PDFWAC 16-101X-020
How is the length of a degrade of a producer or a milk processing plant determined?
The length of a degrade of a dairy farm operation or a grade A milk processing plant operation shall be based on the total number of debit points awarded to repeat violations as provided in WAC 16-101X-030 or until the director determines the violations that caused the degrade are corrected, which ever is longer. The schedule for determining a degrade period is as follows.
total debit points | degrade period | |
1-10 | 2 Days | |
11-15 | 4 Days | |
16-20 | 6 Days | |
21-30 | 8 Days | |
31-40 | 10 Days | |
41-50 | 12 Days | |
51 or more | 14 Days | |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.36.021. WSR 96-24-058 (Order 6006), § 16-101X-020, filed 11/27/96, effective 12/28/96.]