Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
QUARANTINE ORDERS AND PLANT MOVEMENT
Chapter 16-472 - Barberry and black stem rust
Section 16-472-020 - Duty to destroy rust susceptible barberry bushes
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Persons owning or controlling public or private lands in Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, or Yakima counties are required to destroy all rust-susceptible barberry bushes and to keep the land free from such plants.
(2) No person who is or should be licensed as a nursery dealer under provisions of chapter 15.13 RCW may sell, offer for sale, ship or grow any rust susceptible variety of barberry or related Berberis, Mahonia, and Mahoberberis species, as defined in 7 C.F.R. 301.38-2.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.24, 15.13, and 15.08 RCW. 00-20-069, § 16-472-020, filed 10/3/00, effective 11/3/00; Order 556, effective 9/1/49.