WSR 10-12-074

PROPOSED RULES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


[ Filed June 1, 2010, 8:19 a.m. ]

     Continuance of WSR 10-07-145.

     Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 10-02-112.

     Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Chapter 16-30 WAC, Restricted feedlots and restricted holding facilities.

     Subsequent to the public hearings that were held, the department is extending the adoption date.

     Date of Intended Adoption: June 23, 2010.

     Submit Written Comments to: Teresa Norman, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560, e-mail WSDARulesComments@agr.wa.gov, fax (360) 902-2092.

     Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules:

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW.

     Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 16.36 RCW.

     Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

     Name of Proponent: Washington state department of agriculture (WSDA), governmental.

     Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Paul Kohrs, DVM, Olympia, (360) 902-1835; and Enforcement: Leonard Eldridge, DVM, Olympia, (360) 902-1878.

     No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. RCW 19.85.030 (1)(a) requires that an agency prepare a small business economic impact statement (SBEIS) for proposed rules that impose a more than minor cost on businesses in an industry. The department has analyzed the economic effects of the proposed revisions and has concluded that they are negligible costs on the regulated industry, and, therefore, a formal SBEIS is not required.

     A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. WSDA is not a listed agency under RCW 34.05.328 (5)(a)(i).

June 1, 2010

Leonard E. Eldridge, DVM

State Veterinarian

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