Title 15 — Title 15 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING
49 chapters · 1,005 sections in this title.
RCW 15.76.140 Eligibility requirements for state allocation.
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(1) Before any agricultural fair may become eligible for state allocations it must have conducted two successful consecutive annual fairs immediately preceding application for such allocations, and have its application therefor approved by the director.(2) The director may waive …
RCW 15.76.150 Allocations from the fair fund.
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(1) Using the department's forms, the board of trustees of any fair or youth show may apply to the department for allocations from the state fair fund.(2)(a) The director may allocate ninety-five percent of the state fair fund, including its interest income under RCW 43.79A.040, …
RCW 15.76.160 Purposes for which allocation made—To whom made.
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Any state allocations made under this chapter shall be made only as a reimbursement in whole or in part for operating expenses incurred. State allocations to fairs under the control of one or more counties must be made to the county treasurer of the county in which the fair is he…
RCW 15.76.165 Authorization for capital funding to support capital projects that make health or safety improvements to agricultural fairgrounds or fair facilities—Contract requirements.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department may provide capital funding to local governments and nonprofit organizations, on a competitive basis, to support capital projects that make health or safety improvements to agricultu…
RCW 15.76.170 Fairs commission—Creation, terms, compensation, powers and duties.
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There is hereby created a fairs commission to consist of the director of agriculture as ex officio member and chair, and seven members appointed by the director to be persons who are interested in fair activities; at least three of whom shall be from the east side of the Cascades…
RCW 15.76.180 Rules and regulations.
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The director shall have the power to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.[ 1961 c 61 s 9.]
RCW 15.80.300 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly require[s] otherwise.(1) "Certified weight" means any signed certified statement or memorandum of weight, measure, or count, issued by a weighmaster or weigher in accordance with the provisio…
RCW 15.80.410 Director's duty to enforce—Adoption of rules.
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The director shall enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter and may adopt the necessary rules to carry out its purposes. The adoption of rules shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW (administrative procedure act), as enacted or hereafter amended, conc…
RCW 15.80.420 Highway transport of commodities sold by weight—Weighing required—Exceptions.
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It shall be a violation of this chapter to transport by highway any hay, straw, or grain which has been purchased by weight or will be purchased by weight, unless it is weighed and a certified weight ticket is issued thereon, by the first licensed public weighmaster which would b…
RCW 15.80.430 Certificates of weight and invoices to be carried with loads.
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Certificates of weight issued by licensed public weighmasters and invoices for sales by a retail merchant, if the commodity is being hauled by or for such retail merchant, shall be carried with all loads of hay, straw or grain when in transit.[ 1969 ex.s. c 100 s 14.]
RCW 15.80.440 Reweighing—Weighing—Variance from invoiced weight.
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The director or any peace officer may order the driver of any vehicle previously weighed by a licensed public weighmaster to reweigh the vehicle and load at the nearest scale.The director or any peace officer may order the driver of any vehicle operated by or for a retail merchan…
RCW 15.80.450 Weighmaster's license—Applications—Fee.
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(1) Any person may apply to the director for a weighmaster's license. Such application shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall include:(a) The full name of the person applying for such license and, if the applicant is a partnership, association, or corporation, th…
RCW 15.80.460 Weighmaster's license—Issuance—Expiration date.
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The director shall issue a license to an applicant upon his or her satisfaction that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted hereunder and that such applicant is of good moral character, not less than eighteen years of age, and has the a…
RCW 15.80.470 Weighmaster's license—Renewal date—Penalty fee.
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If an application for the annual renewal of any license provided for in this chapter is not filed prior to the current license expiration date, there shall be assessed and added to the renewal fee as a penalty therefor fifty percent of said renewal fee which shall be paid by the …
RCW 15.80.490 Weigher's license—Employees or agents to issue weight tickets—Application—Fee.
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(1) Any weighmaster must file an application with the director for a license for any employee or agent to operate and issue certified weight tickets from each scale which such weighmaster is licensed to operate under the provisions of this chapter. Such application shall be submi…
RCW 15.80.500 Weigher's license—Issuance—Expiration date.
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Upon the director's satisfaction that the applicant is of good moral character, has the ability to weigh accurately and make correct certified weight tickets and that he or she is an employee or agent of the weighmaster, the director shall issue a weigher's license which will exp…
RCW 15.80.510 Duties of weighmaster.
