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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.145 - Soil Health Initiative. › 15.145.040 - Department's primary responsibilities—Rules.

RCW 15.145.040
Department's primary responsibilities—Rules.
(1) The department has primary responsibility for the following components of the soil health initiative:
(a) Compiling existing information on agricultural viability and environmental function effects related to agricultural soil management practices and regimes across the state's diverse food production zones, soil types, tillage systems, and cropping methods, and identifying data gaps associated with understanding and quantifying such effects. Agricultural viability effects compiled and assessed must include, but not be limited to, assessments of yields, profitability, costs, and benefits. Environmental function effects compiled and assessed must include, but not be limited to, assessments of water quality and water availability;
(b) Establishing a "state of the soils" baseline assessment of statewide agricultural soil health practices and characteristic soil health indicators, which may include, but is [are] not limited to: Soil type, organic matter, aggregate stability, porosity, temperature, microbiology, and pathogens; carbon storage; nutrient management; crop rotations; cropping techniques; tillage systems; plant biomass input, residue, and cover levels; water infiltration rate; water retention; root exudates; electrical conductivity; soil nutrient, vitamin, and mineral levels including, but not limited to, levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, and micronutrients; and any other indicator of a soil's health, yield, profitability, or ecological function. Baseline assessments must be developed in a stepwise process to incrementally assess the baseline for each of Washington's major food production zones, soil types, tillage systems, and cropping methods, including both conventional and organic food production systems;
(c) Developing standardized methods and diagnostic tools to support accurate and cost-effective measurement of key soil health indicators at a scale and speed that supports broad implementation and verification of improved soil health stewardship across Washington's diverse agricultural landscapes;
(d) Developing and supporting an agricultural product marketing and promotion program that creates opportunities for participating producers to benefit from the emerging market for Washington food products grown under good soil health stewardship; and
(e) Consulting and collaborating with the commission and the university to support all soil health initiative goals, objectives, and components established in this chapter.
(2) In consultation with the commission and the university, the department may adopt rules as needed to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
[ 2020 c 314 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.145 - Soil Health Initiative. › 15.145.050 - Commission's primary responsibilities—Rules.

RCW 15.145.050
Commission's primary responsibilities—Rules.
(1) The commission has primary responsibility for the following components of the soil health initiative:
(a) Developing, publishing, and distributing outreach and education materials to help conservation districts, cooperative extension, and local governments raise awareness of the importance of soil health to society and agriculture, including farmer case studies on soil health practices, experiences, and outcomes;
(b) Training and mobilizing technical service providers to encourage farmers, ranchers, and land managers to voluntarily implement desired soil health stewardship and enter into any maintenance or easement agreements needed to maintain soil health benefits obtained. The commission and the university must coordinate technical assistance, working with and through conservation districts and university extension, to avoid duplication of effort in carrying out soil health initiative technical assistance responsibilities;
(c) Training technical assistance providers, property owners, land managers, and others to voluntarily take ongoing soil health samples and measurements and submit results to the soil health monitoring database;
(d) In collaboration with the department and the university, developing equitable criteria for the awarding of grants to help producers improve soil health across the state's diverse agricultural systems; and
(e) Consulting and collaborating with the department and the university to support all soil health initiative goals, objectives, and components established in this chapter.
(2) In consultation with the department and the university, the commission may adopt rules as needed to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(3) The commission shall perform its responsibilities within the appropriations provided for the soil health initiative.
[ 2020 c 314 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.150 - Cannabis Laboratory Quality Standards. › 15.150.010 - Definitions.

RCW 15.150.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Cannabis lab" means a laboratory that tests cannabis for compliance with product standards established by rule by the state liquor and cannabis board.
(2) "Team" means the interagency coordination team for cannabis laboratory quality standards created in this chapter.
[ 2022 c 135 § 2.]
NOTES:
Purpose—2022 c 135: "The purpose of this act is to create an interagency coordination team responsible for the program that establishes and maintains quality standards for laboratories conducting analysis of recreational and medicinal cannabis with THC levels greater than 0.3 percent. The interagency team includes the department of agriculture, the liquor and cannabis board, and the department of health. The standards must be adopted by rule by the department of agriculture, and changes to standards may require reference in liquor and cannabis board and department of health rules. This authority to establish these rules transfers from the liquor and cannabis board to the department of agriculture. This act implements the recommendations of the cannabis science task force established in *RCW 43.21A.735.
According to the task force's recommendations: "Laboratory quality standards are the elements used in the evaluation of a product's compliance with established product standards. They consist of approved methods, method validation protocols, and performance measures and criteria applied to the testing of the product. Establishing appropriate and well-defined laboratory quality standards is essential to communicate to the testing laboratories what standardized practices and procedures are appropriate.
Laboratory quality standards help ensure the data that laboratories generate are credible and can be used to provide consumer protections. They should represent sound scientific protocols, and detail practical and specific guidance for the testing subject matter. Together, well-established product standards, laboratory quality standards, and accreditation standards should function to garner confidence for consumers and the industry they support."" [ 2022 c 135 § 1.]
*Reviser's note: RCW 43.21A.735 expired December 31, 2022.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.150 - Cannabis Laboratory Quality Standards. › 15.150.020 - Interagency coordination team for cannabis laboratory quality standards.

