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• Revised Code of Washington (Laws)
  • Titles:  15  |  16  |  17 |  19  |  20  | 22  |  43 |  69 | 70 | 90
• Washington Administrative Code (Rules)
  • Titles:  16  |  16-100  |  16-200  |  16-300  | 16-400  |  16-500  |  16-600  |  16-700

Revised Code of Washington (Laws)

WSDA administers or has significant duties under 70 statutes.

RCW 16.04 - Trespass of animals--General

RCW 16.08 - Dogs

RCW 16.10 - Dogs--Licensing--Dog control zones
RCW 16.24 - Stock restricted areas

RCW 16.30 - Dangerous wild animals
RCW 16.36 - Animal health
RCW 16.38 - Livestock diseases -- Diagnostic service program
RCW 16.49 - Custom slaughtering
RCW 16.50 - Humane slaughter of livestock

RCW 16.52 - Prevention of cruelty to animals

RCW 16.54 - Abandoned animals

RCW 16.57 - Identification of livestock
RCW 16.58 - Identification of cattle through licensing of certified feed lots

RCW 16.60 - Fences
RCW 16.65 - Public livestock markets
RCW 16.67 - Washington State Beef Commission
RCW 16.68 - Disposal of dead animals

RCW 16.70 - Control of pet animals infected with diseases communicable to humans
RCW 16.72 - Fur farming

RCW 17.10 - Noxious weeds -- Control boards

RCW 17.15 - Integrated pest management
RCW 17.21 - Washington pesticide application act
RCW 17.24 - Insect pests and plant diseases

RCW 17.26 - Control of spartina and purple loosestrife

RCW 17.34 - Pest control compact

RCW 19.94 - Weights and Measures
RCW 19.112 - Motor fuel quality act

RCW 20.01 - Agricultural products -- Commission merchants, dealers, brokers, buyers, agents

RCW 22.09 - Agricultural commodities

RCW 22.16 - Warehouses and elevators -- Eminent domain

RCW 70.106 - Poison prevention -- Labeling and packaging

RCW 90.64 - Dairy Nutrient Management

Washington Administrative Code (Rules)

Chapters:  16  |  16-100  |  16-200  |  16-300  | 16-400  |  16-500  |  16-600  |  16-700

Title 16

WAC 16 - Title/Chapters   [Warning--large file, slow download]

WAC 16-05 - Procedural rules for lists of organizations
WAC 16-06 - Public records
WAC 16-08 - Practice and procedure
WAC 16-19 - Custom farm slaughterers, custom slaughtering establishments, and custom meat facilities
WAC 16-24 - Humane slaughter of livestock

WAC 16-25 - Disposal of dead livestock
WAC 16-30 - Restricted feedlots and restricted holding facilities
WAC 16-32 - Livestock services - Fees
WAC 16-42 - Biological products
WAC 16-54 - Animal importation

WAC 16-59 - Avian diseases in Washington state
WAC 16-70 - Animal diseases - Reporting
WAC 16-71 - Equine infectious anemia
WAC 16-74 - Livestock testing -- Duties of owners
WAC 16-80 - Pseudorabies in swine
WAC 16-86 - Cattle and bison diseases in Washington state
WAC 16-89 - Sheep and goat Scrapie disease in Washington state

WAC 16-90 - Penalty Schedule

WAC 16-91 - Requested animal services and holding facilities

WAC 16-101 - Milk and milk products
WAC 16-101X - Degrades, license suspensions and revocations for dairy producers and processors
WAC 16-102 - Butterfat testing of milk
WAC 16-103 - Milk processing assessments and collections
WAC 16-104 - Shell eggs -- Standards, grades and weight classes
WAC 16-108 - egg seals and assessments, Washington state
WAC 16-124 - Licensed testers, weighers, samplers and graders
WAC 16-125 - Farm milk storage tanks and bulk milk tanker ? Requirements
WAC 16-129 - Labeling and advertising of products resembling genuine dairy products
WAC 16-139 - Penalties
WAC 16-142 - Perishable packaged food goods -- Pull dating
WAC 16-144 - Processing frozen desserts
WAC 16-145 - Food storage warehouses
WAC 16-146 - Food processors
WAC 16-147 - Sanitary certificates
WAC 16-157 - Organic food standards and certification
WAC 16-160 - Registration of materials for organic food production
WAC 16-165 - Food inspection
WAC 16-167 - Intrastate commerce in foods
WAC 16-168 - Approved independent sanitation consultants for food storage warehouses
WAC 16-170 - Special temporary permits for slaughtering pastured chickens

WAC 16-200-695 to 742 - Rules Relating to Fertilizers, Minerals and Limes

WAC 16-200-7401 - Rules Relating to Determination of Penalties for Violations of the Fertilizer Act

WAC 16-201 - Fertilizer bulk storage and operational area containment rules
WAC 16-202 - Application of pesticides and plant nutrients through irrigation systems

WAC 16-202-1001 - Chemigation Rule

WAC 16-202-2002 - Fertigation Rule

WAC 16-213 - Miscellaneous agricultural commodity inspection standards
WAC 16-218 - Hops -- Certification analyses ? Fees
WAC 16-228 - General Pesticide Rules

