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WSR 08-03-106
[ Filed January 22, 2008, 11:13 a.m. ]
Submit Written Comments to: Kelly Frost, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560, e-mail kfrost@agr.wa.gov, fax (360) 902-2092, by 5:00 p.m., March 5, 2008.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact WSDA receptionist by February 15, 2008, TTY 1-800-833-6388 or (360) 902-1976.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: WAC 16-532-035 Inspection required, require that growers provide a bale count when hops are submitted for inspection. A formula is provided for growers to use in estimating the number of bales for nonbaled hops. Growers are assessed based upon the number of pounds of hops produced (200 pounds = one bale). An accurate accounting is important for commission budgeting and planning activities.
WAC 16-532-040 Assessment and collections, increase the assessment rate per "affected unit" from $1.80 to $2.50. The increase is necessary to support specific programs that benefit the hop industry, including $0.20 per bale for pesticide registration and international harmonization of pesticide regulatory standards; $0.15 per bale for trade education programs; and $0.35 per bale to provide additional funding for research and administrative functions. The increases are in response to inflationary factors and the loss of certain grant funds that have been used in the past to support these activities.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Growers are assessed per "affected unit" (200 pounds, which is equivalent to a bale). An accurate count supports sound programming decisions and budgeting activities. The information is currently requested by the WSDA hop inspection laboratory for hops that utilized the submitted sample inspection option. However, the information is not always provided. The assessment increase is necessary to continue funding the programs and services listed above. These changes will implement the petition received from the hop commission in accordance with RCW 15.65.050.
Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fiscal Matters: Any rule proposal that results from this rule-making process will not be adopted unless the proposed rules are also approved in a referendum of affected hop producers pursuant to chapter 15.65 RCW.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Kelly Frost, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 902-1802; Implementation and Enforcement: Ann George, P.O. Box 1207, Moxee, WA 98936, (509) 453-4749.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. In accordance with RCW 15.65.570, the adoption of the final amendments to chapter 16-532 WAC will be determined by a referendum vote of affected parties.
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AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-15-105, filed 7/17/06, effective 8/17/06)
WAC 16-532-035 Inspection required. (1) Before marketing or processing, all varieties of hops produced in the state of Washington must be inspected and certified by the Federal/State Hop Inspection Service for quality and condition of seed, leaf and stem according to the standards established by the Federal Grain Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. All lots of hops submitted for inspection shall include a bale count or, in the case of nonbaled hops, an estimated bale count based on total weight divided by two hundred pounds.
(2) Any hops that are baled on a producer's farm must be officially sampled by a Washington state department of agriculture inspector.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.65 and 34.05 RCW. 06-15-105, § 16-532-035, filed 7/17/06, effective 8/17/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050. 95-17-118 (Order 5077), § 16-532-035, filed 8/23/95, effective 9/23/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.65 RCW. 88-24-028 (Order 1992), § 16-532-035, filed 12/2/88.]
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-15-098, filed 7/15/05, effective 8/15/05)
WAC 16-532-040 Assessments and collections. (1) Assessments.
(a) The annual assessment on all varieties of hops shall be ((one)) two dollars and ((eighty)) fifty cents per affected unit.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 05-15-098, § 16-532-040, filed 7/15/05, effective 8/15/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050. 97-17-096, § 16-532-040, filed 8/20/97, effective 9/20/97; 95-17-118 (Order 5077), § 16-532-040, filed 8/23/95, effective 9/23/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.65 RCW. 91-15-019 (Order 2090), § 16-532-040, filed 7/10/91, effective 8/10/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.170. 87-10-059 (Order 1927), § 16-532-040, filed 5/6/87, effective 6/8/87. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.65 RCW. 83-16-041 (Order 1800), § 16-532-040, filed 7/29/83; 80-05-090 (Order 1686), § 16-532-040, filed 5/1/80; 79-01-045 (Order 1593), § 16-532-040, filed 12/21/78; Order 1332, § 16-532-040, filed 1/17/74; Marketing Order Article IV, §§ A through C, filed 7/1/64.]