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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-89 - Sheep and goat diseases in Washington state › SCRAPIE › Section 16-89-090 - Destruction and disposal of scrapie infected animals or flocks

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(1) As provided for
				  under RCW
				  16.36.090, the director may order the
				  slaughter or destruction of animals or flocks determined by the director or
				  representatives of USDA to be infected with scrapie.
(2) The disposal of condemned scrapie
				  infected animals and flocks will be under the direction of the director and the
				  means of disposal will be other than by offering for human or animal
				  consumption.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 08-13-100,
						§ 16-89-090, filed 6/18/08, effective 7/19/08. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040. 99-09-026, § 16-89-090, filed
						4/15/99, effective 5/16/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-89 - Sheep and goat diseases in Washington state › SCRAPIE › Section 16-89-120 - Concealing the disease

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It is unlawful for any owner to fail to report or to
					 attempt to conceal the existence of any transmittable spongiform encephalopathy
					 such as the disease scrapie.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040. 99-09-026, § 16-89-120, filed
						4/15/99, effective 5/16/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-89 - Sheep and goat diseases in Washington state › BRUCELLOSIS › Section 16-89-150 - Brucellosis testing for sheep and goat dairies

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(1) All sheep and goats whose raw milk or raw
				  milk products are offered for sale must be from a flock or herd that is
				  negative to a serological test for brucellosis within the previous 12 months.
				  Any additions to the flock or herd must be tested negative for brucellosis
				  within 30 days before introduction into the flock or herd.
(2) All raw milk and raw milk products from
				  animals that test positive for brucellosis are prohibited from sale and must be
				  destroyed.
(3) All sheep and goats
				  whose raw milk or raw milk products are offered for sale must have official
				  individual identification.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 08-13-100,
						§ 16-89-150, filed 6/18/08, effective
						7/19/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-89 - Sheep and goat diseases in Washington state › BRUCELLOSIS › Section 16-89-160 - Brucellosis quarantine and release

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(1) Any herd of goats in which brucellosis
				  reactors are found will be quarantined. Positive or reactor classification
				  shall be based on standards listed in USDA Brucellosis Eradication Uniform
				  Methods and Rules, effective October 1, 2003. The department maintains a copy
				  of this document for public inspection. You may also find the information on
				  the internet at:
www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/brucellosis/downloads/umr_bovine_bruc.pdf
.
(2) The quarantine will be released when the
				  entire quarantined herd has passed two consecutive negative blood tests without
				  reactors. The first test must be not less than thirty days following removal of
				  all reactors from the herd. The second test must not be less than ninety days
				  nor more than one year following the date of the previous test.
(3) Goats that test positive to the
				  brucellosis test must not be sold or offered for sale except for immediate
				  slaughter.
(4) Quarantined goats
				  may only be moved when accompanied by an official USDA form number
				  VS1-27.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 08-13-100,
						§ 16-89-160, filed 6/18/08, effective
						7/19/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-89 - Sheep and goat diseases in Washington state › Q FEVER › Section 16-89-170 - Q fever testing requirements for sheep and goat dairies (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 08-13-100,
						§ 16-89-170, filed 6/18/08, effective
						7/19/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-89 - Sheep and goat diseases in Washington state › TUBERCULOSIS › Section 16-89-180 - Tuberculosis testing for goat dairies

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(1) All goats whose raw milk or raw milk
				  products are offered for sale must be from a herd that has tested negative for
				  tuberculosis within the previous 12 months. Any additions to the herd must be
				  tested negative for tuberculosis within 60 days before introduction into the
				  herd.
(2) All raw milk and raw milk
				  products from animals that test positive for tuberculosis are prohibited from
				  sale and must be destroyed.
(3) All
				  goats whose raw milk or raw milk products are offered for sale must have
				  official individual identification.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 08-13-100,
						§ 16-89-180, filed 6/18/08, effective
						7/19/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-89 - Sheep and goat diseases in Washington state › TUBERCULOSIS › Section 16-89-190 - Tuberculosis quarantine and release

