RCW 15.130.430 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 130 / Section 430
RCW 15.130.430: License denial, suspension, or revocation—Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued by the department upon determining that an applicant or licensee has: (a) Refused, neglected, or failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under it, or a lawful order of the department; (b) Refused, neglected, or failed to keep and maintain required records or to make such records available when requested; and (c) Refused the department access to a portion or area of the food facility for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this chapter. (2) In addition to or instead of suspending or revoking a license, the department may impose and collect a civil monetary penalty as provided in RCW 15.130.550 for a licensee's violations of this chapter or the rules adopted under it.
RCW 15.54.414 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 54 / Section 414
RCW 15.54.414: Adulteration.
Status: in_force

No person may distribute an adulterated commercial fertilizer. A commercial fertilizer is adulterated: (1) If it contains any deleterious or harmful substance in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or if adequate warning statements or directions for use which may be necessary to protect plant life are not shown upon the label; (2) If its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling; (3) If it contains unwanted viable seed; or (4) If the concentration of any nonnutritive constituent in a representative sample of commercial fertilizer exceeds the maximum concentration stated on the registration application or on the label.
RCW 15.65.390 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 390
RCW 15.65.390: Annual assessment—Limitation generally.
Status: in_force

There is hereby levied, and the director or his or her designee shall collect, upon each and every affected unit of any agricultural commodity specified in any marketing agreement or order an annual assessment which shall be paid by the producer thereof upon each and every such affected unit stored in frozen condition or sold or marketed or delivered for sale or marketed by him or her, and which shall be paid by the handler thereof upon each and every such unit purchased or received for sale, processing or distribution, or stored in frozen condition, by him or her: PROVIDED, That such assessment shall be paid by producers only, if only producers are regulated by such agreement or order, and by handlers only, if only handlers are so regulated, and by both producers and handlers if both are so regulated. Such assessments shall be expressed as a stated amount of money per unit or as a percentage of the receipt price at the first point of sale. The total amount of such annual assessment to be paid by all producers of such commodity, or by all handlers of such commodity shall not exceed four percent of the total market value of all affected units stored in frozen condition or sold or marketed or delivered for sale or marketing by all producers of such units during the year to which the assessment applies.
RCW 15.26.060 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 26 / Section 060
RCW 15.26.060: Appointment of members.
Status: in_force

The Washington apple commission shall appoint producer members to positions one through five on the commission. The Washington state fruit commission shall appoint producer members to positions six through eight on the commission. The director shall appoint a producer who derives a substantial portion of his or her income from the production of winter pears.
RCW 15.04.420 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 04 / Section 420
RCW 15.04.420: Compost reimbursement program—Eligibility—Application form—Limitations on distribution of funds—Report to the legislature.
Status: in_force

If a drug or device purports to be or is represented as a drug the name of which is recognized in an official compendium, and its strength differs from, or its quality or purity falls below, the standard set forth in such compendium, it shall be deemed to be adulterated. Such determination as to strength, quality or purity shall be made in accordance with the tests or methods of assay set forth in such compendium or prescribed by regulations promulgated under section 501(b) of the federal act. No drug defined in an official compendium shall be deemed to be adulterated under this section because it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity therefor set forth in such compendium, if its difference in strength, quality, or purity from such standard is plainly stated on its label. Whenever a drug is recognized in both the United States pharmacopoeia and the homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United States, it shall be subject to the requirements of the United States pharmacopoeia unless it is labeled and offered for sale as a homeopathic drug, in which case it shall be subject to the provisions of the homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United States and not to those of the United States pharmacopoeia.(1)(a) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department must establish and implement a compost reimbursement program to reimburse farming operations in the state for purchasing and using compost products that were not generated by the farming operation, including transportation, spreading equipment, labor, fuel, and maintenance costs associated with spreading equipment. The grant reimbursements under the program begin July 1, 2023. (b) For the purposes of this program, "farming operation" means: A commercial agricultural, silvicultural, or aquacultural facility or pursuit, including the care and production of livestock and livestock products, poultry and poultry products, apiary products, and plant and animal production for nonfood uses; the planting, cultivating, harvesting, and processing of crops; and the farming or ranching of any plant or animal species in a controlled salt, brackish, or freshwater environment. (2) To be eligible to participate in the reimbursement program, a farming operation must complete an eligibility review with the department prior to transporting or applying any compost products for which reimbursement is sought under this section. The purpose of the review is for the department to ensure that the proposed transport and application of compost products is consistent with the department's agricultural pest control rules established under chapter 17.24 RCW. A farming operation must also verify that it will allow soil sampling to be conducted by the department upon request before compost application and until at least 10 years after the last grant funding is used by the farming operation, as necessary to establish a baseline of soil quality and carbon storage and for subsequent department evaluations to assist the department's reporting requirements under subsection (8) of this section. (3) The department must create a form for eligible farming operations to apply for cost reimbursement for costs from purchasing and using compost from facilities with solid waste handling permits or that are permit exempt, including transportation, equipment, spreading, and labor costs. Compost must meet the applicable requirements for compost established by the department of ecology under chapter 70A.205 RCW. The department must prioritize applicants who purchase and use compost containing food waste feedstocks, where it is practicable for the applicant to purchase and use compost containing food waste feedstocks. All applications for cost reimbursement must be submitted on the form along with invoices, receipts, or other documentation acceptable to the department of the costs of purchasing and using compost products for which the applicant is requesting reimbursement, as well as a brief description of what each purchased item will be used for. The department may request that an applicant provide information to verify the source, size, sale weight, or amount of compost products purchased and the cost of transportation, equipment, spreading, and labor. The applicant must also declare that it is not seeking reimbursement for purchase or labor costs for: (a) Its own compost products; or (b) Compost products that it has transferred, or intends to transfer, to another individual or entity, whether or not for compensation. (4) A farming operation may submit only one application per fiscal year in which the program is in effect for purchases made and usage costs incurred during the fiscal year that begins on July 1st and ends on June 30th. Applications for reimbursement must be filed before the end of the fiscal year in which purchases were made and usage costs incurred. (5) The department must distribute reimbursement funds, subject to the following limitations: (a) A farming operation is not eligible to receive reimbursement if the farming operation's application was not found eligible for reimbursement by the department under subsection (2) of this section prior to the transport or use of compost; (b) A farming operation is not eligible to receive reimbursement for more than 50 percent of the costs it incurs each fiscal year for the purchase and use of compost products, including transportation, equipment, spreading, and labor costs; (c) The department must attempt to achieve fair distribution of reimbursement funding across different farm size categories, based on acreage categories determined by the department, and which is not to exceed a maximum of $20,000 per fiscal year for the largest farming operation category determined by the department; (d) A farming operation is not eligible to receive reimbursement for its own compost products or compost products that it has transferred, or intends to transfer, to another individual or entity, whether or not for compensation; and (e) A farming operation is not eligible to receive reimbursement for compost products that were not purchased from a facility with a solid waste handling permit or a permit-exempt facility. (6) The applicant shall indemnify and hold harmless the state and its officers, agents, and employees from all claims arising out of or resulting from the compost products purchased that are subject to the compost reimbursement program under this section. (7) There is established within the department a compost reimbursement program manager position. The compost reimbursement program manager must possess knowledge and expertise in the area of program management necessary to carry out the duties of the position, which are to: (a) Facilitate the division and distribution of available costs for reimbursement; and (b) Manage the day-to-day coordination of the compost reimbursement program. (8) In compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the department must submit an annual report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 15th of each year of the program in which grants have been issued or completed. The report must include: (a) The amount of compost for which reimbursement was sought under the program; (b) The qualitative or quantitative effects of the program on soil quality and carbon storage; and (c) A periodically updated evaluation of the benefits and costs to the state of expanding or furthering the strategies promoted in the program.
RCW 15.13.290 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Section 290
RCW 15.13.290: Nursery dealer licenses—Additional charge for late renewal.
Status: in_force

If any application for renewal of a nursery dealer license is not filed prior to the business license expiration date, the business license delinquency fee must be assessed under chapter 19.02 RCW and must be paid by the applicant before the renewal license is issued.
RCW 15.76.110 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 76 / Section 110
RCW 15.76.110: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) "Agricultural fair" means a fair or exhibition which is intended to promote agriculture and support rural economic development by including a balanced variety of exhibits of livestock and agricultural products, as well as related arts and manufactures; including products of the farm home and educational contests, displays, and demonstrations designed to train youth and to promote the welfare of farm people and rural living. (2) "Department" means the state department of agriculture. (3) "Director" means the director of agriculture. (4) "Commission" means the fairs commission created by this chapter. (5) "State allocations" means allocations from the state fair fund.
RCW 15.80.450 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 80 / Section 450
RCW 15.80.450: Weighmaster's license—Applications—Fee.
Status: in_force

(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, the full name of each member of the partnership or the names of the officers of the association or corporation; (b) The principal business address of the applicant in this state and elsewhere; (c) The names and addresses of the persons authorized to receive and accept service of summons and legal notice of all kinds for the applicant; (d) The location of each scale subject to the applicant's control and from which certified weights will be issued; (e) The state unified business identifier number for the operator of the scale; and (f) Such other information as the director identifies as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and adopts by rule. (2) Such annual application shall be accompanied by a license fee of eighty dollars for each scale from which certified weights will be issued.
RCW 15.65.120 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 120
RCW 15.65.120: Contents and scope of recommended and final decision—Delivery of copies.
Status: in_force

The recommended decision shall contain the text in full of any recommended agreement, order, or amendment, and may deny or approve the proposal in its entirety, or it may recommend a marketing agreement, order, or amendment containing other or different terms or conditions from those contained in the proposal: PROVIDED, That the same shall be of a kind or type substantially within the purview of the notice of hearing and shall be supported by evidence taken at the hearing or by documents of which the director is authorized to take official notice. The final decision shall set out in full the text of the agreement, order, or amendment covered thereby, and the director shall issue and deliver or mail copies of the final decision to all producers and handlers within the affected area who may be directly affected by such final decision and whose names and addresses appear, on the day next preceding the day on which such final decision is issued, upon the lists of such persons then on file in the department, and to all parties of record appearing at the hearing, or their attorneys of record. If the final decision denies the proposal in its entirety no further action shall be taken by the director.
RCW 15.80.650 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 80 / Section 650
RCW 15.80.650: Violations—Penalty—Criminal—Civil—Opportunity to request hearing.
Status: in_force