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A licensed public weighmaster shall: (1) Keep the scale or scales upon which he or she weighs any commodity or thing, in conformity with the standards of weights and measures; (2) carefully and correctly weigh and certify the gross, tare, and net weights of any load of any commod…
RCW 15.80.520 Certification of weights—Impression seal—Fee.
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(1) Certification of weights must be in accordance with subsection (2)(a) or (b) of this section.(2)(a) The certification must appear in an appropriate and conspicuous place on each certificate and copies thereof. In addition the weight ticket must bear the name of the weighmaste…
RCW 15.80.530 Certified weight ticket—Form—Contents—Evidence.
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The certified weight ticket shall be of a form approved by the director and shall contain the following information:(1) The date of issuance;(2) The kind of commodity weighed, measured, or counted;(3) The name of the owner, agent, or consignee of the commodity weighed;(4) The nam…
RCW 15.80.540 Certified weight tickets—Retention of copies—Records.
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(1) Certified weight tickets shall be delivered to the person receiving the weighed commodity at the time of delivery. The weight ticket must accompany the vehicle that transports such commodity.(2) A copy must be provided to the seller by the carrier of the weighed commodity.(3)…
RCW 15.80.550 Weighmaster or weigher to determine weights—Automatic devices.
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No weighmaster or weigher shall enter a weight value on a certified weight ticket that he or she has not determined and he or she shall not make a weight entry on a weight ticket issued at any other location: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That if the director determines that an automatic we…
RCW 15.80.560 Weighing devices to be suitable—Testing of weighing and measuring devices.
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A licensed public weighmaster shall, in making a weight determination as provided for in this chapter, use a weighing device that conforms to current state legal requirements for commercial devices and is suitable for the weighing of the type and amount of commodity being weighed…
RCW 15.80.570 Weighing devices—Rated capacity to exceed weight of load.
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A weighmaster shall not use a weighing device to determine the weight of a load when the weight of such load exceeds the manufacturer's maximum rated capacity for such weighing device. If upon inspection the director declares that the maximum rated capacity of any weighing device…
RCW 15.80.580 Weighing devices—Platform size to sufficiently accommodate vehicles.
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No weighmaster shall weigh a vehicle or combination of vehicles to determine the weight of such vehicle or combination of vehicles unless the weighing device has a platform of sufficient size to accommodate such vehicle or combination of vehicles fully and completely as one entir…
RCW 15.80.590 Denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses—Hearing.
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The director is hereby authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke a license in any case in which he or she finds that there has been a failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted hereunder. For hearings for revocations, suspension, or denial of a license,…
RCW 15.80.610 Subpoenas—Oaths.
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The director, for the purposes of this chapter, may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, and/or the production of books and/or documents anywhere in the state. The party shall have opportunity to make his or her defense, and may have such subpoenas issued as he …
RCW 15.80.620 Assuming to act as weighmaster or weigher.
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It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to:(1) Hold himself or herself out, in any manner, as a weighmaster or weigher; or(2) Issue any ticket as a certified weight ticket.[ 2010 c 8 s 6111; 1969 ex.s. c 100 s 33.]
RCW 15.80.630 Falsifying weight tickets, weight or count—Unlawfully delegating—Presealing before weighing.
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It shall be unlawful for a weighmaster or weigher to falsify a certified weight ticket, or to cause an incorrect weight, measure, or count to be determined, or delegate his or her authority to any person not licensed as a weigher, or to preseal a eight ticket with his or her offi…
RCW 15.80.640 Writing, etc., false ticket or certificate—Influence—Penalty.
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Any person who shall mark, stamp, or write any false weight ticket, scale ticket, or weight certificate, knowing it to be false, and any person who influences, or attempts to wrongfully influence, any licensed public weighmaster or weigher in the performance of his or her officia…
RCW 15.80.650 Violations—Penalty—Criminal—Civil—Opportunity to request hearing.
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(1) Except as provided in RCW 15.80.640 or subsection (2) of this section, any person violating any provision of this chapter or rules adopted hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor.(2) A second or subsequent same or similar violation is a gross misdemeanor. Any offense committed m…
RCW 15.80.660 Collected moneys, civil penalties—Deposit.
