WAC 296-17A-2101. Classification 2101

2101-00 Grain milling; flour mills; feed mills; feed manufacturing Applies to: • Businesses milling grain into flour or meal. • Businesses manufacturing dry feed (powdered, granule, or pellet). Work activities include, but are not limited to: • Receiving grain purchased from others; such as wheat, barley, oats, corn; • Grinding or milling the grain to a coarse or fine powder; • Adding ingredients; • Packaging; • Delivery of packaged or bulk products. Exclusions: • Manufacturing of food products is classified in the applicable food manufacturing classification. • Manufacturing of canned or frozen animal food is classified in 3902. 2101-01 Hay, grain, or feed dealers Applies to: Businesses selling hay, grain, and feed to others. Work activities are limited to: • Purchasing hay, grain, or feed in bulk; • Reselling hay, grain, or feed in bulk; • Operating a small store; • Operating a storage facility; • Hauling the product from location to location. Exclusions: • Manufacturing animal feed is classified in 2101-00. • Farm operations selling hay are classified in 4808. 2101-02 Seed processing Applies to: Businesses processing agricultural seeds for wholesale or retail sales. Work activities include, but are not limited to: • Receiving produce (wheat, barley, alfalfa, lentils, vegetables, fruit, flowers); • Cleaning; • Grading; • Crushing; • Separating; • Packaging (either by hand or machine); • Providing grain or seed drying services; • Operating trial plots or lab research facilities used to develop new seed hybrids and improve existing varieties; • Consulting services provided to the farmers during planting and harvesting seasons; • Custom milling work conducted at the farmer's premises. Machinery includes, but is not limited to: • Screening machines; • Air gravity separators; • Clippers; • Tumbling drums for polishing; • Bagging machines. Exclusions: • Growing of seeds, other than on a trial plot, is classified in the appropriate agricultural classification. • Hand-packaging and selling seeds that have been processed by others is classified in 6309-06. • Grain milling is classified in 2101-00. • Hay, grain, or feed dealers are classified in 2101-01. • Grain, bean, or pea elevators are classified in 2007. 2101-05 Hop pellet manufacturing Applies to: Businesses manufacturing hop pellets. Hop pellets are one of several ingredients used by breweries in the manufacture of beer and ale. Work activities include, but are not limited to: • Operating a cold storage room where bales of hops are kept; • Bale breaking; • Grinding hops into powder; • Blending of powders and additives; • Testing of hops; • Pelletizing; • Packaging; • Shipping. Establishments subject to this classification may own the hops or do custom blending for others. Special note : Hop pellets are often referred to as a flavoring, so care should be taken when another classification is being considered to determine the process used. Exclusion: • Manufacturing hop extract is classified in 3701.