RCW 15.150.020
Interagency coordination team for cannabis laboratory quality standards.
(1) The interagency coordination team for cannabis laboratory quality standards is created. The team consists of the department, the liquor and cannabis board, and the department of health. The department is designated lead agency for the team and must provide the team with all necessary administrative support.
(2) The agencies that make up the team must each dedicate administrative, policy, scientific, or other staff necessary to successfully accomplish the duties assigned to the team.
(3) The team must:
(a) Coordinate among all participating agencies on agency policies, actions, and regulatory activities that relate to cannabis testing laboratory quality standards; and
(b) Advise the department on implementation and maintenance of cannabis testing laboratory quality standards topics including, but not limited to, analytical methods, validation protocols, quality assurance and quality control practices, project planning and sampling guides, and other topics as necessary to fulfill the purposes of the team and chapter 135, Laws of 2022. In making its recommendations, the team must take into account the cannabis science task force recommendations.
[ 2022 c 135 § 3.]
NOTES:
Purpose—2022 c 135: See note following RCW 15.150.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.150 - Cannabis Laboratory Quality Standards. › 15.150.030 - Cannabis testing laboratory quality standards—Rule making.

RCW 15.150.030
Cannabis testing laboratory quality standards—Rule making.
(1) The department must establish and maintain cannabis testing laboratory quality standards by rule in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
(2) Cannabis testing laboratory quality standards must include, but are not limited to, approved methods for testing cannabis for compliance with product standards established by rule by the state liquor and cannabis board or the department of health, method validation protocol, and performance measures and criteria applied to testing of cannabis products.
(3) The department must take into account the recommendations of the team created in RCW 15.150.020.
(4) Standards created under this chapter must be provided to the state department of ecology for use in the lab accreditation process described in RCW 69.50.348.
[ 2022 c 135 § 4.]
NOTES:
Purpose—2022 c 135: See note following RCW 15.150.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.155 - Food and Agricultural Product Location-Based Promotion Program. › 15.155.005 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 15.155.005
Findings—Intent.
(1) The legislature finds that Washington is one of only five states in the nation without a state program to help food and agricultural producers promote their products based on where the product is grown, raised, or caught. The legislature further finds that a location-based promotion program will help consumers support Washington producers and the state's agricultural economy by building upon Washington's strong reputation for characteristics like food quality and food safety, which are key factors in consumer purchasing decisions.
(2) The legislature recognizes that recent food policy forum reports to the legislature recommend creation of a program to promote Washington food and agricultural products, and that such a location-based brand recognition program would help identify Washington products for procurement by schools and other public institutions and would provide strong marketing tools to help differentiate Washington products, making them more visible to consumers and more competitive in the local, state, regional, national, and international marketplace. The legislature further recognizes that a new program is needed because a previous promotion program, which was formally dissolved in 2008 and was based primarily on one-time federal funding, did not provide a sustainable structure or a statutory framework that was suitable for most Washington food and agricultural producers.
(3) The legislature therefore intends that the Washington department of agriculture gather advisory committee input and submit recommendations to the legislature prior to developing a location-based promotion program that is voluntary, sustainable, and suitable for Washington food and agricultural producers. The legislature further intends that this program provide support for food producers across the state in a manner that is equitable and inclusive of all scales of Washington agriculture including, but not limited to, serving historically underrepresented producers, producers from less resourced geographies, and producers with less access to support systems and funding.
[ 2023 c 276 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.155 - Food and Agricultural Product Location-Based Promotion Program. › 15.155.010 - Definitions.

RCW 15.155.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Agricultural product" has the same meaning as the term "agricultural commodities" in RCW 15.66.010, and is broadly construed to include, but is not limited to, all agricultural products or commodities grown or raised on Washington lands or caught in Washington waters, or foods, including processed or manufactured foods, containing such agricultural products.
(2) "Department" means the Washington department of agriculture.
(3) "Director" means the director of the department or the director's designee.
(4) "Food" has the same meaning as the term "food" in RCW 15.130.110.
(5) "Program" means the location-based promotion program created in this chapter to promote local food and agricultural products and make them more visible to consumers.
[ 2023 c 276 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.04 TRESPASS OF ANIMALS — GENERAL

Sections
16.04.005 Liability for damages — Restraint — Notice.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
16.04.090 Damages by breachy animals.
[(i) Code 1881 § 2499; 1873 p 449 § 12; 1871 p 66 § 12; 1869 p 326 § 12; RRS § 5452. (ii) Code 1881 § 2500; 1873 p 450 § 13; 1871 p 66 § 13; RRS § 5453.]
Now codified as RCW 16.60.075 and 16.60.076.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.08 DOGS

Sections
16.08.030 Marauding dog-Duty of owner to kill.
[1929 c 198 § 7; RRS § 3108. Prior: 1919 c 6 § 7; 1917 c 161 § 7; RCS § 3108.] Repealed by 2020 c 158 § 10.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.12 SWINE, SHEEP, AND GOATS AT LARGE

