Title 15 - Agriculture and marketing
- 15.04 - General provisions.
- 15.04.010 - Definitions.
- 15.04.090 - Lease of unnecessary lands to nonprofit groups -- Funds.
- 15.04.110 - Control of predatory birds.
- 15.04.120 - Control of predatory birds -- Expenditures and contracts.
- 15.04.150 - Berry harvesting by youthful workers -- Legislative finding.
- 15.04.160 - Berry harvesting by youthful workers -- Authorized -- Restrictions.
- 15.04.200 - Agricultural development or trade promotion and promotional hosting -- Expenditures, approval by commodity commission -- Exemption from housing requirements.
- 15.04.300 - Guide to state and federal programs of assistance to farm families.
- 15.04.400 - Findings -- Department's duty to promote agriculture, protect public health and welfare.
- 15.04.402 - Department to advance private sector, economic well-being of agricultural industry.
- 15.04.410 - Declarations of "Washington state grown" -- Restrictions -- Violations unlawful -- Application of consumer protection act.
- 15.04.415 - Information on product country of origin -- Findings -- Use of placards.
- 15.08 - Horticultural pests and diseases.
- 15.08.010 - Definitions.
- 15.08.020 - Methods of prevention, control and disinfection.
- 15.08.025 - Disinfection of fruit trees -- Procedures to be followed.
- 15.08.030 - Duty to disinfect, destroy -- Disposal of cuttings.
- 15.08.040 - Authority to enter premises -- Interference unlawful.
- 15.08.050 - Condemnation of infected property -- Disposal of, unlawful.
- 15.08.060 - Condemnation of infected property -- Notice to owner -- Division into classes.
- 15.08.070 - Condemnation of infected property -- Use of condemned fruit, vegetables -- Permit.
- 15.08.080 - Condemnation of infected property -- Service of notice -- Personal, constructive, substituted.
- 15.08.090 - Condemnation of infected property -- Duty to comply -- Inspector's duty on failure -- Lien for costs.
- 15.08.100 - Foreclosure of lien -- Sale -- Notice of impounding -- Contents.
- 15.08.110 - Sale proceeds -- Deficiency -- Action to recover.
- 15.08.120 - Record of proceedings -- Verified copy as evidence.
- 15.08.130 - Record of premises disinfected -- Costs -- Lien.
- 15.08.140 - Hearing on costs -- Notice -- Service.
- 15.08.150 - Payment and release -- Order on amount -- Priority of lien.
- 15.08.160 - Payment date -- Cancellation of lien.
- 15.08.170 - Failure to pay -- Conversion into taxes -- Use.
- 15.08.180 - Inspection board -- Creation -- Duties -- Powers.
- 15.08.190 - Report of inspection -- Nuisance abatement.
- 15.08.200 - Notice of hearing -- Service -- Adjournments.
- 15.08.210 - Order of abatement.
- 15.08.220 - Appeals -- Bond for damages.
- 15.08.230 - Disinfection of public properties.
- 15.08.240 - Dumping infected products, containers, prohibited.
- 15.08.250 - Host-free districts -- Director's duties.
- 15.08.260 - Horticultural tax.
- 15.08.270 - Basis for estimating the tax.
- 15.09 - Horticultural pest and disease board.
- 15.09.010 - Purpose.
- 15.09.020 - Creation of board.
- 15.09.030 - Members -- Appointment -- Terms.
- 15.09.040 - Meeting -- Quorum -- Officers.
- 15.09.050 - Powers and duties.
- 15.09.055 - Contracts and agreements.
- 15.09.060 - Owner's duty to control pests and diseases.
- 15.09.070 - Right of entry -- Search warrant.
- 15.09.080 - Failure to control horticultural pests and diseases -- Remedies.
- 15.09.090 - Hearing on liability of owner for costs or charges -- Review.
- 15.09.100 - Payment of expenses and costs -- Penalty -- Collection.
- 15.09.110 - Refund of charges paid.
- 15.09.120 - Disposition of moneys collected.
- 15.09.131 - Operating budget -- Source of funds.
- 15.09.135 - Assessment -- Public hearing -- Rate -- County review -- Lien.
- 15.09.140 - Abolishment of board.
- 15.09.900 - Chapter cumulative.
- 15.100 - Forest products commission.
- 15.100.010 - Finding.
- 15.100.020 - Definitions.
- 15.100.030 - Washington forest products commission -- Created -- Membership -- Quorum -- Terms.
- 15.100.040 - Initial meeting -- Nominations for initial election of members -- Subsequent efforts when approval not given.
- 15.100.043 - Costs of proceeding to form a commission -- Reimbursement.
- 15.100.050 - After initial election of members -- Rules -- Annual meetings -- Public notice.
- 15.100.060 - Vacancies -- Compensation.
- 15.100.070 - Obligations of commission -- Limitations on liabilities or claims -- State -- Individual capacity.
- 15.100.080 - Powers and duties of commission.
- 15.100.090 - Research, promotional, and educational campaigns.
- 15.100.100 - List of all Washington producers -- Confidential -- Reporting system for assessment purposes.
- 15.100.110 - Assessment for permanent funding of commission -- Adjustments -- Referendum.
- 15.100.120 - Establishment of commission and initial assessment -- Statewide referendum among producers.
- 15.100.130 - Deposit of moneys collected -- Appropriation not required.
- 15.100.140 - Assessment -- Personal debt -- Payable when called -- Failure to pay -- Civil action.
- 15.100.150 - Enforcement of chapter.
- 15.100.160 - Superior courts -- Jurisdiction.
- 15.100.900 - Construction.
- 15.100.901 - Severability -- 2001 c 314.
- 15.105 - From the heart of Washington program.
- 15.105.005 - Findings.
- 15.105.010 - Definitions.
- 15.105.020 - Establishing a private, nonprofit corporation -- Duties of successor organization -- Debts and other liabilities.
- 15.105.030 - Actions by department to establish a successor organization.
- 15.105.040 - Board of directors of the successor organization -- State membership.
- 15.105.050 - Program logo.
- 15.105.060 - Gifts, grants, or endowments.
- 15.105.900 - Severability -- 2004 c 26.
- 15.105.901 - Effective date -- 2004 c 26.
- 15.115 - Washington grain commission.
- 15.115.010 - Legislative declaration.
- 15.115.020 - Regulations and restraints applicable to the wheat and barley industries.
- 15.115.030 - Definitions.
- 15.115.040 - Washington grain commission -- Created -- Members -- Term of office.
- 15.115.050 - Initial appointments to the Washington grain commission -- Expiration of interim terms.
- 15.115.060 - Producer members of the commission -- Appointment -- Nomination -- Advisory ballot and advisory vote.
- 15.115.070 - Industry representative member of the commission -- Appointment.
- 15.115.080 - Vacancy on the commission.
- 15.115.090 - Removal of a commission member.
- 15.115.100 - Membership in associations with similar objectives -- Contracting with such associations.
- 15.115.110 - Meetings -- Proposed budget--Notice -- Voting requirements.
- 15.115.120 - Quorum requirements -- Compensation -- Travel expenses.
- 15.115.130 - Transfer of powers, duties, assets, etc., to the Washington grain commission.
- 15.115.140 - Powers and duties.
- 15.115.150 - Director's duties.
- 15.115.160 - Rule-making proceedings.
- 15.115.170 - Liquor produced from wheat or barley.
- 15.115.180 - Promotional printing and literature -- Contracts.
- 15.115.190 - Handling, accounting, and disbursement of moneys.
- 15.115.200 - Bond requirements.
- 15.115.210 - Limitation of liability.
- 15.115.220 - Copies of proceedings, records, and acts of the commission admissible in court as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements contained therein.
- 15.115.230 - Application of RCW 42.56.380 -- Use of commercial information and records.
- 15.115.240 - Commission shall reimburse department for certain costs -- Funding of staff support.
- 15.115.250 - Preparation of lists of producers and handlers of wheat and barley.
- 15.115.260 - Annual assessments -- Adjustments -- Referendum -- Temporary reduction -- Limit on annual assessment.
- 15.115.270 - Collection of assessment -- Failure to pay assessment -- Civil action -- Venue.
- 15.115.280 - Use of moneys received by the commission under this chapter.
- 15.115.290 - Investment of funds of the commission.
- 15.115.300 - Proof of eligibility to vote or hold a position on the commission -- Records -- Inspection by commission -- Confidentiality of information -- Limitation of section.
