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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-165 - Food inspection › Section 16-165-150 - Food establishment inspection rating system-Inspection score

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(1) A food
				establishment is rated as follows at the completion of an inspection conducted
				by the department:
(a) A food establishment
				will be debited the point value assigned to the inspection item listed in WAC
				16-165-140
				for each violation found during an inspection.
(b) The sum of the points debited for an
				inspection are subtracted from the maximum point value of one hundred. The
				remaining sum is the establishment's score for that inspection.
(c) When the department on a food
				establishment inspection identifies a critical violation, no score will be
				listed unless the critical violation is satisfactorily corrected during the
				inspection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-165 - Food inspection › Section 16-165-160 - Food establishments-Basis for enforcement action

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(1) The department may issue a notice of
				correction for:
(a) Food establishments that
				score less than ninety points on an inspection; or
(b) Critical violations found during an
				inspection of a food establishment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-167 - Intrastate commerce in foods › Section 16-167-010 - General

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(1) Consistent with
				the concept of uniformity where possible with the federal regulations adopted
				under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act,
				21
				U.S.C. 301 et seq., this chapter adopts the
				version of the referenced federal rule current at the time this rule becomes
				effective.
(2) To promote continued
				uniformity with federal rules; amendments to the federal rules referenced in
				this chapter are hereby incorporated and enforceable under this chapter upon
				the effective date of the federal amendment provided:
(a) The director of the Washington state
				department of agriculture or his or her authorized representative (director)
				gives notice of the federal rule amendment at the time it is published as a
				final rule in the Federal Register;
(b) The notice is published, at a minimum, in
				the state register and on the agency's web site; and
(c) The director has not otherwise determined
				that the amendment should not be adopted as provided in subsection (3) of this
				section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-167 - Intrastate commerce in foods › Section 16-167-020 - Pesticide chemicals

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The following federal regulations are adopted as Washington
				  tolerances for pesticide chemicals: 40 C.F.R. Chapter I Part 180 - Tolerances
				  and Exemptions for Pesticide Chemical Residues in Food.
(1) Subpart A - Definitions and
				Interpretative Regulations.
(2)
				Subpart C - Specific Tolerances.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.396,
					 69.04.398,
					 69.07.020 and
					 69.10.055. 99-12-020, §
					 16-167-020, filed 5/24/99, effective 6/24/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.396,
					 69.04.398 and
					 69.07.020. 98-09-048, §
					 16-167-020, filed 4/15/98, effective 5/16/98; 97-02-036 (Order 6012), §
					 16-167-020, filed 12/26/96, effective 1/26/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.398 and
					 69.07.020. 95-02-017 (Order 5065),
					 § 16-167-020, filed 12/27/94, effective
					 1/27/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-167 - Intrastate commerce in foods › Section 16-167-030 - Food additives

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The following federal regulations prescribing the conditions
				  under which such food additives may safely be used are adopted as Washington
				  food additive regulations. 21 C.F.R. Chapter I.
(1) Part 170 - Food Additives.
(2) Part 172 - Food Additives Permitted for
				Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption.
(3) Part 173 - Secondary Direct Food
				Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption.
(4) Part 174 - Indirect Food Additives:
				General.
(5) Part 175 - Indirect
				Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings.
(6) Part 176 - Indirect Food Additives: Paper
				and Paper-board Components.
(7)
				Part 177 - Indirect Food Additives: Polymers.
(8) Part 178 - Indirect Food Additives:
				Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers.
(9) Part 179 - Irradiation in the Production,
				Processing and Handling of Food.
(10) Part 180 - Food Additives Permitted in
				Food or in Contact with Food on an Interim Basis Pending Additional
				Study.
(11) Part 181 -
				Prior-Sanctioned Food Ingredients.
(12) Part 182 - Substances Generally
				Recognized as Safe.
(13) Part 184 -
				Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe.
(14) Part 186 - Indirect Food Substances
				Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe.
(15) Part 189 - Substances Prohibited From
				Use in Human Food.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.396,
					 69.04.398,
					 69.07.020 and
					 69.10.055. 99-12-020, §
					 16-167-030, filed 5/24/99, effective 6/24/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.396,
					 69.04.398 and
					 69.07.020. 98-09-048, §
					 16-167-030, filed 4/15/98, effective 5/16/98; 97-02-036 (Order 6012), §
					 16-167-030, filed 12/26/96, effective 1/26/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.398 and
					 69.07.020. 95-02-017 (Order 5065),
					 § 16-167-030, filed 12/27/94, effective
					 1/27/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-167 - Intrastate commerce in foods › Section 16-167-040 - Color additives

