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 16-303-250 - Miscellaneous charges for seed services

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 16-303-250
Current through Register Vol. 25-12, June 15, 2025

Fees for miscellaneous department seed services are as follows:

Service

Fee

Rush sample (purity started in 48 hours, including phone report if requested at time sample is submitted)

$136.00

Super rush sample - Purity result completed before the end of the next business day. (Based upon availability with a limit per day, call ahead for availability.)

$204.00

Paper documents: Additional copies-digital

$8.00

Paper documents: Additional copies-registered mail

$8.00 plus exact shipping cost

Samples: Fee for special shipping/packaging for seed samples, plant health

$20.00 plus exact shipping cost

samples (live plants) by Federal Express, air parcel or air freight

All other shipping and handling

$8.00 plus exact shipping cost

Revised reports

$15.00 minimum (hourly fee when applicable)

Combined reports

$15.00 minimum (hourly fee when applicable)

Drive time and mileage for additional or special requested trips

Drive time at hourly rate plus mileage - OFM rate

Field staff stand-by time at warehouse *1 *2

$65/hour

Split seed sample for outsourcing

$50.00

Digital photo

$11.00/photo

Washington Wilderness Hay and Mulch (WWHAM) certification, if conducted at time of seed certification inspection

$90.00

Washington Wilderness Hay and Mulch (WWHAM) certification, if not

$90.00 plus drive time at hourly rate plus mileage - OFM rate

conducted at time of seed certification inspection

Cancellation of seed test *1

Proportional to work completed prior to cancellation-hourly rate for a minimum of 15 minutes

Hourly rate

$65/hour

*1 No refund on completed tests or work. Work will be billed proportional to amount completed at the time of request.

*2 Minimum billed will be one quarter of the hourly rate.

Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310, chapter 34.05 RCW, and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 7 . 12-19-065, § 16-303-250, filed 9/17/12, effective 10/18/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 07-21-060, § 16-303-250, filed 10/12/07, effective 12/1/07. Statutory Authority: 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 § 309(2), RCW 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 34.05 RCW. 05-12-053, § 16-303-250, filed 5/26/05, effective 6/26/05. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW, 2003 c 308. 03-18-071, § 16-303-250, 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, § 16-303-250, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-250, 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, § 16-303-250, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.

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