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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › MARKETING ORDERS › Chapter 16-585 - Puget Sound salmon commission › Section 16-585-120 - Fees-Inspection and copying

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(1) No
				fee will be charged for the inspection of public records.
(2) The commission charges a fee of fifteen
				cents per page of black and white photocopy plus postage for reimbursement of
				the costs of providing public records.
(3) Requests for records in special
				formatting, including color copies, will be charged at the amount necessary to
				reimburse the commission for its actual production costs. If the public records
				officer deems it more efficient to have copying or duplicating done outside the
				commission, the charges will be based on the actual cost of such outside
				copying or duplicating service. For all copying or duplicating service charges
				incurred, an invoice will be sent to the requestor. Reimbursement is payable
				within fifteen days of receipt of the invoice and is payable to the Puget Sound
				salmon commission. The commission may require that all charges be paid in
				advance of release of the copies of the records.
(4) The commission or its designee may waive
				any of the foregoing copying costs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › MARKETING ORDERS › Chapter 16-585 - Puget Sound salmon commission › Section 16-585-125 - Exemptions

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The commission's public records are available for disclosure
				  except as otherwise provided under chapter 42.56 RCW or any other law.
				  Requestors should be aware of the following exemptions to public disclosure
				  specific to commission records. This list is not exhaustive and other
				  exemptions may apply:
(1) Production or
				sales records required to determine assessment levels and actual assessment
				payments to the commission under chapter 15.65 RCW (reference
				RCW
				42.56.380(3) ).
(2) Financial and commercial information and
				records supplied by persons:
(a) To the
				commission for the purpose of conducting a referendum for the establishment of
				the commission; or
(b) To the
				commission under chapter 15.65 RCW with respect to domestic or export marketing
				activities or individual producer's production information (reference
				RCW
				42.56.380(5) ).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › MARKETING ORDERS › Chapter 16-585 - Puget Sound salmon commission › Section 16-585-130 - Review of denial of public records requests

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(1) Any person who objects to the initial
				denial of a request to copy or inspect public records may petition the
				commission for review of such decision by submitting a written request to the
				commission. The request shall specifically refer to statement which constituted
				or accompanied the denial.
(2) The
				commission's executive director or designee shall immediately consider the
				matter and either affirm or reverse the denial within ten business days
				following the commission's receipt of the written request for review of the
				original denial.
(3) Under
				RCW
				42.56.530, if the commission denies a
				requestor access to public records because it claims the record is exempt in
				whole or in part from disclosure, the requestor may request the attorney
				general's office to review the matter.
(4) Any person may obtain court review of a
				denial of a public records request under
				RCW
				42.56.550.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-600 - Honey › Section 16-600-001 - Promulgation

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I, Sverre N. Omdahl, director of agriculture, by virtue of
				  authority vested in me in
				  RCW
				  69.28.020, do hereby promulgate the following
				  laws and regulations.
Order 581, Promulgation, effective
					 7/17/50.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-600 - Honey › Section 16-600-010 - Grades to be uniform with federal grades

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Effective immediately, grades of honey sold in the state of
				  Washington shall be uniform with the federal grades for extracted honey, comb
				  honey and cut-comb honey.
Order 431, effective
					 7/10/45.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-602 - Apiaries › Section 16-602-025 - Apiarist registration fees, schedule

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(1) Beekeepers in the following two
				categories shall pay a fee for owning or operating colonies of bees in
				Washington:
(a) Resident beekeepers of
				Washington;
(b) Nonresident
				beekeepers operating colonies in Washington for the purpose of producing honey
				or other products, or their use or rental for pollination of agricultural
				crops.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-602 - Apiaries › Section 16-602-026 - Broker registration fees

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In accordance with
				  RCW
				  15.60.021, there is assessed an annual broker
				  registration fee of $100 due and payable to the department on April 1 of each
				  year. If a person registers as both a broker and an apiarist, only one of the
				  registration fees shall be owed. The lesser of the two registration fees shall
				  be waived.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.60 RCW. 01-11-146,
					 § 16-602-026, filed 5/23/01, effective 6/30/01. Statutory Authority: RCW
					 15.60.025 and 15.60.170(2). 97-24-066, § 16-602-026, filed 12/2/97,
					 effective 1/2/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-602 - Apiaries › Section 16-602-050 - Types of offenses and level of civil penalty assessment

