WAC 16-354-040   Hop planting stock certification application and fees.  (1) Application for inspection and testing of registered mother blocks and certified stock shall be filed with the department by April 1 of each year accompanied by a seventy-five dollar application fee.

     (2) As a condition of participation in the hop planting stock certification program, the applicant grower must furnish to the department all requested information pertinent to the operation of the program and must give consent to the department to take material from registered mother blocks and/or greenhouses for examination and testing.

     (3) Fees for field inspections or inspection of harvested planting stock for grade, phytosanitary certification, or other purposes are assessed at the appropriate rate established in chapter 16-401 WAC.

     (4) Payment for each inspection is due upon completion of the inspection. Billing may be arranged subject to department policies and processes.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.14 and 34.05 RCW. 09-18-115, § 16-354-040, filed 9/2/09, effective 10/3/09; 04-24-050, § 16-354-040, filed 11/29/04, effective 12/30/04. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. 98-09-049, § 16-354-040, filed 4/15/98, effective 5/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.14 and 17.24 RCW. 91-08-016 (Order 2077), § 16-354-040, filed 3/27/91, effective 4/27/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. 85-15-046 (Order 1867), § 16-354-040, filed 7/16/85; 79-06-038 (Order 1631), § 16-354-040, filed 5/17/79; Order 1264, § 16-354-040, filed 5/10/72; Order 1023, Regulation IV, filed 6/16/66; Order 996, Regulation IV, filed 11/30/65; Order 947, Regulation IV filed 4/13/64.]