Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-390 - Fruit and vegetable inspection fees and other charges › Section 16-390-005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Certificate"
means an official document issued
				  by the director which reports certification results.
"Certificate of compliance"
means a shipping
				  document issued by the fruit and vegetable industry attesting that the
				  identified fruits or vegetables are known to be in full compliance with
				  provisions of chapter 15.17 RCW. The member of the fruit and vegetable industry
				  issuing the certificate of compliance has the sole responsibility of fairly and
				  accurately representing the quality and quantity of fruits and vegetables
				  listed on the certificate of compliance.
"Certification"
means the complete service
				  performed by the director, from inspection through the issuance of any
				  applicable documentation of the results of the inspection.
"Customer assisted inspection program (CAIP)"
means a quality or condition inspection performed by industry using the United
				  States Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards with verification and
				  oversight by the director.
"CWT"
means a hundredweight, a unit of measure
				  equaling one hundred pounds.
"Director"
means the director of the department
				  of agriculture or the director's designated representative. As used in this
				  chapter, WSDA refers to the director unless the context states
				  otherwise.
"Grade and condition certificate"
means an
				  official note sheet issued by the director confirming the results of an
				  inspection.
"Hourly fee"
means the fee charged for services
				  based on the hours documented by each WSDA inspector providing the service.
				  Hourly fees are charged based on increments of fifteen minutes, with time
				  rounded up or down to the next fifteen minute interval as follows: Eight
				  minutes into a quarter hour is rounded up to the full quarter hour. Less than
				  eight minutes into a quarter hour is rounded down and not billed.
"Inspection"
means the inspection by the
				  director of any fruits or vegetables for the purpose of certification at any
				  time prior to, during, or subsequent to harvest.
"Inspection service notification"
means customer
				  notification to the director of any request for inspection services.
"Lot"
means, unless otherwise stated in this
				  chapter, a distinct unit of fruits or vegetables.
"Minimum operating fund balance"
or
"MOFB"
means six months of projected apple maggot survey program operating
				  expenses. The factors that the department considers when setting the MOFB under
				  WAC
				  16-390-230
				  include the projected program staff salary and benefits; costs of the program's
				  goods and services, including transportation; costs associated with the
				  department's administrative support of the program; and any additional costs
				  associated with the program. In addition to expected future costs, the
				  department may consider previously incurred operating expenses to estimate
				  projected operating expenses.
"Regular business hours"
means the hours between
				  8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific time Monday through Friday except state
				  holidays.
"Shipping permit"
means a shipping document
				  issued by the director attesting that the fruits or vegetables are known to be
				  in compliance with the provisions of chapter 15.17 RCW and this
				  chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.17.050,
					 2012 2nd sp.s. c
					 7 , and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 12-19-040,
					 § 16-390-005, filed 9/12/12, effective 10/13/12. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.17,
					 34.05 RCW, and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25.
					 04-11-078, § 16-390-005, filed 5/18/04, effective
					 6/18/04.