WAC 16-240-054   Service cancellation fee.  A service cancellation fee applies when service is requested and then canceled or not performed.

     (1) When a service is requested before or after the inspection office's established hours, a cancellation fee would apply as follows:

     (a) When a service is requested before or after an office's standard Monday through Friday shifts, or anytime on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays; and

     (b) The requested service is canceled after 2:00 p.m. of the last business day before the requested service; then

     (c) A service cancellation fee will be assessed per employee scheduled.

     (2) At locations where monthly averaging has been instituted, a cancellation fee would apply as follows:

     (a) A request for service must be filed by 2:00 p.m. on the last business day before service to guarantee full staffing at the service location;

     (b) When full staff at the location is requested and then canceled or services are not actually performed through no fault of the department; then

     (c) The service cancellation fee will be assessed per employee scheduled.

     (3) When service is requested for a vessel inspection, a cancellation fee would apply as follows:

     (a) When a vessel inspection is requested and then canceled after 2:00 p.m. of the last business day before the requested service, a cancellation fee will apply.

     (b) The service cancellation fee will be assessed per employee scheduled to inspect the vessel.



[Statutory Authority: 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 § 309(2); RCW 22.09.790, chapter 34.05 RCW and The United States Department of Agriculture has oversight of fees charged under the Federal Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. 05-11-058, § 16-240-054, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05.]