Sections
16.12.010 Unlawful to allow swine at large.
[1890 p 454 § 1; RRS § 3073. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1911 c 25 § 5; RRS § 3072, now codified as RCW 16.24.090.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.12.020 Liability for trespassing swine.
[1987 c 202 § 178; 1927 c 86 § 1; 1890 p 454 § 2; RRS § 3075.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.12.030 Swine may be restrained — Notice.
[1987 c 202 § 179; 1899 c 39 § 1; 1890 p 454 § 3; RRS § 3075.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.12.040 Damages to be assessed by appraisers.
[1890 p 455 § 4; RRS § 3076.]
Repealed by 1987 c 202 § 251.
16.12.050 Appraisers — Oath and duties.
[1890 p 455 § 5; RRS § 3077.]
Repealed by 1987 c 202 § 251.
16.12.060 Fees.
[1890 p 455 § 6; RRS § 3078.]
Repealed by 1987 c 202 § 251.
16.12.070 Fencing against swine unnecessary.
[1890 p 456 § 7; RRS § 3079.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.12.080 Swine may be driven on highway.
[1890 p 456 § 8; RRS § 3080.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.12.090 Sheep or goats on land of another unlawful.
[1945 c 33 § 1; 1913 c 159 § 1; 1907 c 53 § 1; 1888 c 115 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 3100.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.12.100 Penalty.
[1945 c 33 § 2; 1913 c 159 § 2; 1907 c 53 § 2; 1888 c 115 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 3101.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.12.110 When public land deemed private.
[1888 c 115 § 3; RRS § 3102.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.13 HORSES, MULES, DONKEYS, CATTLE AT LARGE

Sections
16.13.010 Horses, mules, donkeys, or cattle not permitted at large — Exceptions.
[1985 c 415 § 15; 1975 1st ex.s. c 7 § 13; 1951 c 31 § 1.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.13.020 Public nuisance — Impounding.
[1989 c 286 § 11; 1985 c 415 § 16; 1979 c 154 § 6; 1975 1st ex.s. c 7 § 14; 1951 c 31 § 2.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.110 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 18.
16.13.025 Classes of estray livestock established.
[1979 c 154 § 22.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.13.030 Where impounded — Identifying animal.
[1989 c 286 § 12; 1979 c 154 § 7; 1975 1st ex.s. c 7 § 15; 1951 c 31 § 3.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.120 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 18.
16.13.040 Notice of impounding — Publication — Copy to owner.
[1975 1st ex.s. c 7 § 16; 1951 c 31 § 4.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.130 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 19.
16.13.050 Owner to pay costs.
[1989 c 286 § 13; 1951 c 31 § 5.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.140 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 18.
16.13.060 Sale of animal.
[1975 1st ex.s. c 7 § 17; 1951 c 31 § 6.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.150 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 19.
16.13.070 Conduct of sale — Disposition of proceeds.
[1985 c 415 § 17; 1951 c 31 § 7.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.160 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 19.
16.13.080 Officer cannot purchase animal.
[1951 c 31 § 8.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.170 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 19.
16.13.090 Penalties.
[1951 c 31 § 9.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.16 STALLIONS AND JACKS AT LARGE

Sections
16.16.010 Running at large prohibited.
[1895 c 124 § 1; RRS § 3085.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.16.020 Proof.
[1989 c 286 § 3; 1895 c 124 § 2; RRS § 3086.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.100 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 18.
16.16.030 Notice — Removal.
[1895 c 124 § 3; RRS § 3087.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.16.040 Liability for damages.
[Code 1881 § 2549; RRS § 3099.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.16.050 Gelding animals at large.
[Code 1881 § 2547; 1871 p 90 § 4; RRS § 3088.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.16.060 Gelding animals at large — Exception.
[1987 c 202 § 180; Code 1881 § 2548; 1871 p 90 § 4; RRS § 3089.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.20 BULLS AT LARGE

Sections
16.20.010 Castration of bulls at large.
[1989 c 286 § 15; 1965 c 66 § 4; 1890 p 453 § 1; RRS § 3081.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.180 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 18.
16.20.020 Bulls on range to be registered bulls of recognized breed — Exception.
[1986 c 177 § 1; 1985 c 415 § 18; 1917 c 111 § 1; RRS § 3082.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.190 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 19.
16.20.030 Proportion of bulls to cows.
[1986 c 177 § 2; 1917 c 111 § 2; RRS § 3083.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.200 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 19.
16.20.035 RCW 16.20.020 and 16.20.030 not applicable to counties west of Cascades.
[1985 c 415 § 19.]
Recodified as RCW 16.24.210 pursuant to 1989 c 286 § 19.
16.20.040 Penalty.
[1917 c 111 § 3; RRS § 3084.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.24 STOCK RESTRICTED AREAS

Sections
16.24.080 Impounding and sale of estrays in area — Procedure.
[1937 c 189 § 127, part; RRS § 6360-127, part. Prior: 1927 c 309 § 41, part; RRS § 6362-41, part.]
Now codified in RCW 16.24.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.32 REGISTRATION OF STALLIONS AND JACKS

Sections
16.32.010 through 16.32.120
[1917 c 112; 1911 c 99; RRS §§ 3060-3067.]
Repealed by 1953 c 61 § 1.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.36 ANIMAL HEALTH