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(1) Any herd of goats in which tuberculosis
				  reactors are found will be quarantined. The sale or removal of any animal out
				  of a quarantined herd is prohibited except for removal for immediate
				  slaughter.
(2) Herds in which no
				  gross lesions reactors occur and in which no evidence of
Mycobacterium
				  bovis
infection has been disclosed may be released from quarantine
				  after a sixty-day negative caudal fold tuberculosis retest of the entire herd.
				  Herds containing one or more suspects to the caudal fold tuberculosis test will
				  be quarantined until the suspect animals are:
(a) Retested by the comparative-cervical
				  tuberculosis test within ten days of the caudal fold injection; or
(b) Retested by the comparative-cervical
				  tuberculosis test after sixty days and the tuberculosis status of the suspect
				  has been determined; or
(c) Shipped
				  under permit directly to slaughter in accordance with state or federal laws and
				  regulations and the tuberculosis status of the suspect has been
				  determined.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-90 - Penalty schedule › Section 16-90-005 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for fair and
				  uniform determination of penalties issued under
				  RCW
				  16.36.113 and to provide for fair and uniform
				  actions taken in relation to permits or licenses issued by the department as a
				  result of violations of
				  chapter
				  16.36 RCW and the rules
				  adopted under that statute.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 09-03-020, §
					 16-90-005, filed 1/9/09, effective
					 2/9/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-90 - Penalty schedule › Section 16-90-010 - Penalty outline

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(1) In
				accordance with
				RCW
				16.36.113, any person who violates
				chapter
				16.36 RCW or the rules
				adopted under that statute may be subject to a civil penalty in an amount of
				not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.
(2) Each violation is a separate and distinct
				offense. Penalties may be assessed per violation or per head when pertaining to
				animals, depending on the unique circumstances of the violation(s). Every
				person who, through an act of commission or omission, procures, aids, or abets
				in the violation is in violation and may be subject to a civil penalty. When a
				person has committed multiple violations, the violations are cumulative for
				purposes of calculating the appropriate penalty. Penalties will be added
				together.
(3) Moneys collected from
				civil penalty payments will be deposited in the state general fund.
(4) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the
				department from:
(a) Choosing not to pursue a
				civil penalty, permit or license denial, suspension, or revocation;
(b) Issuing a notice of correction in lieu of
				pursuing a civil penalty, permit or license denial, suspension, or
				revocation;
(c) Negotiating
				settlement(s) of cases on such terms and for reasons as it deems
				appropriate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-90 - Penalty schedule › Section 16-90-015 - Revoking, suspending, or denying a permit or license

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(1) The department retains the sole
				discretion to determine when a permit or license should be revoked or
				suspended. In circumstances where the department determines revocation to be
				appropriate, the period of revocation shall be determined at the discretion of
				the department, but in no instance shall the revocation exceed five
				years.
(2) The department may deny
				an applicant a permit or license when the applicant has committed a violation
				of chapter 16.36
				RCW or the rules adopted under the chapter. In circumstances where the
				department determines denial to be appropriate, the period of denial shall not
				exceed five years.
(3) Nothing
				shall prevent the department from denying an applicant a permit or license when
				the applicant has an outstanding civil penalty owed to the department from a
				previous violation of any statute or rule under the jurisdiction of the
				department.
(4) The department may,
				at its discretion, suspend a permit or license without also seeking a civil
				penalty. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to, those incidents
				where a civil penalty is not available as an appropriate penalty pursuant to
				RCW
				43.05.110.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 09-03-020, §
					 16-90-015, filed 1/9/09, effective
					 2/9/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-90 - Penalty schedule › Section 16-90-020 - Issuance of a civil penalty without first issuing a notice of correction

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(1) Pursuant to
				RCW
				43.05.100, a notice of correction may be
				issued by the department when they become aware of conditions and/or conduct
				that are not in compliance with the applicable laws and rules enforced by the
				department.
(2) The department may
				assess a civil penalty without first issuing a notice of correction in
				accordance with
				RCW
				43.05.110.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 09-03-020, §
					 16-90-020, filed 1/9/09, effective
					 2/9/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-91 - Requested animal services and holding facilities - Fees › Section 16-91-005 - Purpose of rule

