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The main subject of this paper is Waring's problem for biquadrates in \\({\\mathbb F}_q[t]\\), that is, additive representation for elements of \\({\\mathbb F}_q[t]\\) by using fourth powers of polynomials in \\({\\mathbb F}_q[t]\\), for \\(q=3\\) and 9.  Some special terms are required in order to state the main theorems. First, a sum of the form \\(e_1A_1^4+e_2A_2^4+\\cdots+e_sA_s^4\\) with \\(e_i=\\pm1\\) is called a \\textit{mixed} sum of \\(A_i^4\\). Next, when a polynomial \\(P\\) is written as a sum (or, a mixed sum) of \\(A_i^4\\) with \\(A_i\\in{\\mathbb F}_q[t]\\), the degree of at least one of the \\(A_i\\) is trivially greater than or equal to \\(\\lceil \\deg(P)/4\\rceil\\), the least integer \\(\\geq\\deg(P)/4\\). Therefore the (mixed) sum is called \\textit{strict}, if one has \\(\\deg(A_i)\\leq\\lceil\\deg(P)/4\\rceil\\) for all \\(i\\). 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