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
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.