WAC 16-497-030   Regulations -- Conditions governing the movement of regulated articles.  Hop plants and all hop plant parts will be admitted into the state of Washington, if all of the following provisions are complied with:

     (1) The hop plant or hop plant parts have been certified in accordance with the regulations of an official state agency, in a certification program that requires a minimum of all of the following:

     (a) At least two field inspections during the growing season.

     (b) Zero percent certification tolerances for powdery mildew, Verticillium wilt, hop stunt viroid, arabis mosaic viruses and Ilar viruses.

     (c) All shipments of certified planting stock are apparently free of insect pests.

     (d) All shipments are accompanied by a certificate issued by an official agency of the state of origin certifying that the hop planting stock was produced under official certification regulations and meets official standards.

     (2) All shipments of hop planting stock are plainly marked with the contents on the outside of the package or container.

     (3) Persons shipping or transporting regulated articles into this state from areas under quarantine must notify the department's plant services program of the nature and quantity of each shipment, the expected date of arrival at destination, the name of the intended receiver and the destination. The person to whom the articles are shipped must hold them in isolation from other hop planting stock until they are inspected and/or released by the department.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.24, 15.14, and 34.05 RCW. 09-18-116, § 16-497-030, filed 9/2/09, effective 10/3/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 17.24.041. 95-18-033 (Order 5082), § 16-497-030, filed 8/28/95, effective 9/28/95. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.14 and 17.24 RCW. 91-08-016 (Order 2077), § 16-497-030, filed 3/27/91, effective 4/27/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW. 80-01-093 (Order 1663), § 16-497-030, filed 12/31/79, effective 6/1/80.]