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The purpose of this rule is to establish a schedule as
				  authorized in
				  RCW
				  16.36.023 for fees charged to animal owners
				  or other authorized persons when requesting:
(1) The establishment and inspection of
				restricted holding facilities (also known as animal holding facilities)
				authorized under this chapter and chapter 16-30 WAC;
(2) The inspection and monitoring of animals
				in authorized restricted holding facilities; and
(3) Special inspections of animals or animal
				facilities that the director may provide.
As provided by
				  RCW
				  16.36.023, the fees in this chapter, as
				  closely as practicable, cover the cost of the service
				  provided.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 09-03-022 and 09-03-023,
					 § 16-91-005, filed 1/9/09, effective
					 2/9/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-91 - Requested animal services and holding facilities - Fees › Section 16-91-010 - Services provided under this chapter

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The following services may be provided under this
				  chapter:
(1) Inspections related to
				establishment and monitoring of restricted holding facilities under chapter
				16-30 WAC.
An inspection of the property is required upon application
				  for license to establish a restricted holding facility and with annual renewal
				  of that license. The inspection may include, but is not limited to, the
				  evaluation of compliance capabilities with isolation requirements, biosecurity
				  protocols, sanitation practices, recordkeeping, and overall health of animals
				  in quarantine.
(2)
				Inspections related to the monitoring of animals held in a licensed restricted
				holding facility. Inspections may include, but are not limited to, follow-up
				activities or investigations related to confirmatory disease testing, mortality
				review, recordkeeping compliance (hold order, test chart submission, etc.), and
				overall health of the animals.
(3)
				Special inspections of animals or animal facilities at the request of the
				animal owner or authorized persons. Special inspections may include, but are
				not limited to, visual inspections of biosecurity and sanitation conditions,
				rodent control, and overall animal health. Time may also be spent safely
				handling and sampling animals for disease testing.
(4) Other special inspections may be provided
				upon request and at the discretion of the director.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 09-03-022 and 09-03-023,
					 § 16-91-010, filed 1/9/09, effective
					 2/9/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-91 - Requested animal services and holding facilities - Fees › Section 16-91-020 - Restricted holding facility license

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(1) An initial application fee of two hundred
				dollars is established for licensure of a restricted holding facility. The fee
				for the initial inspection is at the rates set in WAC
				16-91-040. There is a renewal fee
				of one hundred dollars for the license and the applicable fee for the annual
				inspection of the facility. To implement the rule, the first expiration date of
				the license will be June 30, 2010, and June 30 every year after.
(2) Information about the application process
				and the standards for issuing a license to a restricted holding facility are
				found in chapter 16-30 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 09-03-022 and 09-03-023,
					 § 16-91-020, filed 1/9/09, effective
					 2/9/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-91 - Requested animal services and holding facilities - Fees › Section 16-91-030 - Requesting services from the department

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Inspections for services under this chapter are provided at
				  the discretion of the department based on availability of staff and priorities.
				  The department is not obligated to provide an inspection in response to a
				  request. An applicant must place a service request in order to ensure
				  staffing.
(1) Service requests must be
				received by the state veterinarian's office two business days prior to the date
				of the requested service.
(a) The notification
				requirement allows the department to secure adequate staffing to supply the
				requested service and to accommodate leave or adjust staffing for anticipated
				workloads.
(b) The notification
				requirement applies even if there is permanent staffing at the
				location.
(c) Failure to meet the
				notification requirement may result in denial of service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-91 - Requested animal services and holding facilities - Fees › Section 16-91-040 - Fee schedule for inspection services provided

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(1) Requested services during normal business
				hours are provided at the hourly rate per inspector of eighty-five dollars per
				hour. In addition, the current mileage and per diem rates as established by the
				Washington state office of financial management (OFM) will be charged for
				travel.
(2) The hourly charge is
				assessed in one-half hour increments. The charges are incurred starting when
				staff leave their official work station and ending on return to their official
				work station.
(3) The hourly rate
				will be one hundred dollars for services provided during nonbusiness hours.
				Nonbusiness hourly rates apply for services provided before 8:00 a.m. or after
				5:00 p.m. during the weekday and for services provided on Saturday, Sunday, or
				recognized state government holidays listed in
				RCW
				1.16.050.
(4) Persons requesting service with less than
				two business days notice may be subject to a charge of two additional hours at
				the applicable hourly rate.
(5) If
				staff must provide service at multiple locations, the final billings will be
				prorated accordingly.
(6) The
				department will recoup at cost, from the person requesting the service,
				expenses for unforeseen items necessary to complete the inspection
				service.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 09-03-022 and 09-03-023,
					 § 16-91-040, filed 1/9/09, effective
					 2/9/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-91 - Requested animal services and holding facilities - Fees › Section 16-91-050 - Testing fees

