{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-16.49.025","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 16.49.025","heading":"Rules.","body":"The director shall enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter and adopt rules necessary to carry out its purpose. The rules may include, but are not limited to:\n(1) Requirements for construction, equipment, cleaning, sanitation, and sanitary practices to ensure sanitary operations;\n(2) Requirements for identification or tagging of meat food animals slaughtered by licensees to maintain identification of the owner of the animal;\n(3) Requirements for handling and storing inspected and uninspected meats and meat products;\n(4) Requirements for labeling meat and meat products; and\n(5) Requirements for slaughtering and processing of meat food birds by licensees.","path":["Title 16","Chapter 16.49"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=16.49.025","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:12:47Z","sha256":"f1f7073d942b0b30b372b03d0863e50fe4b7e825a2e3726721a443e6e0b4685f","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-16.49.015","next":"us-wa/rcw-16.49.035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}