Chapter 16-80 WAC
Last Update: 5/11/23DOMESTIC AND FERAL SWINE IN WASHINGTON STATE
WAC Sections
| HTMLPDF | 16-80-005 | Definitions. |
| HTMLPDF | 16-80-006 | Adoption of USDA pseudorabies eradication program standards. |
| HTMLPDF | 16-80-008 | Adoption of USDA swine brucellosis control and eradication program standards. |
| HTMLPDF | 16-80-035 | Indemnity for infected or exposed swine. |
| HTMLPDF | 16-80-045 | Official identification of swine. |
| HTMLPDF | 16-80-060 | Feral swine. |
DISPOSITION OF SECTIONS FORMERLY CODIFIED IN THIS TITLE
| 16-80-007 | Surveillance program. [Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-007, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-007, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.] Repealed by WSR 10-13-057, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. |
| 16-80-009 | Surveillance program. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 10-13-057, § 16-80-009, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10.] Repealed by WSR 23-11-043, filed 5/11/23, effective 6/11/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. |
| 16-80-010 | Quarantine. [Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 10-13-057, § 16-80-010, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-010, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-010, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.] Repealed by WSR 23-11-043, filed 5/11/23, effective 6/11/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. |
| 16-80-015 | Sale of quarantined animals. [Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-015, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-015, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.] Repealed by WSR 10-13-057, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. |
| 16-80-020 | Quarantine and release. [Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-020, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-020, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.] Repealed by WSR 10-13-057, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. |
| 16-80-025 | Disinfecting premises. [Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-025, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-025, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.] Repealed by WSR 10-13-057, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. |
| 16-80-030 | Disinfecting vehicles. [Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-030, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-030, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.] Repealed by WSR 10-13-057, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. |
| 16-80-040 | Vaccination. [Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-040, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-040, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.] Repealed by WSR 10-13-057, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. |
| 16-80-047 | Mandatory reporting of suspected pseudorabies. [Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-047, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-047, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.] Repealed by WSR 10-13-057, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. |
| 16-80-050 | Criminal penalty—Civil injunction. [Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-050, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.] Repealed by WSR 00-06-066, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. |
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Definitions.
In addition to the definitions found in RCW 16.36.005, the following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Feral swine" means animals included in any of the following categories:
• Animals of the genus Sus that are free roaming on public or private lands and do not appear to be domesticated;
• Swine from domesticated stocks that have escaped or been released or born into the wild state;
• European wild hogs and their hybrid forms (also known as European wild boars or razorbacks), regardless of whether they are free roaming or kept in confinement; or
• Animals of the family Tayassuidae such as peccaries and javelinas, regardless of whether they are free roaming or kept in confinement.
"Official USDA-approved identification" means methods of identification, as approved in 9 C.F.R. Sec. 71.19, revised January 9, 2013.
"USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 23-11-043, § 16-80-005, filed 5/11/23, effective 6/11/23. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 10-13-057, § 16-80-005, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-005, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-005, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.]
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Adoption of USDA pseudorabies eradication program standards.
In addition to the rules adopted in this chapter, the Washington state department of agriculture adopts the procedures and methods of the USDA pseudorabies eradication state-federal-industry program standards, effective November 1, 2003. The department maintains a copy of this document for public inspection. You may find the information on the internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/swine-disease-information/swine-pseudorabies.
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Adoption of USDA swine brucellosis control and eradication program standards.
In addition to the rules adopted in this chapter, the Washington state department of agriculture adopts the procedures and methods of the USDA swine brucellosis control and eradication state-federal-industry program standards, effective April, 1998. The department maintains a copy of this document for public inspection. You may find the information on the internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/swine-disease-information/swine-brucellosis.
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Indemnity for infected or exposed swine.
(1) Under RCW 16.36.090, the director may order the slaughter or destruction of any swine affected with or exposed to classical swine fever (hog cholera), pseudorabies, swine brucellosis, or any other reportable, infectious, or communicable disease.
(2) Under RCW 16.36.096, subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the director may pay an indemnity in an amount of up to seventy-five percent of appraised or salvage value of the animal ordered slaughtered or destroyed.
(3) No indemnity will be paid if:
(a) The swine belong to the federal government or any of its agencies, this state or any of its political subdivisions, or any municipal corporations; or
(b) The swine were not imported into this state in compliance with state importation regulations found in chapter 16-54 WAC.
(4) The state veterinarian must approve of the disposal methods of any swine ordered destroyed.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 10-13-057, § 16-80-035, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-035, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-035, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.]
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Official identification of swine.
All swine that leave the farm of origin or move through a public livestock market or collection facility and all exhibition swine, must have official USDA-approved identification unless going direct to slaughter.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 23-11-043, § 16-80-045, filed 5/11/23, effective 6/11/23. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 10-13-057, § 16-80-045, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. WSR 00-06-066, § 16-80-045, filed 3/1/00, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.096. WSR 91-08-027, § 16-80-045, filed 3/29/91, effective 4/29/91.]
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Feral swine.
Feral swine are prohibited in the state of Washington. If observed, feral swine must be reported to the Washington invasive species council by telephone at 1- 888-268-9219 or at their website at www.invasivespecies.wa.gov/report. Additionally, USDA Wildlife Services may be contacted by phone at 1- 866-487-3297. An interagency response will be coordinated upon receipt of information.