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The cost of any testing of animals is a separate expense that
				  is the responsibility of the animal owner and is not included in the charge for
				  services under this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 09-03-022 and 09-03-023,
					 § 16-91-050, filed 1/9/09, effective
					 2/9/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-91 - Requested animal services and holding facilities - Fees › Section 16-91-060 - Billing and payment process

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(1)
				The department will bill the parties requesting services for services
				rendered.
(2) The fees are due and
				payable upon billing.
(3) A late
				fee of one percent per month on the unpaid balance will be assessed against
				persons more than thirty days in arrears.
(4) In addition to other penalties, the
				director may refuse to perform any inspection or services provided under this
				chapter for any person in arrears unless the person makes payment in full prior
				to such inspection or certification service.
(5) Accounts that become ninety or more days
				in arrears twice within a five-year period may be subject to a permanent
				requirement for payment in full at the time service is provided.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 09-03-022 and 09-03-023,
					 § 16-91-060, filed 1/9/09, effective
					 2/9/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-92 - Notices of infractions - Penalty schedule › Section 16-92-005 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for fair and
				  uniform determination of penalties for civil infractions issued under
				  RCW
				  16.36.116.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-07-025, §
					 16-92-005, filed 3/8/10, effective
					 4/8/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-92 - Notices of infractions - Penalty schedule › Section 16-92-020 - Penalty schedule for notices of infraction

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(1) If any person is in violation of
				RCW
				16.36.116, 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.
Civil Infraction Schedule for Violations of
				  Chapter
				  16.36 RCW
Violation
Base Penalty
RCW 16.36.116
WAC
								16-54-030
Transporting imported livestock on the public roads
								of this state without a valid health certificate or permit as required under
								chapters
								16.36 RCW and 16-54 WAC,
								Animal importation.
First offense
$100.00
2nd offense within three years
$150.00
3rd offense within three years
$250.00
RCW 16.36.116
Transporting or accepting delivery of live
								nonambulatory livestock to, from, or between any livestock market, feedlot,
								slaughtering facility, or similar facility that trades in livestock.*
First offense
$250.00
2nd offense within three years
$500.00
3rd offense within three years
$1,000.00
*
The transport or acceptance of each nonambulatory
								livestock animal is considered a separate and distinct violation.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-07-025, §
					 16-92-020, filed 3/8/10, effective
					 4/8/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-101 - Washington state milk and milk products standards › Section 16-101-716 - Procedures for certification of interstate milk shippers

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The department adopts the Procedures Governing the
				  Cooperative State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program of
				  the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments 2017 Revision as
				  Washington state procedures for the certification of interstate milk
				  shippers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 13-03-046,
					 § 16-101-716, filed 1/10/13, effective 2/10/13. Statutory Authority: RCW
					 15.36.21 [15.36.021] and chapter 15.36 RCW. 08-24-073, § 16-101-716, filed
					 12/1/08, effective 1/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021(3). 00-21-012,
					 § 16-101-716, filed 10/6/00, effective 11/6/00; 96-22-059, §
					 16-101-716, filed 11/4/96, effective
					 12/5/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-101 - Washington state milk and milk products standards › Section 16-101-721 - Methods for making sanitation ratings of milk shippers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The department adopts the Methods of Making Sanitation
				  Ratings of Milk Shippers and the Certifications/Listings of Single-Service
				  Containers and/or Closures for Milk and/or Milk Products Manufacturers 2017
				  Revision, United States Health and Human Services Public Health Service/Food
				  and Drug Administration as Washington state methods for ratings of interstate
				  milk shippers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 13-03-046,
					 § 16-101-721, filed 1/10/13, effective 2/10/13. Statutory Authority: RCW
					 15.36.21 [15.36.021] and chapter 15.36 RCW. 08-24-073, § 16-101-721, filed
					 12/1/08, effective 1/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021(3). 00-21-012,
					 § 16-101-721, filed 10/6/00, effective 11/6/00; 96-22-059, §
					 16-101-721, filed 11/4/96, effective
					 12/5/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-101 - Washington state milk and milk products standards › Section 16-101-726 - Standard for the accrediting of milk laboratories