(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 more than five years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense. (3) The director may assess a civil penalty ranging from one hundred dollars to one thousand dollars per occurrence against any person who knowingly violates any provision under this chapter or rules adopted thereunder. In determining the amount of any civil penalty, the director shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the gravity of the violation, and the history of any previous violations. The respondent issued a notice of intent to assess a civil penalty must be provided the opportunity to request a hearing as provided under chapter 34.05 RCW to contest the alleged violation and the penalty amount.
RCW 15.74.010 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 74 / Section 010
RCW 15.74.010: Commission created.
Status: in_force

In recognition of the findings and purposes in RCW 15.74.005 , there is created the Washington hardwoods commission, which is created solely for the purposes set forth in this chapter. The commission shall be comprised of seven members. All members shall be members of the hardwood industry. All members shall initially be appointed by the governor and shall be appointed to staggered terms. Three members shall be appointed for a two-year term, two members to a three-year term, and two members to a four-year term. The hardwoods commission shall, by January 1, 1991, develop a method of electing board members to replace the appointed members. Each board member shall serve until the election of his or her successor. Five voting members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business of the commission. Each member of the commission shall be a resident of the state and over the age of twenty-one.
RCW 15.54.820 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 54 / Section 820
RCW 15.54.820: Department of ecology—Waste-derived or micronutrient fertilizer—Standards—Written decision—Appeal of decision.
Status: in_force

(1) After receipt from the department of the completed application required by RCW 15.54.325 , the department of ecology shall evaluate whether the use of the proposed waste-derived fertilizer or the micronutrient fertilizer as defined in RCW 15.54.270 is consistent with the following: (a) Chapter 70A.205 RCW, the solid waste management act; (b) Chapter 70A.300 RCW, the hazardous waste management act; and (c) 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq., the resource conservation and recovery act. (2) The department of ecology shall apply the standards adopted in RCW 15.54.800 . If more stringent standards apply under chapter 173-303 WAC for the same constituents, the department of ecology must use the more stringent standards. (3) Within sixty days of receiving the completed application, the department of ecology shall advise the department as to whether the application complies with the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section. In making a determination, the department of ecology shall consult with the department of health and the department of labor and industries. (4) A party aggrieved by a decision of the department of ecology to issue a written approval under this section or to deny the issuance of such an approval may appeal the decision to the pollution control hearings board within thirty days of the decision. Review of such a decision shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 43.21B RCW. Any subsequent appeal of a decision of the hearings board shall be obtained in accordance with RCW 43.21B.180 .
RCW 15.21.050 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 21 / Section 050
RCW 15.21.050: Injunction.
Status: in_force

Any person, prosecuting attorney, or the attorney general may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of the provisions of this chapter in the superior court in the county where such violation occurs or is about to occur, notwithstanding the existence of any other remedies at law.All hearings for the imposition of a civil penalty and/or the suspension, denial, or revocation of a license, certification, or permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW concerning adjudicative proceedings.
RCW 15.61.020 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 61 / Section 020
RCW 15.61.020: Intergovernmental cooperation.
Status: in_force

The director of agriculture may cooperate and enter into agreements with governmental agencies, other states, and agencies of the federal government to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter or rules adopted hereunder.
RCW 15.35.180 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 35 / Section 180
RCW 15.35.180: Records of milk dealers and cooperatives, inspection and audit of.
Status: in_force

The director shall examine and audit not less than one time each year or at any other such time the director considers necessary, the books and records, and may photostat such books, records, and accounts of milk dealers and cooperatives licensed or believed subject to license under this chapter for the purpose of determining: (1) How payments to producers for the milk handled are computed and whether the amount of such payments are in accordance with the applicable marketing plan; (2) If any provisions of this chapter affecting such payments directly or indirectly have been or are being violated. No person shall in any way hinder or delay the director in conducting such examination. The director may accept and use for the purposes of this section any audit made for or by a federal milk market order administrator which provides the information necessary for such purposes.
RCW 69.28.120 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 28 / Section 120
RCW 69.28.120: Floral source labels.
Status: in_force

Any honey which is a blend of two or more floral types of honey shall not be labeled as a honey product from any one particular floral source alone.Copies of the commission's proceedings, records, and acts, when certified by the secretary and authenticated by the corporate seal, shall be admissible in all courts as prima facie evidence of the truth of all statements therein.
RCW 15.53.9056 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 53 / Section 9056
RCW 15.53.9056: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the "Washington Commercial Feed Law."
RCW 15.24.030 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 24 / Section 030
RCW 15.24.030: Members—Appointment—Terms—District representation—Meetings.
Status: in_force

Thirteen persons, not including the director or the director's representative, with the qualifications stated in RCW 15.24.020 shall be members of the commission. Nine of the members shall be grower members, and four shall be dealer members. The number of grower members to be appointed from each grower district shall be determined in accordance with the relative acreages of planted commercial apple orchards within the various districts, according to the most recent census of acreages published by the United States department of agriculture, agricultural statistics service. The number of grower members to be appointed from each of the grower districts shall be subject to readjustment every ten years thereafter in accordance with the then most recent census of acreages of planted commercial apple orchards published by the United States department of agriculture, agricultural statistics service. In the event the information from the United States department of agriculture's agricultural statistics service is not published with respect to the specifically defined districts, the commission shall adopt rules to establish equitable apportionment based on the available information. However, at all times at least two grower members shall be from district 1, one of which shall be from Okanogan county; district 2 shall never have fewer than two grower members; and district 3 shall never have fewer than one grower member. The commission shall adopt rules to effect the efficient transition of reapportioned positions. The regular term of office of the members of the commission shall be three years from March 1st following their appointment by the director and until their successors are appointed. The commission shall hold its annual meeting during the month of March each year and shall hold such other meetings during the year as it shall determine. The first commission meeting that takes place after June 10, 2004, shall be held in Wenatchee, and subsequent commission meetings shall alternate between Yakima and Wenatchee.
RCW 15.13.455 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Section 455
RCW 15.13.455: Injunction to restrain operation as nursery dealer or Christmas tree grower without valid license—Costs, attorneys' fees, and expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may apply to the superior court of Thurston county for a prompt hearing on, and the court shall have jurisdiction upon, and for cause shown the court shall, without proof that an adequate remedy at law does not exist, grant an injunction restraining any person from operating as a nursery dealer or Christmas tree grower without a valid license. (2) An order restraining any person from operating as a nursery dealer or Christmas tree grower without a valid license shall contain such provision for the payment of pertinent court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and administrative expenses as is equitable and the court deems appropriate in the circumstances.
RCW 15.65.047 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 047
RCW 15.65.047: Director's duties and responsibilities—Amendments to marketing orders or agreements without a referendum—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may adopt rules necessary to carry out the director's duties and responsibilities under this chapter including: (a) The issuance, amendment, or termination of marketing orders or agreements; (b) Procedural, technical, or administrative rules which may address and include, but are not limited to: (i) The submission of a petition to issue, amend, or terminate a marketing order or agreement under this chapter; (ii) Nominations conducted under this chapter; (iii) Elections of board members or referenda conducted under this chapter; (iv) Actions of the director upon a petition to issue, amend, or terminate a marketing order or agreement; (c) Rules that provide for a method to fund: (i) The costs of staff support for all commodity boards and commissions in accordance with RCW 43.23.033 if the position is not directly funded by the legislature; and (ii) The actual costs related to the specific activity undertaken on behalf of an individual commodity board or commission. (2) The director may adopt amendments to marketing agreements or orders without conducting a referendum if the amendments are adopted under the following criteria: (a) The proposed amendments relate only to internal administration of a marketing order or agreement and are not subject to violation by a person; (b) The proposed amendments adopt or incorporate by reference without material change federal statutes or regulations, Washington state statutes, or rules of other Washington state agencies, if the material adopted or incorporated regulates the same activities as are authorized under the marketing order or agreement; (c) The proposed amendments only correct typographical errors, make address or name changes, or clarify language of a rule without changing the marketing order or agreement; and (d) The content of the proposed amendments is explicitly and specifically dictated by statute. A marketing order or agreement shall not be amended without a referendum to provide that a majority of the commodity board members be appointed by the director.
RCW 15.80.610 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 80 / Section 610
RCW 15.80.610: Subpoenas—Oaths.
Status: in_force

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 or she desires. Subpoenas shall be served in the same manner as in civil cases in the superior court. Witnesses shall testify under oath which may be administered by the director.
RCW 15.24.073 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 24 / Section 073
RCW 15.24.073: Rule-making proceedings—Exemptions.
Status: in_force

All rule-making proceedings conducted under this chapter must be in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW except that rule-making proceedings conducted under this chapter are exempt from compliance with RCW 34.05.310 , 43.135.055 , and the provisions of chapter 19.85 RCW, the regulatory fairness act, when the proposed rule is subject to a referendum.
RCW 15.09.135 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 09 / Section 135
RCW 15.09.135: Assessment—Public hearing—Rate—County review—Lien.
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to the levying of an assessment authorized in RCW 15.09.131 , the horticultural pest and disease board shall hold a public hearing at which it will gather information to serve as a basis for classification and then classify the lands into suitable classification, including but not limited to orchard lands, range lands, dry lands, nonuse lands, forestlands, or federal lands. (2) The board shall develop and forward to the county board of commissioners or other county legislative authority, as a proposed level of assessment for each class, an amount that seems just. The assessment rate shall be either uniform per acre in its respective class, a flat rate per parcel, or a flat rate per parcel rate plus a uniform rate per acre: PROVIDED, That if no benefits are found to accrue to a class of land, a zero assessment may be levied. (3) The county board of commissioners or other county legislative authority, upon receipt of the proposed levels of assessment from the horticultural pest and disease board, after a hearing, shall accept or modify by resolution, or refer back to the horticultural pest and disease board for its reconsideration, all or any portion of the proposed levels of assessment. (4) The amount of the assessment constitutes a lien against the property. The assessments shall be subject to the same provisions as those for property tax collections, as provided in RCW 84.56.020 , and shall be collected by the county treasurer under the authority in RCW 84.56.035 .
RCW 15.125.050 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 125 / Section 050
RCW 15.125.050: Cannabis producer, processor, and retailer information—Exemption from public inspection and copying.
Status: in_force