- 15.115.310 - Penalties -- Injunctions -- Referring a violation to the county prosecutor -- Jurisdiction.
- 15.115.900 - Severability -- 2009 c 33.
- 15.13 - Horticultural plants, Christmas trees, and facilities -- Inspection and licensing.
- 15.13.250 - Definitions.
- 15.13.260 - Enforcement -- Rules -- Scope.
- 15.13.262 - Application of administrative procedure act.
- 15.13.265 - Enforcement--Access to nursery dealer premises -- Inspection.
- 15.13.270 - Nursery dealer licensing exemptions -- Permits for clubs, conservation districts, nonprofit associations, educational organizations.
- 15.13.280 - Nursery dealer licenses -- Farmers markets--Application -- Fees -- Expiration -- Posting -- Audit.
- 15.13.285 - Nursery dealer licenses -- Fee surcharge.
- 15.13.290 - Nursery dealer licenses -- Additional charge for late renewal.
- 15.13.300 - Nursery dealer licenses -- Application -- Contents.
- 15.13.310 - Assessment on gross sale price of wholesale market value of certain horticultural plants -- Method for determining -- Due date -- Gross sale period -- Audit.
- 15.13.311 - Christmas tree grower exemptions -- License -- Fees.
- 15.13.312 - Christmas tree grower license -- Application.
- 15.13.314 - Christmas tree program -- Advisory committee.
- 15.13.315 - Grapevine certification and nursery improvement program -- Advisory committee.
- 15.13.320 - Fruit tree certification and nursery improvement program -- Advisory committee.
- 15.13.335 - Nursery advisory committee -- Members -- Terms.
- 15.13.340 - Late fee on delinquent assessments.
- 15.13.360 - Hearings -- Subpoenas.
- 15.13.370 - Request by licensee for inspector's services during shipping season -- Certificate of inspection -- Other requests for inspection and/or certification services -- Fees.
- 15.13.380 - Inspection fees -- When due and payable -- Arrears.
- 15.13.390 - Unlawful selling, shipment, or transport of horticultural plants or Christmas trees within state, when.
- 15.13.400 - Unlawful shipment or delivery of horticultural plants into state, when -- Certificate and inspection requirements -- Christmas trees -- Rules -- Hearing.
- 15.13.410 - Shipments into state to be marked or tagged.
- 15.13.420 - Unlawful acts enumerated.
- 15.13.425 - False advertisements.
- 15.13.430 - Hold order on damaged, infested, or infected horticultural plants or Christmas trees -- Selling or moving unlawful.
- 15.13.440 - Order of condemnation -- Grounds for issuance.
- 15.13.445 - Order or action of director--Hearing opportunity.
- 15.13.447 - Prohibition on recovery of damages.
- 15.13.450 - Injunction to prevent violations.
- 15.13.455 - Injunction to restrain operation as nursery dealer or Christmas tree grower without valid license -- Costs, attorneys' fees, and expenses.
- 15.13.470 - Disposition of moneys collected under chapter -- Expenditure.
- 15.13.477 - Compliance agreements.
- 15.13.480 - Cooperative contracts or agreements to further chapter--Agreements to facilitate export.
- 15.13.490 - Compliance with chapter -- Violation -- Penalties.
- 15.13.500 - Suspension of license -- Reissuance.
- 15.13.920 - Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.
- 15.13.940 - Severability -- 1971 ex.s. c 33.
- 15.14 - Planting stock.
- 15.14.010 - Definitions.
- 15.14.015 - Rules -- Scope.
- 15.14.025 - Certificates -- Samples for inspection and testing -- Publish information -- Notify purchasers of results.
- 15.14.035 - Inspection of property, premises, or records -- Denial of access -- Search warrant.
- 15.14.045 - Compliance agreements authorized -- Suspension or cancellation -- Hearing.
- 15.14.050 - Registered, foundation, and breeder planting stock -- Availability to producers and commercial growers -- Restrictions on use -- Fees.
- 15.14.065 - Acceptance as certified, registered, foundation, or breeder planting stock.
- 15.14.075 - Agreements with Washington State University, governmental entities, and other organizations.
- 15.14.085 - Acquisition of property -- Use of property.
- 15.14.095 - Failure to meet certification requirements -- Director's options -- Notice -- Hearing.
- 15.14.105 - Unlawful acts.
- 15.14.115 - Injunctions.
- 15.14.125 - Late charge on fee or assessment.
- 15.14.135 - Noncompliance by growers -- Director may withhold services.
- 15.14.145 - Deposit of funds in planting stock certification account -- Use.
- 15.14.900 - Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.
- 15.14.920 - Severability -- 1961 c 83.
- 15.15 - Certified seed potatoes.
- 15.17 - Standards of grades and packs.
- 15.17.010 - Purpose.
- 15.17.020 - Definitions.
- 15.17.030 - Enforcement -- Director's duties -- Rules.
- 15.17.050 - Rules -- Authority of director.
- 15.17.060 - Adoption of standards.
- 15.17.080 - Fresh fruits -- Culls -- Basket markings -- Designation on bills of lading, invoices, etc.
- 15.17.090 - Private grades or brands -- Approval and registration.
- 15.17.140 - Inspections and certifications -- Request for -- Fees.
- 15.17.143 - Certificates of compliance -- Petition by shipper -- Rules.
- 15.17.150 - Inspections and certifications -- Fees adopted by rule -- Failure to pay.
- 15.17.170 - Inspection certificate or other official document as evidence.
- 15.17.190 - Inspections -- Right of access -- Samples -- Denial of access -- Search warrants.
- 15.17.200 - Noncomplying fruits or vegetables -- Enforcement procedure -- Notice -- Hearing.
- 15.17.210 - Fruits or vegetables -- Unlawful practices when selling, offering for sale, or shipping -- Containers -- Director's powers--Rules.
- 15.17.213 - Exemption of certain fruits or vegetables from chapter.
- 15.17.230 - Fruit and vegetable inspection districts.
- 15.17.240 - Fruit and vegetable inspection account -- District subaccounts -- Fees -- Rules.
- 15.17.247 - District two -- Transfer of funds -- Control of Rhagoletis pomonella.
- 15.17.260 - Injunctions.
- 15.17.270 - Cooperation with governmental agencies.
- 15.17.290 - Violation of chapter or rules -- Suspension -- Civil penalty.
- 15.17.900 - Provisions cumulative and nonexclusive.
- 15.17.940 - Severability -- 1963 c 122.
- 15.19 - Ginseng.
- 15.19.010 - Definitions.
- 15.19.020 - Enforcement of chapter.
- 15.19.030 - Adoption of rules.
- 15.19.040 - Fees established by rule -- Deposit -- Use -- Failure to pay.
- 15.19.050 - Inspection of facility -- Entry -- Samples -- Search warrant.
- 15.19.060 - Injunctions.
- 15.19.070 - Cooperative agency agreements.
- 15.19.080 - Public disclosure of information -- Exemption.
- 15.19.090 - Violations of chapter or rules -- Unlawful.
- 15.19.100 - Violations of chapter or rules -- Penalties.
- 15.19.110 - Remedies.
- 15.19.900 - Severability -- 1998 c 154.
- 15.21 - Washington fresh fruit sales limitation act.
- 15.24 - Washington apple commission.
- 15.24.010 - Definitions.
- 15.24.015 - Commission -- Purpose.
- 15.24.020 - Commission created -- Generally.
- 15.24.030 - Members -- Appointment -- Terms -- District representation -- Meetings.
- 15.24.033 - Members -- Transition to appointed commission -- Appointments by director.
- 15.24.035 - Members -- Appointments by director -- Advisory ballot.
- 15.24.040 - Members -- Nominations to the advisory ballot.
- 15.24.045 - Members -- Removal from commission -- Process.
- 15.24.050 - Vacancies -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Travel expenses.
- 15.24.060 - Commission records as evidence.
- 15.24.065 - Plans, programs, and projects -- Approval by director.
- 15.24.070 - Powers and duties -- Agency of state government.
- 15.24.073 - Rule-making proceedings -- Exemptions.
- 15.24.080 - Research, advertising, and educational campaign -- Beneficial purposes.
- 15.24.085 - Promotional printing not restricted by public printer laws.
- 15.24.086 - Promotional printing contracts -- Contractual conditions of employment.
- 15.24.090 - Decrease or increase in assessments -- Grounds -- Procedure -- Oversight by director.
