-028, filed 10/11/05, effective 11/11/05)
Butomus ((umbelatus)) umbellatus flowering rush
Gyceria maxima reed sweetgrass, tall manna grass
Myriophyllum heterophyllum variable-leaf milfoil
Schoenoplectus mucronatus ricefield bulrush
This list is comprised of the most recent and accepted scientific and common names of the quarantine plant species. Regulated status also applies to all synonyms of these botanical names.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.24 and 34.05 RCW. 05-21-028, § 16-752-505, filed 10/11/05, effective 11/11/05. Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.10, 17.24, and 34.05 RCW. 04-19-004, § 16-752-505, filed 9/2/04, effective 10/3/04. Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.24, 17.10, and 15.13 RCW. 01-01-014, § 16-752-505, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 17.10.235 and chapter 17.24 RCW. 92-07-024, § 16-752-505, filed 3/10/92, effective 4/10/92.]
WAC 16-752-515 Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine -- Exemptions. The prohibition on transporting plants or plant parts in WAC 16-752-510 shall not apply to plants or plant parts collected for herbariums, research in control methods, creation of pressed specimens for educational or identification purposes and other scientific activities((, except that)). However, all activities requiring live plants, except pressed specimens, ((are)) must be conducted under permit from the director and ((are)) must be conducted in such a way that no infestation is created. No permit is required to transport plants or plant parts, as a part of a noxious weed control activity, to a sanitary landfill, to be burned, or otherwise for disposition, if such activities are conducted under the supervision of an official weed control agency or other public agency with management responsibilities for the control efforts and are conducted in such a manner that seed dispersal or dispersal of propagative materials to uninfested areas is prevented. ((No permit is required for live plants for educational or training purposes, if the specimens are disposed of in such a manner as to prevent infestation.))
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.24, 17.10, and 15.13 RCW. 01-01-014, § 16-752-515, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 17.10.235 and chapter 17.24 RCW. 92-07-024, § 16-752-515, filed 3/10/92, effective 4/10/92.]
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-19-004, filed 9/2/04, effective 10/3/04)
Geranium lucidum shiny geranium
Hieracium sabaudum European hawkweed
Linaria dalmatica spp. dalmatica Dalmatian toadflax
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.10, 17.24, and 34.05 RCW. 04-19-004, § 16-752-610, filed 9/2/04, effective 10/3/04. Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.24, 17.10, 15.13 RCW. 02-12-030, § 16-752-610, filed 5/29/02, effective 6/29/02. Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.24, 17.10 RCW. 00-24-021, § 16-752-610, filed 11/28/00, effective 12/29/00; 98-13-008, § 16-752-610, filed 6/4/98, effective 7/5/98. Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.10 and 17.24 RCW. 92-07-025, § 16-752-610, filed 3/10/92, effective 4/10/92.]