PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: August 25, 1999.
Purpose: Repeals rule that sets a formula for assessing a civil penalty under RCW 15.36.471. The rule language is not clear and the formula is very confusing and difficult to apply. The penalty covers violations of components of dairy products and the department no longer routinely tests dairy products for component parts, so the rule is unnecessary. If the department again becomes able to enforce component parts of dairy products violations, a new rule that is clear and uniform could be promulgated.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 16-101-690.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.36.020.
Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 99-13-176 on June 23, 1999.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
August 25, 1999
William E. Brookreson
for Jim Jesernig
Director