Sections
16.36.030 Breaking quarantine — Penalty.
[1985 c 415 § 1; 1979 c 154 § 9; 1947 c 172 § 2; 1927 c 165 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 3112. Prior: 1915 c 100 § 6, part; 1903 c 26 § 2, part.]
Repealed by 1998 c 8 § 22.
16.36.092 Duty to bury carcass of diseased livestock — Dead livestock presumed diseased.
[2006 c 155 § 1; 1949 c 100 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 3142-2. Formerly RCW 16.68.020.] Recodified as RCW 16.36.102 pursuant to 2007 c 71 § 8.
16.36.095 Director may condemn diseased bovine animals — Indemnity.
[1983 c 3 § 23; 1979 c 154 § 14; 1957 c 160 § 2.]
Repealed by 1985 c 415 § 13.
16.36.103 Swine — Treatment of garbage — Investigation of premises.
[1953 c 17 § 3.]
Repealed by 1998 c 8 § 22.
16.36.107 Swine, garbage feeding, license — Application — Inspection — Facilities required.
[1953 c 17 § 5.]
Repealed by 1998 c 8 § 22.
16.36.108 Swine, garbage feeding, license — Denial or revocation.
[1953 c 17 § 6.]
Repealed by 1998 c 8 § 22.
16.36.109 Swine, garbage feeding, license — Exemptions.
[1953 c 17 § 7.]
Repealed by 1998 c 8 § 22.
16.36.120 Poultry — Ratites.
[1993 c 105 § 4.]
Repealed by 1998 c 8 § 22.
16.36.130 Llamas and alpacas.
[1993 c 80 § 1.]
Repealed by 1998 c 8 § 22.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.46 DISEASES OF POULTRY

Sections
16.46.010 Poultry disease diagnostic facilities — Purpose.
[1955 c 349 § 1.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 1989.
16.46.020 Poultry disease diagnostic facilities — Appropriation for construction, repairs, and equipment.
[1957 c 55 § 1; 1955 c 349 § 2.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 1989.
16.46.030 Poultry disease diagnostic facilities — Poultry industry to contribute funds before appropriation utilized — Joint depositary — Use of funds.
[1957 c 55 § 2; 1955 c 349 § 3.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 1989.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.50 HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK

Sections
16.50.010 Definitions.
[1959 c 101 § 1.]
Repealed by 1967 c 31 § 8.
16.50.020 Exemption.
[1959 c 101 § 2.]
Repealed by 1967 c 31 § 8.
16.50.030 Administration — Rules and regulations — Electrical method approved.
[1959 c 101 § 3.]
Repealed by 1967 c 31 § 8.
16.50.040 Manually operated hammer or sledge prohibited.
[1959 c 101 § 4.]
Repealed by 1967 c 31 § 8.
16.50.050 Humane methods required.
[1959 c 101 § 5.]
Repealed by 1967 c 31 § 8.
16.50.060 Penalty for violation of RCW 16.50.040.
[1959 c 101 § 6.]
Repealed by 1967 c 31 § 8.
16.50.070 Exemption on ground of hardship — Application, expense, appeal.
[1959 c 101 § 7.]
Repealed by 1967 c 31 § 8.
16.50.900 Severability-1967 c 31.
[1967 c 31 § 9.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.52 PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Sections
16.52.010 Definitions.
[1901 c 146 § 17; RRS § 3200.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.030 Society members as peace officers — Powers and duties.
[1982 c 114 § 2; 1901 c 146 § 2; RRS § 3185.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.040 Prosecutions by society members.
[1901 c 146 § 14; RRS § 3197.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.050 Complaint — Search warrant — Arrest.
[1901 c 146 § 10; RRS § 3193.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.055 Certain officers empowered to make arrests for violations.
[1901 c 146 § 3; RRS § 3186.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.060 Arrest without warrant.
[1987 c 202 § 182; 1893 c 27 § 9; RRS § 3204.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.065 Wanton cruelty to fowls.
[1982 c 114 § 3; 1893 c 27 § 8; RRS § 3203. Formerly RCW 16.52.170.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.070 Certain acts as cruelty — Penalty.
[1982 c 114 § 4; 1979 c 145 § 4; 1901 c 146 § 4; RRS § 3187. Prior: 1893 c 27 § 2, part; Code 1881 § 930, part; 1873 p 211 § 133; 1869 p 227 § 127; 1854 p 97 § 121.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.110 Old or diseased animals at large.
[2011 c 336 § 424; 1901 c 146 § 13; RRS § 3196.] Repealed by 2020 c 158 § 10.
16.52.113 Causing animals to fight — Injuring animals — Presence at event.
[1982 c 114 § 8.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.120 Cockfighting.
[1982 c 114 § 11; 1901 c 146 § 7; RRS § 3190.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.130 Training birds to fight — Attending exhibitions.
[1982 c 114 § 12; 1901 c 146 § 8; RRS § 3191.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.140 Arrest without warrant.
[1901 c 146 § 11; RRS § 3194.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.150 Poisoning animals.
[(i) 1941 c 105 § 1; RRS § 3207-1. (ii) 1941 c 105 § 3; RRS § 3207-3.]
Now codified as RCW 16.52.190 and 16.52.195.
16.52.160 Punishment — Attempt as a misdemeanor.
[1901 c 146 § 9; RRS § 3192. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1901 c 146 § 16; RRS § 3199, now codified as RCW 16.52.165.]
Repealed by 1994 c 261 § 23.
16.52.165 Punishment-Conviction of misdemeanor.
[1982 c 114 § 7; 1901 c 146 § 16; RRS § 3199. Formerly RCW 16.52.160, part.] Repealed by 2020 c 158 § 10.
16.52.170 Wanton cruelty to fowls.
[1893 c 27 § 8; RRS § 3203.]
Now codified as RCW 16.52.065.
16.52.195 Poisoning animals — Penalty.
[1941 c 105 § 3; RRS § 3207-3. Formerly RCW 16.52.150, part.]
Repealed by 2003 c 53 § 421, effective July 1, 2004.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.56 ANIMAL MARKS AND BRANDS