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The following federal regulations prescribing the use or
				  limited use of such color additives are adopted as Washington color additive
				  regulations. 21 C.F.R. Chapter I.
(1)
				Part 70 - Color Additives.
(2) Part
				73 - Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification.
(3) Part 74 - Listing of Color Additives
				Subject to Certification.
(4) Part
				81 - General Specifications and General Restrictions for Provisional Color
				Additives for Use in Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics.
(5) Part 82 - Listing of Certified
				Provisionally Listed Colors and Specifications.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.396,
					 69.04.398,
					 69.07.020 and
					 69.10.055. 99-12-020, §
					 16-167-040, filed 5/24/99, effective 6/24/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.396,
					 69.04.398 and
					 69.07.020. 98-09-048, §
					 16-167-040, filed 4/15/98, effective 5/16/98; 97-02-036 (Order 6012), §
					 16-167-040, filed 12/26/96, effective 1/26/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.398 and
					 69.07.020. 95-02-017 (Order 5065),
					 § 16-167-040, filed 12/27/94, effective
					 1/27/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-167 - Intrastate commerce in foods › Section 16-167-050 - General requirements

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The following provisions of 21 C.F.R. Chapter I are adopted
				  as Washington requirements for regulating food in intrastate commerce.
(1) The following parts in Subchapter A -
				General.
(a) Part 1 - General Enforcement
				Regulations.
(i) Subpart A General
				Provisions.
(ii) Subpart B General
				Labeling Requirements.
(iii)
				Subpart O Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-167 - Intrastate commerce in foods › Section 16-167-060 - Compliance policy guidelines

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.396,
					 69.04.398 and
					 69.07.020. 98-09-048, §
					 16-167-060, filed 4/15/98, effective 5/16/98. Statutory Authority: 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,69.04.398 and 69.07.020. 95-02-017 (Order 5065), § 16-167-060,
					 filed 12/27/94, effective 1/27/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-167 - Intrastate commerce in foods › Section 16-167-900 - Access to publications adopted under this chapter

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(1) Electronic access to Titles 21 and 40
				C.F.R. is available at
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/
home.action. Print copies of the titles can be purchased from the U.S.
				Government Bookstore online at https://bookstore.
				gpo.gov/catalog/laws-regulations/code-federal-regulations-cfrs-print or, if you
				do not have electronic access, contact the U.S. Government Publishing Office,
				P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000; phone 1-866-512-1800.
(2) Electronic access to the FDA's Manual of
				Compliance Policy Guides is available at http://www.fda.gov/IC
				ECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManu al/default.htm. If you do
				not have electronic access, contact the Food and Drug Administration, 1093 New
				Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; phone 1-888-463-6332.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.392,
					 69.04.394,
					 69.04.396,
					 69.04.398 and
					 69.07.020. 97-02-036 (Order 6012),
					 § 16-167-900, filed 12/26/96, effective
					 1/26/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-010 - Purpose of rule

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum
				  qualifications, application approval procedures, list maintenance and reporting
				  requirements for independent sanitation consultants.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-010,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98; 96-09-037 (Order 5093), § 16-168-010,
					 filed 4/10/96, effective 5/11/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-020 - Promulgation

