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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities › Part 2 - CUSTOM FARM SLAUGHTERIN › Section 16-19-120 - Custom farm slaughtering - Signs

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Each custom farm slaughterer's mobile unit must be
					 conspicuously identified with letters and numbers at least three inches high by
					 the words Washington license or abbreviation Wa. Lic. and bear the license
					 number issued by the department to the licensee.
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680. 99-12-021, §
						16-19-120, filed 5/24/99, effective
						6/24/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities › Part 2 - CUSTOM FARM SLAUGHTERIN › Section 16-19-130 - Custom farm slaughtering - Identification of carcass and parts of carcasses

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Carcasses or parts of carcasses processed by a custom farm
					 slaughterer must be identified in the following manner:
(1) Each operator must obtain from the
				  department prior to slaughtering an animal, an approved tagging device for
				  identifying each carcass slaughtered.
(2) Each carcass slaughtered by the licensee
				  must have affixed to each quarter, or side, prior to departure from the
				  slaughtering site, the department approved identifying tag. At the time of
				  tagging the licensee must complete the attached "custom slaughter report
				  certificate of permit," giving the name and address of the owner; the signature
				  of the owner or agent; name of consignee if applicable; the date of slaughter
				  and the slaughterer's license number; the species of animal slaughtered and the
				  brand, if any; and the license number of the custom farm slaughtering unit if
				  the meat is to be delivered for processing. Edible offal delivered to a custom
				  meat facility must be stamped "not for sale" upon arrival.
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680. 99-12-021, §
						16-19-130, filed 5/24/99, effective
						6/24/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities › Part 2 - CUSTOM FARM SLAUGHTERIN › Section 16-19-140 - Custom farm slaughtering - Reporting of activities

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Each custom farm slaughterer must send
				  the department a completed custom slaughter certificate of permit report for
				  each animal processed the previous month no later than the 20th of each
				  month.
(2) Custom slaughter
				  certificate of permit reports accumulated between reporting periods must be
				  kept on file at the licensee's principal place of business and be made
				  available to the department on request.
(3) Failure to maintain or submit reports as
				  required, or the making of fraudulent reports, constitutes grounds for
				  suspension or revocation of an establishment's or slaughterer's
				  license.
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680. 99-12-021, §
						16-19-140, filed 5/24/99, effective
						6/24/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities › Part 3 - CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENT › Section 16-19-200 - Additional requirements for sanitary operation of custom slaughtering establishments

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Custom slaughtering establishments must have:
(1) Hot water of sufficient temperature in
				  sufficient quantity to thoroughly clean and sanitize all equipment subject to
				  contamination from dressing or handling of diseased carcasses. For the purpose
				  of this section "sufficient temperature" means at least 160°F for cleaning
				  purposes and 180°F for purposes of sanitizing. If an approved chemical
				  sanitizing agent is used in the sanitizing step, a temperature of 160°F is
				  considered adequate.
(2) Properly
				  located sanitizing facilities of approved construction and of sufficient size
				  for complete immersion of butcher tools, and other implements must be provided
				  in the slaughter room and at any other place where the operation is likely to
				  result in the contamination of such equipment and utensils. Such receptacles
				  must have means of heating the water contained therein to 180°F and
				  maintaining it at that temperature during the entire operation. The sanitizers
				  must be designed so that they can be drained after each day's use.
(3) Inedible and condemned storage and
				  handling facilities.
(a) Adequate facilities
				  for sanitary handling and storage of inedible offal and for sanitizing
				  equipment in which inedible materials were transported must be provided,
				  including one or more properly located enclosed rooms. Hot and cold water must
				  be provided at outlets in or adjacent to the inedible handling room. The
				  necessary doors connecting inedible storage rooms with rooms where edible
				  products are handled must be metal clad, self-closing and tight
				  fitting.
(b) A separate
				  refrigerated room capable of maintaining a temperature of 45°F or less must
				  be provided for the storage of inedible material at plants that store such
				  material for a period longer than twenty-four hours. Such rooms must be of
				  sanitary construction and must have impervious floors, walls and ceilings. The
				  floors must be watertight, properly sloped and provided with drains leading to
				  the plant sewage disposal system.
(c) All tanks and equipment used for
				  rendering or preparing inedible meat must be in rooms or compartments separate
				  from those used for rendering or preparing edible products.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities › Part 3 - CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENT › Section 16-19-210 - Requirements for assignment, stamping, recordkeeping and condemnation of meat

