Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-90 - Penalty schedule › Section 16-90-030 - Penalty schedule

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The
				following penalty schedule will be used for violations of Washington state
				animal health laws and rules, including
				chapter
				16.36 RCW and the rules
				adopted under that statute. The level of civil penalty is determined by the
				number of prior civil penalties the person has received in the past ten years
				excluding notices of correction.
Violation
Procedural Violations
Disease Violations
First
$150.00
$250.00
Second
$350.00
$650.00
Third and subsequent
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
(2)
				Procedural violations: A "procedural violation" is a violation of the
				administrative functions associated with state import regulations where the
				violation did not cause a threat to Washington state's livestock industry.
				Procedural violations include but are not limited to violations of the
				following statutes and rules:
WAC
				  16-54-030 Certificate of
				  veterinary inspection, and entry permit requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-032 Certificate of
				  veterinary inspection -- Required information.
WAC
				  16-54-068 Restrictions.
WAC
				  16-54-082 Domestic bovine animals
				  -- Importation requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-088 Temporary grazing
				  permits.
WAC
				  16-54-105 Llamas and
				  alpacas.
WAC
				  16-54-160 Birds other than poultry
				  -- Importation and testing requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-180 Wild and exotic animals
				  and birds -- Importation and testing requirements.
Chapter 16-74 WAC Livestock testing -- Duties of
				  owners.
WAC
				  16-80-045 Identification of
				  swine.
WAC
				  16-86-017 Grazing permits.
(3) Disease violations: A "disease
				violation" is a violation of animal health statute and rules that cause a
				threat to Washington state's livestock industry and include the failure to
				obtain required testing and vaccinations prior to entry into Washington state.
				Disease violations include, but are not limited to, violations of the following
				statutes and rules:
RCW 16.36.105 Swine, garbage
				  feeding, license -- Application -- Fee -- Inspection.
Chapter 16-25 WAC Disposal of dead livestock.
Chapter 16-42 WAC Biological products.
WAC
				  16-54-025 Transporting livestock
				  -- Sanitary requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-028 Testing procedure
				  requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-065 Prohibited
				  entries.
WAC
				  16-54-068(4) -
				  proof of current rabies vaccination.
WAC
				  16-54-071 Domestic equine and
				  equine reproductive products -- Importation requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-083 Domestic and foreign
				  bovine brucellosis requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-085 Domestic bovine
				  tuberculosis requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-086 Bovine trichomoniasis
				  requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-090 Goats -- Importation and
				  testing requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-101 Sheep -- Importation and
				  testing requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-111 Swine -- Importation and
				  testing requirements.
WAC
				  16-54-145 Poultry and game birds,
				  including ratites -- Importation and testing requirements.
Chapter 16-59 WAC Avian diseases in Washington state.
Chapter 16-70 WAC Animal disease -- Reporting.
Chapter 16-71 WAC Equine infectious anemia.
WAC 16-80-025 Disinfecting premises.
WAC 16-80-030 Disinfecting vehicles.
WAC
				  16-86-015 Change of ownership
				  requirements for cattle and bison in Washington.
WAC
				  16-86-026 Brucellosis testing
				  requirements for raw milk dairies.
WAC
				  16-86-110 Q fever testing
				  requirements for raw milk dairies.
WAC
				  16-86-130 Cattle used in rodeo or
				  timed events.
WAC
				  16-86-140 Tuberculosis testing
				  requirements for raw milk dairies.
WAC
				  16-89-022 Scrapie identification
				  of sheep and goats.
WAC
				  16-89-090 Destruction and disposal
				  of scrapie infected animals or flocks.
WAC
				  16-89-120 Concealing the
				  disease.
WAC
				  16-89-150 Brucellosis testing for
				  sheep and goat dairies.
WAC
				  16-89-170 Q fever testing
				  requirements for sheep and goat dairies.
WAC
				  16-89-180 Tuberculosis testing for
				  goat dairies.
(4) A one
				thousand dollar civil penalty will be issued regardless of the number of prior
				violations for a violation of the following:
(a)Chapter 16-30 WAC Restricted feedlots and
				restricted holding facilities;
(b)
				WAC 16-54-071(13) and
				(14) - Piroplasmosis;
(c) WAC
				16-54-111 Swine -- Importation and
				testing requirements;
(d) WAC
				16-54-180 Wild and exotic animals
				and birds -- Importation and testing requirements;
(e) WAC 16-80-015 Sale of quarantined
				animals;
(f) WAC 16-80-040
				Vaccination;
(g) WAC 16-80-047
				Mandatory reporting of suspected pseudorabies;
(h) Importation of a foreign animal disease
				or "transboundary" diseased animal. A transboundary animal disease is a disease
				that has been eradicated within the borders of the United States that would
				cause an economic loss if detected; and
(i) All quarantine and hold order violations
				under chapter 16.36
				RCW. The department may assess a civil penalty for these violations without
				first issuing a notice of correction in accordance with
				RCW
				43.05.110.