- 15.24.100 - Assessments levied -- Procedure for eliminating assessment.
- 15.24.110 - Collection of assessments -- Due prior to shipment -- Stamps -- Rule-making exemption -- Assessment imposed under RCW 15.26.120.
- 15.24.120 - Records kept by dealers, handlers, processors.
- 15.24.130 - Returns rendered by dealers, handlers, processors.
- 15.24.140 - Right to inspect.
- 15.24.150 - Treasurer -- Bond -- Duties -- Funds.
- 15.24.160 - Promotional plans -- Purpose -- Authority of commission -- Limitation on liability.
- 15.24.170 - Rules and regulations -- Filing -- Publication.
- 15.24.180 - Enforcement.
- 15.24.190 - Claims enforceable against commission assets -- Nonliability of other persons and entities -- Exception -- Application of chapter 4.92 RCW.
- 15.24.200 - Penalties.
- 15.24.210 - Prosecutions.
- 15.24.215 - Funding staff support -- Rules.
- 15.24.800 - Financing assistance for commission building.
- 15.24.802 - General obligation bonds to fund commission building.
- 15.24.804 - Bond issuance and sale.
- 15.24.806 - Bond proceeds, etc., to state building construction account.
- 15.24.808 - Expenditure of bond proceeds.
- 15.24.810 - Fund for payment of bond principal and interest.
- 15.24.812 - Certification and payment of bond principal and interest.
- 15.24.814 - RCW 15.24.810 and 15.24.812 not exclusive method of payment.
- 15.24.816 - Bonds constitute legal investments for state and other public funds.
- 15.24.818 - Bonds to be issued only after certification of sufficiency of funds.
- 15.24.900 - Purpose of chapter -- Regulation of apples and apple products -- Existing comprehensive scheme -- Applicable laws.
- 15.24.910 - Liberal construction.
- 15.24.920 - Severability -- 1967 c 240.
- 15.24.921 - Severability -- 2004 c 178.
- 15.26 - Tree fruit research act.
- 15.26.010 - Short title.
- 15.26.020 - Purpose.
- 15.26.030 - Definitions.
- 15.26.040 - Tree fruit research commission created -- Membership.
- 15.26.050 - Qualifications of members.
- 15.26.060 - Appointment of members.
- 15.26.070 - Terms of members.
- 15.26.080 - Vacancies.
- 15.26.090 - Quorum.
- 15.26.100 - Compensation -- Travel expenses.
- 15.26.110 - Powers of commission.
- 15.26.120 - Assessments levied -- Referendum.
- 15.26.125 - Assessment on cherries in excess of the fiscal growth factor under chapter 43.135 RCW -- Washington tree fruit research commission.
- 15.26.130 - List of producers.
- 15.26.140 - Increase in assessments by referendum.
- 15.26.150 - Additional assessments for special projects.
- 15.26.155 - Additional assessment.
- 15.26.160 - Suspension of assessments.
- 15.26.170 - Payment of assessments required before purchase, receipt or shipment of fruit.
- 15.26.180 - Records of persons receiving fruit.
- 15.26.190 - Return of dealers, handlers, and processors -- Filing -- Contents.
- 15.26.200 - Assessments -- When due and payable -- Collection.
- 15.26.210 - Assessments -- Constitute personal debt.
- 15.26.220 - Assessments -- Failure to pay -- Collection.
- 15.26.230 - Disposition of moneys collected -- Treasurer's bond.
- 15.26.235 - Collection, administration, and dispersal of funds for industry service programs.
- 15.26.240 - Nonliability of state, members, employees.
- 15.26.250 - Collection of assessments for commission by apple commission and state fruit commission.
- 15.26.260 - Legal costs and expenses to be borne by commission.
- 15.26.265 - Funding staff support -- Rules.
- 15.26.270 - Copies of commission's proceedings, records, acts as evidence.
- 15.26.280 - Moneys collected retained by commission.
- 15.26.290 - Contracts with public or private agencies to carry out chapter.
- 15.26.295 - Certain records exempt from public disclosure -- Exceptions -- Actions not prohibited by chapter.
- 15.26.300 - Violations -- Penalty.
- 15.26.900 - Chapter cumulative.
- 15.26.910 - Severability -- 1969 c 129.
- 15.28 - Soft tree fruits.
- 15.28.010 - Definitions.
- 15.28.015 - Regulating soft tree fruits -- Commission created -- Existing comprehensive scheme -- Applicable laws.
- 15.28.020 - Commission composition -- Voting -- Quorum.
- 15.28.023 - Director appoints members -- Nominations -- Advisory vote.
- 15.28.024 - Transition to director appointed commission.
- 15.28.030 - Qualifications of voting members.
- 15.28.040 - Appointment of voting members -- Positions.
- 15.28.050 - Terms of office.
- 15.28.055 - Terms of present members.
- 15.28.060 - Nominating meetings -- Notice -- Appointment -- Ballots -- Advisory vote -- Eligible voters.
- 15.28.070 - Establishment of subdistricts -- Rules and regulations.
- 15.28.080 - Vacancies on commission -- How filled.
- 15.28.090 - Compensation of members -- Travel expenses.
- 15.28.100 - Powers of commission.
- 15.28.103 - Commission's plans, programs, and projects -- Director's approval required.
- 15.28.105 - Commission speaks for state -- Director's oversight.
- 15.28.110 - Duties of commission.
- 15.28.120 - Copies of records as evidence.
- 15.28.130 - State, personal, nonliability -- Obligations limited by collections -- Defense to certain civil or criminal actions.
- 15.28.140 - District advisory and state commodity committees.
- 15.28.150 - Committee organization -- Duties.
- 15.28.160 - Annual assessment -- Exemption -- Brined sweet cherries assessable.
- 15.28.170 - Research and advertising -- Power to increase assessment.
- 15.28.175 - Promotional printing and literature -- Contracts.
- 15.28.180 - Increase of assessment for specific fruit or classification -- Procedure.
- 15.28.190 - Deposit of funds -- Treasurer's bond.
- 15.28.200 - Use of funds -- Contributions.
- 15.28.210 - Records kept -- Preservation -- Inspection of.
- 15.28.220 - Returns to commission.
- 15.28.230 - Due date of assessments -- Delinquent penalty.
- 15.28.240 - Collection rules -- Use of "stamps."
- 15.28.250 - Responsibility for payment of assessments -- Due upon receipt -- Delinquencies -- Civil action.
- 15.28.260 - Publications by commission -- Subscriptions.
- 15.28.270 - Violations -- Penalty.
- 15.28.280 - Venue of actions -- Jurisdiction of courts.
- 15.28.290 - Duty to enforce.
- 15.28.300 - Rules and regulations -- Filing -- Publication.
- 15.28.305 - Rule making -- Exemptions.
- 15.28.310 - Authority to agents of commission to inspect.
- 15.28.315 - Certain records exempt from public disclosure -- Exceptions -- Actions not prohibited by chapter.
- 15.28.320 - Funding staff support -- Rules.
- 15.28.325 - Costs of implementing RCW 15.28.103.
- 15.28.901 - Severability -- 2004 c 99.
- 15.28.910 - Liberal construction.
- 15.30 - Controlled atmosphere storage of fruits and vegetables.
- 15.30.010 - Definitions.
- 15.30.020 - Annual license required -- Expiration date.
- 15.30.030 - Application for license, contents -- Issuance, prerequisites.
- 15.30.040 - Annual license fee.
- 15.30.050 - Enforcement -- Rules authorized, procedure.
- 15.30.060 - Rules -- Oxygen content, temperature, and time period to be maintained -- Classification of fruits, vegetables as controlled atmosphere stored.
- 15.30.070 - License renewal date -- Penalty for late renewal, exception.
- 15.30.080 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license -- Grounds -- Hearing required.
- 15.30.090 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license -- Hearings subject to Administrative Procedure Act.
- 15.30.100 - Subpoenas -- Witnesses and fees.
- 15.30.110 - Issuance of warehouse number -- Use of letters "CA" -- Marking containers with letters and number.
- 15.30.120 - Licensee to make daily determination of air components -- Record, form, contents.
- 15.30.130 - Identity of fruit and vegetables to be maintained by CA number and inspection number to retail market.
- 15.30.140 - Maturity and condition standards may be higher than for fruit and vegetables not subject to chapter.
- 15.30.150 - Minimum condition and maturity standards for apples.