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The department is given authority under
				  RCW 69.10.055
				  for adopting these rules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-020,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98; 96-09-037 (Order 5093), § 16-168-020,
					 filed 4/10/96, effective 5/11/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-030 - Definitions

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The definitions for terms used in this chapter may be found
				  in chapters 69.10 and 15.130 RCW and WAC
				  16-167-050(2).
				  For the purposes of this chapter, the term "we" means department as defined in
				  chapter 69.10 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-030,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98; 96-09-037 (Order 5093), § 16-168-030,
					 filed 4/10/96, effective 5/11/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-040 - How is independent sanitation consultant defined in RCW 6910005(5)? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-040,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98; 96-09-037 (Order 5093), § 16-168-040,
					 filed 4/10/96, effective 5/11/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-050 - Minimum qualifications for an independent sanitation consultant

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The minimum qualifications for an independent sanitation
				  consultant are:
Education and experience:
(1) A bachelor's degree in biology,
				chemistry, microbiology, food science, dairy science or a related natural
				science plus three years experience inspecting food storage warehouses or
				similar operations for compliance with the Current Good Manufacturing
				Regulations, 21 C.F.R. part 110 (GMPs); or
(2) Three years of college completed with
				study in the above subjects plus five years experience inspecting food storage
				warehouses or similar operations for compliance with the GMPs; or
(3) Two years of college completed with study
				in the above subjects plus seven years experience inspecting food storage
				warehouses or similar operations for compliance with the GMPs; or
(4) Eight years experience inspecting food
				storage warehouses or similar operations for compliance with the GMPs plus
				verifiable training in pest control, cleaning practices, food storage warehouse
				inspection or application of the GMPs.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-050,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98; 96-09-037 (Order 5093), § 16-168-050,
					 filed 4/10/96, effective 5/11/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-060 - Applying for approval as an independent sanitation consultant

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The steps in applying for approval as an independent
				  sanitation consultant are:
(1) Obtain
				an application from the department.
(2) Complete the application, listing your
				qualifications.
(3) Each applicant
				must sign the application and have his/her signature notarized.
(4) Return the application to the address on
				the application.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-060,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98; 96-09-037 (Order 5093), § 16-168-060,
					 filed 4/10/96, effective 5/11/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-070 - Notification of application decision

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(1)
On approval of an application for
				independent sanitation consultant,
the department will send an
				identification card and place the name of the independent sanitation consultant
				on a list of approved independent sanitation consultants that is available on
				request from the department.
(2)
If the department is not able to approve an application for independent
				sanitation consultant,
the department will notify the applicant and
				explain why within twenty-five working days after receiving the
				application.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-070,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98; 96-09-037 (Order 5093), § 16-168-070,
					 filed 4/10/96, effective 5/11/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-075 - List of approved independent sanitation consultants

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The department will maintain a list of approved independent
				  sanitation consultants. The names of approved independent sanitation
				  consultants will stay on the list as long as they continue to indicate that
				  they wish to remain on the list. The department will mail out information
				  requests by April 1st of each even-numbered year to all approved independent
				  sanitation consultants.
(1)
To
				remain on the list,
the independent sanitation consultant must fill out
				the request with current information, indicate that they want to remain on the
				list and return it to the department no later than May 1st.
(2)
To be removed from the list,
the independent sanitation consultant should return the request indicating they
				no longer wish to be listed as an approved independent sanitation consultant by
				May 1st. Failure to return the request will also result in being removed from
				the list.
(3) It is the
				responsibility of the independent sanitation consultants to notify the
				department of address changes. If the department is unable to locate an
				independent sanitation consultant at the address or telephone number provided,
				that name will be removed from the list.
(4) A name will be returned to the list upon
				receipt of the request and new information.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-075,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-080 - Reasons for denial or withdrawal of approval as an independent sanitation consultant

