PDFWAC 16-623-030
Cargo manifest requirements for transporting hay and straw.
(1) All commission merchants, dealers, their employees or licensed agents must have a copy of the cargo manifest with each load when transporting hay or straw on equipment owned or under their control.
(2) Any common carrier transporting hay or straw for a commission merchant or dealer may use shipping documents required by either the Washington public utilities and transportation commission or interstate commerce commission instead of the department form described in subsection (5) of this section.
(3) Any common carriers, commission merchants, dealers, their employees or licensed agents transporting hay or straw may use shipping documents other than the department form described in subsection (5) of this section if they have been reviewed and authorized by the department before their use.
(4) Unless the exceptions in subsections (2) and (3) of this section apply, the manifest must be on a form prescribed by the director which is available from the department.
(5) At a minimum, the form requires the following information:
(a) Purchaser's name and address;
(b) Hauler's name and address;
(c) Business or person the products were received from and their address;
(d) The commodity, unit count, unit price, total price, total weight, tare weight and weight of the commodity;
(e) Terms of the settlement;
(f) Date;
(g) Signature of the licensee or their agent; and
(h) Signature of the consignor or their authorized representative.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 20.01.020, 20.01.040, chapter 34.05 RCW, and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 7. WSR 12-19-031, § 16-623-030, filed 9/12/12, effective 10/13/12. Statutory Authority: Chapters 20.01 and 34.05 RCW, 2003 1st sp.s. c 25. WSR 05-09-094, § 16-623-030, filed 4/20/05, effective 5/21/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 20.01.040, [20.01.]125, [20.01.]370, [20.01.]380, [20.01.]410, [20.01.]510. WSR 00-22-071, § 16-623-030, filed 10/30/00, effective 11/30/00.]