Information about cannabis producers, cannabis processors, and cannabis retailers otherwise exempt from public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW is also exempt from public inspection and copying if submitted to or used by the department.
RCW 15.62.070 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 62 / Section 070
RCW 15.62.070: Terms of office—Vacancies.
Status: in_force

(1) The regular terms of office of each elected member of the commission shall be three years, except that the term of office for the initial members shall be as follows: (a) Positions for areas one, four, and seven - one year. (b) Positions for areas two, five, and eight - two years. (c) Positions for areas three, six, and nine - three years. (d) If filled, position for area eleven - three years. (2) No elected member of the board may serve more than two full consecutive three-year terms. (3) Terms of office shall end on August 31 of the last year of the elected or appointed term. (4) Any vacancies on the commission shall be filled by a person meeting the qualifications established in *section 37 of this act appointed by the other voting members of the commission. The appointee shall hold office for the remainder of the term, at which time an election for that position shall be conducted.
RCW 15.62.160 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 62 / Section 160
RCW 15.62.160: Assessment error—Refund.
Status: in_force

A person shall be entitled to a refund of assessed money held by the commission fund when it has been determined by the commission that the affected person was assessed and made payment in error.
RCW 15.24.015 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 24 / Section 015
RCW 15.24.015: Commission—Purpose.
Status: in_force

The commission exists primarily for the benefit of the people of the state of Washington and its economy. The legislature hereby charges the commission, with oversight by the director, to speak on behalf of the Washington state government with regard to apples and apple-related issues.
RCW 15.74.070 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 74 / Section 070
RCW 15.74.070: Assessments—Failure to pay.
Status: in_force

Any due and payable assessment levied under this chapter in such specified amount as may be determined by the commission shall constitute a personal debt of every person so assessed or who otherwise owes the same, and the same shall be due and payable to the commission when payment is called for by the commission. In the event any person fails to pay the commission the full amount of such assessment or such other sum on or before the date due, the commission may, and is hereby authorized to, add to such unpaid assessment or sum an amount not exceeding ten percent of the same to defray the cost of enforcing the collecting of the same. In the event of failure of such person or persons to pay any such due and payable assessment or other such sum, the commission may bring a civil action against such person or persons in a court of competent jurisdiction for the collection thereof, together with the above specified ten percent thereon, and such action shall be tried and judgment rendered as in any other cause of action for debt due and payable.
RCW 15.35.105 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 35 / Section 105
RCW 15.35.105: Minimum milk price—Competition from outside the marketing area.
Status: in_force

(1) In establishing a minimum milk price or a formula to determine a minimum milk price, as provided under RCW 15.35.060 and 15.35.100 , the director shall, in addition to other appropriate criteria, consider the: (a) Cost of producing fluid milk for human consumption; (b) Transportation costs; (c) Milk prices in states or regions outside of the state that influence prices within the marketing areas; (d) Demand for fluid milk for human consumption; (e) Alternative enterprises available to producers; and (f) Economic impact on milk dealers. (2) A milk dealer who believes that actual competition from outside the marketing area is having a significant economic impact on that milk dealer, may petition the director for a public hearing on an expedited basis to consider whether the minimum milk price in the market plan should be changed relative to the milk price to a competitor located outside the state plus transportation costs for that competitor to compete with the petitioning milk dealer. (a) To be considered, the petition must identify the specific action requested, and must be accompanied by a statement summarizing the facts and evidence that would be provided at a public hearing by or on behalf of the petitioner to support the need for the requested action, including an identification of circumstances that have changed since the last rule-making proceeding at which the minimum price was established. (b) Within twenty-one days of receiving the petition, the director shall either: (i) Adopt rules on an emergency basis, in accordance with RCW 34.05.350 ; (ii) File, and distribute to all milk dealers and other interested parties, notice that a hearing will be held within sixty days of receiving the petition; (iii) Advise the petitioner in writing that the request for rule making is denied, and explain the reasons for the denial; or (iv) Advise the petitioner in writing that the petition provides insufficient information from which to find that rule making should be initiated, and request that the petition be resubmitted with additional information. (c) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, this petition must be handled in accordance with RCW 34.05.330 , and the rule-making procedures of chapter 34.05 RCW. (3) The director may adopt rules of practice or procedure with respect to the proceedings.
RCW 15.66.280 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 66 / Section 280
RCW 15.66.280: Restrictive provisions of chapter 43.19 RCW not applicable to promotional printing and literature of commissions.
Status: in_force

The restrictive provisions of chapter 43.19 RCW shall not apply to promotional printing and literature for any commission formed under this chapter.
RCW 15.130.130 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 130 / Section 130
RCW 15.130.130: Administrative procedure act.
Status: in_force

Chapter 34.05 RCW governs the administration of this chapter including but not limited to rule making, assessment of civil penalties, orders, emergency actions, and license suspension, revocation, or denial.
RCW 15.85.080 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 85 / Section 080
RCW 15.85.080: Integrated pest management research program—Governing board.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the director of the department of agriculture, in collaboration with legislators representing legislative districts that border the Pacific Ocean and an association that supports oyster growers in the Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor region, shall establish a governing board consisting of representatives from the following entities to oversee the research program established in RCW 15.85.070 : (a) One member each from the departments of agriculture, ecology, natural resources, fish and wildlife, and commerce, and the state conservation commission; (b) Five shellfish growers of varying sizes located in the Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor region; (c) Two shellfish processors located in the Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor region; (d) Shoalwater Bay Indian tribe; (e) The executive director of an association supporting oyster growers in the Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor region; (f) One member representing a nonprofit organization that develops and disseminates scientific and technical shellfish-related environmental and health and safety information; and (g) One member from an ecosystem-based management collaborative in the Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor area, to serve in an ex officio capacity. (2) The governing board must identify an objective and effective facilitator to moderate meetings and serve as an additional ex officio member. (3) Members of the governing board must have a clear stake or vested interest in the preservation and sustainability of the shellfish industry, be knowledgeable about the impacts of burrowing shrimp on shellfish farming, and have a special interest in identifying tools to control burrowing shrimp with an emphasis on bottom culture shellfish farming. (4) The governing board must meet at least quarterly and implement discussion parameters to ensure productive and efficient meetings that focus on bottom culture shellfish farming in coastal estuaries. The governing board must establish a consensus decision-making process whereby the participants develop and decide on proposals with the goal of achieving broad acceptance. In the absence of consensus on any proposal before the governing board, the proposal may be approved by a simple majority of appointed governing board members. (5) Governing board members are eligible for reimbursement for subsistence, lodging, and travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 . (6) This section expires July 1, 2035.
RCW 15.115.160 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 115 / Section 160
RCW 15.115.160: Rule-making proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all rule-making proceedings conducted under this chapter must be in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. (2) Rule-making proceedings conducted under this chapter are exempt from compliance with RCW 34.05.310 and 43.135.055 and chapter 19.85 RCW, the regulatory fairness act, when the proposed rule is subject to a referendum. (3) Rules, regulations, and orders made by the commission must be filed with the director and become effective as provided in RCW 34.05.380 .
RCW 15.14.050 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 14 / Section 050
RCW 15.14.050: Registered, foundation, and breeder planting stock—Availability to producers and commercial growers—Restrictions on use—Fees.
Status: in_force

For purposes of maintaining and/or improving the genetic characteristics and freedom from infection by plant pests of any registered, foundation, and breeder planting stock, the director may acquire, propagate, and distribute registered, foundation, and breeder planting stock to producers and commercial growers. The director may charge fees for the planting stock and may place restrictions on its use and propagation by producers and commercial growers.
RCW 15.30.900 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 30 / Section 900
RCW 15.30.900: Fruits and vegetables in storage prior to enactment of chapter.
Status: in_force

Any fruits or vegetables now in controlled atmosphere storage and removed after February 21, 1961 may be marked, shipped, represented and sold as having been exposed to controlled atmosphere storage if such fruits and vegetables meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
RCW 15.35.200 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 35 / Section 200
RCW 15.35.200: Verified reports of milk dealers.
Status: in_force