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(1) Violations of the Apiaries Act include,
				but are not limited to:
(a) Failure to
				register as a resident or nonresident apiarist;
(b) Failure to register as a
				broker;
(c) Failure to remit apiary
				registration fees;
(d) Failure to
				remit broker registration fees.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-603 - Aquaculture identification requirements › Section 16-603-010 - Aquaculture identification requirements

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(1) Any sale or movement of private sector
				cultured aquatic products made by an aquatic farmer, other than retail sale for
				personal use by the purchaser or rendering or unmarketable solid waste
				disposal, shall:
(a) Be accompanied by a
				shipping document showing:
(i) The aquatic
				farmer's name;
(ii) The aquatic
				farm mailing address;
(iii) The
				aquatic farm registration number required by RCW 75.58.040;
(iv) The date of transfer by the aquatic
				farmer;
(v) The quantity of each
				species; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-604 - Public livestock markets - Health, facilities, and sanitation › Section 16-604-009 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this order:
"C.F.R." means Code of Federal Regulations.
"Consigned" means to deliver for sale at a public livestock
				  market.
"Department" means the department of agriculture of the state
				  of Washington.
"Director" means the director of the department or the
				  director's duly authorized representative.
"Licensee" means any person licensed to operate a public
				  livestock market.
"Livestock" means cattle, bison, horses, mules, donkeys,
				  swine, sheep, goats, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, ratites, poultry, waterfowl,
				  game birds, and other species so designated by statute. "Livestock" does not
				  mean free ranging wildlife as defined in
				  Title
				  77 RCW.
"Lot" means livestock of one ownership.
"Market" means public livestock market as defined in
				  RCW
				  16.65.010(1).
"Market veterinarian" means a veterinarian licensed in the
				  state of Washington, accredited by USDA, and contracted with a public livestock
				  market.
"Official individual identification" means identifying an
				  animal or group of animals using USDA-approved or WSDA-approved devices or
				  methods including, but not limited to, official tags, unique breed registry
				  tattoos, and registered brands when accompanied by a certificate of inspection
				  from a brand inspection authority who is recognized by the
				  director.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-20-094, §
					 16-604-009, filed 9/30/10, effective 10/31/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 16.36.096. 92-21-022, §
					 16-604-009, filed 10/13/92, effective 11/13/92; Order 1102, § 16.604.009
					 (codified as WAC
					 16-604-009 ), filed 11/18/68;
					 Order 1059, Regulation 1, filed 7/24/67, effective 8/23/67; Order 1025,
					 Regulation 1, filed 7/22/66, effective
					 8/22/66.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-604 - Public livestock markets - Health, facilities, and sanitation › Section 16-604-025 - Health regulations

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(1) The
				director shall require such testing, treating, identifying, examining and
				recordkeeping of livestock by a market veterinarian and/or livestock market as
				in the director's judgment may be necessary to prevent the spread of
				brucellosis, tuberculosis, or any other infectious, contagious or communicable
				disease among the livestock of this state.
(2) For livestock health purposes, the
				director shall establish procedures for inspection of livestock markets for
				compliance with sanitary requirements and to observe livestock being handled.
				Such inspections shall be conducted by animal health inspection personnel
				working under the jurisdiction of the director. Such inspectors will not issue
				health certificates, perform "private treaty work" or engage in functions other
				than those in connection with surveillance for communicable, infectious animal
				diseases and sanitary measures. Operators of markets shall arrange with a
				market veterinarian to perform animal health inspections, issue health
				certificates or certificates of veterinary inspection, perform private treaty
				work, and perform any testing, quarantine, or movement restrictions of animals
				as directed by the director of agriculture or required by federal law.
				Departmental inspectors will work in cooperation with any market veterinarians
				in performing yard inspections.
(3)
				Markets handling swine shall be required to identify all boars and sows with
				official identification. Markets must comply with chapters 16-54 and 16-80 WAC
				and 9 C.F.R. Sec. 71.19 and 71.20 when handling swine for market.
(4) No livestock may leave the market for
				points outside the state of Washington without first meeting the requirements
				of the state of destination and 9 C.F.R. Parts 71 through 89, interstate
				transportation of animals (including poultry) and animal products.
(5) Any animal or animals which have been
				found by the market veterinarian to be diseased or unhealthy shall be handled
				in accordance with instructions from the state veterinarian as to disposition.
				The market veterinarian may require they be marked "slaughter only" and:
(a) Be sold only to immediate slaughter at a
				federally inspected slaughter plant;
(b) Require they be sold "as is" with an
				announcement;
(c) Require they be
				returned to consignor with or without quarantine; or
(d) Require they be held under quarantine in
				the yard.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-604 - Public livestock markets - Health, facilities, and sanitation › Section 16-604-040 - Penalty