Sections
16.56.010 through 16.56.125
[1949 c 98 §§ 2, 3 and 4; 1935 c 156; Rem. Supp. 1949 §§ 3055-5, 3055-14 and 3055-15; RRS §§ 3055-1-3055-12.]
Repealed by 1959 c 54 § 39.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.57 IDENTIFICATION OF LIVESTOCK

Sections
16.57.190 Mandatory brand inspection, when.
[1959 c 54 § 19.]
Repealed by 1971 ex.s. c 135 § 7.
16.57.250 Transporting, moving livestock — Certificate or bill of sale required.
[1959 c 54 § 25.]
Repealed by 1971 ex.s. c 135 § 7.
16.57.295 Disposition of class I estrays.
[1979 c 154 § 25.]
Repealed by 1989 c 286 § 20.
16.57.303 Proceeds from sale of impounded dairy breed cattle — Paid to seller.
[2003 c 326 § 37.]
Repealed by 2013 c 313 § 3.
16.57.380 Horses — Mandatory brand inspection points — Powers of director.
[1991 c 110 § 8; 1981 c 296 § 22; 1974 ex.s. c 38 § 1.]
Repealed by 2003 c 326 § 92.
16.57.390 Horses — Brand inspection fees and charges.
[1974 ex.s. c 38 § 2.]
Repealed by 1993 c 354 § 12.
16.57.900 Severability-1959 c 54.
[1959 c 54 § 38.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
16.57.901 Severability-1967 c 240.
Cross-reference section, decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.58 IDENTIFICATION OF CATTLE THROUGH LICENSING OF CERTIFIED FEED LOTS

Sections
16.58.090 Certain cattle exempt from brand inspection.
[1971 ex.s. c 181 § 9.]
Repealed by 1991 c 109 § 41.
16.58.910 Severability-1971 ex.s. c 181.
[1971 ex.s. c 181 § 19.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.59 SECURITY INTERESTS IN LIVESTOCK

Sections
16.59.010 Definitions.
[1985 c 412 § 14.]
Repealed by 1987 c 393 § 27.
16.59.020 Financing statements — Filing.
[1985 c 412 § 15.]
Repealed by 1987 c 393 § 27.
16.59.030 Financing statements — Filing fee.
[1985 c 412 § 17.]
Repealed by 1987 c 393 § 27.
16.59.040 Financing statements — Publication of index.
[1985 c 412 § 18.]
Repealed by 1987 c 393 § 27.
16.59.050 Termination of security interest.
[1985 c 412 § 16.]
Repealed by 1987 c 393 § 27.
16.59.060 Director and employees not personally liable.
[1985 c 412 § 19.]
Repealed by 1987 c 393 § 27.
16.59.070 Livestock security interest fund.
[1985 c 412 § 20.]
Repealed by 1987 c 393 § 27.
16.59.900 Effective date — Applicability — 1985 c 412 §§ 13-20.
[1985 c 412 § 24.]
Repealed by 1987 c 393 § 27.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.60 FENCES

Sections
16.60.070 Fence on the land of another by mistake — Removal.
[Code 1881 § 2495; 1873 p 449 § 8; 1871 p 65 § 8; 1869 p 325 § 8; RRS § 5448.]
Now codified in RCW 16.60.055.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.64 COMMUNITY LIVESTOCK SALES

Sections
16.64.010 through 16.64.040
[1947 c 187 §§ 1-4; Rem. Supp. 1947 §§ 3207-4, 3207-6; 1949 c 98 §§ 6 and 7; Rem. Supp. 1949 §§ 3207-5 and 3207-7.]
Repealed by 1959 c 107 § 47. Later enactment, see chapter 16.65 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.65 PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Sections
16.65.035 Approval of application — License — Fee — Rules.
[1995 c 374 § 56.]
Expired July 1, 1997, pursuant to 1995 c 374 § 58.
16.65.070 Issuance of license to prior permittee — Revocation.
[1959 c 107 § 7.]
Repealed by 1971 ex.s. c 192 § 8.
16.65.110 Charge for examining, testing, inoculating, etc. — Minimum fee.
[1959 c 107 § 11.]
Repealed by 2003 c 326 § 92.
16.65.422 Special sales of purebred livestock.
[1963 c 232 § 17.]
Repealed by 2003 c 326 § 92.
16.65.423 Limited public livestock market license, sale of horses and/or mules — Sales days.
[1983 c 298 § 16; 1963 c 232 § 18.]
Repealed by 2003 c 326 § 92.
16.65.900 Severability-1959 c 107.
[1959 c 107 § 45.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
16.65.910 Severability — 1963 c 232.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.67 WASHINGTON STATE BEEF COMMISSION

