(Effective until July 1, 2026.) (1) Except as provided for in RCW 16.65.090 and otherwise in this section, the fee for livestock inspection is $4 per head for cattle and $3.85 for horses, with a call out fee of $20. (2) When cattle are identified with the owner's brand, electronic official individual identification, or other form of identification specified by the director by rule, the fee for livestock inspection is $1.21 per head, with a call out fee of $20. (3) No inspection fee is charged for a calf that is inspected before moving out-of-state under an official temporary grazing permit if the calf is part of a cow-calf unit and the calf is identified with the owner's Washington-recorded brand or other form of identification specified by the director by rule. (4) The fee for inspection of cattle at a processing plant with a daily capacity of no more than 500 head of cattle where the United States department of agriculture maintains a meat inspection program is $4.40 per head, with a call out fee of $20. (5) When a single inspection certificate is issued for 30 or more horses belonging to one person, the fee for livestock inspection is $2.20 per head, with a call out fee of $20. (6) The fee for individual identification certificates is $22 for an annual certificate and $63 for a lifetime certificate, with a call out fee of $20. However, the fee for an annual certificate listing 30 or more animals belonging to one person is $5.50 per head, with a call out fee of $20. A lifetime certificate shall not be issued until the fee has been paid to the director. (7) The minimum fee for the issuance of an inspection certificate by the director is $5.50. The minimum fee does not apply to livestock consigned to a public livestock market or special sale or inspected at a cattle processing plant. (8) No call out fee is charged for an inspection done by a certified veterinarian or field livestock inspector. [ 2023 c 46 s 3; 2019 c 92 s 5; 2010 c 66 s 7; 2006 c 156 s 1; 2003 c 326 s 24; 1997 c 356 s 3; 1997 c 356 s 2; 1995 c 374 s 49; (1995 c 374 s 48 expired July 1, 1997). Prior: 1994 c 46 s 25; 1994 c 46 s 19; 1993 c 354 s 8; 1981 c 296 s 17; 1971 ex.s. c 135 s 5; 1967 c 240 s 35; 1959 c 54 s 22.]
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