- 15.30.160 - Inspection, certification prior to using "CA" or similar designation -- Eradication required, when.
- 15.30.170 - Inspection, certification may be requested by financially interested person.
- 15.30.180 - Fees for inspection and certification.
- 15.30.190 - Certificate as evidence.
- 15.30.200 - Disposition of fees.
- 15.30.210 - Unlawful sales, acts, or use of words "controlled atmosphere storage" and terms of similar import.
- 15.30.220 - Injunctions authorized.
- 15.30.230 - Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.
- 15.30.240 - Prior civil or criminal liability not affected.
- 15.30.250 - Penalties for violating chapter.
- 15.30.260 - Cooperation, agreements with other governmental agencies.
- 15.30.900 - Fruits and vegetables in storage prior to enactment of chapter.
- 15.30.910 - Severability -- 1961 c 29.
- 15.35 - Washington state milk pooling act.
- 15.35.010 - Short title.
- 15.35.030 - Declaration of public interest.
- 15.35.060 - Purposes.
- 15.35.070 - Powers conferred to be liberally construed -- Monopoly -- Price setting.
- 15.35.080 - Definitions.
- 15.35.090 - Milk control between states.
- 15.35.100 - Director's authority -- Subpoena power -- Rules.
- 15.35.105 - Minimum milk price -- Competition from outside the marketing area.
- 15.35.110 - Referendum on establishing or discontinuing market area pooling arrangement.
- 15.35.115 - Referendum on establishing or discontinuing market area pooling arrangement -- Producer-dealers.
- 15.35.120 - Qualifications for producers to sign petitions or vote in referendums.
- 15.35.130 - Form of producer petitions.
- 15.35.140 - Director to establish systems within market areas.
- 15.35.150 - Determination of quota.
- 15.35.160 - Contracts, rights and powers of associations not affected.
- 15.35.170 - Quotas -- Transfer of -- Limitations.
- 15.35.180 - Records of milk dealers and cooperatives, inspection and audit of.
- 15.35.190 - Records necessary for milk dealers.
- 15.35.200 - Verified reports of milk dealers.
- 15.35.210 - Milk dealer license -- Required.
- 15.35.220 - Milk dealer license -- Application for -- Contents.
- 15.35.230 - Milk dealer license -- Fees -- Additional assessment for late renewal.
- 15.35.240 - Milk dealer license -- Denial, suspension, or revocation of -- Grounds.
- 15.35.250 - Marketing assessment on producers -- Additional assessment for milk testing -- Penalty -- Court action.
- 15.35.260 - Records and reports of licensees for assessment purposes.
- 15.35.270 - Assessment due date.
- 15.35.280 - Separate account for each marketing plan -- Deductions for departmental costs.
- 15.35.290 - Court actions to implement.
- 15.35.300 - General penalty -- Misdemeanor -- Exception.
- 15.35.310 - Certain producer-dealers exempt.
- 15.35.900 - Severability -- 1971 ex.s. c 230.
- 15.36 - Milk and milk products.
- 15.36.002 - Intent.
- 15.36.012 - Definitions.
- 15.36.021 - Milk and milk products -- Rule-making authority -- Grade A pasteurized and raw milk -- Grade C milk and milk products.
- 15.36.025 - Application of chapter 34.05 RCW.
- 15.36.041 - Milk producer's license.
- 15.36.051 - Milk processing plant license -- Fee waiver.
- 15.36.071 - Milk hauler's license -- Endorsements.
- 15.36.081 - Dairy technician's license -- Application -- Renewal -- Fees.
- 15.36.091 - Dairy technician's license -- Records -- Inspection of.
- 15.36.101 - Milk wash station license.
- 15.36.111 - Inspection of dairy farms and milk processing plants -- Violations -- Director's access.
- 15.36.131 - Sale of out-of-state grade A milk and milk products.
- 15.36.141 - Grading of milk and milk products.
- 15.36.151 - Unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or deliver certain products -- Diseased animals -- Colostrum -- Exceptions.
- 15.36.161 - Cows, goats, and other mammals -- Animal health requirements.
- 15.36.171 - Grades of milk and milk products that may be sold.
- 15.36.181 - Sale of adulterated or misbranded milk or milk products prohibited -- Possession restricted.
- 15.36.191 - Milk or milk product analysis -- Report of violative results.
- 15.36.201 - Examination of milk and milk products -- Violations -- Director's options.
- 15.36.206 - Source of milk and milk products -- Seller's disclosure.
- 15.36.221 - Grade A raw milk -- Cooling.
- 15.36.231 - Raw milk or milk products -- Bottling and capping -- Packaging -- Labeling.
- 15.36.241 - Capping of milk or milk products.
- 15.36.261 - Butter or cheese -- Pasteurization of milk or cream.
- 15.36.271 - "Pasteurized" -- Use of word regulated.
- 15.36.281 - Unlawful use of containers -- Seizure authorized.
- 15.36.401 - Licenses -- Denial, suspension, revocation -- Reasons.
- 15.36.412 - Issuance of cease and desist order.
- 15.36.421 - Milk processing plant or producer -- License suspension.
- 15.36.451 - Regrading of milk or milk products -- Reinstatement of license.
- 15.36.454 - Failure to comply with chapter or rules -- Civil penalties.
- 15.36.455 - Violations -- Notice, orders, damages.
- 15.36.457 - Authority to assess civil penalty.
- 15.36.471 - Component parts of fluid dairy products -- Violations of standards -- Civil penalty -- Investigation.
- 15.36.473 - Failure to comply with chapter or rules -- Criminal penalties.
- 15.36.475 - Laboratory tests -- Admission as evidence.
- 15.36.481 - Violations may be enjoined.
- 15.36.491 - Licenses -- Money deposited in general fund -- Exception.
- 15.36.511 - Unlawful actions.
- 15.36.525 - Sanitary certificates -- Rules -- Fee for issuance.
- 15.36.531 - Declaration of police power.
- 15.36.541 - Chapter cumulative.
- 15.36.551 - Dairy inspection program -- Assessment.
- 15.36.561 - Dairy inspection program -- Advisory committee -- Purpose -- Terms.
- 15.37 - Milk and milk products for animal food.
- 15.37.010 - Definitions.
- 15.37.020 - Enforcement of chapter -- Rules, subject to administrative procedure act.
- 15.37.030 - Minimum conditions for sale, etc. -- When license required -- Expiration date of license.
- 15.37.040 - Application, issuance of license.
- 15.37.050 - License fee on application.
- 15.37.060 - Penalty for delinquency on renewal of license.
- 15.37.070 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license.
- 15.37.080 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license -- Hearings subject to administrative procedure act.
- 15.37.090 - Subpoenas -- Witness fees.
- 15.37.100 - Coloring of milk in containers, when required.
- 15.37.110 - Labels on containers -- Contents.
- 15.37.120 - Entry on premises.
- 15.37.130 - Injunctions authorized.
- 15.37.140 - Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.
- 15.37.150 - Penalty.
- 15.37.900 - Severability -- 1961 c 285.
- 15.44 - Dairy products commission.
- 15.44.010 - Definitions.
- 15.44.015 - Regulating dairy products -- Commission created -- Existing comprehensive scheme -- Laws applicable.
- 15.44.020 - Commission composition.
- 15.44.021 - Director appoints members -- Nominations -- Advisory vote.
- 15.44.022 - Transition to director appointed commission.
- 15.44.023 - Associations with same objective -- Dual membership -- Contracting.
- 15.44.027 - Commission districts and boundaries.
- 15.44.030 - Member qualifications.
- 15.44.032 - Terms -- Vacancies.
- 15.44.033 - Nomination and appointment procedure.
- 15.44.035 - Producer lists -- Each producer responsible for accuracy -- Use of lists.
- 15.44.038 - Quorum -- Compensation -- Travel expenses.
- 15.44.040 - Copies of records as evidence.
- 15.44.050 - Manager -- Secretary-treasurer -- Treasurer's bond.
- 15.44.055 - Members -- Removal from commission -- Process.
- 15.44.060 - Powers and duties.
- 15.44.061 - Commission's plans, programs, and projects -- Director's approval required.
- 15.44.062 - Commission speaks for state -- Director's oversight.
- 15.44.063 - Reimbursement for costs.
- 15.44.065 - Commission may establish foundations.
- 15.44.070 - Rules or orders to be filed and published -- Rule-making exemptions.
