PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 16-24 WAC, Humane slaughter of livestock.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 16.50 RCW, Humane slaughter of livestock.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rule establishes humane slaughter methods for slaughter of meat food animals.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: United State Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rule is consistent with requirements for humane slaughter under USDA regulations.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department has determined after review of this rule that it does not require any changes. It will be scheduled for review again in 2003.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Comments will be accepted for thirty days after the date of publication of this order. Please direct written comments to Verne E. Hedlund, Washington State Department of Agriculture, 1111 Washington Street, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560, or by phone (360) 902-1860, fax (360) 902-2087.
June 23, 1999
Candace A. Jacobs, DVM
Assistant Director