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The department adopts the Evaluation of Milk Laboratories
				  2017 Revision United States Health and Human Services Public Health
				  Service/Food and Drug Administration as the Washington state standard for
				  accrediting milk laboratories and certified industry supervisors who request
				  certification and approval for uniform collection and testing required for
				  compliance with the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 13-03-046,
					 § 16-101-726, filed 1/10/13, effective 2/10/13. Statutory Authority: RCW
					 15.36.21 [15.36.021] and chapter 15.36 RCW. 08-24-073, § 16-101-726, filed
					 12/1/08, effective 1/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021(3). 96-22-059,
					 § 16-101-726, filed 11/4/96, effective
					 12/5/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-101 - Washington state milk and milk products standards › Section 16-101-731 - Availability of the publications adopted by the department in this chapter

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(1) The Grade "A"
				Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, 2017 Revision, United States Public Health
				Service/Food and Drug Administration, the Procedures Governing the Cooperative
				State-Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration Program of the
				National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments, 2017 Revision, the Methods of
				Making Sanitation Ratings of Milk Shippers, and the Certifications/Listings of
				Single-Service Containers and/or Closures for Milk and/or Milk Products
				Manufacturers 2017 Revision, United States Department of Health and Human
				Services Public Health Services/Food and Drug Administration, and the
				Evaluation of Milk Laboratories, 2017 Revision, United States Department of
				Health and Human Services Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration
				can be obtained at
https://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/Milk/ucm2007966.htm
.
(2) For information regarding the contents
				and application of these publications, contact the Food Safety and Consumer
				Services Division at the Washington State Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box
				42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560 or FSCS@agr.wa.gov.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 13-03-046,
					 § 16-101-731, filed 1/10/13, effective 2/10/13. Statutory Authority: RCW
					 15.36.21 [15.36.021] and chapter 15.36 RCW. 08-24-073, § 16-101-731, filed
					 12/1/08, effective 1/1/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-101 - Washington state milk and milk products standards › Section 16-101-800 - Raw milk warning labels

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(1)
				This rule is promulgated under authority of RCW 15.36.-021(1) and 15.130.120
				and applies to containers of raw milk intended for sale to consumers in the
				state of Washington.
(2) The
				purpose is to inform consumers about possible harm that may occur from
				consuming raw milk that contains harmful microorganisms and to warn purchasers
				about known hazards associated with the consumption of raw milk so that they
				may make informed choices about buying these products.
(3) A raw milk container must bear the
				following labeling:
WARNING:
This product
				has not been pasteurized and may contain harmful bacteria. Pregnant women,
				children, the elderly and persons with lowered resistance to disease have the
				highest risk of harm from use of this product.
(4) The raw milk warning labels must meet the
				following requirements:
(a) The warning label
				type size must be consistent with the type size of other required labeling, but
				not less than one-sixteenth inch in height.
(b) The warning label must be conspicuous and
				in contrasting color from other labeling.
(c) The warning label must be prominently
				displayed on the container's principal display panel.
(d) The warning label must be clearly
				readable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-101X - Degrades, license suspensions and revocations for dairy producers and processors › Section 16-101X-010 - Under what circumstances will the director degrade a dairy farm operation or a milk processing plant operation?

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(1) The director shall call for a degrade of
				a dairy farm operation of a producer or a Grade A milk processing plant
				operation for one or more repeat violations of chapter 15.36 RCW, or rules
				adopted thereunder, which are noted on consecutive inspections as provided in
				RCW
				15.36.111.
(2) For purposes of this chapter, "degrade"
				means the lowering in grade from Grade A to Grade C.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021. 96-24-058 (Order 6006), §
					 16-101X-010, filed 11/27/96, effective
					 12/28/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-101X - Degrades, license suspensions and revocations for dairy producers and processors › Section 16-101X-020 - How is the length of a degrade of a producer or a milk processing plant determined?