Each milk dealer subject to the provisions of this chapter shall from time to time, as required by rule of the director, make and file a verified report, on forms prescribed by the director, of all matters on account for which a record is required to be kept, together with such other information or facts as may be pertinent and material within the scope of the purpose of this chapter. Such reports shall cover a period specified in the order, and shall be filed within a time fixed by the director.
RCW 15.19.010 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 19 / Section 010
RCW 15.19.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Department" means the department of agriculture of the state of Washington. (2) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her duly authorized representative. (3) "Facility" means, but is not limited to, the premises where ginseng is grown, stored, dried, handled, or delivered for sale or transportation, or where records required by rule under this chapter are stored or kept, and all vehicles and equipment, whether aerial or surface, used to transport ginseng. (4) "Grower" means a person who grows cultivated, wild simulated, and/or woodsgrown American ginseng and sells it to a dealer. (5) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association, and every officer, agent, or employee thereof.
RCW 15.86.130 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 86 / Section 130
RCW 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.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may establish a brand name materials list of registered materials that are approved for use in organic production, processing, or handling in accordance with the national organic program or international standards. Registration of a material on the brand name materials list is voluntary. While registration is not required for a material to be used or sold in this state, registration is necessary for a material to be included on the brand name materials list. (2)(a) Manufacturers of materials may submit an application to the department for registration of a material on the brand name materials list. Applications must be made on a form designated by the department, and must include: (i) The name and address of the manufacturer; (ii) The name and address of the manufacturer's representative making the representations in the application; (iii) The brand name that the material is sold under; (iv) A copy of the labeling accompanying the material and a statement of all claims to be made for it, including the directions and precautions for use; (v) The complete formula of the material, including the active and inert ingredients; (vi) A description of the manufacturing process, including all materials used for the extraction and synthesis of the material, if appropriate; (vii) The intended uses of the product; (viii) The source or supplier of all ingredients; (ix) The required fee for registration or renewal; and (x) Any additional information required by rule. (b) If any change to the information provided in an application occurs at any time after an application is submitted, the registrant must immediately submit corrected information to the department for review. Failure by the registrant to provide corrections to information provided in the application may result in suspension or revocation of the registration. (c) By submitting an application for registration on the brand name materials list, the applicant expressly consents to jurisdiction of the state of Washington in all matters related to the registration. (d) Applications for registration on the brand name materials list are governed by chapter 34.05 RCW. (3)(a) By applying for registration on the brand name materials list, the registrant expressly grants to the department or other organic certifying agent or inspection agent approved by the national organic program the right to enter the registrant's premises during normal business hours or at other reasonable times to: (i) Inspect the portion of the premises where the material, inputs, or ingredients are stored, produced, manufactured, packaged, or labeled; (ii) Inspect records related to the sales, storage, production, manufacture, packaging, or labeling of the material, inputs, or ingredients; and (iii) Obtain samples of materials, inputs, and ingredients. (b) Should the registrant refuse to allow inspection of the premises or records or fail to provide samples, the registration on the brand name materials list is canceled. The department shall deny applications for registration where the registrant refuses to allow the inspection of the premises or records or fails to provide samples as provided in this section. (c) Required inspections may be conducted by department personnel, by an organic certifying agent, or by another inspection agent approved by the national organic program. The department may establish by rule evaluation criteria for review of inspection reports conducted by an organic certifying agent or inspection agent approved by the national organic program. (4) The director may adopt rules necessary to implement the brand name materials list, including but not limited to: (a) Fees related to registration; (b) The number and scheduling of inspections, both announced and unannounced; (c) Recordkeeping requirements; (d) Additional application requirements; (e) Labeling of registered materials; and (f) Chemical analysis of material samples. (5)(a) The department may establish a brand name materials list to register materials approved for use under: (i) National organic program standards; or (ii) International or additional organic standards. (b) The director may review materials registered on the brand name materials list as approved for use under the national organic program for compliance with specific international or additional organic standards as designated by rule. A registered material that complies with a specific international or additional organic standard may also be registered as approved under that standard. (6) Registration of a material on the brand name materials list under this chapter does not guarantee acceptance for use in organic production or processing by organic certifying agents other than the department. The department is not liable for any losses or damage that occurs as a result of use of a material registered on the brand name materials list. (7) The director may deny, suspend, or revoke a registration on the brand name materials list if the director determines that a registrant has: (a) Failed to meet the registration criteria established in this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter; or (b) Violated any other provision of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
RCW 15.130.900 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 130 / Section 900
RCW 15.130.900: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as the food safety and security act.
RCW 15.24.080 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 24 / Section 080
RCW 15.24.080: Research, advertising, and educational campaign—Beneficial purposes.
Status: in_force

In order to benefit the people of this state, the state's economy and its general tax revenues, the commission shall provide for and conduct a comprehensive and extensive research, advertising, and educational campaign as continuous as the crop, sales, and market conditions reasonably require. It shall investigate and ascertain the needs of growers, conditions of the markets, and extent to which public convenience and necessity require research and advertising to be conducted.
RCW 15.35.140 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 35 / Section 140
RCW 15.35.140: Director to establish systems within market areas.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall establish a system of classifying, pricing, and pooling of all milk used in each market area established under RCW 15.35.110 . (2) Thereafter the director may establish a system in each market area for the equalization of returns for all quota milk and all surplus over quota milk whereby all producers selling milk to milk dealers or delivering milk in such market area, or their cooperative associations, will receive the same prices for all quota milk and all surplus over quota milk, except that any premium paid to a producer by a dealer above established prices shall not be considered in determining average pool prices. Such prices may reflect adjustments based on the value of component parts of each producer's milk.
RCW 15.115.220 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 115 / Section 220
RCW 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.
Status: in_force

Copies of the proceedings, records, and acts of the commission, when certified by the chair, are admissible in any court as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements contained therein.
RCW 15.88.020 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 88 / Section 020
RCW 15.88.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Commission" means the Washington wine commission. (2) "Director" means the director of agriculture or the director's duly appointed representative. (3) "Department" means the department of agriculture. (4) "Person" includes any individual, firm, corporation, trust, association, partnership, society, or any other organization of individuals. (5) "Grower" means a person who has at least five acres in production of vinifera grapes. (6) "Growers' association" means a nonprofit association of Washington producers of vinifera grapes, whether or not incorporated, which the director finds to comprise the interested persons affected by appointment of members of the commission or, if the director finds that no such association exists, a group of growers of vinifera grapes within the state identified by the director as fairly representing growers of vinifera grapes within the state. (7) "Vinifera grapes" means the agricultural product commonly known as VITIS VINIFERA and those hybrid of VITIS VINIFERA which have predominantly the character of VITIS VINIFERA. (8) "Producer" means any person or other entity which grows within the state vinifera grapes or any person or other entity licensed under Title 66 RCW to produce within the state wine made predominantly from vinifera grapes. (9) "Wine producer" means any person or other entity licensed under Title 66 RCW to produce within the state wine from vinifera grapes. (10) "Eastern Washington" means that portion of the state lying east of the Cascade mountain range. (11) "Western Washington" means that portion of the state lying west of the Cascade mountain range. (12) "Wine" for the purposes of this section shall be as defined in RCW 66.04.010 . (13) "Wine institute" means a nonprofit association of Washington wine producers, whether or not incorporated, which the director finds to comprise interested persons affected by appointment of members of the commission or, if the director finds that no such association exists, a group composed of all such producers identified as actively engaged in the production of wine within the state. (14) "Handler" means any Washington winery, or processor, juicer, grape broker, agent, or person buying or receiving vinifera grapes to be passed on or exported either as grapes, juice, or wine.
RCW 15.36.421 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 36 / Section 421
RCW 15.36.421: Milk processing plant or producer—License suspension.
Status: in_force

(1) If the director finds a milk processing plant or producer operating under conditions that constitute an immediate danger to public health, safety, or welfare or if the licensee or an employee of the licensee actively prevents the director or the director's representative, during an on-site inspection, from determining whether such a condition exists, the director may summarily suspend a license provided for in this chapter. (2) If a license is summarily suspended, the holder of the license shall be notified in writing that the license is, upon service of the notice, immediately suspended and that prompt opportunity for a hearing will be provided. (3) If a license is summarily suspended, processing and shipping operations shall immediately cease. However, the director may reinstate the license if the condition that caused the suspension has been abated to the director's satisfaction.
RCW 15.85.060 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 85 / Section 060
RCW 15.85.060: Private sector cultured aquatic products—Identification—Rules.
Status: in_force

The director shall establish identification requirements for private sector cultured aquatic products to the extent that identifying the source and quantity of the products is necessary to permit the department of fish and wildlife to administer and enforce Title 77 RCW effectively. The rules shall apply only to those private sector cultured aquatic products the transportation, sale, processing, or other possession of which would otherwise be required to be licensed under Title 77 RCW if they were not cultivated by aquatic farmers. The rules shall apply to the transportation or possession of such products on land other than aquatic lands and may require that they be: (1) Placed in labeled containers or accompanied by bills of lading or sale or similar documents identifying the name and address of the producer of the products and the quantity of the products governed by the documents; or (2) both labeled and accompanied by such documents. The director shall consult with the director of fish and wildlife to ensure that such rules enable the department of fish and wildlife to enforce the programs administered under those titles. If rules adopted under chapter 69.30 RCW satisfy the identification required under this section for shellfish, the director shall not establish different shellfish identification requirements under this section.
RCW 15.74.060 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 74 / Section 060
RCW 15.74.060: Assessments—Adjustment for inflation.
Status: in_force

To provide for permanent funding of the Washington hardwoods commission, agricultural commodity assessments shall be levied by the commission on processors of hardwoods. An assessment is hereby levied on hardwood processors operating within the state of Washington. The assessment shall be based on the hardwood processor's production per calendar quarter. The assessment shall be four cents per ton produced. The commission may develop by rule formulas for converting other units of measure to tons of production for determining the appropriate production per calendar quarter. The assessment shall be calculated based upon calendar quarters. Beginning July 1, 2019, and every July 1st thereafter, the assessment must be adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures for the United States as published for the most recent twelve-month period by the bureau of economic analysis of the federal department of commerce by September 25th of the year before the assessments are payable.
RCW 15.65.350 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 350
RCW 15.65.350: Agreement and order to define applicable area—"Production area"—"Marketing area."
Status: in_force

Every marketing agreement and order shall define the area to which it applies which may be all or any contiguous portion of the state. Such area may be defined as a "production area" in which case such agreement or order shall regulate or apply with respect to all of the commodity specified in such agreement or order which is produced within such production area and sold, marketed or delivered for sale or marketing. Such area may be defined as a "marketing area" in which case such agreement or order shall regulate or apply with respect to all of the commodity specified in such agreement or order which is stored in frozen condition or sold or marketed or delivered for sale or marketing or distribution or processing or consumption within such marketing area.
RCW 15.28.055 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 28 / Section 055
RCW 15.28.055: Terms of present members.
Status: in_force

Present members of the state fruit commission as provided for in RCW 15.28.020 shall serve until the first day of May of the year in which their terms would ordinarily expire and until their successors are elected and qualified.
RCW 15.53.9022 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 53 / Section 9022
RCW 15.53.9022: Misbranding—Definition—Unlawful to distribute.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute misbranded feed. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed; (3) If it is not labeled as required in RCW 15.53.9016 and in rules prescribed under this chapter; (4) If it purports to be or is represented as a commercial feed, or if it purports to contain or is represented as containing a commercial feed or feed ingredient, unless such commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to the definition of identity, if any, prescribed by rule of the department. In the adopting of such rules the department may consider commonly accepted definitions such as those issued by nationally recognized associations or groups of feed control officials; (5) If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this chapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; (6) If its composition or quality falls below or differs from that which it is purported or is represented to possess by its labeling.
RCW 15.24.020 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 24 / Section 020
RCW 15.24.020: Commission created—Generally.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Washington apple commission to be thus known and designated. The commission shall be composed of nine apple growers and four apple dealers. In addition, the director shall be a full voting member of the commission and may in his or her place appoint any other employee of the department of agriculture as a designee to attend commission meetings and otherwise represent the director and exercise the director's vote. The nine grower members shall be citizens and residents of this state, over the age of twenty-five years, each of whom, either individually or as an executive officer of a corporation, firm or partnership, is and has been actually engaged in growing and producing apples within the state of Washington for a period of five years, currently operates a commercial producing orchard in the district represented, and has during that period derived a substantial portion of his or her income therefrom. The four dealer members shall be persons who, either individually or as executive officers of a corporation, firm, partnership, association, or cooperative organization, are and have been actively engaged as dealers in apples within the state of Washington for a period of five years, and are citizens and residents of this state, and are engaged as apple dealers in the district represented. The qualifications of members of the commission as herein set forth must continue during their term of office. A person who meets the qualifications of both a grower and a dealer as set forth in this section may serve as either a grower member or a dealer member.
RCW 15.19.110 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 19 / Section 110
RCW 15.19.110: Remedies.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and nonexclusive and do not affect any other remedy.
RCW 15.30.080 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 30 / Section 080
RCW 15.30.080: Denial, suspension, revocation of license—Grounds—Hearing required.
Status: in_force