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The violation of any regulation set forth in this order shall
				  constitute a violation of the applicable statute under which such regulation
				  was adopted.
Order 1174, § 16-604-040, filed 12/15/70; Order 1059,
					 Regulation 6, filed 7/24/67, effective 8/23/67; Order 1025, Regulation 6, filed
					 7/22/66, effective 8/22/66; Order 954, filed 8/20/64; Order 913, filed 4/1/63;
					 Order 788, effective 6/17/59.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › Section 16-610-005 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions found in
				  RCW
				  16.57.010,
				  16.58.020, and
				  16.65.010, the following
				  definitions apply to this chapter:
"Association of livestock breeders"
means any
				  properly incorporated association whose membership is made up of livestock
				  breeders.
"Beef commission assessment point"
means a
				  person or business, as designated by the Washington state beef commission,
				  required to collect and submit the mandatory per-head beef promotional fees
				  directly to the commission when the sale of cattle occurs.
"Beef promotion fee"
means the mandatory state
				  and/or federal beef commission assessment fee under
				  RCW
				  16.67.120 and
				  16.67.122 that is collected on
				  each head of cattle at the time of sale.
"Call out fee"
is a trip fee charged by
				  department inspectors for conducting livestock inspections.
"Certified veterinarian"
means an individual
				  licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Washington state under chapter
				  18.92 RCW who has been certified to perform livestock inspections by the
				  director.
"Electronic official individual identification"
means an official USDA approved 840 radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag.
				  Official USDA RFID ear tags are imprinted with an official USDA animal
				  identification number (AIN), bear the official U.S. shield, and are tamper
				  proof.
"Farmers cooperative association"
means any
				  cooperative association of livestock producers. Farmers cooperative association
				  does not include livestock youth organizations such as 4-H, FFA, or other
				  junior livestock groups.
"Field livestock inspector"
means an individual
				  who has been certified by the director to perform livestock inspections.
"Legacy brand"
means a brand that has been in
				  continuous use for at least 25 years.
"Livestock heritage brand"
means a designation
				  given to a brand that has been deactivated by the recorded owner. A heritage
				  brand may not be applied to livestock.
"Market"
means a public livestock market as
				  defined in
				  RCW
				  16.65.010(1).
"Special sale"
means a public sale conducted by
				  an individual, youth organization, livestock breeders association, or farmers
				  cooperative association on a seasonal or occasional basis.
"USDA"
means the United States Department of
				  Agriculture.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
					 16.65 and
					 34.05 RCW. 07-14-057, §
					 16-610-005, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; 04-01-171, § 16-610-005,
					 filed 12/23/03, effective 1/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 16-610-010 - Livestock identification advisory committee

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(1) The livestock identification advisory
				  committee is established in
				  RCW
				  16.57.015 for the purpose of advising the
				  director regarding:
(a) Livestock
				  identification programs administered under chapter 16.57 RCW and these
				  rules;
(b) Inspection fees;
				  and
(c) Related licensing
				  fees.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 16-610-012 - Livestock identification advisory committee-Length of term

