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WAC 16-32-011









Schedule of laboratory fees.









The following fees shall be charged for services performed by the diagnostic laboratory of the laboratory services division, state department of agriculture:
(1) Requests for special scheduling of tests to be conducted within twenty-four hours of sample receipt (STAT testing) will be honored if time and personnel are available. A fifty percent surcharge on all test fees will be charged.
(2) If the owner is a resident of Washington state, the following fees shall apply:

(a) Accession fee for each submission date  

(per owner) $10.00

(b) Bacteriology:  

Aerobic culture (1-3 tissues per animal) $ 7.95

each additional animal, same owner, same  

submission $ 2.20

Antibiotic sensitivity tests (each organism) $ 3.40

Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) $11.35

each additional sample in herd, same  

submission $ 3.40

Milk culture - Per animal $ 7.95

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 2.20

Trichomoniasis $ 2.80

Campylobacteriosis $ 2.80

(c) Serology:  

Food animal:  

Single virus or bacteria (CF, Agglutination, AGID):  

first animal $ 2.80

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 1.10

Companion animals:  

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), AGID, each  

animal $ 3.95

Leptospirosis microscopic agglutination  

first animal (canine) $ 5.65

each additional animal, same owner, same  

submission .55

Brucella canis tube agglutination  

first animal $ 5.65

each additional animal, same owner, same  

submission .55

Brucella canis slide agglutination  

first animal $ 5.65

each additional animal, same owner, same  

submission $ 3.45

(d) ELISA testing  

Bluetongue (first animal) $ 7.45

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 3.70

Bovine leukemia virus (first animal) $ 7.45

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 5.00

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), each animal $10.60

Paratuberculosis (Johne's), first animal $ 7.45

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 5.00

(e) Other services and supplies:  

Forwarding of samples to other laboratories $ 5.30

Shipping supplies or samples, handling fee  

each shipment $ 3.15

(3) If the owner is an out-of-state resident, the  

following fees shall apply:  

(a) Accession fee for each submission date  

(per owner) $15.00

(b) Bacteriology:  

Aerobic culture (1-3 tissues per animal) $11.35

each additional animal, same owner, same  

submission $ 3.40

Antibiotic sensitivity tests (each organism) $ 4.50

Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) $17.05

each additional sample in herd, same  

submission $ 4.50

Milk culture - Per animal $11.35

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 3.40

Trichomoniasis $ 3.95

Campylobacteriosis $ 3.95

(c) Serology:  

Food animal:  

Single virus or bacteria (CF, Agglutination, AGID):  

first animal $ 4.50

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 1.10

Companion animal:  

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), AGID, each  

animal $ 5.65

Leptospirosis microscopic agglutination  

first animal (canine) $ 8.50

each additional animal, same owner, same  

submission $ 1.70

Brucella canis tube agglutination  

first animal $ 8.50

each additional animal, same owner, same  

submission $ 1.70

Brucella canis slide agglutination  

first animal $ 8.50

each additional animal, same owner, same  

submission $ 5.10

(d) ELISA testing  

Bluetongue (first animal) $11.15

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 5.55

Bovine leukemia virus (first animal) $11.15

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 7.50

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), each animal $15.95

Paratuberculosis (Johne's), first animal $11.15

each additional animal in herd, same  

submission $ 7.50

(e) Other services and supplies:  

Forwarding of samples to other laboratories $ 7.95

Shipping supplies or samples, handling fee  

each shipment $ 4.75

(4) A fee shall be charged by the department for any other analysis, supplies or service not listed in this section. Such fees shall be based on labor costs, supply and material costs, and administrative and overhead costs.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 16.38.060. WSR 98-14-036, § 16-32-011, filed 6/23/98, effective 7/24/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 16.38 RCW. WSR 94-12-053 (Order 5043), § 16-32-011, filed 5/27/94, effective 6/27/94.]