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(1) All moneys collected under this chapter shall be placed in the weights and measures account created in RCW 19.94.185.(2) Civil penalties collected under RCW 15.80.650 must be deposited into the state general fund.[ 2017 c 158 s 15; 1995 c 355 s 25.]Notes:Application—Effective…
RCW 15.80.900 Chapter cumulative.
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The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and shall not affect any other remedy available at law.[ 1969 ex.s. c 100 s 37.]
RCW 15.80.910 Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 100.
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This act shall take effect on July 1, 1969.[ 1969 ex.s. c 100 s 38.]
RCW 15.83.005 Intent.
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Agricultural products are produced by many individual farmers and ranchers located throughout the state. The efficient production and marketing of agricultural products by farmers, ranchers, and handlers is of vital concern to the welfare and general economy of the state. It is t…
RCW 15.83.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Accredited association of producers" means an association of producers which is accredited by the director to be the exclusive negotiation agent for all producer membe…
RCW 15.83.020 Negotiating agents—Association of producers—Accreditation.
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(1) An association of producers may file an application with the director:(a) Requesting accreditation to serve as the exclusive negotiating agent on behalf of its producer members who are within a proposed negotiating unit with respect to any qualified commodity;(b) Describing g…
RCW 15.83.030 Unlawful practices of handlers.
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It shall be unlawful for any handler to engage, or permit any employee or agent to engage, in the following practices:(1) To refuse to negotiate with an association of producers accredited under RCW 15.83.020 with respect to any qualified commodity: PROVIDED, That the obligation …
RCW 15.83.040 Unlawful practices of association of producers or members.
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It shall be unlawful for any accredited association of producers or members of such association to engage, or permit any employee or agent to engage, in the following practices:(1) To refuse to negotiate with a handler for any qualified commodity for which the association is accr…
RCW 15.83.050 Violations of chapter—Complaint.
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(1) If any person is charged with violating any provision of this chapter, the director shall investigate the charges. If, upon investigation, the director has reasonable cause to believe that the person charged has violated the provision, the director shall issue and cause to be…
RCW 15.83.060 Director's authority—Recordkeeping—Cooperation.
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If required to carry out the objectives of this chapter, including the conduct of any investigations or hearing:(1) The director shall require any person to:(a) Establish and maintain records;(b) Make reports; and(c) Provide other information as may be reasonably required.(2) Any…
RCW 15.83.070 Injury due to unlawful practices—Damages.
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A person injured in his or her business or property by reason of any violation of or conspiracy to violate RCW 15.83.030 or 15.83.040 may sue in a court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which such violation occurred without respect to the amount in controversy, and shal…
RCW 15.83.080 Unlawful practices—Civil penalty.
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A person who violates RCW 15.83.030 or 15.83.040 may be assessed a civil penalty by the director of not more than five thousand dollars for each offense. No civil penalty may be assessed unless the person charged has been given notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to cha…
RCW 15.83.090 Injunction.
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The director or any aggrieved producer, accredited association, or handler may bring an action to enjoin the violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation made pursuant to this chapter in a court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which such violation occur…
RCW 15.83.100 Rules.
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The director may promulgate such rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, and orders, as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.[ 1989 c 355 s 11.]
RCW 15.83.110 Advisory committee.
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The director shall establish an advisory committee consisting of the following persons: Six producers who are producers from names submitted by an association of producers, and six handlers subject to this chapter from names submitted by handlers. The advisory committee shall stu…
RCW 15.83.900 Short title.
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This chapter may be known and cited as the agricultural marketing and fair practices act.[ 1989 c 355 s 13.]
RCW 15.85.010 Legislative declaration.
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The legislature declares that aquatic farming provides a consistent source of quality food, offers opportunities of new jobs, increased farm income stability, and improves balance of trade.The legislature finds that many areas of the state of Washington are scientifically and bio…
RCW 15.85.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Aquaculture" means the process of growing, farming, or cultivating private sector cultured aquatic products in marine or fresh waters and includes management by an aqu…
RCW 15.85.030 Department principal agency for aquaculture marketing support.
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The department is the principal state agency for providing state marketing support services for the private sector aquaculture industry.[ 1985 c 457 s 3.]
RCW 15.85.040 Rules.
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The department shall adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW to implement this chapter.[ 1985 c 457 s 7.]