Sections
16.67.020 Purpose of chapter.
[1969 c 133 § 19.]
Repealed by 2002 c 313 § 114, effective July 1, 2002.
16.67.050 Designation of positions — Terms.
[1993 c 40 § 2; 1991 c 9 § 2; 1969 c 133 § 4.]
Expired June 30, 1993, pursuant to 1993 c 40 § 2.
16.67.124 Delivering cattle to lot for custom feeding for slaughter as sale.
[1971 c 64 § 2.]
Repealed by 1985 c 261 § 21.
16.67.150 Sales of milk production animals exempted from assessment — Exception.
[1986 c 190 § 3; 1969 c 133 § 14.]
Repealed by 2000 c 146 § 8.
16.67.170 Promotional printing not restricted by public printer laws.
[1969 c 133 § 16.]
Repealed by 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 306, effective October 1, 2011.
16.67.910 Severability-1969 c 133.
[1969 c 133 § 17.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › RCW Dispositions › 16.68 DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS

Sections
16.68.020 Duty to bury carcass of diseased animal — Dead animal presumed diseased.
[2006 c 155 § 1; 1949 c 100 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 3142-2.] Recodified as RCW 16.36.092 pursuant to 2006 c 155 § 2.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.010 - Trespassing animals—Restraint—Damages and costs.

RCW 16.04.010
Trespassing animals—Restraint—Damages and costs.
Any person suffering damage done by any horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, goats, sheep, swine, or any such animals, which shall either trespass upon any land enclosed by lawful fence as provided in chapter 16.60 RCW or trespass while running at large in violation of chapter 16.24 RCW may retain and keep in custody such offending animals until the owner or person having possession of such animals shall pay such damage and costs, or until good and sufficient security be given for the same.
[ 1989 c 286 § 1; 1925 ex.s. c 56 § 1; 1893 c 31 § 1; RRS § 3090.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 286: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1989 c 286 § 26.]
Damages to stock on unfenced railroad: RCW 81.52.050 through 81.52.070.
Pleading answer in action to recover property distrained: RCW 4.36.140.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.015 - Damages, liability.

RCW 16.04.015
Damages, liability.
Except as provided under RCW 16.04.100, whenever any animals trespass as provided in RCW 16.04.010, the owner or person having possession of such animal shall be liable for all damages the owner or occupant may sustain by reason of such trespass.
[ 1994 c 263 § 1; 1989 c 286 § 2.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 286: See note following RCW 16.04.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.020 - Notice of restraint—Owner known.

RCW 16.04.020
Notice of restraint—Owner known.
Whenever any animals are restrained as provided in RCW 16.04.010, the person restraining such animals shall within twenty-four hours thereafter notify in writing the owner, or person in whose custody the same was at the time the trespass was committed, of the seizure of such animals, and the probable amount of the damages sustained: PROVIDED, He or she knows to whom such animals belong.
[ 2011 c 336 § 418; 1893 c 31 § 2; RRS § 3091. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1925 ex.s. c 56 § 2; 1893 c 31 § 3; RRS § 3092, now codified as RCW 16.04.025.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.025 - Owner of animals unknown—Procedure.

RCW 16.04.025
Owner of animals unknown—Procedure.
If the owner or the person having in charge or possession such animals is unknown to the person sustaining the damage, the person retaining such animals shall, within twenty-four hours, notify the county sheriff or the nearest state brand inspector as to the number, description, and location of the animals. The county sheriff or brand inspector shall examine the animals by brand, tattoo, or other identifying characteristics and attempt to ascertain ownership. If the animal is marked with a brand or tattoo which is registered with the director of agriculture, the brand inspector or county sheriff shall furnish this information and other pertinent information to the person holding the animals who in turn shall send the notice required in RCW 16.04.020 to the animals' owner of record by certified mail.
If the county sheriff or the brand inspector determines that there is no apparent damage to the property of the person retaining the animals, or if the person sustaining the damage contacts the county sheriff or brand inspector to have the animals removed from his or her property, such animals shall be removed in accordance with chapter 16.24 RCW. Such removal shall not prejudice the property owner's ability to recover damages through civil suit.
[ 1989 c 286 § 21; 1985 c 415 § 24; 1925 ex.s. c 56 § 2; 1893 c 31 § 3; RRS § 3092. Formerly RCW 16.04.020, part.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 286: See note following RCW 16.04.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.030 - Actions for damages.

