Bean seed quarantine—Establishing quarantine.

The production of edible beans and bean seed is an important industry in the state of Washington. The economic well-being of that industry is threatened by the introduction of bean seed contaminated with bean, bacterial, fungal and seed-borne viral pathogens. The director has determined that a quarantine is needed to protect the Washington dry bean industry and to provide the bean growers of this state a source of bean seed for planting purposes that is tested for the presence of these diseases. [Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310 , 17.24.011 , 17.24.041 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 04-08-043, § 16-301-365, filed 3/31/04, effective 5/1/04.

Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005 , 15.49.081 , 15.49.310 , 15.49.370 (3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. WSR 00-24-077, § 16-301-365, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]