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The operator of any custom slaughtering establishment must
					 have in his or her possession certificates of permit or other satisfactory
					 proof of ownership of carcasses or parts thereof in his establishment. Such
					 proof of ownership must be kept on file for a period of six months after
					 receipt of the carcass or part of the carcass.
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680. 99-12-021, §
						16-19-210, filed 5/24/99, effective
						6/24/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities › Part 4 - CUSTOM MEAT FACILITIES › Section 16-19-300 - Additional requirements for sanitary operations of custom meat facilities

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(1)
Refrigerated facilities.
(a)
				  Adequate refrigerated facilities must be provided for the chilling and storage
				  of products. Carcass chill coolers and holding coolers must have mechanical
				  refrigeration capable of maintaining a temperature of 35°F or lower, when
				  loaded to capacity. When overhead refrigerating facilities are provided,
				  insulated drip pans must be installed beneath them and the pans properly
				  connected to the drainage system or to other suitable facilities. If wall coils
				  are installed, a drip gutter of impervious material and connected with the
				  drainage system must be installed beneath the coils. The clearance between a
				  hanging carcass and the floor must be sufficient to avoid contact with or
				  contamination from the floor.
(b)
				  Meat food product storage and display facilities must not be loaded to exceed
				  their intended capacity and must maintain fresh and cured products stored in
				  them below 45°F internal temperature and frozen meat food products below
				  0°F internal temperature.
(i) Such
				  refrigeration facilities must be equipped with a visible, accurate thermometer
				  located in the warmest part of the refrigerated area.
(ii) Uninspected meat food products must not
				  be stored in display cases used for displaying inspected meat held for
				  sale.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities › Part 4 - CUSTOM MEAT FACILITIES › Section 16-19-310 - Proof of ownership of uninspected carcasses or parts of carcasses

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(1) The operator of
				  any custom meat facility must have in his or her possession certificates of
				  permit as provided by chapter 16-620 WAC (Brand Inspection) or other
				  satisfactory proof of ownership of all uninspected carcasses or parts of
				  carcasses received in his or her establishment. Such proof of ownership must be
				  kept on file for six months after receipt of such carcass or part of
				  carcass.
(2) While in possession of
				  the operator all uninspected cattle carcasses or parts of carcasses must be
				  identified by a department-approved tagging device describing the name and
				  address of the owner, name and address of the slaughterer, if not the owner,
				  the slaughter date and brand, if the animal was branded, while in the
				  possession of the operator. Such identification must conform to the
				  requirements of chapter 16.57 RCW (Livestock identification).
(3) All uninspected meat food animal
				  carcasses or parts of carcasses other than cattle must be identified on a tag
				  available from the department as to name and address of owner, name and address
				  of the slaughterer if different from the owner, and the slaughter date while in
				  possession of the operator.
(4) The
				  operator must give each owner of uninspected carcasses, parts of carcasses, or
				  meat food products delivered to a custom meat facility for preparation a
				  written record stating the gross weight received for preparation. The operator
				  must maintain a duplicate copy of this record at his or her principal place of
				  business for six months.
(5)
				  Operators making sales of prepackaged inspected meat to other than household
				  users must maintain written records of all such transactions, including the
				  buyer, type of product sold and total net weight of each exchange.
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680. 99-12-021, §
						16-19-310, filed 5/24/99, effective
						6/24/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities › Part 4 - CUSTOM MEAT FACILITIES › Section 16-19-320 - Labeling and packaging requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All inspected meat and meat food products
				  stored or prepared for the owner thereof, including packages or containers
				  containing any uninspected meat food products, must be marked "NOT FOR SALE" in
				  letters three-eighths of an inch in height immediately upon receipt and
				  immediately after preparing.
(2)
				  All meat food product labels and meat food product packaging must conform to
				  requirements of chapter 19.94 RCW, the Weights and Measures Act and chapter
				  15.130 RCW, Food Safety and Security Act, now in effect or as amended, and
				  rules adopted under those chapters.
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680. 99-12-021, §
						16-19-320, filed 5/24/99, effective
						6/24/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities › Part 4 - CUSTOM MEAT FACILITIES › Section 16-19-330 - Requirements for preparation and storage of meat and meat food products

