WSR 17-02-061
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed January 3, 2017, 8:49 a.m.]
2016 Petitions for Rule Making
The following information is being sent in order to implement RCW 1.08.112 (1)(g) and WAC 1-21-180. The Washington state department of agriculture received ten petitions for rule making during the fourth quarter of 2016.
Date
Requestor
Subject
1ST QUARTER (JANUARY THROUGH MARCH)
 
 
 
2ND QUARTER (APRIL THROUGH JUNE)
5/11/2016
Washington state bulb commission
Termination of the Washington state bulb commission.
5/16/2016
Washington turfgrass seed commission
Amendments to the marketing order.
3RD QUARTER (JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER)
7/14/2016
Washington pulse crops commission
Increasing the assessment to 1.5 percent for a three year period starting July 1, 2017.
4TH QUARTER (OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER)
10/17/2016
Ann George, Washington hop commission
Modifying chapter 16-532 WAC to include procedures for public disclosure.
10/18/2016
Shane Johnson, Washington alfalfa seed commission
Modifying chapter 16-529 WAC to include procedures for public disclosure.
10/24/2016
Ben Kern, Sun Dance Orchards, Inc.
Modifying chapter 16-232 WAC by prohibiting low volatile ester 2,4-D applications from April 1 to November 1 in Kittitas County.
10/26/2016
Chris Voigt, Washington potato commission
Modifying chapter 16-516 WAC to include procedures for public disclosure.
10/29/2016
Washington state sheep producers
Modifying chapter 16-54 WAC by modifying the import requirement that sheep must test negative for Brucella ovis on an ELISA test from thirty to sixty days before entering Washington; and repeals the requirement that black face sheep imported for breeding purposes must be genetic tested before entry to be QR or RR at the 171 codon.
11/7/2016
Shane Johnson, Washington mint commission
Modifying chapter 16-540 WAC to include procedures for public disclosure.
11/7/2016
Shane Johnson, Washington oilseeds commission
Modifying chapter 16-573 WAC to include procedures for public disclosure.
11/7/2016
Shane Johnson, Washington turfgrass seed commission
Modifying chapter 16-545 WAC to include procedures for public disclosure
11/30/2016
Tri-State Seed
Modifying chapter 16-302 WAC by eliminating the requirement for zero tolerance in the field for rush skeleton weed.
12/14/2016
Glen Squires, Washington grain commission
Modifying chapter 16-531 WAC to include procedures for public disclosure.