The director is authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke the license provided for in RCW 15.30.020 subsequent to a hearing, in any case in which he or she finds that there has been a failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted hereunder.
RCW 15.76.115 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 76 / Section 115
RCW 15.76.115: Fair fund—Created—Treasurer's transfer—Purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) The fair fund is created in the custody of the state treasury. (2)(a) All moneys received by the department of agriculture for the purposes of this fund and from *RCW 67.16.105 shall be deposited into the fund. Each fiscal year, the state treasurer shall transfer into the fair fund from the general fund an amount appropriated in the omnibus operating appropriations act equal to: (i) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; (ii) $2,750,000 in each fiscal year 2022 and 2023; (iii) $3,500,000 in each fiscal year 2024 and 2025; (iv) $2,250,000 in each fiscal year 2026 and 2027; and (v) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) To support inclusiveness at fair events, a portion of the additional funds provided to fairs as a result of chapter 245, Laws of 2021 must be prioritized to be spent on educational programs and outreach that are reflective of the diversity within a fair's local population. (3) Expenditures from the fund may be used only for assisting fairs in the manner provided in this chapter. Only the director of agriculture or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the fund. The fund is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
RCW 15.08.200 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 08 / Section 200
RCW 15.08.200: Notice of hearing—Service—Adjournments.
Status: in_force

A notice containing a description of the premises, stating the objects and purposes of the petition and the time and place of presentation of the petition to the court, shall be served upon every person named as interested in the premises at least five days prior to the time of presentation. Service of the notice shall be as nearly as possible in the manner provided by law for service of summons in a civil action, except that if service is had by publication the period of publication shall be two weekly publications in a newspaper published or of general circulation in the county, and the service shall be deemed completed on the expiration of fifteen days after the date of the first publication. Proof of service may be made by affidavit of the person serving or publishing the notice and shall be filed with the clerk of the court on or before the time of presentation of the petition. On application of any party or its own motion the court may adjourn the hearing from time to time, and may order new or further notice to be given any person whose interest may be affected.The term of office of each supervisor shall be three years and until his or her successor is appointed or elected and qualified, except that the supervisors first appointed shall serve for one and two years respectively from the date of their appointments, as designated in their appointments. In the case of elected supervisors, the term of office of each supervisor shall be three years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, except that for the first election, the one receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for three years; the next largest two years; and the third largest one year. Successors shall be elected for three-year terms. Vacancies in the office of appointed supervisors shall be filled by the state conservation commission. Vacancies in the office of elected supervisors shall be filled by appointment made by the remaining supervisors for the unexpired term. A majority of the supervisors shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of a majority is required for any official action or determination. Supervisors shall serve without compensation, but they shall be entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in discharge of their duties. A supervisor may be removed by the state conservation commission upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other reason. The governing board shall designate a chair from time to time.
RCW 15.115.170 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 115 / Section 170
RCW 15.115.170: Liquor produced from wheat or barley.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission may receive donations of liquor produced from wheat or barley grown in Washington and may use the liquor for the promotional purposes specified in subsection (2) of this section. (2) The commission may engage directly or indirectly in the promotion of liquor produced from wheat or barley grown in Washington including, without limitation, the acquisition in any lawful manner and the dissemination without charge of the liquor. This dissemination is not deemed a sale for any purpose and the commission is not deemed a producer, supplier, or manufacturer, or the clerk, servant, or agent of a producer, supplier, distributor, or manufacturer under Title 66 RCW. This dissemination without charge may be solely for agricultural development or trade promotion, and not for fund-raising purposes under RCW 15.115.140 (2)(u). Dissemination for promotional purposes may include promotional hosting and must in the good faith judgment of the commission be in the aid of the marketing, advertising, or promotion of wheat or barley grown in Washington, or research related to that marketing, advertising, or promotion. (3) The commission shall adopt rules governing promotional hosting expenditures by its employees, agents, or commission members under RCW 15.04.200 .
RCW 15.92.040 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 92 / Section 040
RCW 15.92.040: Administrator.
Status: in_force

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 Washington State University college of agriculture and home economics shall make appointments to the advisory committee so the committee is representative of affected groups, such as the Washington department of social and health services, the Washington department of ecology, the Washington department of agriculture, the chemical and fertilizer industry, food processors, marketing groups, consumer groups, environmental groups, farm labor, and natural resource and agricultural organizations. (2) Each appointed member shall serve a term of three years, and one-third are appointed every year. The entire committee is appointed the first year: One-third for a term of one year, one-third for a term of two years, and one-third for a term of three years. A member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Vacancies are filled by appointment for the unexpired term. The members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the committee as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . (3) It is the responsibility of the administrator, in consultation with the advisory committee, to: (a) Recommend research and extension priorities for the center; (b) Conduct a competitive grants process to solicit, review, and prioritize research and extension proposals; and (c) Advise Washington State University on the progress of the development and implementation of research, teaching, and extension programs that sustain agriculture and natural resources of Washington.
RCW 15.15.020 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15 / Section 020
RCW 15.15.020: Violation or threatened violation of chapter—Action to enjoin.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of agriculture may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule made pursuant to this chapter in a court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which such violation occurs or is about to occur.
RCW 15.26.020 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 26 / Section 020
RCW 15.26.020: Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is for the creation of a commission which shall promote and carry on research and administer specific industry service programs, including but not limited to sanitation programs, which will or may benefit the planting, production, harvesting, handling, processing or shipment of tree fruit of this state, which shall collect assessments on tree fruit in this state and which shall coordinate its research efforts with those of other state, federal, or private agencies doing similar research.
RCW 15.04.200 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 04 / Section 200
RCW 15.04.200: Agricultural development or trade promotion and promotional hosting—Expenditures, approval by commodity commission—Exemption from housing requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Under the authority of Article VIII of the state Constitution as amended, agricultural commodity commission expenditures for agricultural development or trade promotion and promotional hosting by an agricultural commodities commission under chapters 15.24 , 15.28, 15.44, 15.65, 15.66, 15.88, 15.89, 15.115, and 16.67 RCW shall be pursuant to specific budget items as approved by the agricultural commodity commission at the annual public hearings on the agricultural commodity commission budget. (2) Agricultural commodity commissions shall adopt rules governing promotional hosting expenditures by agricultural commodity commission employees, agents or commissioners. The rules shall identify officials and agents authorized to make expenditures and the objectives of the expenditures. Individual agricultural commodity commission commissioners shall make promotional hosting expenditures, or seek reimbursements for these expenditures, only in those instances where the expenditures have been approved by the agricultural commodity commission. All payments and reimbursements shall be identified and supported on vouchers. (3) Agricultural commodity commissions shall be exempt from the requirements of RCW 43.01.090 and 43.19.500 and chapter 43.82 RCW.
RCW 15.49.470 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 49 / Section 470
RCW 15.49.470: Moneys, disposition—Fees, fines, penalties and forfeitures of district courts, remittance.
Status: in_force

All moneys collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the director and deposited in an account within the agricultural local fund. Such deposits shall be used only in the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Any residual balance remaining in the seed fund on June 9, 1988, shall be transferred to that account within the agricultural local fund. All fees, fines, forfeitures and penalties collected or assessed by a district court because of the violation of a state law shall be remitted as provided in chapter 3.62 RCW as now exists or is later amended.
RCW 15.36.491 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 36 / Section 491
RCW 15.36.491: Licenses—Money deposited in the agricultural local fund.
Status: in_force

All moneys received for licenses under this chapter shall be deposited in the agricultural local fund established under RCW 43.23.230 .
RCW 15.58.050 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 58 / Section 050
RCW 15.58.050: Registration of pesticides—Generally.
Status: in_force

Every pesticide which is distributed within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state shall be registered with the director subject to the provisions of this chapter. However, registration is not required if: A pesticide is shipped from one plant or warehouse to another plant or warehouse operated by the same person and used solely at such plant or warehouse as a constituent part to make a pesticide which is registered under the provisions of this chapter; or a written permit has been obtained from the director to distribute or use the specific pesticide for experimental purposes subject to restrictions and conditions set forth in the permit.
RCW 15.49.390 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 49 / Section 390
RCW 15.49.390: Renewal of dealer's license.
Status: in_force

If an application for renewal of the dealer's license provided for in RCW 15.49.380 , is not filed prior to the business license expiration date, the business license delinquency fee must be assessed under chapter 19.02 RCW and must be paid by the applicant before the renewal license is issued.
RCW 15.74.030 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 74 / Section 030
RCW 15.74.030: Commission management.
Status: in_force