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The department may withdraw or deny approval of independent
				  sanitation consultants or applicants under the following circumstances:
(1) For failing to meet the minimum
				qualifications in WAC
				16-168-050.
(2) For knowingly making false or inaccurate
				statements regarding qualifications on an application.
(3) For failing to accurately report
				violative conditions present in food storage warehouse at the time of
				inspection.
(4) For knowingly
				making or acquiescing in false or inaccurate statements on inspection reports
				as to the date of the inspection, findings, corrective actions taken, or any
				other statement material to the compliance status of a warehouse.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-080,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98; 96-09-037 (Order 5093), § 16-168-080,
					 filed 4/10/96, effective 5/11/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses › Section 16-168-090 - Appeal rights

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Applicants and approved independent sanitation consultants
				  have the right to appeal denial of approval or withdrawal of approval as an
				  independent sanitation consultant under provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the
				  Administrative Procedure Act and chapter 16-08 WAC, the department's practice
				  and procedure rules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.055. 98-03-089, § 16-168-090,
					 filed 1/21/98, effective 2/21/98; 96-09-037 (Order 5093), § 16-168-090,
					 filed 4/10/96, effective 5/11/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-010 - Purpose of rule

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The purpose of this chapter is to implement chapter 69.07 RCW
				  by establishing rules relating to the:
(1) Issuance of special permits regulating
				the slaughter, preparation and sale of one thousand or fewer whole raw poultry
				in a calendar year by the agricultural producer when the poultry are sold
				directly to the ultimate consumer at the producer's farm.
(2) Conditions under which poultry identified
				in this chapter are slaughtered, prepared and sold that are generally patterned
				after those established by the state board of health for temporary food service
				establishments under chapter 246-215 WAC but are tailored to poultry slaughter,
				preparation, and sale activities.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-010, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-010, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-020 - Definitions

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(1) In addition to
				the definitions contained in this section, definitions found in chapters 69.07
				and 15.130 RCW, chapter 246-215 WAC and Title 21 C.F.R. may apply.
(2) For the purposes of this chapter, the
				following definitions apply:
"Adequate"
means that which is needed to
				  accomplish the intended purpose in keeping with good public health
				  practices.
"Agricultural producer"
means a person or
				  persons who raise poultry and who slaughter and sell one thousand or fewer
				  whole raw poultry from their farm directly to the ultimate consumer.
"Authorized person"
means a person or persons
				  who work with the agricultural producer in the preparation and slaughter of
				  poultry under this chapter.
"Department"
means the Washington state
				  department of agriculture (WSDA).
"Director"
means the director of the
				  WSDA.
"Potable water"
means water that is in
				  compliance with chapter 16-165 WAC and with the Washington state department of
				  health's drinking water quality standards in chapters 246-290 and 246-291
				  WAC.
"Poultry"
means domesticated fowl that is valued
				  for its meat or eggs such as chickens, turkeys, ducks or geese.
"Sanitize"
means to adequately treat poultry
				  slaughtering, preparation and sale surfaces by a process that is effective in
				  destroying vegetative cells of microorganisms of public health significance,
				  and in substantially reducing numbers of other undesirable microorganisms, but
				  without adversely affecting the whole raw poultry or its safety for the
				  consumer.
"Special permit"
means a permit to slaughter
				  poultry issued under
				  RCW
				  69.07.103. The permit expires on December
				  31st and is issued for either one or two years as requested by the permit
				  applicant.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-020, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-020, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-030 - Requirement to obtain a special permit

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An agricultural producer of poultry who slaughters and
				  prepares one thousand or fewer poultry in a calendar year and sells the poultry
				  as whole raw poultry from their farm to the ultimate consumer, must obtain a
				  special permit before slaughter of the poultry.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-030, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-030, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-035 - Applications