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(1) Inspected meat
				  and uninspected meat must be stored and prepared separately at all times.
				  Separate meat storage areas must be designated for inspected and uninspected
				  meat and meat food products. There must be no physical contact between
				  inspected and uninspected meat.
(2)
				  There must be a complete equipment cleanup after preparation of uninspected
				  meat.
(3) Meat food products
				  offered for sale as fully cooked must be heated in all parts to the following
				  minimum temperatures before delivery to a household user:
(a) Beef 145°F for three minutes or,
				  comminuted (ground) beef products 155°F for fifteen seconds.
(b) Pork 145°F for three minutes or
				  150°F for one minute.
(c) Any
				  products containing poultry or meat food birds must be cooked to an internal
				  temperature of at least 165°F for fifteen seconds.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-24 - Humane slaughter of livestock › Section 16-24-001 - Promulgation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
I, Donald W. Moos, director of agriculture of the state of
				  Washington by virtue of the authority vested in me under chapter 16.50 RCW;
				  after due notice as provided under chapters 34.04 and
				  42.32 RCW and a public hearing held
				  in Olympia on September 13, 1967 do promulgate the following
				  regulations.
Order 1067, Promulgation, filed 9/19/67, effective
					 10/20/67; Order 804, Promulgation, effective
					 3/18/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-24 - Humane slaughter of livestock › Section 16-24-010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purposes of WAC
				  16-24-010 through
				  16-24-050:
(1) "Department" means the department of
				agriculture of the state of Washington.
(2) "Director" means the director of the
				department or his duly appointed representative.
(3) "Humane method" means either:
(a) A method whereby the animal is rendered
				insensible to pain be mechanical, electrical, chemical or other means that is
				rapid and effective, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast or cut;
				or
(b) A method in accordance with
				the ritual requirements of any religious faith whereby the animal suffers loss
				of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous and
				instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp
				instrument.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-24 - Humane slaughter of livestock › Section 16-24-012 - Slaughter by humane method - Violation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) No slaughterer or packer shall bleed or
				slaughter any livestock except by a humane method: Provided, That the director
				may, by administrative order, exempt a person from compliance with this order
				for a period of not to exceed six months if he finds that an earlier compliance
				would cause such person undue hardship.
(2) The use of a manually operated hammer,
				sledge or pole axe is declared to be an inhumane method of slaughter within the
				meaning of chapter 16-24 WAC.
(3)
				Any person violating any provision of chapter 16-24 WAC is guilty of a
				misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or
				confinement in the county jail for not more than ninety days.
(4) Nothing in chapter 16-24 WAC shall be
				construed to prohibit, abridge, or in any way hinder the religious freedom of
				any person or group. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this order, ritual
				slaughter and the handling or other preparation of livestock for ritual
				slaughter is defined as humane.
Order 1067, Regulations 2-5, filed 9/19/67, effective
					 10/20/67; Order 804, Regulation 1.06, effective
					 3/18/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-24 - Humane slaughter of livestock › Section 16-24-020 - Chemical - Carbon dioxide

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The slaughtering of calves, sheep, and swine with the use of
				  carbon dioxide gas and the handling in connection therewith, in compliance with
				  the provisions contained in this section, are hereby designated and approved as
				  humane methods of slaughtering and handling of such animals under the
				  law.
(1) Administration of gas,
				required effect; handling.
(a) The carbon
				dioxide gas shall be administered in a chamber in accordance with this section
				so as to produce surgical anesthesia in the animals before they are shackled,
				hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut. The animals shall be exposed to the carbon
				dioxide gas in a way that will accomplish the anesthesia quickly and calmly,
				with a minimum of excitement and discomfort to the animals.
(b) The driving or conveying of the animals
				to the carbon dioxide chamber shall be done with a minimum of excitement and
				discomfort to the animals. Delivery of calm animals to the anesthesia chamber
				is essential since the induction or early phase of anesthesia is less violent
				with docile animals. Among other things this requires that, in driving animals
				to the anesthesia chamber, electrical equipment be used as little as possible
				and with the lowest effective voltage.
(c) On emergence from the carbon dioxide
				chamber the animals shall be in a state of surgical anesthesia and shall remain
				in this condition throughout shackling, sticking and bleeding. Asphyxia or
				death from any cause shall not be produced in the animals before
				bleeding.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-24 - Humane slaughter of livestock › Section 16-24-030 - Mechanical - Captive bolt