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The length of a degrade of a dairy farm operation or a grade
				  A milk processing plant operation shall be based on the total number of debit
				  points awarded to repeat violations as provided in WAC
				  16-101X-030 or until the director
				  determines the violations that caused the degrade are corrected, which ever is
				  longer. The schedule for determining a degrade period is as follows.
TOTAL DEBIT POINTS
DEGRADE PERIOD
1-10
2 Days
11-15
4 Days
16-20
6 Days
21-30
8 Days
31-40
10 Days
41-50
12 Days
51 or more
14 Days
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021. 96-24-058 (Order 6006), §
					 16-101X-020, filed 11/27/96, effective
					 12/28/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-101X - Degrades, license suspensions and revocations for dairy producers and processors › Section 16-101X-040 - How can a degraded dairy farm or milk processing plant operation be regraded?

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A producer or processor subject to degrade action for repeat
				  violations must apply on an application provided by the department to have his
				  or her dairy farm or milk processing plant regraded. The application must be
				  signed by the producer or processor and must state that all violations, both
				  repeat violations and nonrepeat violations, cited on the inspection that caused
				  the degrade have been corrected. Within seven days after receiving a completed
				  application for regrade, the department will reinspect the dairy farm or milk
				  processing plant. If the department determines that all violations, both repeat
				  violations and nonrepeat violations, cited on the inspection that caused the
				  degrade have been corrected and the degrade period as determined by the
				  director has ended, the department will regrade the dairy farm or milk
				  processing plant operation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021. 96-24-059 (Order 6007), §
					 16-101X-040, filed 11/27/96, effective
					 12/28/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-101X - Degrades, license suspensions and revocations for dairy producers and processors › Section 16-101X-050 - Under what circumstances may the director initiate revocation action against the grade A license of a producer or processor?

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The director may initiate revocation proceedings against a
				  dairy producer or milk processor whenever that producer or processor has had
				  his or her milk processing plant operation or dairy farm operation degraded for
				  repeated violations and/or had his or her Grade A producer's license or milk
				  processing plant license suspended and/or his or her milk degraded due to
				  temperature violations, excessive coliform bacteria counts, total bacterial
				  counts, or somatic cell counts, more than four times within a continuous three
				  year period. A license may also be revoked as provided for in
				  RCW
				  15.36.401 or 15.36.411.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021. 96-24-058 (Order 6006), §
					 16-101X-050, filed 11/27/96, effective
					 12/28/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-102 - Butterfat testing of milk › Section 16-102-001 - Promulgation

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(This promulgation relates only to WAC
				  16-102-010,
				  16-102-020 and
				  16-102-030.)
I, Donald W. Moos, director of agriculture of the state of
				  Washington, after public notice and hearing held at Olympia, Washington on
				  February 26, 1970 by virtue of authority vested in me under chapters 34.04 and
				  15.32 RCW, do hereby promulgate the following regulations governing butterfat
				  testing of milk by use of transmitted light.
Order 1133, § 16-102-001, filed
					 3/16/70.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-102 - Butterfat testing of milk › Section 16-102-010 - Sampling, preserving, and storing samples

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Sampling, preserving and storage of samples shall be the same
				  as for Babcock testing with the following exceptions.
(1) Proportionate portions from each shipment
				of milk shall be added to the composite sample so that the completed composite
				sample will contain not less than 5 ounces.
(2) When each shipment of milk is tested on a
				fresh basis, there shall be at least 5 ounces of milk taken for
				sample.
(3) Potassium dichromate
				shall be used for composite samples. Other preservatives may only be used if
				approved by the director of agriculture specifically for this method of
				testing.
Order 1133, § 16-102-010, filed
					 3/16/70.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-102 - Butterfat testing of milk › Section 16-102-020 - Calibration, operation, maintenance and cleaning of instrument

