Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION
Chapter 16-350 - Registration and certification of fruit tree planting stock
Section 16-350-020 - Requirements
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The applicant is responsible, subject to the approval of the department, for the selection of the location and the proper maintenance of registered plantings grown under the provisions of this program. The applicant is also responsible for maintaining the identity of all nursery stock entered in this program in a manner approved by the department. Any planting entered in this program must be kept in a thrifty growing condition free of plant pests.
(2) Budding, grafting, or top-working of registered trees is prohibited, except for indexing under the supervision of the department.
(3) Applicants must remove any tree that is infected with virus or virus-like disease or is off-type, following notification by the department.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. 00-19-036, § 16-350-020, filed 9/12/00, effective 10/13/00; Order 1331, § 16-350-020, filed 1/15/74; Order 1300, § 16-350-020, filed 3/26/73; Order 951, Regulation 2(a), filed 7/2/64; Order 890, Regulation 2 (part), effective 9/17/62.
