Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION
Chapter 16-303 - Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification
SEED TESTING AND ANALYSIS FEES
Section 16-303-230 - Official seed sampling or similar service
Seed lots for official sampling must be made available to the inspector upon arrival to avoid assessment of additional fees for standby-time. Standby-time when the inspector is on-site while samples are prepared for official sampling will be billed in 15-minute increments at a minimum of one quarter of the hourly rate.
Fees for official sampling are in addition to travel time and mileage.
Crop |
Test |
Fee |
Minimum charge |
Peas, beans, small grains or seeds of similar size |
Standard sampling |
$0.13 per cwt. |
$90 |
Peas, beans, small grains or seeds of similar size |
I.S.T.A. sampling |
$0.21 per cwt. plus $13.00 per lot |
$90 |
For all other kinds |
Standard sampling |
$0.28 per cwt. |
$90 |
For all other kinds |
I.S.T.A sampling |
$0.33 per cwt. plus $13.00 per lot |
$90 |
Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310, chapter 34.05 RCW, and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 7 . 12-19-065, § 16-303-230, filed 9/17/12, effective 10/18/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 07-21-060 and 07-24-082, § 16-303-230, filed 10/12/07 and 12/5/07, effective 12/1/07 and 1/5/08. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW, 2003 c 308. 03-18-071, § 16-303-230, filed 8/29/03, effective 9/29/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-230, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-230, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-230, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.