RCW 16.04.030
Actions for damages.
If the owner or person having such animals in charge fails or refuses to pay the damages done by such animals, and the costs, or give satisfactory security for the same within twenty-four hours from the time the notice was served, if served personally, or in case of horses, mares, mules and asses, within twenty-four hours from the time such notice was posted, if served by posting the same, and in case of cattle, goats, sheep and swine within ten days from the time of such posting, the person damaged may commence a suit, before any court having jurisdiction thereof, against the owner of such animals, or against the persons having the same in charge, or possession, when the trespass was committed, if known; and if unknown the defendant shall be designated as John Doe, and the proceedings shall be the same in all respects as in other civil actions, except as modified in RCW 16.04.010 through 16.04.070. If such suit is commenced in superior court the summons shall require the defendant to appear within five days from the date of service of such summons, if served personally.
[ 1925 ex.s. c 56 § 3; 1893 c 31 § 4; RRS § 3093.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.040 - Jurisdiction—Appeal.

RCW 16.04.040
Jurisdiction—Appeal.
District judges shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all actions and proceedings under RCW 16.04.010 through 16.04.070 when the damages claimed do not exceed one hundred dollars: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That any party considering himself or herself aggrieved shall have the right of appeal to the superior court as in other cases.
[ 1987 c 202 § 177; 1893 c 31 § 9; RRS § 3098.]
NOTES:
Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.045 - Continuance.

RCW 16.04.045
Continuance.
If upon the trial it appears that the defendant is not the owner or person in charge of such offending animals, the case shall be continued, and proceedings had as in RCW 16.04.050 provided, if the proper defendant be unknown to plaintiff.
[ 1893 c 31 § 6; RRS § 3095. Formerly RCW 16.04.050, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.050 - Substituted service.

RCW 16.04.050
Substituted service.
If the owner or keeper of such offending animals is unknown to plaintiff at the commencement of the action, or if on the trial it appears that the defendant is not the proper party, defendant, and the proper party is unknown, service of the summons or notice shall be made by publication, by publishing a copy of the summons or notice, with a notice attached, stating the object of the action and giving a description of the animals seized, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the plaintiff resides less than ten days previous to the day of trial.
[ 1985 c 469 § 8; 1893 c 31 § 7; RRS § 3096. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1893 c 31 § 6; RRS § 3095, now codified as RCW 16.04.045.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.060 - Sale—When costs may be charged to plaintiff.

RCW 16.04.060
Sale—When costs may be charged to plaintiff.
Upon the trial of an action as herein provided [RCW 16.04.010 through 16.04.070] the plaintiff shall prove the amount of damages sustained and the amount of expenses incurred for keeping the offending animals, and any judgment rendered for damages, costs, and expenses against the defendant shall be a lien upon such animals committing the damage, and the same may be sold and the proceeds shall be applied in full satisfaction of the judgment as in other cases of sale of personal property on execution: PROVIDED, That no judgment shall be continued against the defendant for any deficiency over the amount realized on the sale of such animals, if it shall appear upon the trial that no damage was sustained, or that a tender was made and paid into court of an amount equal to the damage and costs, then judgment shall be rendered against the plaintiff for costs of suit and damage sustained by defendant.
[ 1893 c 31 § 5; RRS § 3094.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.070 - Surplus—Disposition.

RCW 16.04.070
Surplus—Disposition.
If when such animals are sold, there remains a surplus of money, over the amount of the judgment and costs, it shall be deposited with the county treasurer, by the officer making the sale, and if the owner of such animals does not appear and call for the same, within six months from the day of sale, it shall be paid into the school fund, for the use of the public schools of said county.
[ 1893 c 31 § 8; RRS § 3097.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.080 - Stock on United States military reservation.

RCW 16.04.080
Stock on United States military reservation.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any livestock to allow such livestock to run at large or be upon any United States military reservation upon which field artillery firing or other target practice with military weapons is conducted. Any owner who permits livestock to run at large or be upon any such reservation shall do so at the risk of such owner and such owner shall have no claim for damages if such livestock is injured or destroyed while so running at large on such reservation: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the commanding officer of any such United States military reservation may issue permits for specific areas and for specific periods of time when firing will not be conducted thereon authorizing the owner of such livestock to permit the same to run at large or be upon any such military reservation.
[ 1937 c 101 § 1; RRS § 3068-1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of Animals—General. › 16.04.100 - Trespass via fence damaged by wildlife.

RCW 16.04.100
Trespass via fence damaged by wildlife.
If damages are caused by a trespassing animal, neither the state nor the owner of the animal shall be liable if the owner of the animal can prove that the trespass is due to damage caused by wildlife to a lawful fence and, in a stock restricted area, the owner of the animal did not have a reasonable opportunity to repair the fence. The state shall pay all costs of transportation, advertising, legal proceedings, and keep of an animal that has been restrained pursuant to RCW 16.04.010. Claims filed under this section shall be processed according to the procedures under chapter 4.92 RCW.
[ 1994 c 263 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.08 - Dogs. › 16.08.010 - Liability for injury to stock by dogs.

RCW 16.08.010
Liability for injury to stock by dogs.
The owner or keeper of any dog shall be liable to the owner of any animal killed or injured by such dog for the amount of damages sustained and costs of collection, to be recovered in a civil action.
[ 1985 c 415 § 14; 1929 c 198 § 5; RRS § 3106. Prior: 1919 c 6 § 5; RCS § 3106.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.08 - Dogs. › 16.08.020 - Dogs injuring stock may be killed.

