Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION
Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification
Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE
Section 16-302-130 - Responsibilities of a seed conditioner

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 16-302-130

Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024

(1) It is the responsibility of a department approved seed conditioner to operate in a manner that:

(a) Maintains the purity and identity of seed conditioned, stored, transshipped or labeled.

(b) Complies with the standards and procedures for conditioning and sampling seed in accordance with chapter 15.49 RCW and rules adopted thereunder.

(2) Prior to shipping seed out-of-state, adhere to WAC 16-302-145 through 16-302-165 for interagency seed certification requirements.

(3) Records of all operations must be complete and adequate to account for all incoming seed and final disposition of seed.

(4) The seed conditioner is responsible for seed certification fees including sampling, testing, production and final certification fees, and may request the responsibility for additional fees.

(5) Failure of a seed conditioner to comply with the seed law and rules is cause for the department to revoke a seed conditioning permit under the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act.

Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 00-24-077, § 16-302-130, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.

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