Eggs
How will your product be sold to consumers?
Pierce County
Agritourism activities are allowed if principal use is agriculture. Other permits may be required including a home occupation or cottage industry permit. See 18A.33.260A and 18A.37.110
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Possible creation of a Group B water system if public being served. If wastewater being generated and needing on-site sewage disposal, approval from Health Department would be required.
WSDA
State Dept of Licensing handler/dealer license if selling OFF FARM
Pierce County
Agritourism activities are allowed if principal use is agriculture. Other permits may be required including a home occupation or cottage industry permit. See 18A.33.260A and 18A.37.110
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
If a "farm stand" is built with any refrigeration or plumbing, will need a permit from either WSDA -OR- TPCHD
WSDA
If a "farm stand" is built with any refrigeration or plumbing, will need a permit from either WSDA -OR- TPCHD
Pierce County
Parcel specific and dependent upon scale of operation
See 18A.33.260B
Wa State Department of Licensing
Egg Handler/Dealer License needed. Retail establishment will hold the TPCHD permit
WSDA
How does your product impact the land?
Pierce County
When expanding or starting a new farm operation, review parcel for any zoning restrictions, critical areas such as floodplain, wetlands and streams, and site development considerations: Each parcel may have specific requirements.
Pierce County
If planning on building a new structure and/or remodel an existing structure, contact Planning & Public Works for specific requirements. Some agriculture structures are exempt from building requirements.
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
If planning on building a new structure and/or remodel an existing structure, contact the Health Department for specific requirements related to on-site sewage disposal and domestic water supply.
Wa State Department of Ecology
Egg Handler/Dealer License needed
Retail establishment will hold the TPCHD permit.
Pierce County
Review and/or permits may be required dependent upon parcel restrictions and scale of operation. For more information:
Visit https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/3421/Pierce-County-Farming-Growing Your Farm.
See 18A.33.260D.
WSDA
USDA
If you have above 3,000 hens, you are required to use USDA grading.
If you have above 3,000 hens, you are required to use USDA grading. Also, FSMA regulations for may now apply:
Pierce County
If digging new well, site plan for well will be required through Planning & Public Works.
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Well construction application and approval required for exempt (under 5,000 gallons/day/residential) and non-exempt wells: There are livestock watering use exemptions.
Wa State Department of Ecology
Water rights (if requiring over 5,000 gallons or irrigating more than one half of same acre)
These regulation roadmaps are strictly a guide intended to give producers an idea of the regulations and permits they may need. They do not include all necessary steps that may apply to your farm product. Producers are ultimately responsible for conducting their own research and obtaining the correct permits.