WAC 16-05-010   What does an organization, company or individual have to do to get on the applicable list?   Should an organization, company or individual wish to be included or removed from a technical assistance list of the department, a request must be made to the department via telephone, facsimile transmission, e-mail or address and request that their organization, company or individual name and pertinent information be added.

     Requests may be directed to the department at the main department address and telephone number: Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, Washington 98504-2560. Telephone: (360) 902-1800. Anyone contacting the department is encouraged to refer to the applicable division and program, by using the following organization description, by division and program as a guide.

     (1) Director's office:

     Legislative affairs.

     Internal program review.

     Policy development and review.

     (2) Agency operations division:

     Accounting, budget, payroll, forms and records, adjudicative proceedings, public disclosure, Washington Administrative Code filings, personnel office, information technology services, information office, international marketing and commodity commission and fairs commission activities.

     (3) Commodity inspection division:

     Fruit and vegetable inspection program for quality, grade, condition, size and pack.

     Statewide grain inspection.

     (4) Consumer and producer protection division:

     Commission merchants program.

     Livestock identification, brand registration and inspection.

     Establishment of livestock markets.

     Grain warehouse audit.

     Weights and measures program.

     Seed program regulates the quality and labeling of various crop seeds in Washington.

     (5) Food safety and animal health division:

     Dairy inspection program.

     Food processing program.

     Organic food program.

     Egg inspection program.

     Animal health program.

     (6) Laboratory services division:

     Performs chemical and micro-biological analyses in support of the food safety and pesticide management programs.

     Administers hop inspection and analyses.

     Pest management program is responsible for nonnative insect detection and control, and plant pest and disease identification; develops and enforces plant quarantines.

     Apiary program provides education and registration for Washington apiarists.

     Nursery program certifies nursery stock and issues phytosanitary certificates for materials moving out-of-state.

     (7) Pesticide management division:

     Administers the regulations of pesticides, animal feeds and fertilizer laws, and waste disposal program broken down into three units of the division.

     The compliance unit enforces state and federal pesticide laws, animal feed laws and fertilizer laws; investigates complaints of pesticide misuse.

     The registration unit registers pesticides, fertilizers and animal feeds sold and used in the state.

     The program development and certification unit conducts the waste pesticide disposal program; provides interagency coordination on pesticide-related issues; provides safety training on the use of pesticides, which includes public outreach and new program development; licenses pesticide application equipment, pesticide dealers, and commercial, public and private pesticide applicators, operators and consultants; approves recertification courses and tracks educational credits on pesticide licensees.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.05.020. 99-08-039, § 16-05-010, filed 3/31/99, effective 5/1/99. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.05 RCW. 96-13-082 (Order 5098), § 16-05-010, filed 6/18/96, effective 7/19/96.]