{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-16.57.220","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 16.57.220","heading":"Livestock inspection—Fee schedule—Certificates. (Effective until July 1, 2030.)","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(8) No call out fee is charged for an inspection done by a certified veterinarian or field livestock inspector.","path":["Title 16","Chapter 16.57"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=16.57.220","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:13:09Z","sha256":"35fd7ef1b0e8fc3c0b501af69a64f0200f51bde62a52155843a6b2fe4d564521","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-16.57.210","next":"us-wa/rcw-16.57.223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}