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 16-303-300 - Phytosanitary certification of seed-Fees
Service |
Fee |
Additional Information |
Federal phytosanitary certificate |
$70.00 |
Additional hourly fee may apply for consultation and billed at one quarter of the hourly rate |
State phytosanitary certificate |
$63.00 |
Additional hourly fee may apply for consultation and billed at one quarter of the hourly rate |
Certificate of origin |
$55.00 |
Additional hourly fee may apply for consultation and billed at one quarter of the hourly rate |
Resignature |
$4.00 |
Resignature of expired visual *1 |
Verification |
$4.00 |
Reexport phytosanitary verification |
Phytosanitary field application *2 |
$45.00 |
No refund after processing |
Phytosanitary field inspection - All seed (for each required inspection) *2 *3 |
$8.00 per acre, per required inspection |
$90 minimum fee, per inspection. No refund after inspection is completed |
Area inspection *2 *3 |
$3.11 per acre, per required inspection |
Plus travel time and mileage |
Late fee - Per field application |
$139.00 |
Based on scheduling may also include travel time and mileage. After application due date, application may be rejected |
Nematode soil sample |
$33.00 |
Flat fee per sample |
Phytosanitary field application due dates are found in WAC 16-301-220.
*1 Prior departmental authorization required in advance and site must meet specific criteria to qualify.
*2 No refund on rejected fields due to findings or results. To be eligible for a refund of the per acre fee, the seed crop application must be withdrawn prior to field inspection.
*3 An outsourced plant health analysis or laboratory exam may be applicable to assess field health and may result in costs separate from the inspection application and acreage fee.
Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310, chapter 34.05 RCW, and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 7 . 12-19-065, § 16-303-300, filed 9/17/12, effective 10/18/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 07-21-060, § 16-303-300, filed 10/12/07, effective 12/1/07. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW, 2003 c 308. 03-18-071, § 16-303-300, 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, § 16-303-300, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-300, 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, § 16-303-300, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.