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(1) Advisory
				  committee members serve staggered three-year terms. Terms begin on July 1 and
				  end on June 30.
(2) Positions are
				  numbered one through twelve as follows:
(a)
				  Positions one and two - Beef producers;
(b) Positions three and four - Livestock
				  market owners;
(c) Positions five
				  and six - Horse producers;
(d)
				  Positions seven and eight - Dairy producers;
(e) Positions nine and ten - Cattle feeders;
				  and
(f) Positions eleven and twelve
				  - Meat processors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 16-610-013 - Livestock identification advisory committee-Vacancies

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(1) To fill a vacancy resulting from an
				  expired term, the director must solicit nominations from the organization
				  representing the group statewide. Nominations from industry groups must be
				  submitted to the director before May 1 of the year in which the term expires.
				  If a nomination is not received for a vacant position, the director may appoint
				  a qualified person to fill that position.
(2) The director may fill, for the unexpired
				  portion of a term, vacancies that occur before a term expires. When such
				  vacancies occur, the director will solicit nominations from organizations
				  representing the groups statewide, which may then submit names to the director
				  for consideration.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
						16.65 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-057, §
						16-610-013, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; 04-01-171, § 16-610-013,
						filed 12/23/03, effective 1/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-015 - Certificate of permit

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(1) A
				  certificate of permit (WSDA form #7020), commonly known as a "transportation
				  permit" or a "haul slip," must accompany livestock:
(a) In transit (cattle);
(b) Consigned to a public livestock market,
				  special sale, or livestock processing facility; or
(c) Upon entry into a certified feedlot
				  (cattle).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-016 - Self-inspection certificates issued prior to June 10, 2010

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(1) A self-inspection certificate was used
				  for cattle inspections involving twenty-five head or less at the point of
				  private sale, trade, gifting, barter, or any other action not in connection
				  with a public livestock market that constitutes a change of
				  ownership.
(2) Self-inspection
				  certificates completed after June 10, 2010, are not satisfactory proof of
				  ownership for cattle. Self-inspection certificates completed prior to June 10,
				  2010, will be accepted as satisfactory proof of ownership of cattle if:
(a) The self-inspection certificate was
				  completed and signed by the buyer and seller. The original completed copy of
				  the certificate must accompany the cattle.
(b) The buyer must provide, at the time of
				  reinspection, additional proof of ownership documentation for all cattle
				  bearing brands not recorded to the seller listed on the self-inspection
				  certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-018 - Proof of ownership documents

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(1) Proof of ownership for cattle and horses
				  may be established at the time of a livestock inspection by presenting one of
				  the following documents:
(a) An official
				  livestock inspection certificate issued by the director.
(b) An official electronic cattle transaction
				  reporting certificate.
(c) A
				  duplicate certificate or certified copy of an original inspection document
				  issued by the director.
(d) For
				  cattle only, a self-inspection certificate completed prior to June 10, 2010,
				  and any other information required in WAC
				  16-610-016.
(e) An official inspection certificate issued
				  by another state or province that maintains a livestock inspection
				  program.
(f) Registration papers on
				  purebred horses.
(g) Registration
				  papers on purebred cattle if the brand is not recorded in this state.
(h) For horses only, a bill of sale. A sample
				  equine bill of sale is available by accessing the department's web site at
				  https://agr. wa.gov/departments/animals-livestock-and-pets/livestock.
(i) A certificate of veterinary inspection
				  issued by a state that does not maintain a livestock inspection program.
				  Vaccination/test tags and the animal description must be verifiable and match
				  the document.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-020 - Cattle inspections for brands, electronic official individual identification, or other proof of ownership

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All cattle must be inspected for brands, electronic
					 official individual identification or other proof of ownership:
(1) Before being moved out of Washington
				  state, unless the provisions of WAC
				  16-610-035(2)
				  apply.
(2) When offered for sale at
				  any public livestock market or special sale approved by the director.
(3) Upon delivery to any cattle processing
				  plant where the United States Department of Agriculture maintains a meat
				  inspection program, unless the cattle:
(a)
				  Originate from a certified feedlot; or
(b) Are accompanied by an inspection
				  certificate issued by the director, a veterinarian certified by the director, a
				  field livestock inspector certified by the director, or an agency in another
				  state or Canadian province authorized by law to issue such a
				  certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-021 - Electronic cattle transaction reporting