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(1) An application
				for a special permit may be obtained by:
Writing to:
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Food Safety Program
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560; or
Calling 360-902-1876; or
Faxing to 360-902-2087; or
Accessing website
http://agr.wa.gov
.
(2) The department must receive the completed
				special permit application packet along with check or money order for the
				permit fee at least six weeks prior to the planned slaughter of poultry. In
				accordance with
				RCW
				69.07.103(4), the fee for
				the special permit is seventy-five dollars for one year, or one hundred
				twenty-five dollars for two years.
(3) The special permit application packet
				must include:
(a) A completed application
				form;
(b) A diagram of the
				slaughter/preparation site;
(c) A
				description of the processing steps or a process flow diagram;
(d) The proposed days or dates of slaughter
				for the current year;
(e) A
				description of the rinse water and offal disposal procedures; and
(f) Documentation verifying that the water
				used at the slaughter/preparation site complies with the requirements in WAC
				16-170-155.
				If the well, spring or other private water supply, the water must have a
				passing bacterial test conducted within sixty days of submitting the
				application to the department. A copy of the test results must be attached to
				the special permit application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-036 - Additional information required for a two-year special permit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A two-year special permit holder must submit to the
				  department the following information at least six weeks prior to slaughtering
				  poultry during the second year of the permit:
(1) The proposed second year days or dates of
				slaughter; and
(2) If the site
				utilized a well, spring or other private water supply, a copy of a passing
				bacterial test conducted within sixty days prior to submitting the second year
				slaughter dates to the department.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-036, filed 7/28/09, effective
					 8/28/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-037 - Site diagram requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The site diagram must clearly show the
				location of all poultry slaughter and preparation equipment, contact work
				surfaces, chilling equipment, equipment washing and sanitizing sinks or tubs,
				handwashing areas, rinse water and offal collection areas and poultry rearing
				areas.
(2) All items illustrated on
				the site diagram under subsection (1) of this section must be clearly
				labeled.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-037, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-037, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-041 - Significant change in conditions -Two-year special permit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) If there is a significant change in the
				conditions under which the two-year special permit is issued, you must reapply
				for a special permit under WAC
				16-170-035.
				Significant change under this section means a substantial change in the
				information previously submitted to the department under WAC
				16-170-035.
(2) If the special permit holder was issued a
				two-year special permit and must reapply for a permit under this section, the
				department will apply fifty dollars of the two-year permit fee towards the new
				permit application fee.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-041, filed 7/28/09, effective
					 8/28/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-050 - Change of slaughter dates

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The department must be notified at least one week in advance
				  if slaughter of poultry regulated by this chapter is planned on dates other
				  than those previously reported to the department. The department may be
				  notified by mail, email, fax, or by telephone followed by a written
				  confirmation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-050, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-050, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-060 - Slaughter limit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The special permit issued under this chapter provides for the
				  slaughter of a total of one thousand or fewer whole raw poultry to the ultimate
				  consumer. Agricultural producers who slaughter more than one thousand poultry
				  in a calendar year must comply with the requirements of chapter 69.07
				  RCW.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-060, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-060, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-070 - Site requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
At a minimum, the poultry slaughter/ preparation site
				  must:
(1) Be constructed or assembled
				to minimize insects, pests, birds, dust, mud and overhead
				contamination;
(2) Include adequate
				lighting to illuminate the areas where poultry are slaughtered, prepared and
				sold;
(3) Have an adequate
				handwashing station;
(4) Be readily
				accessible to a toilet facility;
(5) Include potable running water;
(6) Include a means of safely disposing of
				rinse water and offal; and
(7)
				Means of properly cooling slaughtered poultry unless the customer takes
				possession within four hours.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-070, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-070, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-075 - Equipment requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All equipment used to slaughter, prepare and sell poultry
				  must be readily clean-able and in good repair.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-075, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-075, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-080 - Use of mobile processing unit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
If the mobile processing unit (MPU) is a self-contained
				  processing unit that meets all of the conditions designed for the sanitary
				  processing of poultry under this chapter, a MPU may be used.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-080, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-080, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-090 - Access to slaughter site