WAC 16-228-2005 - Rules Relating to Wood Destroying Organisms

WAC 16-229 - Secondary and operational area containment for bulk pesticides
WAC 16-230 - Use of chemicals and chemically treated materials in certain counties

WAC 16-231 - Restricted use herbicides

WAC 16-232 - Restricted use herbicides in certain counties

WAC 16-233 - Worker protection standards
WAC 16-236 - SEPA procedures
WAC 16-237 - Commodity storage warehouses and grain dealers
WAC 16-240 - WSDA Grain Inspection Program -- Definitions, Standards and Fees
WAC 16-250 - Commercial feed rules
WAC 16-252 - Commercial feed rules -- Pet food and specialty pet food
WAC 16-256 - Commercial feed rules -- Processed animal waste

WAC 16-301 - General seed regulations
WAC 16-302 - General rules for seed certification
WAC 16-303 - Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification
WAC 16-319 - Forest tree seed certification
WAC 16-322 - Certification of mint planting stock
WAC 16-324 - Rules for the certification of seed potatoes
WAC 16-325 - Seed potato isolation district

WAC 16-326 - Brassica seed production district
WAC 16-328 - Certification of strawberry planting stock
WAC 16-333 - Certification of caneberry planting stock
WAC 16-334 - Rules relating to the production of garlic seed certification
WAC 16-350 - Registration and certification of fruit tree planting stock
WAC 16-354 - Hop rootstocks ? Certification
WAC 16-390 - WSDA Fruit and vegetable inspection districts, inspection fees and other charges (Replaces WAC 16-400 - Fruit and vegetable inspection fees)

WAC 16-401 - Nursery inspection fees
WAC 16-402 - Plant pest infestations and plant labeling (Formerly entitled ?Freedom from infestation by plant pests?)
WAC 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington
WAC 16-406 - Standards for apricots

WAC 1 6-409 - Standards for Asparagus
WAC 16-414 - Standards for Cherries
WAC 16-436 - Standards for Peaches
WAC 16-439 - Standards for Pears, Summer and Fall
WAC 16-442 - Standards for Winter pears
WAC 16-445 - Standards for Italian prunes

WAC 16-450 - Controlled atmosphere storage requirements for Washington fruits and vegetables

WAC 16-461 - Inspection requirements for fruits and vegetables
WAC 16-462 - Grape planting stock -- Registration and certification
WAC 16-463 - Prohibiting the sale and/or movement of infested cherries
WAC 16-465 - Rules and regulations for the official determination of bacterial ring rot in seed potatoes
WAC 16-470 - Quarantine -- Agricultural pests
WAC 16-472 - Barberry and black stem rust
WAC 16-473 - Lentil anthracnose quarantine
WAC 16-478 - European corn borer
WAC 16-481 - Grape phylloxera
WAC 16-482 - Seed potato quarantine
WAC 16-483 - Grape virus quarantine
WAC 16-484 - Potato virus Y - N quarantine
WAC 16-487 - Prunus disease quarantine
WAC 16-488 - Fresh fruit of blueberry quarantine
WAC 16-489 - Blueberry scorch virus quarantine
WAC 16-497 - Hop disease quarantine

WAC 16-501 - WSDA procedural rule -- Commodity boards or commissions
WAC 16-512 - Fryers, broilers and roasters
WAC 16-516 - potatoes, Washington
WAC 16-520 - Seed potatoes
WAC 16-524 - Tulip, iris and narcissus bulbs
WAC 16-528 - Wheat
WAC 16-529 - Washington alfalfa seed commission
WAC 16-530 - Washington barley commission
WAC 16-532 - Hops
WAC 16-536 - Dry peas and lentils
WAC 16-540 - Mint
WAC 16-545 - Turfgrass seed commission
WAC 16-550 - Blueberry
WAC 16-555 - Washington strawberry commission
WAC 16-557 - Washington asparagus commission
WAC 16-560 - Washington tree fruit research commission
WAC 16-561 - Washington red raspberry commission
WAC 16-565 - Washington cranberry commission
WAC 16-573 - Canola and rapeseed commission
WAC 16-575 - Wine commission
WAC 16-580 - farmed salmon commission, Washington
WAC 16-585 - Puget Sound salmon commission

WAC 16-600 - Honey

WAC 16-602 - Apiaries

WAC 16-603 - Aquaculture identification requirements
WAC 16-604 - Public livestock markets -- Health, brands and weights and measures

WAC 16-610 - Livestock brands inspection
WAC 16-622 - Agriculture marketing and fair practices
WAC 16-623 - Commission Merchant Act -- Licensing fees, proof of payment, cargo manifests and registration of acreage commitments
WAC 16-645 - Hops bales -- Weights and tares
WAC 16-657 - Retail pricing of motor and heating fuel
WAC 16-659 - Weights and measures -- Liquified petroleum gas
WAC 16-662 - Weights and measures -- National handbooks
WAC 16-663 - Service agents -- Reporting, test procedures, standards and calibration of weighing and measuring devices
WAC 16-664 - National type evaluation program
WAC 16-674 - Weights and measures -- Exemptions, weighmasters and device registration
WAC 16-695 - Rules relating to ginseng management

WAC 16-700 - State fair fund --Proration
WAC 16-720 - Dietary Supplements -- Elemental iron
WAC 16-750 - State noxious weed list and schedule of monetary penalties
WAC 16-752 - Noxious weed control