- 15.44.080 - Assessments on milk and cream -- Amounts -- Increases -- Producer referendum.
- 15.44.085 - Assessments on class I or class II milk.
- 15.44.087 - Class I and class II milk defined.
- 15.44.090 - Collection of assessments -- Lien.
- 15.44.100 - Records of dealers, shippers -- Preservation -- Inspection.
- 15.44.110 - Reports of dealers and shippers to commission -- Subpoenas.
- 15.44.130 - Research, advertising, educational campaign -- Increase or decrease of assessments -- Procedure.
- 15.44.133 - Promotional hosting expenditures -- Rules.
- 15.44.135 - Promotional printing and literature -- Contracts.
- 15.44.140 - Authority to inspect premises and records -- Subpoenas.
- 15.44.150 - Action against commission enforced as if a corporation -- Liability -- Limitations.
- 15.44.160 - Enforcement of chapter.
- 15.44.170 - Penalty.
- 15.44.180 - Jurisdiction of courts.
- 15.44.185 - Certain records exempt from public disclosure -- Exceptions -- Actions not prohibited by chapter.
- 15.44.190 - Funding staff support -- Rules.
- 15.44.195 - Costs of implementing RCW 15.44.061.
- 15.44.901 - Severability -- 2004 c 99.
- 15.44.910 - Liberal construction.
- 15.48 - Seed bailment contracts.
- 15.48.270 - Definitions.
- 15.48.280 - Security interest not created by contract -- Filing, recording or notice of contract not required to establish validity of contract or title in bailor.
- 15.48.290 - Payments required to be made by bailor to bailee subject to security interests and agricultural liens.
- 15.49 - Seeds.
- 15.49.005 - Purpose -- Rules.
- 15.49.011 - Definitions.
- 15.49.021 - Standards and label requirements -- Rules.
- 15.49.031 - Labels -- Required information.
- 15.49.041 - Violations -- Civil penalty.
- 15.49.051 - Unlawful practices.
- 15.49.061 - Exceptions.
- 15.49.071 - Damages -- Arbitration prerequisite to legal action.
- 15.49.081 - Arbitration -- Filing fee -- Rules.
- 15.49.091 - Arbitration -- Procedure.
- 15.49.101 - Investigation of complaint by arbitration committee.
- 15.49.111 - Arbitration committee -- Creation -- Generally.
- 15.49.310 - Department to administer chapter -- Rules and regulations -- Guidance of federal seed act.
- 15.49.330 - Screenings -- Removal required -- Disposition.
- 15.49.350 - Permit to condition certified seed.
- 15.49.360 - Records -- Maintenance -- Availability of records and samples for inspection.
- 15.49.370 - Department's enforcement authority.
- 15.49.380 - Dealer's license to distribute seeds.
- 15.49.390 - Renewal of dealer's license.
- 15.49.400 - Seed labeling permit.
- 15.49.410 - "Stop sale, use or removal orders" -- Seizure -- Condemnation.
- 15.49.420 - Damages precluded.
- 15.49.460 - Injunctions.
- 15.49.470 - Moneys, disposition -- Fees, fines, penalties and forfeitures of district courts, remittance.
- 15.49.480 - Cooperation and agreements with other agencies.
- 15.49.900 - Existing liabilities not affected.
- 15.49.920 - Effective date -- 1969 c 63.
- 15.49.930 - Continuation of rules adopted pursuant to repealed sections -- Adoption, amendment or repeal.
- 15.49.940 - Short title.
- 15.49.950 - Severability -- 1969 c 63.
- 15.51 - Brassica seed production.
- 15.51.010 - Findings -- Purpose.
- 15.51.020 - Definitions.
- 15.51.030 - Brassica seed production districts -- Grower's petition -- Rules.
- 15.51.040 - Brassica production agreements.
- 15.51.050 - Rules.
- 15.51.060 - Violation or threatened violation of chapter -- Action to enjoin.
- 15.51.070 - Application of chapter 34.05 RCW.
- 15.51.900 - Effective date -- 2007 c 181.
- 15.51.901 - Captions not law -- 2007 c 181.
- 15.53 - Commercial feed.
- 15.53.901 - Definitions.
- 15.53.9012 - Administration and administrative rules.
- 15.53.9013 - Commercial feed license -- Required -- Exemptions -- Application--Fees -- Renewal -- Denial or cancellation for noncompliance -- Violation -- Penalty -- Rules.
- 15.53.9014 - Registration of pet food and specialty pet food -- Exemption -- Application -- Renewal -- Fees -- Denial or cancellation for noncompliance -- Violation -- Penalty.
- 15.53.9015 - Responsible buyer status -- Application -- Removal -- List.
- 15.53.9016 - Labeling -- Required information -- Recordkeeping -- Rules.
- 15.53.9018 - Semiannual report required -- Inspection fees -- Reports -- Late fees -- Confidentiality.
- 15.53.902 - Adulteration -- Definition -- Unlawful to distribute.
- 15.53.9022 - Misbranding -- Definition -- Unlawful to distribute.
- 15.53.9024 - Inspections of facilities, vehicles, equipment, etc. -- Verification of records and procedures -- Notice -- Official samples -- Warrants authorized.
- 15.53.9038 - Department's remedies for noncompliance -- "Withdrawal from distribution" order -- Condemnation -- Seizure.
- 15.53.904 - Department's remedies for noncompliance -- Classification of crimes -- Prosecutions -- Injunctions.
- 15.53.9042 - Department to publish distribution information, production data, and analyses comparison.
- 15.53.9044 - Disposition of moneys.
- 15.53.9046 - Cooperation with other entities.
- 15.53.9048 - Chapter is cumulative.
- 15.53.9054 - Severability -- 1965 ex.s. c 31.
- 15.53.9056 - Short title.
- 15.54 - Fertilizers, minerals, and limes.
- 15.54.265 - Intent -- 1998 c 36.
- 15.54.270 - Definitions.
- 15.54.275 - Bulk fertilizer distribution license.
- 15.54.325 - Commercial fertilizer registration--Required for distribution -- Application -- Fees.
- 15.54.330 - Commercial fertilizer registration -- Application review--Labels and guarantees.
- 15.54.340 - Labeling requirements.
- 15.54.350 - Inspection fees.
- 15.54.362 - Reports -- Inspection fees -- Late fees -- Confidentiality -- Penalty -- Exception.
- 15.54.370 - Official samples--Inspection, analysis, testing -- Right of entry.
- 15.54.380 - Penalties for deficiencies upon analysis of commercial fertilizers -- Appeal -- Disposition of penalties.
- 15.54.390 - Determination and publication of commercial values -- Use in assessment of penalty payments.
- 15.54.400 - Restrictions on sale -- Minimum percentages.
- 15.54.412 - Misbranding.
- 15.54.414 - Adulteration.
- 15.54.420 - Unlawful acts.
- 15.54.430 - Publication of distribution information, analyses results.
- 15.54.433 - Fertilizer database -- Public availability -- Biennial report to legislature.
- 15.54.436 - Cancellation of license to distribute or of registration--Refusal to register if fraudulent or deceptive practices used -- Opportunity for hearing.
- 15.54.440 - "Stop sale," "stop use," or "withdrawal from distribution" order, when issued -- Release -- Associated costs.
- 15.54.450 - Noncompliance -- Seizure -- Disposition -- Associated costs.
- 15.54.460 - Damages from administrative action, stop sales or seizures.
- 15.54.470 - Violations -- Department discretion--Duty of prosecuting attorney -- Injunctions.
- 15.54.474 - Penalty -- Failure to comply with chapter or rule.
- 15.54.480 - Disposition of moneys.
- 15.54.490 - Cooperation with other entities.
- 15.54.800 - Enforcement of chapter -- Adoption of rules.
- 15.54.820 - Department of ecology -- Waste-derived or micronutrient fertilizer -- Standards -- Written decision -- Appeal of decision.
- 15.54.910 - Prior liability preserved.
- 15.54.930 - Effective date -- 1967 ex.s. c 22.
- 15.54.940 - Continuation of rules adopted pursuant to repealed sections.
- 15.54.950 - Short title.
- 15.54.960 - Severability -- 1967 ex.s. c 22.
- 15.58 - Washington pesticide control act.
- 15.58.010 - Short title.
- 15.58.020 - Declaration of public interest.
- 15.58.030 - Definitions.
- 15.58.040 - Director's authority -- Rules.
