WAC 296-17A-2106. Classification 2106

2106-00 Fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia and agricultural chemical dealers Applies to: • Businesses engaged in the sale of fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, and agricultural chemicals. • Businesses engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and application of anhydrous ammonia which is dry ammonia gas compressed into a liquid and used as a fertilizer. • Businesses that sell and distribute "natural" fertilizers (manure). Typical businesses include, but are not limited to: • Commercial fertilizer dealers; • Farmer co-ops; • Grange supply dealers which may do some chemical mixing but are more predominately involved in the sales and delivery of the fertilizer. Work activities include, but are not limited to: • Fertilizer dealers may use a chemical or mechanical process to mix one or more of the basic fertilizers or combine portions of each per customer specifications; • Mixing of wet or dry chemical fertilizers all of which fall into one of three categories: Nitrogen, phosphate, or potassium. Exclusions: • Mining of raw ores (phosphate and potassium) used in manufacturing the fertilizer is classified in 1701; • Manufacture of ammonia and nitric acid is classified in 3701; • Application of fertilizer by a custom farm services contractor is classified in 4808. 2106-01 Explosive powder and chemical dealers Applies to: Businesses engaged in the sale of explosive powders and chemicals. Products include, but are not limited to: • Dry explosives; • Gel explosives; • Liquid explosives; • Fuses; • Detonators. Work activities include, but are not limited to: • Blending; • Bulk delivery and/or blending at the customer's site; • Mixing; • Packaging; • Selling of blasting supplies. Exclusions: • Mining of raw ores or the manufacture of chemicals used in manufacturing explosives is classified in 1701 and 3701; • Manufacture of explosive devices which is reported separately in the applicable manufacturing classification; • Contract blasting such as at a quarry or construction site is classified in 0103.