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(1) Individual private sales, trades,
				  gifting, barter, or any other action that constitutes a change of ownership or
				  movement out of state of cattle are required to obtain inspections under WAC
				  16-610-020
				  except when the seller holds an electronic cattle transaction reporting license
				  under chapter 16.57 RCW and reports transactions through that system.
(2)
(a) Any
				  person may apply for an electronic cattle transaction reporting license.
				  Applications shall be made on a form provided by the department to include:
(i) First and last name of the
				  applicant.
(ii) Business name,
				  physical address, mailing address, email address, and phone number.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-025 - Horse inspections for brands or other proof of ownership

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All horses must be inspected for brands or other proof of
					 ownership:
(1) Before being moved out
				  of Washington state, unless the provisions of WAC
				  16-610-035 apply.
(2) When offered for saleat any public
				  livestock market or special sale approved by the director.
(3) When offered for sale at any special open
				  consignment horse sale as defined in
				  RCW
				  16.65.010.
(4) At any special sale where horses of more
				  than one owner are offered for sale.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
						16.65 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-057, §
						16-610-025, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; 04-01-171, § 16-610-025,
						filed 12/23/03, effective 1/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-035 - Inspections for cattle and horses moving out of Washington state

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(1) All cattle and
				  horses must be inspected by the director, a field livestock inspector, or a
				  certified veterinarian for brands, electronic official individual
				  identification (cattle only), or other proof of ownership before being moved
				  out of Washington state.
(2)
				  Exceptions:
(a) Cattle and horses may be
				  moved out of Washington state without inspection when they are destined for a
				  public livestock market in another state where brand inspection is performed by
				  Washington state department of agriculture inspectors or an agent according to
				  an agreement with the other state.
(b) Cattle and horses moving out of
				  Washington state to public livestock markets must be accompanied by a
				  certificate of permit showing that the livestock are destined for and are being
				  transported directly to the designated out-of-state inspection point. The
				  certificate of permit is not valid for transportation to any point other than
				  the designated inspection point.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-045 - Cattle inspections at certified feed-lots, slaughter plants, and public livestock markets

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Inspections of cattle required under WAC
					 16-610-020(2),
					 (3), and (4) and at any other beef commission
					 assessment collection point must be conducted by the
					 director.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
						16.65 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-057, §
						16-610-045, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; 04-01-171, § 16-610-045,
						filed 12/23/03, effective 1/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-050 - Cattle inspections for private transactions

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Inspections of cattle required under WAC
					 16-610-020(1)
					 or (5) may be conducted by:
(1) The director;
(2) Veterinarians certified by the director;
				  or
(3) Field livestock inspectors
				  certified by the director.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
						16.65, and
						34.05 RCW. 10-21-016, §
						16-610-050, filed 10/7/10, effective 11/7/10; 07-14-057, § 16-610-050,
						filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; 04-01-171, § 16-610-050, filed 12/23/03,
						effective 1/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-053 - Physical address requirements

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(1) Livestock inspection certificates,
				  electronic cattle transaction reporting certificates, certificate of permits,
				  and equine bill of sales shall contain a destination physical address except
				  where specifically exempted in this section. For purposes of this section, a
				  physical address is the actual street location of the destination.
(2) All cattle and horses must be transported
				  and delivered directly to the physical address noted on a livestock inspection
				  certificate, electronic cattle transaction reporting certificate (cattle only),
				  certificate of permit, and/or equine bill of sale. Cattle and horses shall not
				  be diverted to any other physical address or location except for:
(a) A temporary destination due to a medical
				  emergency where the immediate health of the animal is in jeopardy; or
(b) A category two restricted holding
				  facility as defined in chapter 16-30 WAC if the cattle will be transported and
				  delivered to a lot of like status.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-610-055 - Ownership disputes

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The director may review or investigate any verified
					 complaint involving disputed ownership that is filed with the
					 director.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
						16.65 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-057, §
						16-610-055, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; 04-01-171, § 16-610-055,
						filed 12/23/03, effective 1/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › VETERINARIAN AND FIELD LIVE STOCK INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 16-610-060 - Veterinarian and field livestock inspector certification

