Notification of Rulemaking Activity
The Washington State Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) has adopted amendments to chapter 16-752 WAC, Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine, by filing a CR-103 with the Office of the Code Reviser on June 9, 2025.
Overview of Rulemaking
The amendments to this chapter adds additional species to the noxious weed seed and plant quarantine, prohibiting their sale and distribution.
These species include:
- Common (English) Ivy (Hedera helix);
- Atlantic/Boston Ivy (Hedera Hibernica);
- Spotted Touch Me Not (Impatiens capensis);
- Cape Pondweed (Aponogeton distachyos);
- Hanging Sedge (Carex pendula, Carex pendula subsp. pedula and Carex pendula subsp. agastachys);
- Green Alkenet (Pentaglottis sempervirens);
- Common Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare (except bulbing fennel, F. vulgare var. azoricum));
- European Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara);
- Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum);
- Houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale);
- Sulfur Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta);
- Wild basil/basil savory (Clinopodium vulgare);
- Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus);
- Camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum);
- Russian Knapweed (Rhaponticum repens);
- Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris);
- Rough Chervil (Chaerophyllum temulum);
- Turkish Thistle (Carduus cinereus); and
- Palmer's Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)
Documents Related to Rulemaking
The following documents related to this rule making are attached here.
CR-103 with adopted rule language
Concise Explanatory Statement
Agency Personnel Responsible for Proposed Rule
Please contact Scott Brooks to discuss implementation and enforcement of the amended rule.
By mail:
Scott Brooks, Plant Services Program Manager
Plant Protection Division
Washington State Dept. of Agriculture
PO Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
By phone: (360) 485-1235
By email: Scott.Brooks@agr.wa.gov
For more information regarding WSDA’s rule making activities, please contact:
Gloriann Robinson, WSDA Agency Rules Coordinator
wsdarulescomments@agr.wa.gov
PO Box 42560,
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 902-1802
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