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Only authorized persons may be present in the poultry slaughter site while the
				slaughter-preparation process is taking place. Unauthorized persons must be
				kept out of the site.
(2) Any
				authorized person infected with a communicable disease, has open sores or
				infected cuts on hands, is vomiting or has diarrhea is prohibited from working
				in the poultry slaughter site.
(3)
				Authorized persons are prohibited from smoking, eating or drinking while in the
				poultry slaughter site.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-090, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-090, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-100 - Protective clothing

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Anyone slaughtering, preparing and selling poultry covered by
				  this chapter must:
(1) Wear clean and
				adequate clothing.
"Clean and adequate" means that the clothing must be:
(a) Clean at the start of the
				slaughter-preparation-sale process; and
(b) Changed when the clothing becomes soiled
				when contamination of the raw whole poultry, any process work surface, the
				equipment used to chill slaughtered poultry or the bags used to transport
				poultry that are sold becomes imminent; and
(c) Suitable to the specific part of the
				process (slaughter, preparation or sale).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-110 - Storage of personal garments and belongings

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All personal garments and belongings must be stored
				  separately and apart from the poultry slaughter site to ensure that they do not
				  become a source of contamination to the raw whole poultry, slaughter and
				  preparation work surfaces and equipment, and the bags used to transport poultry
				  that are sold.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-110, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-110, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-115 - Storage of detergents, sanitizers and other materials

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Commercially purchased detergents,
				sanitizers and other materials related to the process may be stored in the
				poultry slaughter site if they are properly labeled with:
(a) Product name;
(b) Chemical description;
(c) Directions for use;
(d) Any required precautionary and warning
				statements;
(e) First-aid
				instructions;
(f) Name and address
				of the manufacturer or distributor; and
(g) Any other information required by the
				U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or other laws or rules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-120 - Handwashing requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Anyone involved in the poultry slaughter process must adequately wash their
				hands:
(a) Before the poultry slaughtering
				process begins;
(b) Between the
				slaughtering and preparation steps in the process;
(c) Between the poultry preparation and sale
				steps in the process;
(d) After
				each absence from the poultry slaughter site; and
(e) Any time hands become
				contaminated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-125 - Handwashing stations

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Anyone involved in the poultry slaughter process must have access to at least
				one handwashing station equipped with warm running water, hand soap, and paper
				towels.
(2) Handwashing stations
				must be conveniently located in the poultry slaughter site and near toilet
				facilities.
(3) If handwashing
				stations are not conveniently located in the poultry slaughter site and near
				toilet facilities, five-gallon insulated containers with continuous flow
				spigots filled with warm water between one hundred and one hundred and twenty
				degrees Fahrenheit with pump type liquid soap, paper towels and five-gallon
				buckets to catch rinse water are required on-site and near the toilet
				facilities.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-125, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-125, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-130 - Hand dips and hand sanitizing stations

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "Hand dips" or "hand sanitizing stations"
				are recommended but not required in the poultry slaughter site. Sanitizing
				hands using hand dips or hand sanitizing stations is not a substitute for
				adequate handwashing methods. However, if hand dips are used, they must be
				properly positioned and maintained.
(2) "Properly maintained" means sanitizing
				solutions are:
(a) Checked and recharged to a
				strength equal to 100 PPM chlorine or 25 PPM iodine; and
(b) Changed every four hours while in
				use.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-135 - Toilet requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) At
				least one toilet must be available and conveniently located at the poultry
				slaughter site.
(2) A domestic
				toilet is sufficient if the poultry slaughter operation is a family operation
				where only family members are employed. However, if the operation has
				employees, toilet facilities must be provided at the slaughtering site or
				employees must be allowed to use the domestic toilet.
(3) Portable chemical toilets may be used at
				the poultry slaughter site if they are conveniently located with a self-closing
				door, screened to exclude insects, and properly maintained.
(4) All nondomestic toilet areas must be kept
				clean, free of trash and litter, and in good repair. All doors used to enter
				the nondomestic toilet area must be self-closing and must not open directly
				into the poultry slaughter site.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-135, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-135, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-140 - Offal and rinse water disposal requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The poultry slaughter site must be designed and maintained to
				  ensure that the:
(1) Offal and rinse
				water the site generates are readily and safely removed; and
(2) Offal and rinse water do not create an
				unsanitary condition or contaminate:
(a) The
				raw whole poultry;
(b) Any potable
				water stored and used at the slaughter site;
(c) Any product contact surfaces at the
				slaughter site; or
(d) Any bags
				used to package raw whole poultry sold to the ultimate consumers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-145 - Storage requirements for slaughter equipment and utensils