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The slaughtering of cattle, calves, sheep, swine, goats,
				  horses and mules by using captive bolt stunners and the handling in connection
				  therewith, in compliance with the provisions contained in this section, are
				  hereby designated and approved as humane methods of slaughtering and handling
				  of such animals under the law.
(1)
				Application of stunners, required effect; handling.
(a) The captive bolt stunners shall be
				applied to the livestock in accordance with this section so as to produce
				immediate unconsciousness in the animals before they are shackled, hoisted,
				thrown, cast, or cut. The animals shall be stunned in such a manner that they
				will be rendered unconscious with a minimum of excitement and
				discomfort.
(b) The driving of the
				animals to the stunning areas shall be done with a minimum of excitement and
				discomfort to the animals. Delivery of calm animals to the stunning areas is
				essential since accurate placement of stunning equipment is difficult on
				nervous or injured animals. Among other things, this requires that, in driving
				animals to the stunning areas, electrical equipment be used as little as
				possible and with the lowest effective voltage.
(c) Immediately after the stunning blow is
				delivered the animals shall be in a state of complete unconsciousness and
				remain in this condition throughout shackling, sticking and bleeding.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-24 - Humane slaughter of livestock › Section 16-24-040 - Mechanical - Gunshot

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The slaughtering of cattle, calves, sheep, swine, goats,
				  horses and mules by shooting with firearms and the handling in connection
				  therewith, in compliance with the provisions contained in this section, are
				  hereby designated and approved as humane methods of slaughtering and handling
				  of such animals under the law.
(1)
				Utilization of firearms, required effect; handling.
(a) The firearms shall be employed in the
				delivery of a bullet or projectile into the animal in accordance with this
				section so as to produce immediate unconsciousness in the animal by a single
				shot before it is shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut. The animals shall be
				shot in such a manner that they will be rendered unconscious with a minimum of
				excitement and discomfort.
(b) The
				driving of the animals to the shooting areas shall be done with a minimum of
				excitement and discomfort to the animals. Delivery of calm animals to the
				shooting area is essential since accurate placement of the bullet is difficult
				in case of nervous or injured animals. Among other things, this requires that,
				in driving animals to the shooting areas, electrical equipment be used as
				little as possible and with the lowest effective voltage.
(c) Immediately after the firearm is
				discharged and the projectile is delivered, the animal shall be in a state of
				complete unconsciousness and remain in this condition throughout shackling,
				sticking and bleeding.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-24 - Humane slaughter of livestock › Section 16-24-050 - Electrical - Stunning with electric current

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The slaughtering of cattle, calves, sheep, swine and goats
				  with the use of electric current and the handling in connection therewith, in
				  compliance with the provisions contained in this section, are hereby designated
				  and approved as humane methods of slaughtering and handling of such animals
				  under the law.
(1) Administration of
				electric current, required effect; handling.
(a) The electric current shall be
				administered so as to produce surgical anesthesia in the animals before they
				are shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut. The animals shall be exposed to
				the electric current in a way that will accomplish the anesthesia quickly and
				calmly, with a minimum of excitement and discomfort to the animals.
(b) The driving or conveying of the animals
				to the place of application of electric current shall be done with a minimum of
				excitement and discomfort to the animals. Delivery of calm animals to the place
				of application is essential to insure rapid and effective insensibility. Among
				other things this requires that, in driving animals to the place of
				application, electrical equipment be used as little as possible and with the
				lowest effective voltage.
(c) The
				quality and location of the electrical shock shall be such as to produce
				immediate insensibility to pain in the exposed animal.
(d) The stunned animal shall remain in a
				state of surgical anesthesia through shackling, sticking and bleeding. However,
				the animal shall die from loss of blood resulting from sticking and bleeding,
				and not from electrical shock.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-25 - Disposal of dead livestock › Section 16-25-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this rule is to prevent the transmission of
				  livestock diseases and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and
				  Washington state's livestock industry through the proper routine disposal of
				  carcasses of livestock that have died because of disease. The statutory
				  authority for the rule is found in
				  RCW
				  16.36.010 and 16.36.092.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.010, 16.36.092, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 07-10-086,
					 § 16-25-010, filed 5/1/07, effective
					 6/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-25 - Disposal of dead livestock › Section 16-25-015 - Applicability

