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Animal Health

Animal Health Laws & Rules

Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
Washington State Administrative Codes (WAC's)

Revised Code of Washington (RCW)

Title 16 RCW - Animals, Estrays, Brands, and Fences

Chapter 16.04 - Trespass of animals--General.
Chapter 16.08 - Dogs.
Chapter 16.10 - Dogs--Licensing--Dog control zones.
Chapter 16.24 - Stock restricted area.
Chapter 16.30 - Dangerous wild animals.
Chapter 16.36 - Animal health.
Chapter 16.38 - Livestock diseases -- Diagnostic service program.
Chapter 16.49 - Custom slaughtering.
Chapter 16.50 - Humane slaughter of livestock.
Chapter 16.52 - Prevention of cruelty to animals.
Chapter 16.54 - Abandoned animals.
Chapter 16.57 - Identification of livestock.
Chapter 16.60 - Fences.
Chapter 16.68 - Disposal of dead animals.
Chapter 16.70 - Control of pet animals infected with diseases communicable to humans.
Chapter 16.72 - Fur farming.

Washington State Administrative Codes (WAC's)

Chapter 16-24 - Humane slaughter of livestock.
Chapter 16-25 - Disposal of dead livestock
Chapter 16-30- Restricted feedlots.
Chapter 16-32 - Livestock services -- Fees
Chapter 16-42 - Biological products.
Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation.
Chapter 16-59 - Importation and movement of poultry and hatching eggs.
Chapter 16-70 - Animal diseases--Reporting.
Chapter 16-71 - Equine infectious anemia.
Chapter 16-74 - Livestock testing--Duties of owners.
Chapter 16-80 - Pseudorabies in swine.
Chapter 16-86 - Brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle and goats.
Chapter 16-89 - Sheep and goat scrapie disease control.
Chapter 16-604 - Public livestock markets--Health, brands and weights and measures.