Title 15 — Title 15 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING
49 chapters · 1,005 sections in this title.
RCW 15.89.100 List of producers of beer—Reporting system.
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(1) The commission shall prepare a list of all producers from information available from the *liquor control board, the department, or the producers' association. This list must contain the names and addresses of producers within this state and the amount, by barrelage, of beer p…
RCW 15.89.110 Annual assessment on beer production—Approval by referendum—Rules.
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(1) Pursuant to referendum in accordance with RCW 15.89.040, there is levied, and the commission shall collect, upon beer produced by a producer, an annual assessment of ten cents per barrel of beer produced, up to ten thousand barrels per location.(2) The commission shall adopt …
RCW 15.89.120 Deposit of money.
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The commission shall deposit money collected under RCW 15.89.110 in a separate account in the name of the commission in any bank that is a state depositary. All expenditures and disbursements made from this account under this chapter may be made without the necessity of a specifi…
RCW 15.89.130 Assessment constitutes debt—Penalty for nonpayment—Civil action.
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An assessment levied in an amount determined by the commission under RCW 15.89.110 constitutes a personal debt of every person assessed or who otherwise owes the assessment, and the assessment is due and payable to the commission when payment is called for by the commission. If a…
RCW 15.89.140 Certain records exempt from public disclosure—Exceptions.
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(1) Under RCW 42.56.380, certain agricultural business records, commission records, and department of agriculture records relating to the commission and producers of agricultural commodities are exempt from public disclosure.(2) Financial and commercial information and records su…
RCW 15.89.150 Costs—Funding staff support—Rules.
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(1) All costs incurred by the department, including the adoption of rules and other actions necessary to carry out this chapter, shall be reimbursed by the commission.(2) The director may provide by rule for a method to fund staff support for all commodity boards or commissions i…
RCW 15.89.160 Enforcement.
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County and state law enforcement officers, the *liquor control board and its enforcement agents, and employees of the department shall enforce this chapter.[ 2006 c 330 s 19.]Notes:*Reviser's note: The "state liquor control board" was renamed the "state liquor and cannabis board"…
RCW 15.89.170 Prosecution—Enforcement by superior courts.
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(1) Any prosecution brought under this chapter may be instituted in any county in which the defendant or any defendant resides, or in which the violation was committed, or in which the defendant or any defendant has his or her principal place of business.(2) The superior courts m…
RCW 15.89.900 Construction—2006 c 330.
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This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.[ 2006 c 330 s 21.]
RCW 15.92.005 Finding.
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The legislature finds that public concerns are increasing about the need for significant efforts to develop sustainable systems in agriculture. The sustainable systems would address many anxieties, including the erosion of agricultural lands, the protection and wise utilization o…
RCW 15.92.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Agricultural commodity" means any distinctive type of agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, vegetable, or animal product, including but not limite…
RCW 15.92.020 Center established.
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A center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources is established at Washington State University. The center shall provide statewide leadership in research, extension, and resident instruction programs to sustain agriculture and natural resources.[ 1991 c 341 s 3.]
RCW 15.92.030 Primary activities—Cooperative with University of Washington.
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The center is to work cooperatively with the University of Washington to maximize the use of financial resources in addressing forestry issues. The center's primary activities include but are not limited to:(1) Research programs which focus on developing possible alternative prod…
RCW 15.92.040 Administrator.
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The center is managed by an administrator. The administrator shall hold a joint appointment as an assistant director in the Washington State University agricultural research center and cooperative extension.(1) A committee shall advise the administrator. The dean of the Washingto…
RCW 15.92.050 Food and environmental quality laboratory.
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A food and environmental quality laboratory operated by Washington State University is established in the Tri-Cities area to conduct pesticide residue studies concerning fresh and processed foods, in the environment, and for human and animal safety. The laboratory shall cooperate…
RCW 15.92.060 Laboratory responsibilities.
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The responsibilities of the laboratory shall include:(1) Evaluating regional requirements for minor crop registration through the federal IR-4 program;(2) Providing a program for tracking the availability of effective pesticides for minor crops, minor uses, and emergency uses in …
RCW 15.92.070 Board to advise laboratory.
