Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-2101
Applies to:
* Businesses milling grain into flour or meal.
* Businesses manufacturing dry feed (powdered, granule, or pellet).
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Receiving grain purchased from others; such as wheat, barley, oats, corn;
* Grinding or milling the grain to a coarse or fine powder;
* Adding ingredients;
* Packaging;
* Delivery of packaged or bulk products.
Exclusions:
* Manufacturing of food products is classified in the applicable food manufacturing classification.
* Manufacturing of canned or frozen animal food is classified in 3902.
Applies to:
Businesses selling hay, grain, and feed to others.
Work activities are limited to:
* Purchasing hay, grain, or feed in bulk;
* Reselling hay, grain, or feed in bulk;
* Operating a small store;
* Operating a storage facility;
* Hauling the product from location to location.
Exclusions:
* Manufacturing animal feed is classified in 2101-00.
* Farm operations selling hay are classified in 4808.
Applies to:
Businesses processing agricultural seeds for wholesale or retail sales.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Receiving produce (wheat, barley, alfalfa, lentils, vegetables, fruit, flowers);
* Cleaning;
* Grading;
* Crushing;
* Separating;
* Packaging (either by hand or machine);
* Providing grain or seed drying services;
* Operating trial plots or lab research facilities used to develop new seed hybrids and improve existing varieties;
* Consulting services provided to the farmers during planting and harvesting seasons;
* Custom milling work conducted at the farmer's premises.
Machinery includes, but is not limited to:
* Screening machines;
* Air gravity separators;
* Clippers;
* Tumbling drums for polishing;
* Bagging machines.
Exclusions:
* Growing of seeds, other than on a trial plot, is classified in the appropriate agricultural classification.
* Hand-packaging and selling seeds that have been processed by others is classified in 6309-06.
* Grain milling is classified in 2101-00.
* Hay, grain, or feed dealers are classified in 2101-01.
* Grain, bean, or pea elevators are classified in 2007.
Applies to:
Businesses manufacturing hop pellets. Hop pellets are one of several ingredients used by breweries in the manufacture of beer and ale.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Operating a cold storage room where bales of hops are kept;
* Bale breaking;
* Grinding hops into powder;
* Blending of powders and additives;
* Testing of hops;
* Pelletizing;
* Packaging;
* Shipping.
Establishments subject to this classification may own the hops or do custom blending for others.
Special note: Hop pellets are often referred to as a flavoring, so care should be taken when another classification is being considered to determine the process used.
Exclusion:
* Manufacturing hop extract is classified in 3701.
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-2101
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-2101, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035, 51.04.020. 00-14-052, § 296-17-562, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-562, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-562, filed 5/31/96, effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 54.16.035. 93-12-093, § 296-17-562, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 87-12-032 (Order 87-12), § 296-17-562, filed 5/29/87, effective 7/1/87; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-562, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; Order 73-22, § 296-17-562, filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.