The commission shall have the power to elect a chair and such officers as the commission deems necessary and advisable. The commission shall elect a treasurer who shall be responsible for all receipts and disbursements by the commission. The treasurer's faithful discharge of duties shall be guaranteed by a bond at the sole expense of the commission. The commission shall adopt rules for its governance, which shall provide for the holding of an annual meeting for the election of officers and the transaction of other business and for such other meetings as the commission may direct. The commission shall do all things reasonably necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter. The commission shall have no legislative power. The commission may employ and discharge managers, secretaries, agents, attorneys, and other employees or staff, and may engage the services of independent contractors, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation. Each member of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses at the rates allowed state employees in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 .
RCW 15.35.310 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 35 / Section 310
RCW 15.35.310: Certain producer-dealers exempt.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in RCW 15.35.115 , the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons designated as producer-dealers, except that: (a) The director may require pursuant to RCW 15.35.100 any information deemed necessary to verify a producer-dealer's status as a producer-dealer; and (b) A producer-dealer shall comply with all requirements of this chapter applicable to milk dealers, except those which the director may deem unnecessary. (2) The director shall upon request designate producer-dealers and adopt rules governing eligibility for designation of a producer-dealer and cancellation of such designation. To receive such designation, a producer-dealer shall, at a minimum: (a) In its capacity as a handler, have and exercise complete and exclusive control over the operation and management of a plant at which it handles and processes milk received from its own milk production resources and facilities as designated in subsection (4)(a) of this section, the operation and management of which are under the complete and exclusive control of the producer-dealer in its capacity as a dairy farmer; (b) Neither receive at its designated milk production resources and facilities nor receive, handle, process, or distribute at or through any of its milk handling, processing, or distributing resources and facilities, as designated in subsection (4)(b) of this section, milk products for reconstitution into fluid milk products, or fluid milk products derived from any source other than (i) its designated milk production resources and facilities, (ii) other milk dealers within the limitation specified in subsection (2)(e) of this section, or (iii) nonfat milk solids which are used to fortify fluid milk products; (c) Neither be directly nor indirectly associated with the business control or management of, nor have a financial interest in, another dealer's operation; nor shall any other dealer be so associated with the producer-dealer's operation; (d) Not allow milk from the designated milk production resources and facilities of the producer-dealer to be delivered in the name of another person as producer milk to another handler; and (e) Not handle fluid milk products derived from sources other than the designated milk production facilities and resources, except for fluid milk product purchased from pool plants which do not exceed in the aggregate a daily average during the month of one hundred pounds. (3) Designation of any person as a producer-dealer following a cancellation of its prior designation shall be preceded by performance in accordance with subsection (2) of this section for a period of one month. (4) Designation of a person as a producer-dealer shall include the determination and designation of the milk production, handling, processing, and distributing resources and facilities, all of which shall be deemed to constitute an integrated operation, as follows: (a) As milk production resources and facilities: All resources and facilities, milking herd, buildings housing such herd, and the land on which such buildings are located, used for the production of milk: (i) Which are directly, indirectly, or partially owned, operated, or controlled by the producer-dealer; (ii) In which the producer-dealer in any way has an interest including any contractual arrangement; and (iii) Which are directly, indirectly, or partially owned, operated, or controlled by any partner or stockholder of the producer-dealer. However, for purposes of this item (4)(a)(iii) any such milk production resources and facilities which the producer-dealer proves to the satisfaction of the director do not constitute an actual or potential source of milk supply for the producer-dealer's operation as such shall not be considered a part of the producer-dealer's milk production resources and facilities; and (b) As milk handling, processing, and distributing resources and facilities: All resources and facilities including store outlets used for handling, processing, and distributing any fluid milk product: (i) Which are directly, indirectly, or partially owned, operated, or controlled by the producer-dealer; or (ii) In which the producer-dealer in any way has an interest, including any contractual arrangement, or with respect to which the producer-dealer directly or indirectly exercises any degree of management or control. (5) Designation as a producer-dealer shall be canceled automatically upon determination by the director that any of the requirements of subsection (2) of this section are not continuing to be met, such cancellation to be effective on the first day of the month following the month in which the requirements were not met, or the conditions for cancellation occurred.
RCW 15.66.050 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 66 / Section 050
RCW 15.66.050: Petition for marketing order—Deposit to defray department's expenses—Circumstances requiring reimbursement.
Status: in_force

(1) Petitions for issuance, amendment or termination of a marketing order shall be signed by not less than five percent or one hundred of the producers alleged to be affected, whichever is less, and shall be filed with the director. A petition for amendment or termination of a marketing order may be submitted to the director by majority vote of a commission. (2) A commission shall reimburse the department for expenses incurred by the department when a commodity commission petitions the director to amend or terminate a marketing order and for other services provided by the department under this chapter. The department shall provide to a commodity commission an estimate of expenses that may be incurred to amend or terminate a marketing order prior to any services taking place. (3) Petitioners who are not a majority of a commission, and who file a petition with the director to issue, amend, or terminate a marketing order, shall deposit funds with the director to pay for expenses incurred by the department, under rules adopted by the director. (4) A commission shall reimburse petitioners the amount paid to the department under the following circumstances: (a) If the petition is to issue a marketing order, the commission shall reimburse the petitioners the amount expended by the department when funds become available after establishment of the commission; or (b) If the petition is to amend or terminate a marketing order, the commission shall reimburse the petitioners within thirty days of the referendum if the proposal is assented to by the affected producers. (5) If for any reason a proceeding is discontinued, the commission or petitioners, whichever is applicable, shall reimburse the department only for expenses incurred by the department up until the time the proceeding is discontinued.
RCW 15.49.310 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 49 / Section 310
RCW 15.49.310: Department to administer chapter—Rules and regulations—Guidance of federal seed act.
Status: in_force

The department shall administer, enforce, and carry out the provisions of this chapter and may adopt regulations necessary to carry out its purpose. The adoption of regulations shall be subject to a public hearing and all other applicable provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW (Administrative Procedure Act), as enacted and hereafter amended. The department when adopting regulations in respect to the seed industry shall consult with affected parties, such as growers, conditioners, and distributors of seed. Any final regulation adopted shall be based upon the requirements and conditions of the industry and shall be for the purpose of promoting the well-being of the purchasers and users of seed as well as the members of the seed industry. When seed labeling, terms, methods of sampling and analysis, and tolerances are not specifically stated in this chapter or otherwise designated by the department, the department shall, in order to promote uniformity, be guided by officially recognized associations, or regulations under The Federal Seed Act.
RCW 15.60.085 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 60 / Section 085
RCW 15.60.085: Apiary coordinated areas—Boundary change procedure.
Status: in_force

When the county legislative authority of any county deems it advisable to change the boundary or boundaries of any apiary coordinated area, a hearing shall be held in the same manner as provided in RCW 15.60.065 . If the county legislative authority decides to change the boundary or boundaries of any apiary coordinated area or areas, they shall within thirty days after the conclusion of such hearing make an order describing the change or changes. Such order shall be entered upon the records of the county and published in a newspaper having general circulation in the county once each week for four successive weeks.
RCW 15.92.050 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 92 / Section 050
RCW 15.92.050: Food and environmental quality laboratory.
Status: in_force

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 with public and private laboratories in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.
RCW 15.08.260 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 08 / Section 260
RCW 15.08.260: Horticultural tax.
Status: in_force

At the time of making the regular annual tax levy the board of county commissioners of each county shall include a tax, to be known as the "horticultural tax," upon the taxable property of the county in an amount sufficient to meet the expense of inspecting and disinfecting nursery stock, fruits, vegetables, horticultural or agricultural products, and horticultural premises under the provisions of this title. Said tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as are general taxes and when collected shall be placed in the county current expense fund.
RCW 15.60.040 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 60 / Section 040
RCW 15.60.040: Money collected under chapter—Placement—Disbursement.
Status: in_force

All money collected under this chapter shall be placed in an account in the agricultural local fund. Money in the account shall be used to carry out the purposes of this chapter and may be used for apiary-related activities of the department or funding research projects of benefit to the apiary industry that the director may select upon the advice of the apiary advisory committee. No appropriation is required for disbursement from the account.
RCW 15.135.090 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 135 / Section 090
RCW 15.135.090: Disposition of funds.
Status: in_force

A produce safety account is hereby established in the agricultural local fund established in RCW 43.23.230 . All moneys received under this chapter must be paid into the produce safety account and used solely to carry out the produce safety programs.
RCW 15.30.210 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 30 / Section 210
RCW 15.30.210: Unlawful sales, acts, or use of words "controlled atmosphere storage" and terms of similar import.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, hold for sale, or transport for sale any fruits or vegetables represented as having been exposed to "controlled atmosphere storage" or to use any such term or form of words or symbols of similar import unless such fruits or vegetables have been stored in controlled atmosphere storage which meets the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted hereunder.
RCW 15.66.130 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 66 / Section 130
RCW 15.66.130: Commodity commission—Meetings—Quorum—Compensation—Travel expenses for members and employees.
Status: in_force

Each commodity commission shall hold such regular meetings as the marketing order may prescribe or that the commission by resolution may prescribe, together with such special meetings that may be called in accordance with provisions of its resolutions upon reasonable notice to all members thereof. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business of the commission. Each member of the commission shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.230 . Members and employees of the commission may be reimbursed for actual travel expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, as defined under the commodity commission's marketing order. Otherwise, if not defined or referenced in the marketing order, reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 .
RCW 79.13.390 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Section 390
RCW 79.13.390: Grazing permits—United States government.
Status: in_force

The department may issue permits for the grazing of livestock on the lands described in RCW 79.13.380 in such manner and upon such terms, as near as may be, as permits are, or shall be, issued by the United States for the grazing of livestock on national forestlands. The department may charge such fees as it deems adequate and advisable. The department may cooperate with the United States for the protection and preservation of the grazing areas on the state lands contiguous to national forests and for the administration of the provisions of RCW 79.13.380 and 79.13.390 .It is unlawful for any person to sell, ship, or transport any horticultural plant or Christmas tree in this state unless it meets standards established in rule for freedom from infestation by plant pests and the other requirements of this chapter.
RCW 15.49.061 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 49 / Section 061
RCW 15.49.061: Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to cannabis seed. For the purposes of this subsection, "cannabis" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 69.50.101 . (2) The provisions of RCW 15.49.011 through 15.49.051 do not apply: (a) To seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes; (b) To seed in storage by, or being transported or consigned to, a conditioning establishment for conditioning if the invoice or labeling accompanying the shipment of such seed bears the statement "seeds for conditioning" and if any labeling or other representation that may be made with respect to the unconditioned seed is subject to this chapter; (c) To any carrier with respect to any seed transported or delivered for transportation in the ordinary course of its business as a carrier if the carrier is not engaged in producing, conditioning, or marketing seeds subject to this chapter; or (d) Seed stored or transported by the grower of the seed. (3) No person may be subject to the penalties of this chapter for having sold or offered for sale seeds subject to this chapter that were incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, species, variety, or type, which seeds cannot be identified by examination thereof, unless he or she has failed to obtain an invoice, genuine grower's declaration, or other labeling information and to take such other precautions as may be reasonable to ensure the identity to be that stated. A genuine grower's declaration of variety shall affirm that the grower holds records of proof concerning parent seed, such as invoice and labels.
RCW 15.24.110 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 24 / Section 110
RCW 15.24.110: Collection of assessments—Rule-making authority—Assessment imposed under RCW 15.26.120.
Status: in_force