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This rule applies to the disposal of livestock that has died
				  because of disease or an unknown cause.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.010, 16.36.092, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 07-10-086,
					 § 16-25-015, filed 5/1/07, effective
					 6/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-25 - Disposal of dead livestock › Section 16-25-020 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions found in
				  RCW
				  16.36.005, the following definitions apply to
				  this chapter:
"Burial"
means placing a carcass below the
				  natural surface of the ground and completely covering it with soil.
"Carcass"
means the body or tissues of a
				  livestock animal that has died or has been killed other than by slaughter for
				  human or animal consumption or commercial use.
"Composting"
means the aerobic decomposition of
				  organic matter under controlled conditions.
"Death from disease"
means livestock that has
				  died from a disease or an unknown cause.
"Emergency disposal"
means disposal of carcasses
				  ordered depopulated by the director or depopulated as a result of a reportable
				  disease listed in WAC
				  16-70-010.
"Incineration"
means the controlled and
				  monitored combustion of carcasses for the purposes of volume reduction and
				  pathogen control as approved by the department of ecology or local air
				  pollution control authorities.
"Landfill"
means a permitted facility, whether
				  on-site or off-site, where solid waste is permanently placed in or on land, in
				  accordance with
				  chapter
				  70.95 RCW and chapters
				  173-350 and 173-351 WAC.
"Livestock"
means horses, mules, donkeys,
				  cattle, bison, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, ratites, poultry,
				  waterfowl, game birds, and other species so designated by statute. This term
				  does not include free ranging wildlife as defined in
				  Title
				  77 RCW.
"Natural decomposition"
means decomposition of
				  carcasses through natural decay processes on the surface of the ground without
				  cover material.
"Open burning"
means the act of consuming or
				  destroying a carcass by fire with or without the use of an accelerant.
"Rangeland"
means a large open area for grazing
				  of livestock in excess of one hundred sixty acres of contiguous usable grazing
				  or timberland.
"Rendering"
means the practice of using heat to
				  convert dead animal carcasses and animal by-products into marketable products,
				  such as meat and bone meal for animal feed, human food additives, or
				  cosmetics.
"Routine disposal"
means the disposal of the
				  carcass of a livestock animal that died in the normal course of business.
				  Routine disposal does not include carcasses of livestock ordered depopulated by
				  the director or depopulated as a result of a reportable disease listed in WAC
				  16-70-010.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.010, 16.36.092, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 07-10-086,
					 § 16-25-020, filed 5/1/07, effective
					 6/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-25 - Disposal of dead livestock › Section 16-25-025 - Routine disposal

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A carcass must be disposed of within seventy-two hours of the
				  time of death or discovery to avoid nuisance odors or disease. If weather
				  conditions prevent burial within seventy-two hours and rendering, composting,
				  landfilling, or natural decomposition cannot be accomplished, then the carcass
				  must be buried as soon as the weather permits. The following are acceptable
				  methods for the routine disposal of carcasses:
(1)
Burial.
(a) A carcass may be disposed of by burial on
				the property where the livestock animal died if done with the approval of the
				property owner.
(b) A carcass must
				be buried to a depth so that no part of the carcass is nearer than three feet
				to the natural surface of the ground. Every part of the carcass must be covered
				with at least three feet of soil within twenty-four hours of placement in the
				ground.
(c) Carcass burial must be:
(i) At least three hundred feet from any
				well, spring, or body of surface water, such as a river, stream, lake, pond, or
				intermittent stream;
(ii) At least
				three hundred feet from any residence not owned by the owner of the livestock
				animal;
(iii) At least fifty feet
				from any property line between parcels under different ownership; and
(iv) Not in a low-lying area subject to
				seasonal flooding or within a hundred-year flood plain or in a manner that will
				impact groundwater.
(d)
				Each burial site is limited to one thousand pounds of carcasses or one
				livestock animal weighing more than one thousand pounds.
(e) Carcass burial is not allowed on a
				property of less than five acres, except for the burial of a single carcass
				weighing less than two hundred pounds. The maximum amount of land used for
				burial during any year is limited to ten percent of the property or one acre,
				whichever is greater.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-25 - Disposal of dead livestock › Section 16-25-030 - Disposal of livestock that have died from a reportable disease

