WAC 16-32-011   Schedule of laboratory fees.   The following fees shall be charged for services performed by the diagnostic laboratory of the laboratory services division, state department of agriculture:

     (1) Requests for special scheduling of tests to be conducted within twenty-four hours of sample receipt (STAT testing) will be honored if time and personnel are available. A fifty percent surcharge on all test fees will be charged.

     (2) If the owner is a resident of Washington state, the following fees shall apply:

    

(a) Accession fee for each submission date
(per owner)	$10.00
(b) Bacteriology:
Aerobic culture (1-3 tissues per animal)	$ 7.95
each additional animal, same owner, same
submission	$ 2.20
Antibiotic sensitivity tests (each organism)	$ 3.40
Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease)	$11.35
each additional sample in herd, same
submission	$ 3.40
Milk culture - Per animal	$ 7.95
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 2.20
Trichomoniasis	$ 2.80
Campylobacteriosis	$ 2.80
(c) Serology:
Food animal:
Single virus or bacteria (CF, Agglutination, AGID):
first animal	$ 2.80
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 1.10
Companion animals:
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), AGID, each
animal	$ 3.95
Leptospirosis microscopic agglutination
first animal (canine)	$ 5.65
each additional animal, same owner, same
submission	.55
Brucella canis tube agglutination
first animal	$ 5.65
each additional animal, same owner, same
submission	.55
Brucella canis slide agglutination
first animal	$ 5.65
each additional animal, same owner, same
submission	$ 3.45
(d) ELISA testing
Bluetongue (first animal)	$ 7.45
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 3.70
Bovine leukemia virus (first animal)	$ 7.45
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 5.00
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), each animal	$10.60
Paratuberculosis (Johne's), first animal	$ 7.45
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 5.00
(e) Other services and supplies:
Forwarding of samples to other laboratories	$ 5.30
Shipping supplies or samples, handling fee
each shipment	$ 3.15
(3) If the owner is an out-of-state resident, the
following fees shall apply:
(a) Accession fee for each submission date
(per owner)	$15.00
(b) Bacteriology:
Aerobic culture (1-3 tissues per animal)	$11.35
each additional animal, same owner, same
submission	$ 3.40
Antibiotic sensitivity tests (each organism)	$ 4.50
Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease)	$17.05
each additional sample in herd, same
submission	$ 4.50
Milk culture - Per animal	$11.35
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 3.40
Trichomoniasis	$ 3.95
Campylobacteriosis	$ 3.95
(c) Serology:
Food animal:
Single virus or bacteria (CF, Agglutination, AGID):
first animal	$ 4.50
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 1.10
Companion animal:
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), AGID, each
animal	$ 5.65
Leptospirosis microscopic agglutination
first animal (canine)	$ 8.50
each additional animal, same owner, same
submission	$ 1.70
Brucella canis tube agglutination
first animal	$ 8.50
each additional animal, same owner, same
submission	$ 1.70
Brucella canis slide agglutination
first animal	$ 8.50
each additional animal, same owner, same
submission	$ 5.10
(d) ELISA testing
Bluetongue (first animal)	$11.15
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 5.55
Bovine leukemia virus (first animal)	$11.15
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 7.50
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), each animal	$15.95
Paratuberculosis (Johne's), first animal	$11.15
each additional animal in herd, same
submission	$ 7.50
(e) Other services and supplies:
Forwarding of samples to other laboratories	$ 7.95
Shipping supplies or samples, handling fee
each shipment	$ 4.75

     (4) A fee shall be charged by the department for any other analysis, supplies or service not listed in this section. Such fees shall be based on labor costs, supply and material costs, and administrative and overhead costs.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.38.060. 98-14-036, § 16-32-011, filed 6/23/98, effective 7/24/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 16.38 RCW. 94-12-053 (Order 5043), § 16-32-011, filed 5/27/94, effective 6/27/94.]