PDFWAC 296-17A-2106
Classification 2106.
2106-00 Fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia and agricultural chemical dealers
Applies to:
• Businesses engaged in the sale of fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, and agricultural chemicals.
• Businesses engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and application of anhydrous ammonia which is dry ammonia gas compressed into a liquid and used as a fertilizer.
• Businesses that sell and distribute "natural" fertilizers (manure).
Typical businesses include, but are not limited to:
• Commercial fertilizer dealers;
• Farmer co-ops;
• Grange supply dealers which may do some chemical mixing but are more predominately involved in the sales and delivery of the fertilizer.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Fertilizer dealers may use a chemical or mechanical process to mix one or more of the basic fertilizers or combine portions of each per customer specifications;
• Mixing of wet or dry chemical fertilizers all of which fall into one of three categories: Nitrogen, phosphate, or potassium.
Exclusions:
• Mining of raw ores (phosphate and potassium) used in manufacturing the fertilizer is classified in 1701;
• Manufacture of ammonia and nitric acid is classified in 3701;
• Application of fertilizer by a custom farm services contractor is classified in 4808.
2106-01 Explosive powder and chemical dealers
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in the sale of explosive powders and chemicals.
Products include, but are not limited to:
• Dry explosives;
• Gel explosives;
• Liquid explosives;
• Fuses;
• Detonators.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Blending;
• Bulk delivery and/or blending at the customer's site;
• Mixing;
• Packaging;
• Selling of blasting supplies.
Exclusions:
• Mining of raw ores or the manufacture of chemicals used in manufacturing explosives is classified in 1701 and 3701;
• Manufacture of explosive devices which is reported separately in the applicable manufacturing classification;
• Contract blasting such as at a quarry or construction site is classified in 0103.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020 and 51.16.035. WSR 25-23-070, s 296-17A-2106, filed 11/18/25, effective 1/1/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035, 51.16.100, 51.04.020(1). WSR 10-24-118, § 296-17A-2106, filed 12/1/10, effective 1/1/11. WSR 07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-2106, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 98-18-042, § 296-17-56402, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; WSR 96-12-039, § 296-17-56402, filed 5/31/96, effective 7/1/96; WSR 88-12-050 (Order 88-06), § 296-17-56402, filed 5/31/88, effective 7/1/88.]