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 16-303-320 - Certification fees for seed certified by the department

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 16-303-320

Current through Register Vol. 25-06, March 15, 2025

Seed certification fees apply to seed classes identified in WAC 16-302-015, as follows:

(1) Fees apply to both new and renewal applications.

(2) Seed certification application due dates are specified in WAC 16-302-050.

(3) The applicant for seed certification is responsible for seed certification fees including sampling, testing, tagging and final certification fees, and may accept responsibility for any other additional fees associated with certification. Fees for services such as O.E.C.D. and quality exams, etc., are in addition to the fees listed in this section.

(4) Certification fees for seed certified by the department are as follows:

Crop

Application Fee

Seedling Field Inspection Fee

Seedling Producing or Field Inspection Fee

Late Application Penalty Fee

Reinspection Fee (other than isolation)

Seed Shipped Out-of-State (uncleaned) Document Fee

Alfalfa, Red clover, White clover and Trefoil

$45 per field

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Annual grass

$45 per field

N/A

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Bean *1 *2

$45 per field

N/A

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Camelina

$45 per field

N/A

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Corn (Hybrid and nonhybrid) *3

$45 per field

N/A

$76.00 first acre, $17 each additional acre

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$8 each document

Hemp

$45 per field

N/A

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Perennial grass

$45 per field

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Radish

$45 per field

N/A

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Rapeseed, Canola, and Mustard

$45 per field

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Hybrid rapeseed, canola and mustard $7.00 per acre, per required inspection

Sunflower

$45 per field

N/A

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Hybrid sunflower $7.00 per acre, per required inspection

Turnip, Rutabaga, Kale

$45 per field

N/A

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Woody Plants and Forbs

$45 per field

N/A

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$139 fee per late application

hourly rate plus drive time and mileage

$7 each document

Service Inspections excluding hybrid

$45 per field

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

$3.90 per acre, per required inspection

N/A

N/A

N/A

Annual and Rough Bluegrass Quarantine

$45 per field

$87.60 per acre plus time and mileage including travel time

$87.60 per acre plus time and mileage including travel time

N/A

N/A

N/A

*1 One inspection is required for Great Northern, Red Mexican, pinto, pink, and small white bean.

*2 Includes windrow inspection which is required for certification of snap beans, kidney beans, and eligibility for shipment into the state of Idaho.

*3 Corn bin inspection billed at 45 minutes of the hourly rate per inspection.

(5) Crop acreage fee does not include required laboratory fees or tagging. Minimum tagging fee is $17.00 per application. Tagging fees are specified in WAC 16-303-350. This does not include the shipping and handling charge for tags.

(6)

(a) Crop hybrid pollen count:

(b) All crops except corn and hemp:
(i) $67.42 per inspection if done at the time of the certification inspection.

(ii) $187.00 per inspection is not conducted at the time of the certification inspection.

(7) No refund on rejected fields due to findings or results. To be eligible for a refund of the per acre fees, the seed crop application must be withdrawn prior to the field inspection.

(8) Seed stock class (foundation/prebasic, registered/basic) of all crops for certification $32.50 per field plus per acre fee.

(9) Seedling field inspection and seedling producing or field inspection fee is $90 minimum fee, per inspection.

(10) Seedling field inspection and seedling producing or field inspection fees are refundable if the acreage is withdrawn before the inspection is completed. In the case of bean seed, fees are required of seedling fields to be harvested for certification the year of planting.

(11) Late application penalty fee is based on scheduling and may also include travel time and mileage. After application due date, application may be rejected.

(12) Reinspection fee mileage will be charged at the current OFM mileage rate.

Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310, chapter 34.05 RCW, and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 7 . 12-19-065, § 16-303-320, filed 9/17/12, effective 10/18/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 07-21-060, § 16-303-320, 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, § 16-303-320, filed 5/26/05, effective 6/26/05. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW, 2003 c 308. 03-18-071, § 16-303-320, 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, § 16-303-320, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-320, 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, § 16-303-320, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.

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