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The laboratory is advised by a board appointed by the dean of the Washington State University college of agriculture and home economics. The dean shall cooperate with appropriate officials in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon in selecting board members.(1) The board shall consist of …
RCW 15.92.080 Annual report—Acceptable risk of human and environmental exposure.
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The center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources at Washington State University shall prepare and present an annual report to the appropriate legislative committees. The report shall include the center's priorities to find alternatives to the use of agricultural chemic…
RCW 15.92.090 Commission on integrated pest management—Established—Composition—Duration of membership—Compensation.
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(1) A commission on integrated pest management is established. The commission shall be composed of 12 voting members appointed by the director as follows:(a) Eight members from the following segments of the state's agricultural industry as nominated by a statewide private agricul…
RCW 15.92.095 Commission on integrated pest management—State appropriations—Restrictions on use of state money—Commission approval required.
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(1) This subsection applies to the use of state appropriations made to or legislatively intended for the commission on integrated pest management and to any other moneys appropriated by the state and received by the commission on integrated pest management:(a) The moneys may not …
RCW 15.92.100 Commission on integrated pest management—Duties.
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The commission on integrated pest management shall:(1) Provide guidance to the food and environmental quality laboratory established in RCW 15.92.050 regarding the laboratory's studies, investigations, and evaluations concerning the registration of pesticides for use in this stat…
RCW 15.92.110 Commission on integrated pest management—Receipt of gifts, grants, and endowments.
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The commission on integrated pest management, and Washington State University on behalf of the commission, may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be used from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the commiss…
RCW 15.100.010 Finding.
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The legislature finds that the creation of a forest products commission would assist in expanding the state's economy, because:(1) Marketing is a dynamic and changing part of the Washington forest products industry and a vital element in expanding the state economy;(2) The sale i…
RCW 15.100.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Commission" means the forest products commission.(2) "Department" means the department of agriculture.(3) "Director" means the director of the department of agricultu…
RCW 15.100.030 Washington forest products commission—Created—Membership—Quorum—Terms.
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(1)(a) There is created a commodity commission to be known and designated as the Washington forest products commission. The commission is composed of nine voting members. The commission may, in its sole discretion, add or remove nonvoting ex officio members to the commission. Of …
RCW 15.100.040 Initial meeting—Nominations for initial election of members—Subsequent efforts when approval not given.
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(1) The director shall call the initial meeting of producers of forest products for the purpose of nominating their respective members of the commission after receiving notice from an association representing producers of forest products that substantial interest exists in formin…
RCW 15.100.043 Costs of proceeding to form a commission—Reimbursement.
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The association responsible for giving the director notice under RCW 15.100.040 that substantial interest exists in forming a forest products commission shall reimburse the department for its costs associated with conducting a proceeding to initiate a commission under RCW 15.100.…
RCW 15.100.050 After initial election of members—Rules—Annual meetings—Public notice.
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(1) After the initial election of commission members, the commission shall establish rules for electing commission members, including the method used for notification, nominating, and voting. The commission may create commission districts and boundaries, and may also establish a …
RCW 15.100.060 Vacancies—Compensation.
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(1) In the event a position becomes vacant due to resignation, disqualification, death, or for any other reason, the position until the next annual meeting shall be filled by vote of the remaining members of the commission. At the annual meeting a commissioner shall be elected to…
RCW 15.100.070 Obligations of commission—Limitations on liabilities or claims—State—Individual capacity.
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Obligations incurred by the commission and liabilities or claims against the commission may be enforced only against the assets of the commission in the same manner as if it were a corporation and no liability for the debts or actions of the commission exists against either the s…
RCW 15.100.080 Powers and duties of commission.
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The powers and duties of the commission include:(1) To elect a chair and such officers as the commission deems advisable. The commission shall adopt rules for its own governance, which provide for the holding of an annual meeting for the election of officers and transaction of ot…
RCW 15.100.090 Research, promotional, and educational campaigns.
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The commission shall create, provide for, and conduct a research, promotional, and educational campaign as sales and market conditions reasonably require. It shall investigate and ascertain the needs of producers, conditions of markets, and degree of public awareness of products,…
RCW 15.100.100 List of all Washington producers—Confidential—Reporting system for assessment purposes.
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(1) The commission shall cause a list to be prepared of all Washington producers of forest products from any information available from the commission, producers' association, or producers, including tax records from the department of revenue. This list shall contain the names an…
RCW 15.100.110 Assessment for permanent funding of commission—Adjustments—Referendum.