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The carcass of a livestock animal that has died from a
				  reportable disease must be disposed of in consultation with the state
				  veterinarian. The list of reportable diseases and reporting requirements are
				  found in chapter 16-70 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.010, 16.36.092, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 07-10-086,
					 § 16-25-030, filed 5/1/07, effective
					 6/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-25 - Disposal of dead livestock › Section 16-25-040 - General emergency authority

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If the state veterinarian determines there is an animal
				  health emergency, the state veterinarian has the authority to specify the
				  method of disposal and place additional requirements for the disposal of
				  carcasses of livestock animals that die of disease or are euthanized to prevent
				  the spread of disease.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.010, 16.36.092, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 07-10-086,
					 § 16-25-040, filed 5/1/07, effective
					 6/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-29 - Animal disease traceability › Section 16-29-005 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to administer animal disease
				  traceability activities by assessing a per head fee on cattle sold or
				  slaughtered in the state or transported out of the state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-29 - Animal disease traceability › Section 16-29-010 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions found in
				  RCW
				  16.36.005,
				  16.57.010,
				  16.58.020 and chapter 16-610 WAC
				  the following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Custom slaughtering" means slaughtering performed by a
				  person licensed under chapter 16.49 RCW to slaughter meat food animals for the
				  owner of the animal.
"Entry permit" means prior written permission issued by the
				  director to admit or import animals or animal reproductive products into
				  Washington state.
"Immediate slaughter cattle" means out-of-state cattle
				  processed within twenty-four hours of entry to a federally inspected slaughter
				  facility.
"Slaughter facility" means an establishment operated for the
				  purpose of slaughtering meat food animals for sale or use as human food in
				  compliance with the federal Meat Inspection Act.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-29 - Animal disease traceability › Section 16-29-015 - Levy and collection of assessment

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(1) An assessment of $0.23 per head is levied
				on all cattle sold or slaughtered in the state or transported out of the state
				except for:
(a) An assessment of $0.05 per
				head is levied on all immediate slaughter cattle.
(b) No assessment is paid on cattle
				slaughtered and retained by the owner for personal consumption.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-29 - Animal disease traceability › Section 16-29-017 - Reporting requirements

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(1)
				Slaughter facilities shall furnish the department a report of all cattle
				slaughtered by individual consignment. The report is due by the fifteenth day
				of the month following the month the transaction occurred. The report must
				include:
(a) Slaughter date;
(b) Number of head slaughtered;
(c) Type: Beef, dairy, or
				condemned;
(d) Sex;
(e) Name of owner/seller;
(f) State of origin; and
(g) Any other information the director deems
				necessary.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-29 - Animal disease traceability › Section 16-29-020 - Inspection of records

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The slaughter facility must keep accurate records for six
				  years for all cattle entering a federally inspected slaughter facility. Records
				  must be open for review by authorized department of agriculture personnel
				  during normal business hours, and must be provided to the department upon the
				  director's request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-29 - Animal disease traceability › Section 16-29-025 - Penalty outline and schedule