RCW 16.08.020
Dogs injuring stock may be killed.
It shall be lawful for any person who shall see any dog or dogs chasing, biting, injuring or killing any sheep, swine or other domestic animal, including poultry, belonging to such person, on any real property owned or leased by, or under the control of, such person, or on any public highway, to kill such dog or dogs, and it shall be the duty of the owner or keeper of any dog or dogs so found chasing, biting or injuring any domestic animal, including poultry, upon being notified of that fact by the owner of such domestic animals or poultry, to thereafter keep such dog or dogs in leash or confined upon the premises of the owner or keeper thereof, and in case any such owner or keeper of a dog or dogs shall fail or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful for the owner of such domestic animals or poultry to kill such dog or dogs found running at large.
[ 1929 c 198 § 6; RRS § 3107. Prior: 1919 c 6 § 6; 1917 c 161 § 6; RCS § 3107.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.08 - Dogs. › 16.08.040 - Dog bites—Liability.

RCW 16.08.040
Dog bites—Liability.
(1) The owner of any dog which shall bite any person while such person is in or on a public place or lawfully in or on a private place including the property of the owner of such dog, shall be liable for such damages as may be suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of such dog or the owner's knowledge of such viciousness.
(2) This section does not apply to the lawful application of a police dog, as defined in RCW 4.24.410.
[ 2012 c 94 § 1; 1941 c 77 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 3109-1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.08 - Dogs. › 16.08.050 - Entrance on private property, when lawful.

RCW 16.08.050
Entrance on private property, when lawful.
A person is lawfully upon the private property of such owner within the meaning of RCW 16.08.040 when such person is upon the property of the owner with the express or implied consent of the owner: PROVIDED, That said consent shall not be presumed when the property of the owner is fenced or reasonably posted.
[ 1979 c 148 § 1; 1941 c 77 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 3109-2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.08 - Dogs. › 16.08.060 - Provocation as a defense.

RCW 16.08.060
Provocation as a defense.
Proof of provocation of the attack by the injured person shall be a complete defense to an action for damages.
[ 1941 c 77 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 3109-3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.08 - Dogs. › 16.08.070 - Dangerous dogs and related definitions.

RCW 16.08.070
Dangerous dogs and related definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 16.08.070 through 16.08.100.
(1) "Potentially dangerous dog" means any dog that when unprovoked: (a) Inflicts bites on a human or a domestic animal either on public or private property, or (b) chases or approaches a person upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public grounds in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack, or any dog with a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury, or to cause injury or otherwise to threaten the safety of humans or domestic animals.
(2) "Dangerous dog" means any dog that (a) inflicts severe injury on a human being without provocation on public or private property, (b) kills a domestic animal without provocation while the dog is off the owner's property, or (c) has been previously found to be potentially dangerous because of injury inflicted on a human, the owner having received notice of such and the dog again aggressively bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of humans.
(3) "Severe injury" means any physical injury that results in broken bones or disfiguring lacerations requiring multiple sutures or cosmetic surgery.
(4) "Proper enclosure of a dangerous dog" means, while on the owner's property, a dangerous dog shall be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure, suitable to prevent the entry of young children and designed to prevent the animal from escaping. Such pen or structure shall have secure sides and a secure top, and shall also provide protection from the elements for the dog.
(5) "Animal control authority" means an entity acting alone or in concert with other local governmental units for enforcement of the animal control laws of the city, county, and state and the shelter and welfare of animals.
(6) "Animal control officer" means any individual employed, contracted with, or appointed by the animal control authority for the purpose of aiding in the enforcement of this chapter or any other law or ordinance relating to the licensure of animals, control of animals, or seizure and impoundment of animals, and includes any state or local law enforcement officer or other employee whose duties in whole or in part include assignments that involve the seizure and impoundment of any animal.
(7) "Owner" means any person, firm, corporation, organization, or department possessing, harboring, keeping, having an interest in, or having control or custody of an animal.
[ 2002 c 244 § 1; 1987 c 94 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability—1987 c 94: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1987 c 94 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 16 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 16.08 - Dogs. › 16.08.090 - Dangerous dogs—Requirements for restraint—Potentially dangerous dogs—Dogs not declared dangerous.

RCW 16.08.090
Dangerous dogs—Requirements for restraint—Potentially dangerous dogs—Dogs not declared dangerous.
(1) It is unlawful for an owner of a dangerous dog to permit the dog to be outside the proper enclosure unless the dog is muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash and under physical restraint of a responsible person. The muzzle shall be made in a manner that will not cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration but shall prevent it from biting any person or animal.
(2) Potentially dangerous dogs shall be regulated only by local, municipal, and county ordinances. Nothing in this section limits restrictions local jurisdictions may place on owners of potentially dangerous dogs.
(3) Dogs shall not be declared dangerous if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person who, at the time, was committing a wilful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the dog, or was tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or has, in the past, been observed or reported to have tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog or was committing or attempting to commit a crime.
[ 1987 c 94 § 3.]
NOTES:
Severability—1987 c 94: See note following RCW 16.08.070.