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(1) To provide for permanent funding of the forest products commission, an assessment shall be levied by the commission on producers of each species of forest products. The initial rate of assessment that shall be submitted for approval by referendum pursuant to RCW 15.100.120 is…
RCW 15.100.120 Establishment of commission and initial assessment—Statewide referendum among producers.
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(1) For purposes of determining producer participation in the commission, the initial election of commissioners, and for imposition of the original assessment specified in RCW 15.100.110, the director shall conduct a referendum among all producers of forest products within the st…
RCW 15.100.130 Deposit of moneys collected—Appropriation not required.
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The commission shall deposit moneys collected under RCW 15.100.110 in a separate account in the name of the commission in any bank that is a state depositary. All expenditures and disbursements made from this account under this chapter may be made without the necessity of a speci…
RCW 15.100.140 Assessment—Personal debt—Payable when called—Failure to pay—Civil action.
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A due and payable assessment levied in the amount determined by the commission under RCW 15.100.110 constitutes a personal debt of every person so assessed, or who otherwise owes the assessment, and the assessment is due and payable to the commission when payment is called for by…
RCW 15.100.150 Enforcement of chapter.
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All county and state law enforcement officers shall assist in the enforcement of this chapter.[ 2001 c 314 s 15.]
RCW 15.100.160 Superior courts—Jurisdiction.
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The superior courts are hereby vested with jurisdiction to enforce this chapter and the rules of the commission, and to prevent and restrain violations thereof.[ 2001 c 314 s 16.]
RCW 15.100.900 Construction.
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This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.[ 2001 c 314 s 17.]
RCW 15.115.010 Legislative declaration.
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The history, economy, culture, and the future of Washington state to a large degree all involve agriculture. In order to develop and promote Washington's agricultural products as part of the existing comprehensive scheme to regulate agricultural commodities, the legislature decla…
RCW 15.115.020 Regulations and restraints applicable to the wheat and barley industries.
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The wheat and barley industries are highly regulated industries, and this chapter and the rules adopted under it are only one aspect of the regulation of those industries. Other regulations and restraints applicable to the wheat and barley industries include:(1) Chapter 15.04 RCW…
RCW 15.115.030 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Affected area" means the following counties located in the state of Washington: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kit…
RCW 15.115.040 Washington grain commission—Created—Members—Term of office.
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(1) There is hereby created the Washington grain commission. The commission is composed of five wheat producer members, two barley producer members, two members representing the wheat industry, one member representing the barley industry, and the director or his or her appointee.…
RCW 15.115.050 Initial appointments to the Washington grain commission—Expiration of interim terms.
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(1) The Washington grain commission replaces the Washington wheat commission and the Washington barley commission. To accomplish this transition, the initial appointments to the Washington grain commission are as follows:(a) Within thirty days of July 26, 2009, the Washington whe…
RCW 15.115.060 Producer members of the commission—Appointment—Nomination—Advisory ballot and advisory vote.
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(1) The director shall appoint the producer members of the commission.(2) Candidates for producer positions on the commission must be nominated to the director in accordance with this section.(3)(a) The director shall mail nominating petitions for producer members not earlier tha…
RCW 15.115.070 Industry representative member of the commission—Appointment.
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(1) The director shall appoint the industry representative members of the commission.(2) Not later than November 1st preceding the expiration of an industry representative member's term of office, the commission shall, by majority vote of a quorum of the commission, select a qual…
RCW 15.115.080 Vacancy on the commission.
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In the event of a vacancy on the commission, the remaining members shall recommend to the director the name of a person qualified for appointment to the vacant position. The director may appoint that person for the position or may reject the candidate and request that the commiss…
RCW 15.115.090 Removal of a commission member.
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If a commission member fails or refuses to perform his or her duties due to excessive absence or abandonment of his or her position or engages in any acts of dishonesty or willful misconduct, a majority of a quorum of the commission may recommend in writing to the director that t…
RCW 15.115.100 Membership in associations with similar objectives—Contracting with such associations.
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(1) Any member of the commission also may be a member or officer of an association which has similar objectives for which the agricultural commission was formed.(2) An agricultural commission also may contract with such an association for services necessary to carry out any purpo…