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(1) If any person fails to comply with the
				requirements of
				RCW
				16.36.150, the director may issue that person
				a notice of infraction and may assess a penalty.
(2) Each violation is a separate and distinct
				offense. Penalties may be assessed per violation or per head.
(3) The following is the base penalty, not
				including statutory assessments.
Violation
Base Penalty
RCW
						  16.36.150
Failing to pay the traceability fee
First offense
$50.00
Second offense within three years
$125.00
Third and subsequent offenses within three
						  years
$250.00
(4)
				If any person fails to comply with the reporting requirements described in WAC
				16-29-017, the penalties will be assessed according to chapter 16-90
				WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-30 - Restricted holding facilities › Section 16-30-010 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions found in
				  RCW
				  16.36.005, the following definitions apply to
				  this chapter:
"Department" means the Washington state department of
				  agriculture (WSDA).
"Designated surveillance area" means a disease surveillance
				  area in the Greater Yellowstone Area within the states of Idaho, Montana, and
				  Wyoming where brucellosis positive elk are known or suspected to exist. In
				  these areas, comingling of elk and livestock, and livestock exposure to tissue
				  containing
Brucella
, is possible.
"Director" means the director of the department of
				  agriculture or the director's authorized representative.
"Official individual identification" means official United
				  States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved individual identification
				  tag.
Note:
Official USDA ear tags are imprinted with an individual
						  identification number, bears the official U.S. shield, and are tamper proof.
"Restricted animals" means animals being held in a restricted
				  holding facility.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-20-091, §
					 16-30-010, filed 9/30/10, effective 10/31/10; 08-01-095, § 16-30-010,
					 filed 12/17/07, effective 1/17/08. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 16.36 RCW. 99-14-032,
					 § 16-30-010, filed 6/29/99, effective 7/30/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 16.36.050. 89-06-014 (Order 1995),
					 § 16-30-010, filed 2/23/89; 88-05-003 (Order 1964), § 16-30-010,
					 filed 2/5/88; Order 955, Regulation 1, filed 8/31/64; Order 851, Regulation 1,
					 effective 7/19/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-30 - Restricted holding facilities › Section 16-30-025 - Restricted feedlots

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-20-091, §
					 16-30-025, filed 9/30/10, effective 10/31/10; 08-01-095, § 16-30-025,
					 filed 12/17/07, effective 1/17/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 16.36.050. 89-06-014 (Order 1995),
					 § 16-30-025, filed 2/23/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-30 - Restricted holding facilities › Section 16-30-030 - Conditions of permit to operate a restricted feedlot

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-20-091, §
					 16-30-030, filed 9/30/10, effective 10/31/10; 09-03-018, § 16-30-030,
					 filed 1/9/09, effective 2/9/09; 08-01-095, § 16-30-030, filed 12/17/07,
					 effective 1/17/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 16.36.050. 89-06-014 (Order 1995),
					 § 16-30-030, filed 2/23/89; 88-05-003 (Order 1964), § 16-30-030,
					 filed 2/5/88. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 16.36 RCW. 83-07-028
					 (Order 1790), § 16-30-030, filed 3/14/83; Order 955, Regulation 3, filed
					 8/31/64; Order 851, Regulation 3, effective 7/19/61, but corrected for clerical
					 error by filing dated 7/20/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-30 - Restricted holding facilities › Section 16-30-035 - Types of restricted holding facilities

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(1) Restricted holding facilities are
				isolated areas approved and licensed by the director, as advised by the state
				veterinarian. Fees associated with restricted holding facilities are referenced
				under chapter 16-91 WAC.
(2) There
				are three categories of restricted holding facilities.
(a) A category 1 restricted holding facility
				is a facility where imported animals are held in quarantine until they meet
				animal health import requirements prior to movement.
(b) A category 2 restricted holding facility
				is a feed yard where livestock are fed and destined for slaughter only.
				Livestock are confined for feeding as designated by a diagram of the restricted
				holding facility per WAC
				16-30-039(2)(c).
				Livestock in a category 2 restricted holding facility must remain in slaughter
				channels and move only to a federally inspected slaughter plant or other
				restricted facilities of like status.
(c) A category 3 restricted holding facility
				is a holding facility for permanently quarantined animals.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-30 - Restricted holding facilities › Section 16-30-038 - Conditions to operate restricted holding facilities

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(1) The following requirements are applicable
				to all categories of restricted holding facilities:
(a) The restricted holding facility area
				shall house restricted animals separate and apart from all other nonrestricted
				animals. There may be no contact between animals not also similarly restricted
				and no commingling between separate shipments of animals.
(b) The restricted holding facility will be
				maintained in a sanitary condition to mitigate disease risk.
(c) The state veterinarian will be notified
				immediately of any outbreak of any infectious or contagious disease or of any
				significant morbidity/mortality event.
(d) Milk from restricted animals may not be
				used for human consumption.
(e)
				Restricted holding facilities must be clearly identified as such by signs
				permanently affixed at all corners stating "restricted holding facility" in
				letters a minimum of six inches in height.
(f) The disposition of dead animals will be
				in accordance with the laws relating to the disposal of dead livestock and in
				accordance with chapter 16-25 WAC.
(g) Accurate records will be kept for six
				years to account for all animals entering and leaving the restricted holding
				facility. Records must be open for review by authorized department of
				agriculture personnel during normal business hours, and must be provided to the
				department upon the director's or state veterinarian's request.
(h) The state veterinarian has the authority
				to enter the restricted holding facility at any reasonable time to conduct
				tests, examinations, and inspections.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-30 - Restricted holding facilities › Section 16-30-039 - Applications for a restricted holding facility