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(1)
(a) The
				  director may certify veterinarians, who are licensed and accredited in
				  Washington state and field livestock inspectors who comply with the
				  requirements of this section, to issue livestock inspection
				  certificates.
(b) Certified
				  veterinarians and field livestock inspectors may not conduct inspections at
				  certified feedlots, slaughter plants, public livestock markets, or special
				  sales unless the department has notified the facility in writing that
				  department inspectors are not available to conduct inspections. If the
				  department notifies a facility that its inspectors are not available to conduct
				  inspections, the facility may use a certified veterinarian or field livestock
				  inspector to conduct inspections during the period, as specified by the
				  department, in which department inspectors are not available.
(c)
(i)
				  Certified veterinarians and field livestock inspectors may not perform
				  livestock inspections for an individual or business if a conflict of interest
				  exists.
(ii) For the purpose of
				  this rule, a "conflict of interest" includes, but is not limited to, a
				  financial or other interest, direct or indirect, in the livestock, the facility
				  in which the livestock are presented for sale, or the event at which the
				  livestock are being exhibited.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › VETERINARIAN AND FIELD LIVE STOCK INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 16-610-062 - Veterinarian and field livestock inspector certification-Suspension and revocation

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(1)
				  The director may suspend or revoke a veterinarian's or field livestock
				  inspector's certification to issue inspection certificates if the veterinarian
				  or field livestock inspector knowingly:
(a)
				  Makes or acquiesces in false or inaccurate statements on livestock inspection
				  certificates regarding:
(i) The date or
				  location of the inspection;
(ii)
				  The marks, electronic official individual identification, or brands on the
				  livestock inspected;
(iii) The
				  owner's name; or
(iv) Any other
				  statement about the livestock inspected.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › FEES › Section 16-610-066 - Replacement copies of brand inspection documents

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(1) Individuals can request replacement
				  copies of inspection documents issued by the director which are held by the
				  department.
(2) All requests for
				  replacement copies will be submitted on AGR Form 930-7093 to the department.
				  This form may be obtained from and sent to:
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Animal Services Division
1111 Washington Street S.E.
P.O. Box 42577
Olympia, WA 98504-2577
Email: livestockid@agr.wa.gov
Phone: 360-902-1855
Web site:
https://agr.wa.gov/departments/animals-livestock-and-pets/livestock
(3) A twenty-five dollar fee will
				  be charged per document for replacement copies and must accompany the
				  form.
(4) Replacement copies will
				  only be issued to a requestor whose name appears as the buyer, seller, or owner
				  on the document being requested.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
						16.65, and
						34.05 RCW. 10-21-016, §
						16-610-066, filed 10/7/10, effective
						11/7/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › BRANDS › Section 16-610-070 - Renewal of recorded brands

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Brand recordings are renewed for a period of four years,
					 and the director may establish a staggered renewal schedule. Owners of recorded
					 brands, upon notification by the director, must file for renewal by December
					 31st of the year in which a recording expires.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
						16.65 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-057, §
						16-610-070, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; 04-01-171, § 16-610-070,
						filed 12/23/03, effective 1/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › BRANDS › Section 16-610-075 - Livestock heritage brands

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(1) A
				  brand may be recorded as a livestock heritage brand upon initial
				  application.
(2) The owner of a
				  recorded brand may record the brand as a livestock heritage brand during any
				  designated renewal period.
(a) The fee to
				  record a livestock heritage brand is six hundred dollars.
(b) A livestock heritage brand is recorded
				  for a period of twenty years.
(c)
				  Livestock heritage brands are listed in a separate section of the WSDA brand
				  book.
(d) A livestock heritage
				  brand is considered inactive and may not be applied to livestock.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › BRANDS › Section 16-610-080 - Freeze branding

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Freeze branding techniques to identify livestock may be
					 used to comply with the requirements of chapters 16.57 RCW and the other
					 requirements of this section as long as the brand is recorded with the
					 director.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
						16.65 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-057, §
						16-610-080, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; 04-01-171, § 16-610-080,
						filed 12/23/03, effective 1/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › BRANDS › Section 16-610-085 - Production brands