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All of the
				poultry slaughter equipment and utensils must be stored so they will not become
				contaminated between uses.
(2) All
				utensils used to slaughter and prepare poultry, such as knives, scrapers,
				scoops, shovels, cutters, and other hand tools and equipment, must be placed or
				stored to prevent contact surfaces from being contaminated.
(3) Contaminated equipment and utensils must
				be cleaned and sanitized before they are used again.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-145, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-145, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-150 - Cleaning and sanitizing requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All contact surfaces of equipment,
				utensils, containers and other articles used in the slaughter and preparation
				of poultry, must be kept free of any residue or contaminant that could
				contaminate or adulterate (as defined in
				RCW
				15.130.200 ), the raw whole poultry
				carcass.
(2) Residues and
				contaminants must frequently be removed from all slaughter and preparation
				contact surfaces to prevent the residues from becoming:
(a) Unwholesome or unfit for the raw whole
				poultry carcass;
(b) Decomposed,
				filthy, or putrid; or
(c) Injurious
				to public health.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-155 - Water requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Any water used in the slaughter, preparation or sale of your poultry must be of
				a safe and sanitary quality, which means the water supply is potable from an
				approved source and is monitored according to applicable laws and
				rules.
(2) Processors that operate
				from single-family residences on private water supplies need only meet
				bacteriological testing requirements. Optionally, potable water may be hauled
				onto the poultry slaughter site for use by the processor as long as the
				transport vehicle and water are of safe and sanitary quality.
(3) Water used from a private water system
				for the slaughter, preparation or sale of poultry must be sampled and tested at
				least annually. Copies of water test reports must be on file at the farm and
				available for review by WSDA during routine slaughter site
				inspections.
(4) Any ice
				manufactured on the farm for use in the poultry slaughter process must be
				manufactured from potable water.
(5) All ice used at the poultry slaughter
				site that is not manufactured on the farm must be from an approved
				source.
(6) All ice used at the
				poultry slaughter site must be properly handled and stored to protect against
				contamination.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.103, chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 114.
					 09-16-035, § 16-170-155, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09. Statutory
					 Authority: 2003 c 397 and chapters 69.07 and
					 34.05 RCW. 04-08-062, §
					 16-170-155, filed 4/5/04, effective
					 5/6/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-170 - Special permits for slaughtering poultry › Section 16-170-170 - Packaging requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				All bags used to package the slaughtered whole poultry must be new, of food
				grade quality and properly handled and stored, which means they must be
				protected from potential sources of contamination when they are handled and
				stored.
(2) Methods of properly
				handling and storing bags at the poultry slaughter site include, but are not
				limited to:
(a) All bags must be stored off
				of the floor or any other unsanitary surfaces.
(b) All bags must be stored in closed boxes
				or cartons before they are used.
(c) Bags must be removed from the closed box
				or carton in a way that prevents contamination.
(d) When a slaughtered whole poultry is
				inserted into a bag, the bag must be handled so it and the poultry is not
				exposed to contamination by dust, foreign material or other
				contaminants.
(e) Any bag dropped
				on the floor or some other unsanitary surface must not be used.