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(1) Application forms to establish a
				restricted holding facility may be obtained from:
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Animal Services Division
1111 Washington St. S.E.
P. O. Box 42577
Olympia, Washington 98504-2577
Phone: 360-902-1878
Email: ahealth@agr.wa.gov
(2) Applicants for restricted holding
				facilities must provide the following information on the application form:
(a) Name and address of applicant;
(b) Location of the restricted holding
				facility; and
(c) Diagram of the
				restricted holding facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-30 - Restricted holding facilities › Section 16-30-040 - Expiration and revocation of restricted holding facility licenses

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(1) All licenses
				for restricted holding facilities expire on the 30th day of June of the year
				following the date of issue. Restricted holding facilities must be inspected
				annually upon renewal and at any other time as determined by the director.
				Renewal of a restricted holding facility license is contingent upon accurate
				recordkeeping.
(2) Any violation of
				chapter 16.36 RCW or any of the rules adopted under that chapter is sufficient
				cause for the suspension or revocation of any license to operate a restricted
				holding facility. In all proceedings for suspension or revocation of a
				restricted holding facility license, the owner or manager has the right to
				request a hearing before revocation is made permanent. Any action shall be
				taken under the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure
				Act.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-20-091, §
					 16-30-040, filed 9/30/10, effective 10/31/10; 08-01-095, § 16-30-040,
					 filed 12/17/07, effective 1/17/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 16.36.050. 88-05-003 (Order 1964),
					 § 16-30-040, filed 2/5/88; Order 955, Regulation 4, filed 8/31/64; Order
					 851, Regulation 4, effective 7/19/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-42 - Biological products › Section 16-42-005 - Definitions

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"Department" means the Washington state department of
				  agriculture (WSDA).
"Director" means the director of WSDA or the director's
				  authorized representative.
"Veterinary biologic" means any virus, serum, toxin, and
				  analogous product of natural or synthetic origin, or product prepared from any
				  type of genetic engineering, such as diagnostics, antitoxins, vaccines, live
				  microorganisms, killed microorganisms, and the antigenic or immunizing
				  components intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of
				  diseases in animals.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-13-103,
					 § 16-42-005, filed 6/18/08, effective 7/19/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040. 00-17-072, § 16-42-005, filed
					 8/14/00, effective 9/14/00. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 16.36 RCW. 85-15-024
					 (Order 1866), § 16-42-005, filed
					 7/10/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-42 - Biological products › Section 16-42-015 - License

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Only veterinary biologics that have been produced under a
				  U.S. Veterinary Biological Product License may be imported into the state of
				  Washington. The director may allow the importation of unlicensed veterinary
				  biologics under special use permits.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-13-103,
					 § 16-42-015, filed 6/18/08, effective 7/19/08. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 16.36 RCW. 85-15-024
					 (Order 1866), § 16-42-015, filed 7/10/85; Order 896, Regulation 2,
					 effective 11/24/62.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-42 - Biological products › Section 16-42-017 - Permits required

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(1) Any person
				manufacturing veterinary biologics within the state for distribution within the
				state must first obtain a permit from the director. This permit may be revoked
				or suspended under
				chapter
				34.05 RCW for any
				violation of this chapter.
(2)
				Written approval of the director is required before any newly licensed
				veterinary biologic is imported into the state for sale, use or distribution.
				The director may also require a special permit for the importation or
				distribution of prelicensed veterinary biologics into Washington
				state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-13-103,
					 § 16-42-017, filed 6/18/08, effective 7/19/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040. 00-17-072, § 16-42-017, filed
					 8/14/00, effective 9/14/00. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 16.36 RCW. 85-15-024
					 (Order 1866), § 16-42-017, filed
					 7/10/85.