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(1) Before a
				  production brand may be used in Washington state, it must be recorded with the
				  director according to the provisions of chapter 16.57 RCW and in the same
				  manner as an ownership brand.
(2)
				  Forms to record a brand may be obtained from and sent to:
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Animal Services Division
1111 Washington Street S.E
. P.O. Box 42577
Olympia, WA 98504-2577
Email: livestockid@agr.wa.gov
Phone: 360-902-1855
Web site:
https://agr.wa.gov/departments/animals-livestock-and-pets/livestock
(3) The director will not charge a
				  fee to record a production brand if the person recording the brand has already
				  paid to record an ownership brand.
(4) Production brands are not recognized for
				  ownership purposes, recorded for ownership purposes, or accepted for livestock
				  inspection purposes.
(5) Dairy
				  cattle: Owners may use any digit or combination of digits as a production brand
				  to identify their dairy cattle as long as the brand is located on the neck or
				  between the hock and the stifle of a hind leg.
(6) Beef cattle: Owners may use a production
				  brand to identify beef cattle but only when the cattle also bear a brand that
				  is currently recorded to the owner of the animal.
(a) On beef cattle, production brands may be
				  located on either side of the animal on the shoulder or hip.
(b) Any numeral digit or combination of
				  digits may be used for a beef cattle production brand as long as they do not
				  conflict with currently recorded ownership brands.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › BRANDS › Section 16-610-088 - Transfer of recorded brands

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(1)
(a) The application to transfer a brand shall
				  be accompanied by a notarized form that includes a facsimile of the brand, a
				  description, information about the current owners, and a twenty-seven dollar
				  and fifty cent transfer fee.
(b) A
				  legacy brand transfer requires a one hundred dollar transfer fee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › PENALTIES › Section 16-610-095 - Penalty schedule for notices of infraction

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(1) If any person fails to comply with the
				  requirements of chapters 16-610 WAC and 16.57 RCW (Identification of
				  livestock), the director may issue that person a notice of infraction and may
				  assess a penalty.
(2) The following
				  infractions have the base penalty listed, not including statutory assessments.
Livestock Identification Program
Civil Infraction Schedule for Violations of Chapter 16.57
					 RCW
Violation
Base Penalty
RCW
							 16.57.260
Removal of cattle and horses from Washington state
							 without an inspection certificate or an ECTR transaction certificate.
First offense
$100.00
2nd offense within three years
$150.00
3rd offense within three years
$250.00
RCW
							 16.57.267
Failing to present an animal for mandatory inspection.
First offense
$100.00
2nd offense within three years
$150.00
3rd offense within three years
$250.00
RCW
							 16.57.270
Refusing to assist in establishing ownership and
							 identity.
First offense
$100.00
2nd offense within three years
$150.00
3rd offense within three years
$250.00
RCW
							 16.57.350
Interfering with the director in the performance of
							 livestock identification duties.
First offense
$100.00
2nd offense within three years
$150.00
3rd offense within three years
$250.00
RCW
							 16.57.440
Transporting or delivering cattle or horses to any
							 destination other than the designated physical address.
First offense
$100.00
2nd offense within three years
$150.00
3rd offense within three years
$250.00
RCW
							 16.57.050
Using an unrecorded brand.
Each offense
$37.00
RCW
							 16.57.160
Failing to designate a physical address
Each offense
$37.00
RCW
							 16.57.243
Moving cattle without proof of ownership.
Each offense
$37.00
RCW
							 16.57.275
Transporting a carcass without proof of ownership.
Each offense
$37.00
RCW
							 16.57.277
Failing to attach custom slaughter tags.
Each offense
$37.00
RCW
							 16.57.410
Acting as a registering agency without a permit.
Each offense
$37.00
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57 and
						34.05 RCW. 12-02-068, §
						16-610-095, filed 1/3/12, effective 2/3/12. Statutory Authority: Chapters
						16.57, 16.58,
						16.65 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-057, §
						16-610-095, filed 6/28/07, effective
						7/29/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING › Section 16-610-100 - Identification of custom slaughtered animals