- 15.58.045 - Disposal of unusable pesticides -- Rules.
- 15.58.050 - Registration of pesticides -- Generally.
- 15.58.060 - Statement for registration -- Contents.
- 15.58.065 - Protection of privileged or confidential information.
- 15.58.070 - Pesticide annual registration fee -- Expiration of registrations -- Deposit in agricultural local fund.
- 15.58.080 - Additional fee for late registration renewal.
- 15.58.090 - Certain agencies may register without fee -- Not subject to RCW 15.58.180.
- 15.58.100 - Criterion for registering.
- 15.58.110 - Refusing or canceling registration -- Procedure.
- 15.58.120 - Suspension of registration when hazard to public health.
- 15.58.130 - "Misbranded" as applicable to pesticides, devices, or spray adjuvants.
- 15.58.140 - "Adulterated" as applicable to pesticides.
- 15.58.150 - Unlawful practices.
- 15.58.160 - Violations of chapter -- "Stop sale, use or removal" order.
- 15.58.170 - "Stop sale, use or removal" order -- Adjudication.
- 15.58.180 - Pesticide dealer license -- Generally.
- 15.58.200 - Pesticide dealer manager -- License qualifications.
- 15.58.205 - Structural pest inspector licenses -- Required -- Exemptions.
- 15.58.206 - Structural pest inspector licenses -- Exemption -- Home inspectors.
- 15.58.207 - Structural pest inspector licenses -- Examination.
- 15.58.210 - Pest control consultant licenses -- Required -- Exemptions.
- 15.58.220 - Public pest control consultant license.
- 15.58.230 - Consultant's license -- Requirements.
- 15.58.233 - Renewal of licenses -- Recertification standards.
- 15.58.235 - Renewal of licenses -- Delinquency.
- 15.58.240 - Classification of licenses.
- 15.58.250 - Recordkeeping requirements.
- 15.58.260 - Civil penalties and/or denial, suspension, or revocation of license, registration or permit.
- 15.58.270 - Subpoenas -- Witness fees.
- 15.58.280 - Sampling and examination of pesticides or devices -- Procedure when criminal proceedings contemplated.
- 15.58.290 - Minor violations, warning notice in writing.
- 15.58.300 - Persons exempted from certain penalties under RCW 15.58.150.
- 15.58.310 - Pesticides for foreign export not in violation of chapter.
- 15.58.320 - Certain pharmacists exempted from licensing provisions.
- 15.58.330 - Violation of chapter -- Misdemeanor.
- 15.58.335 - Civil penalty.
- 15.58.340 - Injunction.
- 15.58.345 - Damages -- Civil action not precluded.
- 15.58.350 - Persons charged with enforcement barred from interest in pesticides, devices.
- 15.58.360 - No recovery of damages when probable cause.
- 15.58.370 - Results of analyses to be published.
- 15.58.380 - Board to advise director.
- 15.58.400 - Cooperation and agreements with other agencies.
- 15.58.405 - Emergency situations -- Special local needs -- Experimental use permits.
- 15.58.411 - Use of license fees -- Deposit of money collected for civil penalties.
- 15.58.420 - Report to legislature.
- 15.58.445 - Wood destroying organism inspections -- License required.
- 15.58.450 - Wood destroying organism inspection report -- Unique inspection control number required.
- 15.58.460 - Structural pest inspector -- Evidence of financial responsibility required -- Exemptions.
- 15.58.465 - Structural pest inspector -- Forms of evidence of financial responsibility -- Amount -- Terms.
- 15.58.470 - Structural pest inspector -- Failure to meet financial responsibility requirements.
- 15.58.900 - Effective date -- 1971 ex.s. c 190.
- 15.58.901 - Effective date -- 2000 c 96.
- 15.58.910 - Continuation of rules adopted pursuant to repealed sections.
- 15.58.920 - Existing liabilities not affected.
- 15.58.940 - Severability -- 1971 ex.s. c 190.
- 15.58.941 - Severability -- 1979 c 146.
- 15.58.942 - Severability -- 1989 c 380.
- 15.58.943 - Effective date -- 2003 c 212.
- 15.60 - Apiaries.
- 15.60.005 - Definitions.
- 15.60.010 - Apiary advisory committee.
- 15.60.021 - Registration of hives.
- 15.60.031 - Late registration fee.
- 15.60.040 - Money collected under chapter -- Placement -- Disbursement.
- 15.60.055 - Violations -- Penalty.
- 15.60.065 - Apiary coordinated areas -- Hearing to establish.
- 15.60.075 - Apiary coordinated areas -- Order describing.
- 15.60.085 - Apiary coordinated areas -- Boundary change procedure.
- 15.60.095 - Apiary coordinated areas within certain counties.
- 15.60.900 - Severability -- 1977 ex.s. c 362.
- 15.60.901 - Effective date -- 2000 c 100.
- 15.61 - Ladybugs and other beneficial insects.
- 15.62 - Honey bee commission.
- 15.62.010 - Purpose and findings.
- 15.62.020 - Definitions.
- 15.62.030 - Commission established by referendum.
- 15.62.040 - Powers and duties of commission.
- 15.62.050 - Commission compositions -- Eleven positions.
- 15.62.060 - Position qualifications.
- 15.62.070 - Terms of office -- Vacancies.
- 15.62.080 - Apiarist members -- Election.
- 15.62.090 - Notice, elections, referenda -- Lists of apiarists, manufacturers, processors, and first handlers.
- 15.62.100 - Costs of elections and referendums -- Reimbursement.
- 15.62.110 - Quorum -- Travel expenses.
- 15.62.120 - Certified copies of commission's proceedings, records, and acts -- Admissible in court.
- 15.62.130 - Commission officers -- Members' fidelity bonds.
- 15.62.140 - Assessments -- Minimum -- Increase.
- 15.62.150 - Assessments -- Collection -- Deposit in local fund -- Gifts, grants, and endowments -- Failure to remit assessment.
- 15.62.160 - Assessment error -- Refund.
- 15.62.170 - Recordkeeping.
- 15.62.180 - Reporting.
- 15.62.190 - Promotional printing and literature -- Exempt from public printing requirements.
- 15.62.200 - Audit of records of affected persons.
- 15.62.210 - Nonliability of state -- Salaries, expenses, and liabilities.
- 15.62.220 - Violations -- Misdemeanor.
- 15.62.230 - Prosecutions -- Superior court jurisdiction -- Equitable remedies.
- 15.62.300 - Termination, suspension, or continuance of commission.
- 15.62.310 - Termination or suspension of commission.
- 15.62.900 - Liberal construction.
- 15.62.910 - Severability -- 1989 c 5.
- 15.64 - Farm marketing.
- 15.65 - Washington state agricultural commodity boards.
- 15.65.010 - Short title.
- 15.65.020 - Definitions.
- 15.65.028 - Regulating agricultural commodities -- Existing comprehensive scheme.
- 15.65.033 - Regulating agricultural commodities -- Laws applicable.
- 15.65.040 - Establishing a commodity board -- Marketing order -- Purposes.
- 15.65.043 - Board may establish foundation.
- 15.65.047 - Director's duties and responsibilities -- Amendments to marketing orders or agreements without a referendum -- Rules.
- 15.65.050 - Director to enforce and administer chapter -- Marketing agreements, orders issued, amended, notice, grounds for amendments.
- 15.65.060 - Form, filing of marketing agreement, order, amendment, and other proceedings.
- 15.65.070 - Notice of hearing on proposal -- Publication -- Contents.
- 15.65.090 - Subpoenas -- Compelling attendance of witnesses, fees -- Immunity of witnesses.
- 15.65.100 - Director's findings and recommended decision, delivery of copies -- Taking official notice of facts from other agencies.
- 15.65.110 - Filing objections to recommended decision -- Final decision -- Waiver.
- 15.65.120 - Contents and scope of recommended and final decision -- Delivery of copies.
- 15.65.130 - Agreements binding only on those who assent in writing -- Agreement not effective until sufficient signatories to effectuate chapter -- When effective.
- 15.65.140 - Minimum assent requirements prerequisite to order or amendment affecting producers or producer marketing.
- 15.65.150 - Minimum requirements prerequisite to order or amendment assessing handlers -- Assent by producers.
- 15.65.160 - Ascertainment of required assent percentages.
- 15.65.170 - Issuance or amendment of marketing order -- Assent -- Rules.