The assessments on fresh apples shall be paid, or provision made therefor satisfactory to the commission, at the time of shipment, and no fresh apples shall be carried, transported, or shipped by any person or by any carrier, railroad, truck, boat, or other conveyance until the assessment has been paid or provision made therefor satisfactory to the commission. The commission shall by rule prescribe the method of collection of the assessment. The commission may also collect assessments imposed under RCW 15.26.120 , and in that event, the commission shall establish and be reimbursed by the Washington tree fruit research commission an amount representing a reasonable approximation of the actual costs to the commission of such collection.
RCW 15.65.640 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 640
RCW 15.65.640: Chapter not to apply to green pea grower or processor.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any person engaged in growing of or processing green peas.
RCW 15.65.550 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 550
RCW 15.65.550: Duty of attorney general and prosecuting attorneys—Investigation and hearing by director.
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the director or his or her designee, it shall be the duty of the attorney general of the state of Washington and of the several prosecuting attorneys in their respective counties to institute proceedings to enforce the remedies and to collect the moneys provided for or pursuant to this chapter. Whenever the director and/or his or her designee has reason to believe that any person has violated or is violating the provisions of any marketing agreement or order issued pursuant to this chapter, the director and/or his or her designee shall have and is hereby granted the power to institute an investigation and, after due notice to such person, to conduct a hearing in order to determine the facts for the purpose of referring the matter to the attorney general or to the appropriate prosecuting attorney for appropriate action. The provisions contained in RCW 15.65.090 , 15.65.100 and 15.65.110 shall apply with respect to such hearings.
RCW 15.88.901 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 88 / Section 901
RCW 15.88.901: Effective dates—1987 c 452.
Status: in_force

(1) Sections 1 through 9 and 11 through 20 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1987. (2) Section 10 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1989.
RCW 15.66.230 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 66 / Section 230
RCW 15.66.230: Liability of commission, state, etc.
Status: in_force

Obligations incurred by any commission and any other liabilities or claims against the commission shall be enforced only against the assets of such commission in the same manner as if it were a corporation and no liability for the debts or actions of the commission shall exist against either the state of Washington or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof or against any other commission established pursuant to this chapter or the assets thereof or against any member officer, employee, or agent of the board in his or her individual capacity. The members of any such commission, including employees of such board, shall not be held responsible individually in any way whatsoever to any person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as principal, agent, person, or employee, except for their own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No such person or employee shall be held responsible individually for any act or omission of any other member of any such commission. The liability of the members of such commission shall be several and not joint and no member shall be liable for the default of any other member.
RCW 15.65.287 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 287
RCW 15.65.287: Commission's plans, programs, and projects—Director's approval required.
Status: in_force

(1) Each commodity commission shall develop and submit to the director for approval any plans, programs, and projects concerning the following: (a) The establishment, issuance, effectuation, and administration of appropriate programs or projects for the advertising and promotion of the affected commodity; and (b) The establishment and effectuation of market research projects, market development projects, or both to the end that the marketing and utilization of the affected commodity may be encouraged, expanded, improved, or made more efficient. (2) The director shall review each commodity commission's advertising or promotion program to ensure that no false claims are being made concerning the affected commodity. (3) Each commodity commission, prior to the beginning of its fiscal year, shall prepare and submit to the director for approval its research plan, its commodity-related education and training plan, and its budget on a fiscal period basis. (4) The director shall strive to review and make a determination of all submissions described in this section in a timely manner.
RCW 15.15.005 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15 / Section 005
RCW 15.15.005: Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the production of high quality certified seed potatoes within the state requires conditions that are as free as possible from insect pests and plant diseases and that ensuring these conditions exist is in the public interest. The legislature further finds that the production of other potatoes intermixed with or in close proximity to a concentrated seed potato production area poses an increased risk of introduction of plant diseases and insect pests.
RCW 15.44.110 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 44 / Section 110
RCW 15.44.110: Reports of dealers and shippers to commission—Subpoenas.
Status: in_force

(1) Each dealer and shipper shall at such times as by rule required file with the commission a return under oath on forms to be furnished by the commission, stating the quantity of dairy products handled, processed, manufactured, delivered, and shipped, and the quantity of all milk and cream delivered to or purchased by such person from the various producers of dairy products or their agents in the state during the period or periods prescribed by the commission. (2) The commission has the authority to issue subpoenas for the production of books, records, documents, and other writings of any kind and may issue subpoenas to witnesses to give testimony.
RCW 15.51.070 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 51 / Section 070
RCW 15.51.070: Application of chapter 34.05 RCW.
Status: in_force

Chapter 34.05 RCW governs the rights, remedies, and procedures respecting the administration of this chapter, including rule making.
RCW 15.70.050 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 70 / Section 050
RCW 15.70.050: No liability as to United States.
Status: in_force

The United States and the secretary of agriculture thereof, shall be held free from liability by virtue of the transfer of the assets to the director of agriculture of the state of Washington pursuant to this chapter.
RCW 15.65.243 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 243
RCW 15.65.243: When director appoints majority of the board—Nominations—Advisory vote—Notice—Director selects either of two candidates receiving the most votes.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies when the director appoints a majority of the board positions as set forth under RCW 15.65.220 (3). (2) Candidates for director-appointed board positions on a commodity board shall be nominated under RCW 15.65.250 . (3) The director shall cause an advisory vote to be held for the director-appointed positions. Not less than ten days in advance of the vote, advisory ballots shall be mailed to all producers or handlers entitled to vote, if their names appear upon the list of affected parties or affected producers or handlers, whichever is applicable. Notice of every advisory vote for board membership shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the affected area defined in the order or agreement not less than ten days in advance of the date of the vote. The advisory ballot shall be conducted in a manner so that it is a secret ballot. The names of the two candidates receiving the most votes in the advisory vote shall be forwarded to the director for potential appointment to the board. In the event there are only two candidates nominated for a board position, an advisory vote may not be held and the candidates' names shall be forwarded to the director for potential appointment. (4) The candidates whose names are forwarded to the director for potential appointment shall submit to the director a letter stating why the candidate wishes to be appointed to the board. The director may select either person for the position.
RCW 15.66.142 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 66 / Section 142
RCW 15.66.142: Commission speaks for state—Director's oversight.
Status: in_force

Each commission organized under a marketing order adopted under this chapter exists primarily for the benefit of the people of the state of Washington and its economy. The legislature hereby charges each commission, with oversight by the director, to speak on behalf of Washington state government with regard to its particular commodity.
RCW 15.44.070 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 44 / Section 070
RCW 15.44.070: Rules or orders to be filed and published—Rule-making exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Every rule or order made by the commission shall be filed with the director and published in two legal newspapers, one east and one west of the Cascade mountains, within ten days after it is adopted, and is effective as set forth under RCW 34.05.380 . (2) Rule-making proceedings conducted under this chapter are exempt from compliance with RCW 34.05.310 , the provisions of chapter 19.85 RCW, the regulatory fairness act, and the provisions of RCW 43.135.055 when adoption of the rule is determined by a referendum vote of the affected parties.
RCW 15.74.005 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 74 / Section 005
RCW 15.74.005: Legislative purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature recognizes that the economic base of the state of Washington is directly tied to the development and management of forest industries and that efforts to enhance and promote the recognition and expansion of the hardwoods industry should be coordinated between state and federal agencies, the forest products industry, commissions, institutions of higher education, and other entities. The legislature further recognizes that the development of hardwood forests and hardwood products will require multispecie, sustained-yield management plans for industrial and nonindustrial timber tracts, the development of products and markets for all grades of hardwoods, a stable and predictable tax program for new and existing firms and financial assistance for the attraction and expansion of new and existing hardwood processing facilities. The legislature also recognizes that the welfare of the citizens of the state of Washington require, as a public purpose, a continuing effort toward the full utilization of hardwood forests and the hardwood products industry.
RCW 15.37.100 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 37 / Section 100
RCW 15.37.100: Coloring of milk in containers, when required.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, hold for sale, advertise for sale, trade, barter, or to give as an inducement for the sale of another product, any milk, cream, or skim milk, for animal food consumption which does not meet, or has not been produced under conditions prescribed for grade A milk, as prescribed in chapter 15.36 RCW as enacted or hereafter amended and rules adopted thereunder, and the applicable provisions of chapter 69.04 RCW (the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act) as enacted and hereafter amended and rules adopted thereunder, in containers provided either by the vendor or vendee and which are capable of holding less than twenty liquid quarts, unless such milk, cream, or skim milk has been decharacterized with a color prescribed by the director which will not affect its nutritive value for animal food.
RCW 15.150.010 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 150 / Section 010
RCW 15.150.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Cannabis lab" means a laboratory that tests cannabis for compliance with product standards established by rule by the state liquor and cannabis board. (2) "Team" means the interagency coordination team for cannabis laboratory quality standards created in this chapter.
RCW 15.36.181 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 36 / Section 181
RCW 15.36.181: Sale of adulterated or misbranded milk or milk products prohibited—Possession restricted.
Status: in_force