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The instrument shall be operated, maintained and cleaned in
				  the manner specified by the manufacturer of the instrument, and each
				  manufacturer of instruments for use in this method of testing milk for
				  butterfat shall satisfy the director of agriculture that their instructions are
				  complete and by following them an accurate test for butterfat will result.
				  Except as provided below, instrument calibrations and operation shall be
				  conducted only by technicians licensed by the department of agriculture
				  specifically for this method using procedures for calibration and procedure
				  checks, as recommended in the official first action approval published in Vol.
				  52, No. 2, 1969 of the Journal of the Association of Official Analytical
				  Chemists or in the latest edition of the Official Methods of Analysis of the
				  Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
(1) Samples used for calibration shall be
				prepared in the same manner as samples upon which producer payments are to be
				based. If composite samples are to be tested, the samples shall be preserved
				and stored in the same manner as the regular composites. If fresh samples are
				the basis for payment, then the samples shall be from fresh milk.
(2) Samples used for calibration shall
				include samples in (3%-4%) (4%-5%) (5%-6%) ranges.
(3) Temper all milk samples, whether fresh or
				composite to 98°-100°F. in thermostatically controlled water bath which
				is provided with an accurate thermometer: Provided, That a lower temperature
				which is proven to give accurate tests to the satisfaction of the director of
				agriculture may be used.
(4) When
				any sample differs in butterfat content by greater than 2.0 percentage points
				from the sample preceding it through the instrument, there shall be an
				immediate retest and the second test shall be the one recorded.
(5) Any dairy technician operating this
				instrument shall hold a license specifically for this method and shall also
				hold a Babcock testing license with the department of agriculture.
Order 1133, § 16-102-020, filed
					 3/16/70.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-102 - Butterfat testing of milk › Section 16-102-030 - Permanent records

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(1) A bound
				record book shall be provided for all permanent records.
(2) All calibration results and check tests
				for initial calibration or subsequent calibration shall be recorded in
				permanent record book.
(3) All
				tests for checking accuracy of calibration shall be recorded in permanent
				record book.
Order 1133, § 16-102-030, filed
					 3/16/70.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-103 - Milk processing assessments and collections › Section 16-103-001 - Assessments

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(1) The assessment
				on all milk processed in this state shall be fifty-three and one-half
				hundredths of one cent per hundredweight.
(2) All assessments shall be levied on the
				operator of the first milk plant receiving the milk for processing. This
				includes milk plants producing their own milk for processing and milk plants
				that receive milk from other sources.
(3) All assessments shall be in addition to
				those collected under
				chapter
				15.44 RCW and/or Title 142
				WAC.
Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.105. 94-05-040 (Order 5028),
					 § 16-103-001, filed 2/9/94, effective 3/12/94. Statutory Authority: RCW
					 15.36.550. 92-20-056, § 16-103-001, filed 10/2/92, effective
					 11/2/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-103 - Milk processing assessments and collections › Section 16-103-002 - Collections

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Milk plant operators shall submit a report to the director on
				  or before the twentieth day of each month with the preceding month's
				  assessment. The report shall list the milk plant name and address, pounds of
				  milk received at that plant including milk purchased or received from other
				  sources, and the total amount of assessment on forms provided by the director.
				  Provided, that entities having more than one milk plant may submit one
				  assessment check for all milk plants and include separate reports for each milk
				  plant.
Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.550. 92-20-056, §
					 16-103-002, filed 10/2/92, effective
					 11/2/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-103 - Milk processing assessments and collections › Section 16-103-003 - Penalties

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Any due and payable assessment not paid by the milk plant
				  operator by the twentieth of the succeeding month shall be considered a lien on
				  any property owned by him or her. All delinquent assessments shall be filed as
				  liens quarterly by the director with the county auditor of any county in which
				  property owned by the milk plant operator is located. All delinquent
				  assessments shall be collected in the manner and with the same priority over
				  other creditors as prescribed for the collection of delinquent taxes under
				  chapters 84.60 and 84.64 RCW.
Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.550. 92-20-056, §
					 16-103-003, filed 10/2/92, effective
					 11/2/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-103 - Milk processing assessments and collections › Section 16-103-010 - Purpose