- 15.65.175 - Issuing, amending, or terminating a marketing order -- Limitation on public hearings or referendums.
- 15.65.180 - Suspension of marketing agreement or order upon advice of commodity board -- Certain prerequisites waived.
- 15.65.183 - Termination of marketing order or agreement -- Petition -- Procedure.
- 15.65.185 - Referendum prior to termination of a marketing order or agreement -- Procedure -- Exceptions.
- 15.65.190 - Termination of agreement or order on assent of producers -- Procedure.
- 15.65.193 - When marketing order or agreement is terminated -- Duties of affected commodity board.
- 15.65.200 - Lists of affected parties -- Information used to establish lists -- Purpose and use.
- 15.65.203 - Certain records exempt from public disclosure -- Exceptions -- Actions not prohibited by chapter.
- 15.65.205 - After any vote, referendum, nomination, or election -- Affected parties provided results -- Disputes.
- 15.65.210 - Powers and duties of director with respect to the administration and enforcement of agreements and orders -- Administrator -- Personnel.
- 15.65.220 - Commodity boards -- Membership -- Marketing agreement or order to establish and control -- Director votes.
- 15.65.230 - Qualifications of members of commodity boards.
- 15.65.235 - Producer-handlers as producers for membership purposes -- Exception.
- 15.65.240 - Terms of members of commodity boards -- Elections or appointment.
- 15.65.243 - When director appoints majority of the board -- Nominations -- Advisory vote -- Notice -- Director selects either of two candidates receiving the most votes.
- 15.65.250 - Nominations for election to commodity board -- When only one nominee.
- 15.65.260 - Election of members of commodity board -- Procedure.
- 15.65.270 - Vacancies, quorum, compensation, travel expenses of commodity board members and employees.
- 15.65.280 - Powers and duties of commodity board -- Reservation of power to director.
- 15.65.283 - Members may belong to association with same objectives -- Contracts with other associations authorized.
- 15.65.285 - Restrictive provisions of chapter 43.78 RCW not applicable to promotional printing and literature of commodity boards.
- 15.65.287 - Commission's plans, programs, and projects -- Director's approval required.
- 15.65.289 - Commission speaks for state -- Director's oversight.
- 15.65.290 - Claims and liabilities, enforcement against organization -- Personal liabilities of officials, employees, etc.
- 15.65.295 - Lists of all affected producers and handlers -- Affected parties responsible for accuracy -- Use of lists.
- 15.65.300 - Agreement or order to contain detailed statement of powers and purposes.
- 15.65.305 - Promotional hosting expenditures -- Rules.
- 15.65.310 - Advertising, sale, trade barrier, claim, etc., provisions in agreement or order.
- 15.65.320 - Agreement and order provisions for research.
- 15.65.330 - Agreement and order provisions for uniform grades and standards -- Enforcement -- Rules.
- 15.65.340 - Agreement and order provisions prohibiting or regulating certain practices.
- 15.65.350 - Agreement and order to define applicable area -- "Production area" -- "Marketing area."
- 15.65.360 - Agreement and order provisions for marketing information, services, verification of grades, standards, sampling, etc.
- 15.65.370 - Agreement or order not to prohibit or discriminatorily burden marketing.
- 15.65.375 - Agreement and order provisions -- Participation in proceedings concerning regulation of pesticides or agricultural chemicals.
- 15.65.380 - Additional agreement or order provisions.
- 15.65.390 - Annual assessment -- Limitation generally.
- 15.65.400 - Rate of assessment.
- 15.65.410 - Time, place, method for payment and collection of assessments.
- 15.65.420 - Use of moneys collected -- Departmental expenses.
- 15.65.430 - Refunds of moneys received or collected.
- 15.65.440 - Assessments personal debt -- Additional percentage if not paid -- Civil action to collect.
- 15.65.450 - Deposit to defray department's expenses -- Circumstances requiring reimbursement.
- 15.65.470 - Depositaries for revolving fund -- Deposits.
- 15.65.480 - Separate accounts for each agreement or order -- Disbursements.
- 15.65.490 - Records of financial transactions to be kept by director -- Audits.
- 15.65.500 - Bonds of administrator, board, employee.
- 15.65.510 - Information and inspections required -- Hearings -- Confidentiality and disclosures.
- 15.65.520 - Criminal acts and penalties.
- 15.65.530 - Civil liability -- Use of moneys recovered.
- 15.65.540 - Jurisdiction of superior courts -- Who may bring action.
- 15.65.550 - Duty of attorney general and prosecuting attorneys -- Investigation and hearing by director.
- 15.65.560 - Remedies additional.
- 15.65.570 - Proceedings subject to administrative procedure act -- Exemptions.
- 15.65.580 - Director may issue agreement or order similar to license or order issued by United States -- Administrator, board.
- 15.65.590 - Cooperation, joint agreements or orders with other states and United States to achieve uniformity.
- 15.65.600 - Public interest to be protected -- Establishment of prices prohibited.
- 15.65.620 - Chapter not to affect other laws -- Agreements and orders under prior law may be made subject to chapter.
- 15.65.630 - Application of chapter to canners, freezers, pressers, dehydrators of fruit or vegetables.
- 15.65.640 - Chapter not to apply to green pea grower or processor.
- 15.65.650 - Hop commodity board -- Powers.
- 15.65.670 - Costs of implementing RCW 15.65.287.
- 15.65.900 - Savings -- 1961 c 256.
- 15.65.910 - Severability -- 1961 c 256.
- 15.66 - Washington state agricultural commodity commissions.
- 15.66.010 - Definitions.
- 15.66.015 - Regulating agricultural commodities -- Existing comprehensive scheme.
- 15.66.017 - Regulating agricultural commodities -- Laws applicable.
- 15.66.023 - Commission may establish foundation.
- 15.66.030 - Marketing orders authorized -- Purposes.
- 15.66.040 - Prerequisites to marketing orders -- Director's duties.
- 15.66.050 - Petition for marketing order -- Deposit to defray department's expenses -- Circumstances requiring reimbursement.
- 15.66.053 - Proceedings subject to administrative procedure act -- Exemptions.
- 15.66.055 - Director's duties and responsibilities -- Rules.
- 15.66.060 - Lists of affected parties -- Notice -- Use of lists.
- 15.66.070 - Petitions for marketing orders -- Public hearing -- Legal notice.
- 15.66.080 - Findings, conclusions, and recommended decision of the director -- Notification -- Final decision.
- 15.66.090 - After final decision -- Assent of affected parties determined by referendum.
- 15.66.093 - Suspension of marketing order upon request of commodity commission.
- 15.66.097 - Issuing, amending, or terminating a marketing order -- Limitation on public hearings or referendums.
- 15.66.100 - Contents of marketing order.
- 15.66.105 - Certain records exempt from public disclosure -- Exemptions -- Actions not prohibited by chapter.
- 15.66.110 - Commodity commission -- Composition -- Terms.
- 15.66.113 - When director appoints majority of the commission -- Nominations -- Advisory vote -- Notice -- Director selects either of two candidates receiving the most votes.
- 15.66.120 - Commodity commission -- Nominations -- Elections -- Vacancies.
- 15.66.123 - After any vote, referendum, nomination, or election -- Affected parties provided results -- Disputes.
- 15.66.130 - Commodity commission -- Meetings -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Travel expenses for members and employees.
- 15.66.140 - Commodity commission -- Powers and duties.
- 15.66.141 - Commission's plans, programs, and projects -- Director's approval required.
- 15.66.142 - Commission speaks for state -- Director's oversight.
- 15.66.143 - Lists of all affected producers and handlers -- Affected parties responsible for accuracy -- Use of lists.
- 15.66.145 - Members may belong to association with same objectives -- Contracts with associations authorized.
- 15.66.150 - Annual assessments -- Rate -- Collection.
- 15.66.153 - Promotional hosting expenditures -- Rules.
- 15.66.157 - When commodity commission is terminated -- Duties of affected commodity commission.
- 15.66.160 - Annual assessments -- Disposition of revenue.
- 15.66.170 - Annual assessments -- Payments -- Civil action to enforce.
- 15.66.180 - Expenditure of funds collected.
- 15.66.185 - Investment of agricultural commodity commission funds in savings or time deposits of banks, trust companies, and mutual savings banks.
- 15.66.190 - Official bonds required.
- 15.66.200 - Petition for modification or exemption -- Hearing -- Appeal from ruling.
