WAC 16-610-065. Livestock identification fees

All livestock identification inspection fees charged by the director are specified in statute under RCW 16.57.220 but are reproduced in this section for ease of reference. A call out fee of $20 will be charged for conducting livestock inspections in accordance with RCW 16.57.220 , 16.58.130 and 16.65.090 . Public livestock markets, special sales, open consignment horse sales, certified feedlots, and USDA inspected slaughter facilities will be charged a call out fee per inspector per day, with the exception of: Special sales conducted by youth livestock organizations such as 4-H, FFA, and junior livestock groups are exempt from call out fees. No call out fee is charged for an inspection done by a certified veterinarian or field livestock inspector. Certificate Fees: Inspection Certificate - Cattle (1) The livestock inspection fee for cattle is $4.00 per head except: The fee for livestock inspection for cattle is $1.21 per head when cattle are identified with a valid brand recorded to the owner or identified with an electronic official individual identification tag. (2) The livestock inspection fee for cattle is $4.40 per head for cattle delivered to a USDA inspected slaughter facility with a daily capacity of no more than five hundred head of cattle. (3) No inspection fee is charged for a calf that is inspected prior to moving out-of-state under an official temporary grazing permit if the calf is part of a cow-calf unit and the calf is identified with the owner's Washington state-recorded brand or identified with an electronic official individual identification tag. Inspection Certificate - Horse (4) The livestock inspection fee for horses is $3.85 per head. Inspection Certificate - Groups of thirty or more horses (5) The livestock inspection fee for groups of thirty or more horses is $2.20 per head, if: (a) The horses are owned by one individual; and (b) The inspection is performed on one date and at one location; and (c) Only one certificate is issued. Inspection Certificate - Minimum fee (6) The minimum fee for a livestock inspection is $5.50 . The minimum fee does not apply to livestock consigned to and inspected at a public livestock market, special sale, or a cattle processing plant. Annual individual identification certificate for individual animals (7)(a) The livestock inspection fee for an annual individual identification certificate for cattle and horses is $22.00 per head. (b) The livestock inspection fee for an annual individual identification certificate for groups of thirty or more horses or cattle is $5.50 per head, if: (i) The horses or cattle are owned by one individual; (ii) The inspection is performed on one date and at one location; and (iii) Only one certificate is issued. Lifetime individual identification certificate (8) A livestock inspection fee for a lifetime individual identification certificate for horses and cattle is $63.00 per head. Certificate Fees: Inspection Certificate - Cattle (1) The livestock inspection fee for cattle is $4.00 per head except: The fee for livestock inspection for cattle is $1.21 per head when cattle are identified with a valid brand recorded to the owner or identified with an electronic official individual identification tag. (2) The livestock inspection fee for cattle is $4.40 per head for cattle delivered to a USDA inspected slaughter facility with a daily capacity of no more than five hundred head of cattle. (3) No inspection fee is charged for a calf that is inspected prior to moving out-of-state under an official temporary grazing permit if the calf is part of a cow-calf unit and the calf is identified with the owner's Washington state-recorded brand or identified with an electronic official individual identification tag. Inspection Certificate - Horse (4) The livestock inspection fee for horses is $3.85 per head. Inspection Certificate - Groups of thirty or more horses (5) The livestock inspection fee for groups of thirty or more horses is $2.20 per head, if: (a) The horses are owned by one individual; and (b) The inspection is performed on one date and at one location; and (c) Only one certificate is issued. Inspection Certificate - Minimum fee (6) The minimum fee for a livestock inspection is $5.50 . The minimum fee does not apply to livestock consigned to and inspected at a public livestock market, special sale, or a cattle processing plant. Annual individual identification certificate for individual animals (7)(a) The livestock inspection fee for an annual individual identification certificate for cattle and horses is $22.00 per head. (b) The livestock inspection fee for an annual individual identification certificate for groups of thirty or more horses or cattle is $5.50 per head, if: (i) The horses or cattle are owned by one individual; (ii) The inspection is performed on one date and at one location; and (iii) Only one certificate is issued. Lifetime individual identification certificate (8) A livestock inspection fee for a lifetime individual identification certificate for horses and cattle is $63.00 per head.