WAC 16-29-017. Reporting requirements

(1) Slaughter facilities shall furnish the department a report of all cattle slaughtered by individual consignment. The report is due by the fifteenth day of the month following the month the transaction occurred. The report must include: (a) Slaughter date; (b) Number of head slaughtered; (c) Type: Beef, dairy, or condemned; (d) Sex; (e) Name of owner/seller; (f) State of origin; and (g) Any other information the director deems necessary. (2) As an alternative to the report described in subsection (1) of this section, the department will accept a completed affidavit (AGR Form 402-3093) only when the following conditions are met: (a) All USDA inspected cattle slaughtered during the month were inspected by either a department livestock inspector or a department certified accredited veterinarian approved to conduct livestock inspections; (b) No out-of-state cattle were slaughtered during the month; and (c) No cattle originating from a department certified feedlot were slaughtered during the month. (3) The report or affidavit may be submitted to the department by email to adtwa@agr.wa.gov , by fax to 360-902-2087 , or by mail to Washington State Department of Agriculture, Animal Disease Traceability Program, P.O. Box 42577, Olympia, Washington 98504-2577.