- 15.66.210 - Unlawful acts -- Penalties -- Injunctions -- Investigations.
- 15.66.220 - Compliance with chapter a defense in any action.
- 15.66.230 - Liability of commission, state, etc.
- 15.66.240 - Marketing agreements.
- 15.66.245 - Marketing agreement or order -- Authority for participation in proceedings concerning regulation of pesticides or agricultural chemicals.
- 15.66.250 - Price fixing and product limiting prohibited.
- 15.66.260 - Costs of conducting nominations and elections -- Reimbursement.
- 15.66.263 - Costs of implementing RCW 15.66.141.
- 15.66.270 - Exempt commissions -- Marketing agreements and orders.
- 15.66.275 - Applicability of chapter to state agencies or other governmental units.
- 15.66.280 - Restrictive provisions of chapter 43.78 RCW not applicable to promotional printing and literature of commissions.
- 15.66.900 - Short title.
- 15.66.901 - Severability -- 2004 c 99.
- 15.70 - Rural rehabilitation.
- 15.74 - Hardwoods commission.
- 15.74.005 - Legislative purpose.
- 15.74.010 - Commission created.
- 15.74.020 - Commission authority.
- 15.74.030 - Commission management.
- 15.74.040 - Financial requirements.
- 15.74.050 - Obligations, liabilities, and claims.
- 15.74.060 - Assessments -- Generally.
- 15.74.070 - Assessments -- Failure to pay.
- 15.74.900 - Severability -- 1990 c 142.
- 15.76 - Agricultural fairs, youth shows, exhibitions.
- 15.76.100 - Declaration of public interest -- Allocation of state funds authorized.
- 15.76.110 - Definitions.
- 15.76.115 - Fair fund -- Created--Treasurer's transfer -- Purpose.
- 15.76.120 - Categories of fairs--Jurisdiction and organization.
- 15.76.130 - Application for state allocation -- Purposes -- Form.
- 15.76.140 - Eligibility requirements for state allocation.
- 15.76.150 - Allocations from the fair fund -- Considerations.
- 15.76.160 - Purposes for which allocation made -- To whom made -- List of premiums to be submitted as part of application, form.
- 15.76.165 - Application of counties for capital improvement and maintenance assistance.
- 15.76.170 - Fairs commission -- Creation, terms, compensation, powers and duties.
- 15.76.180 - Rules and regulations.
- 15.80 - Weighmasters.
- 15.80.300 - Definitions -- Application.
- 15.80.310 - "Department."
- 15.80.320 - "Director."
- 15.80.330 - "Person."
- 15.80.340 - "Licensed public weighmaster."
- 15.80.350 - "Weigher."
- 15.80.360 - "Vehicle."
- 15.80.370 - "Certified weight."
- 15.80.380 - "Commodity."
- 15.80.390 - "Thing."
- 15.80.400 - "Retail merchant."
- 15.80.410 - Director's duty to enforce -- Adoption of rules.
- 15.80.420 - Highway transport of commodities sold by weight -- Weighing required -- Exceptions.
- 15.80.430 - Certificates of weight and invoices to be carried with loads.
- 15.80.440 - Reweighing -- Weighing -- Variance from invoiced weight.
- 15.80.450 - Weighmaster's license -- Applications -- Fee -- Bond.
- 15.80.460 - Weighmaster's license -- Issuance -- Expiration date.
- 15.80.470 - Weighmaster's license -- Renewal date -- Penalty fee.
- 15.80.480 - Surety bond.
- 15.80.490 - Weigher's license -- Employees or agents to issue weight tickets -- Application -- Fee.
- 15.80.500 - Weigher's license -- Issuance -- Expiration date.
- 15.80.510 - Duties of weighmaster.
- 15.80.520 - Certification of weights -- Impression seal -- Fee -- Annual renewal.
- 15.80.530 - Certified weight ticket -- Form -- Contents -- Evidence.
- 15.80.540 - Copies of weight tickets.
- 15.80.550 - Weighmaster or weigher to determine weights -- Automatic devices.
- 15.80.560 - Weighing devices to be suitable -- Testing of weighing and measuring devices.
- 15.80.570 - Weighing devices -- Rated capacity to exceed weight of load.
- 15.80.580 - Weighing devices -- Platform size to sufficiently accommodate vehicles.
- 15.80.590 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses -- Hearing.
- 15.80.600 - Hearings for denial, suspension or revocation of licenses -- Notice -- Location.
- 15.80.610 - Subpoenas -- Oaths.
- 15.80.620 - Assuming to act as weighmaster or weigher.
- 15.80.630 - Falsifying weight tickets, weight or count -- Unlawfully delegating -- Presealing before weighing.
- 15.80.640 - Writing, etc., false ticket or certificate -- Influence -- Penalty.
- 15.80.650 - Violations -- Penalty.
- 15.80.660 - Collected moneys -- Deposit.
- 15.80.900 - Chapter cumulative.
- 15.80.910 - Effective date -- 1969 ex.s. c 100.
- 15.80.920 - Severability -- 1969 ex.s. c 100.
- 15.83 - Agricultural marketing and fair practices.
- 15.83.005 - Intent.
- 15.83.010 - Definitions.
- 15.83.020 - Negotiating agents -- Association of producers -- Accreditation.
- 15.83.030 - Unlawful practices of handlers.
- 15.83.040 - Unlawful practices of association of producers or members.
- 15.83.050 - Violations of chapter -- Complaint.
- 15.83.060 - Director's authority -- Recordkeeping -- Cooperation.
- 15.83.070 - Injury due to unlawful practices -- Damages.
- 15.83.080 - Unlawful practices -- Civil penalty.
- 15.83.090 - Injunction.
- 15.83.100 - Rules.
- 15.83.110 - Advisory committee.
- 15.83.900 - Short title.
- 15.83.905 - Severability -- 1989 c 355.
- 15.85 - Aquaculture marketing.
- 15.85.010 - Legislative declaration.
- 15.85.020 - Definitions.
- 15.85.030 - Department principal agency for aquaculture marketing support.
- 15.85.040 - Rules.
- 15.85.050 - Program to assist marketing and promotion of aquaculture products.
- 15.85.060 - Private sector cultured aquatic products -- Identification -- Rules.
- 15.86 - Organic products.
- 15.86.010 - Purpose.
- 15.86.020 - Definitions.
- 15.86.030 - Marketing of organic products -- Standards -- Restrictions -- Evaluations to verify compliance.
- 15.86.060 - Rules -- National organic program -- Violations -- Penalties.
- 15.86.065 - State organic program -- Authority of department and director -- Rules.
- 15.86.070 - Rules -- Certification program -- Fees.
- 15.86.090 - Mandatory certification -- Exceptions.
- 15.86.110 - Confidentiality of business related information.
- 15.86.120 - Transitional product -- Standards -- Fees -- Evaluations to verify compliance.
- 15.86.130 - Brand name materials list of registered materials -- Application for registration -- Right to enter premises -- Rules -- Denial/suspension/revocation of a registration, grounds.
- 15.86.140 - Brand name materials list -- Fees.
- 15.88 - Wine commission.
- 15.88.010 - Legislative declaration.
- 15.88.020 - Definitions.
- 15.88.025 - Regulating wine grapes and wine -- Existing comprehensive scheme -- Applicable laws.
- 15.88.030 - Wine commission created -- Composition.
- 15.88.040 - Designation of commission members -- Terms.
- 15.88.050 - Appointment of members -- Travel expenses.
- 15.88.060 - Enforcement of commission obligations against commission assets -- Liability of commission members and employees.
- 15.88.070 - Commission powers and duties.
- 15.88.073 - Commission's plans, programs, and projects -- Director's approval required.
- 15.88.075 - Commission speaks for state -- Director's oversight.
- 15.88.080 - Research, promotional, and educational campaign.
- 15.88.090 - Campaign goals.
- 15.88.100 - Commission members' votes weighted -- Exception.
- 15.88.110 - Assessments on wine producers and growers to fund commission.
- 15.88.120 - List of growers of vinifera grapes -- Reporting system.
- 15.88.130 - Annual assessment on harvested vinifera grapes -- Approval by referendum -- Rules.
- 15.88.140 - Referendum determining grower participation -- Effect.
- 15.88.150 - Deposit of moneys.
- 15.89 - Washington beer commission.
- 15.92 - Center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources.
- RCW Dispositions
- Notes