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These rules are promulgated under the authority of RCW
				  15.32.110 as recodified by chapter 143, Laws of 1994. The purpose of these
				  rules is to establish a renewal date for the annual milk processing plant
				  license.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.051. 94-19-011, (Order 5055), §
					 16-103-010, filed 9/9/94, effective
					 10/10/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-103 - Milk processing assessments and collections › Section 16-103-020 - Milk processing plant license

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The licensing period for milk processing plants shall begin
				  on July 1 and run through the following June 30. All annual milk processing
				  plant licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.051. 94-19-011, (Order 5055), §
					 16-103-020, filed 9/9/94, effective
					 10/10/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-104 - Shell eggs - Standards, grades and weight classes › Section 16-104-130 - Washington state standards for quality of individual shell eggs - Application

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(1)
				General. The Washington state standards for quality of individual shell eggs
				contained in this order are applicable only to eggs that are the product of the
				domesticated chicken hen and are in the shell.
Interior egg quality specifications for these standards are
				  based on the apparent condition of the interior contents of the egg as it is
				  twirled before the candling light. Any type or make of candling light may be
				  used that will enable the particular grader to make consistently accurate
				  determinations of the interior quality of shell eggs.
(2) AA quality. The shell must be clean,
				unbroken, and practically normal. The air cell must not exceed 1/8 inch in
				depth, may show unlimited movement and may be free or bubbly. The white must be
				clear and firm so that the yolk is only slightly defined when the egg is
				twirled before the candling light. The yolk must be practically free from
				apparent defects.
(3) A quality.
				The shell must be clean, unbroken, and practically normal. The air cell must
				not exceed 3/16 inch in depth and may be free or bubbly. The white must be
				clear and at least reasonably firm so that the yolk outline is only fairly well
				defined when the egg is twirled before the candling light. The yolk must be
				practically free from apparent defects.
(4) B quality. The shell must be unbroken,
				may be abnormal, and may have slightly stained areas. Moderately stained areas
				are permitted if they do not cover more than 1/32 of the shell surface if
				localized, or 1/16 of the shell surface if scattered. Eggs having shells with
				prominent stains or adhering dirt are not permitted. The air cell may be over
				3/16 inch in depth, may show unlimited movement, and may be free or bubbly. The
				white may be weak and watery so that the yolk outline is plainly visible when
				the egg is twirled before the candling light. The yolk may appear dark,
				enlarged, and flattened and may show clearly visible germ development but no
				blood due to such development. It may show other serious defects that do not
				render the egg inedible. Small blood spots or meat spots (aggregating not more
				than 1/8 inch in diameter) may be present.
Dirty. An individual egg that has an unbroken shell with
				  adhering dirt or foreign material, prominent stains, or moderate stains
				  covering more than 1/32 of the shell surface if localized, or 1/16 of the shell
				  surface if scattered.
Check. An individual egg that has a broken shell or crack in
				  the shell but with its shell membranes intact and its contents do not leak. A
				  "check" is considered to be lower in quality than a "dirty."
Statutory Authority: Chapter 69.25 RCW. 87-16-075 (Order
					 1945), § 16-104-130, filed
					 8/4/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-104 - Shell eggs - Standards, grades and weight classes › Section 16-104-140 - Terms descriptive of the shell

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(1) Clean. A shell that is free from foreign
				material and from stains or discolorations that are readily visible. An egg may
				be considered clean if it has only very small specks, stains, or cage marks, if
				such specks, stains, or cage marks are not of sufficient number or intensity to
				detract from the generally clean appearance of the egg. Eggs that show traces
				of processing oil on the shell are considered clean unless otherwise
				soiled.
(2) Dirty. A shell that is
				unbroken and that has dirt or foreign material adhering to its surface, which
				has prominent stains, or moderate stains covering more than 1/32 of the shell
				surface if localized, or 1/16 of the shell surface if scattered.
(3) Practically normal (AA or A quality). A
				shell that approximates the usual shape and that is sound and is free from thin
				spots. Ridges and rough areas that do not materially affect the shape and
				strength of the shell are permitted.
(4) Abnormal (B quality). A shell that may be
				somewhat unusual or decidedly misshapen or faulty in soundness or strength or
				that may show pronounced ridges or thin spots.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 69.25 RCW. 87-16-075 (Order
					 1945), § 16-104-140, filed
					 8/4/87.