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(1) Any person presenting cattle for
				  slaughter to a licensed custom slaughterer must give the custom slaughterer a
				  completed certificate of permit. The certificate of permit documents the
				  ownership of the animal at the time of slaughter.
(2) Any person licensed as a custom
				  slaughterer must complete and attach a custom slaughter beef tag to each of the
				  four quarters of all slaughtered cattle that are handled. In order to identify
				  the owner of the carcass, these tags must remain attached to the quarters until
				  the carcass is processed and the quarters are cut and wrapped.
(3) Only the department may provide custom
				  slaughter beef tags to custom slaughterers. The fee for each set of four custom
				  slaughter beef tags is one dollar and fifty cents plus the animal disease
				  traceability fee owed to the department under
				  chapter
				  16.36 RCW.
(4)
(a)
				  Custom meat facilities may accept carcasses of cattle slaughtered by the cattle
				  owner only if a certificate of permit, signed by the owner, accompanies the
				  carcass.
(b) Without a certificate
				  of permit signed by the owner, custom meat facilities can only accept carcasses
				  from mobile or fixed location custom farm slaughterers or officially inspected
				  slaughter plants.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › CERTIFIED FEEDLOTS › Section 16-610-115 - Certified feedlots - Application inspection

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(1)
(a)
				  Before issuing an initial certified feedlot license, the director will conduct
				  an inspection of all cattle in the feedlot inventory and their corresponding
				  ownership documents.
(b) The
				  applicable fee for this inspection of cattle is found in WAC
				  16-610-065.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 16-610-120 - Public livestock markets - Identification requirements

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(1) Any person
				  licensed to operate a public livestock market is responsible for identifying
				  all cattle and horses consigned to the public livestock market.
(2) Identification must be done under the
				  supervision of the director and may occur either before or at the time the
				  animals are inspected.
(3)
				  Acceptable methods of identification are a USDA-approved numbered back tag
				  placed on each animal or some other method of identification that is approved
				  by USDA. Tags must be placed in numerical order.
(4) The licensee is responsible for moving,
				  confining, and/or restraining livestock as needed to allow for a complete
				  inspection.
(5) The director may
				  exempt certain groups of one-brand or no-brand cattle under the same ownership
				  from the individual identification requirements of this section if the
				  integrity of the inspection process can be maintained.
(6) It is the responsibility of the licensee
				  or consignor to present livestock to the director so an inspection can be
				  performed.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.57, 16.58,
						16.65 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-057, §
						16-610-120, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; 04-01-171, § 16-610-120,
						filed 12/23/03, effective 1/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 16-610-122 - Release of cattle and horses from public livestock markets

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(1) Before allowing
				  the removal of any cattle or horses from any public livestock market, a
				  licensee or the licensee's agent or employee must:
(a) Obtain a livestock inspection clearance
				  from the director for the cattle or horses being removed; and
(b) Issue a release to the person wishing to
				  remove the cattle or horses.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 16-610-125 - Public livestock market livestock inspection facilities

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The director must approve all livestock inspection
					 facilities at public livestock markets. For the director's approval, inspection
					 facilities must:
(1) Include a chute
				  that is constructed according to the following specifications:
(a) Constructed with a solid base on each
				  side of sufficient strength to contain cattle and horses. The base must be at
				  least twenty-four but not more than thirty-six inches in height.
(b) Above the base on each side, the chute
				  must have wire cables extended along its entire length. The cables must be
				  separated by six-inch intervals and must extend vertically to a height of at
				  least six feet.
(c) The cables must
				  be attached every sixteen feet to a vertical post that is alternated with a
				  pipe or stay every eight feet to provide support and to keep the cables
				  tight.
(d) The chute must be well
				  lit by shop, spot, or floodlights. These lights must be located on both sides
				  of the chute at a height of five feet above the highest cable. Beginning at the
				  head of the chute, this lighting must extend along three-fourths of the length
				  of the chute.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-610 - Livestock identification › PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 16-610-130 - Public livestock market scales

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(1) To ensure that scales can be tested with
				  relative ease and convenience:
(a) All scales
				  that are inaccessible to a test truck must be accessible by a convenient,
				  unobstructed, hard-surfaced approach ramp or walkway that connects with the
				  scale deck at the scale deck level; and
(b) All doors and passageways leading to the
				  scale must have a minimum width of six feet.