No person shall produce, sell, offer, or expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any milk or milk product which is adulterated or misbranded. It is unlawful for any person, elsewhere than in a private home, to have in possession any adulterated or misbranded milk or milk products. Adulterated or misbranded milk or milk products may be impounded and disposed of by the director.
RCW 15.51.040 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 51 / Section 040
RCW 15.51.040: Brassica production agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who wishes to conduct an activity otherwise prohibited within a Brassica seed production district must first enter into a Brassica production agreement with the director. Each Brassica production agreement shall be developed by the applicant and the director in consultation with an advisory committee comprised of at least three individuals appointed by the director, none of whom shall have a financial interest in the request for agreement or its outcome and at least one of whom shall be a grower in or processor of Brassica seed crops grown within the Brassica seed production district. The director shall not enter into any Brassica production agreement unless the director, in the exercise of his or her discretion, is satisfied that the agreement contains terms and conditions that are necessary and sufficient to mitigate reasonably possible risks to the economic well-being of growers within the Brassica seed production district from the proposed activity. (2) The applicant or any grower or processor of a Brassica seed crop grown within the Brassica seed production district that would be affected by the Brassica production agreement may appeal, under RCW 34.05.570 (4), the director's decision whether or not to enter into a Brassica production agreement. Any such appeal must be filed in the superior court of Thurston county or the county in which the activity to be allowed under the Brassica production agreement would occur.
RCW 15.35.150 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 35 / Section 150
RCW 15.35.150: Determination of quota.
Status: in_force

(1) Under a market pool and as used in this section, "quota" means a producer's or producer-dealer's portion of the total sales of milk in a market area in fluid form or, in the director's discretion, in other forms. (2) The director may in each market area subject to a market plan establish each producer's and each producer-dealer's initial quota in the market area. Such initial quotas shall be determined by the department after due notice and the opportunity for a hearing as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW. In making this determination, consideration shall be given to a history of the producer's production record. In no case shall a producer-dealer receive as a quota an amount which is less than his or her fluid milk sales for the reference period used by the director in determining quotas for other producers. In any system of establishing quotas, provision shall be made for new producers to qualify for allocation of quota in a reasonable proportion and for old and new producers to participate in any new increase in available quota in a reasonable proportion. The director may establish a method to proportionately decrease quota allocations in the event decreases in milk usage occur. All subsequent changes or new quotas issued shall be determined by the department after due notice and the opportunity for a hearing as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 15.13.447 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Section 447
RCW 15.13.447: Prohibition on recovery of damages.
Status: in_force

No state court shall allow the recovery of damages from administrative action, hold order, or condemnation order if the court finds there was probable cause for the action.
RCW 15.26.180 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 26 / Section 180
RCW 15.26.180: Records of persons receiving fruit.
Status: in_force

Any person receiving commercial tree fruits from any producer thereof or any producer of tree fruit who prepared or processed his or her own tree fruit for sale, or shipment for sale shall keep complete and accurate records of all such tree fruit. Such records shall meet the requirements of rules or regulations prescribed by the commission and shall be kept for two years subject to inspection by duly authorized representatives of the commission.
RCW 15.65.280 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 280
RCW 15.65.280: Powers and duties of commodity board—Reservation of power to director.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties of the board shall be: (1) To elect a chair and such other officers as it deems advisable; (2) To advise and counsel the director with respect to the administration and conduct of such marketing agreement or order; (3) To recommend to the director administrative rules and orders and amendments thereto for the exercise of his or her powers in connection with such agreement or order; (4) To advise the director upon all assessments provided pursuant to the terms of such agreement or order and upon the collection, deposit, withdrawal, disbursement and paying out of all moneys; (5) To assist the director in the collection of such necessary information and data as the director may deem necessary in the proper administration of this chapter; (6) To administer the order or agreement as its administrative board if the director designates it so to do in such order or agreement; (7) To work cooperatively with other local, state, and federal agencies; universities; and national organizations for the purposes provided in the board's marketing order or agreement; (8) To enter into contracts or interagency agreements with any private or public agency, whether federal, state, or local, to carry out the purposes provided in the board's marketing order or agreement. Personal service contracts must comply with *chapter 39.29 RCW; (9) To accept and expend or retain any gifts, bequests, contributions, or grants from private persons or private and public agencies to carry out the purposes provided in the board's marketing order or agreement; (10) To retain in emergent situations the services of private legal counsel to conduct legal actions on behalf of a board. The retention of a private attorney is subject to review by the office of the attorney general; (11) To engage in appropriate fund-raising activities for the purpose of supporting activities of the board authorized by the marketing order or agreement; (12) To enter into contracts or agreements for research in the production, irrigation, processing, transportation, marketing, use, or distribution of an affected commodity; (13) To participate in international, federal, state, and local hearings, meetings, and other proceedings relating to the production, irrigation, manufacture, regulation, transportation, distribution, sale, or use of affected commodities including activities authorized under RCW 42.17A.635 , including the reporting of those activities to the public disclosure commission; (14) To maintain a list of the names and addresses of affected producers that may be compiled from information used to collect assessments under the marketing order or agreement, and data on the value of each producer's production for a minimum three-year period; (15) To maintain a list of the names and addresses of persons who handle the affected commodity within the affected area and data on the amount and value of the commodity handled for a minimum three-year period by each person; and (16) To perform such other duties as the director may prescribe in the marketing agreement or order. Any agreement or order under which the commodity board administers the order or agreement shall (if so requested by the affected producers within the affected area in the proposal or promulgation hearing) contain provisions whereby the director reserves the power to approve or disapprove every order, rule or directive issued by the board, in which event such approval or disapproval shall be based on whether or not the director believes the board's action has been carried out in conformance with the purposes of this chapter.
RCW 15.26.160 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 26 / Section 160
RCW 15.26.160: Suspension of assessments.
Status: in_force

The members of the commission may, subject to approval by two-thirds of the voting members of the commission, suspend for a period not exceeding one crop year at a time all or part of the assessments on tree fruit subject to the provisions of this chapter.
RCW 15.88.060 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 88 / Section 060
RCW 15.88.060: Enforcement of commission obligations against commission assets—Liability of commission members and employees.
Status: in_force

Obligations incurred by the commission and liabilities or claims against the commission shall 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 shall exist against either the state of Washington or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof or against any member, officer, employee, or agent of the commission in his or her individual capacity. The members of the commission, including employees of the commission, shall not be held responsible individually or any way whatsoever to any person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as principal, agent, person, or employees, except for their own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No such person or employee shall be held responsible individually for any act or omission of any other members of the commission.
RCW 15.130.220 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 130 / Section 220
RCW 15.130.220: False advertisement prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not disseminate false advertising with respect to food within the state, in any manner or by any means or through any medium. (2) An advertisement of a food is false if it is false or misleading in any particular or if it is false or misleading within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 321(n).
RCW 15.86.110 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 86 / Section 110
RCW 15.86.110: Confidentiality of business related information.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the department shall keep confidential any business related information obtained under this chapter concerning an entity certified under this chapter or an applicant for such certification and such information shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW. (2) Applications for certification under this chapter and laboratory analyses pertaining to that certification shall be available for public inspection and copying.
RCW 15.58.170 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 58 / Section 170
RCW 15.58.170: "Stop sale, use or removal" order—Adjudication.
Status: in_force

(1) After service of a "stop sale, use or removal" order is made upon any person, either that person or the director may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter is alleged to have occurred for an adjudication of the alleged violation. The court in such action may issue temporary or permanent injunctions mandatory or restraining, and such intermediate orders as it deems necessary or advisable. The court may order condemnation of any pesticide or device which does not meet the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter: PROVIDED, That no authority is granted hereunder to affect the sale or use of products on which legally approved pesticides have been legally used. (2) If the pesticide or device is condemned, it shall, after entry of decree, be disposed of by destruction or sale as the court directs, and the proceeds, if such pesticide or device is sold, less cost including legal costs, shall be paid to the state treasury: PROVIDED, That the pesticide or device shall not be sold contrary to the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. Upon payment of costs and execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned that the pesticide or device shall not be disposed of unlawfully, the court may direct that the pesticide or device be delivered to the owner thereof for relabeling or reprocessing as the case may be. (3) When a decree of condemnation is entered against the pesticide, court costs, fees, and storage and other proper expenses shall be awarded against the person, if any, appearing as claimant of the pesticide.
RCW 15.35.130 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 35 / Section 130
RCW 15.35.130: Form of producer petitions.
Status: in_force

Petitions filed with the director by producers shall: (1) Consist of one or more pages, each of which is dated at the bottom. The date shall be inserted on each sheet prior to, or at the time the first signature is obtained on each sheet. The director shall not accept a sheet on which such date is more than sixty days, prior to the time it is filed with the director. After a petition is filed, additional pages may be filed if time limits have not expired. (2) Contain wording at the top of each page which clearly explains to each person whose signature appears thereon the meaning and intent of the petition. Such wording shall also clearly indicate to the director if it is in reference to a request for public hearing, exactly what matters are to be studied and desired. Similar information must be directed to the director if the matter relates to a referendum. The director has the authority to clarify wording from a petition before making it a part of a referendum. No informalities or technicalities in the conduct of a referendum, or in any matters relating thereto, shall invalidate any referendum if it is fairly and reasonably conducted by the director.
RCW 15.125.010 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 125 / Section 010
RCW 15.125.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means the state liquor and cannabis board. (2) "Licensee facilities" means any premises regulated by the board for producing, processing, or retailing cannabis or cannabis products. (3) "Cannabis" has the meaning provided in RCW 69.50.101 . (4) "Cannabis processor" has the meaning provided in RCW 69.50.101 . (5) "Cannabis producer" has the meaning provided in RCW 69.50.101 . (6) "Cannabis products" has the meaning provided in RCW 69.50.101 . (7) "Cannabis retailer" has the meaning provided in RCW 69.50.101 . (8) "Person" means any natural person, firm, partnership, association, private or public corporation, governmental entity, or other business entity.
RCW 15.54.370 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 54 / Section 370
RCW 15.54.370: Official samples—Inspection, analysis, testing—Right of entry.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be the duty of the department to inspect, sample, make analysis of, and test commercial fertilizers distributed within this state at such time and place and to such an extent as it may deem necessary to determine whether such fertilizers are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The department is authorized to stop any commercial vehicle transporting fertilizers on the public highways and direct it to the nearest scales approved by the department to check weights of fertilizers being delivered. The department is also authorized, upon presentation of proper identification, to enter any distributor's premises, including any vehicle of transport, at all reasonable times in order to have access to commercial fertilizers and to records relating to their distribution. (2) The methods of sampling and analysis shall be those adopted by the department from officially recognized sources. (3) The department, in determining for administrative purposes whether a fertilizer is deficient in any component or total nutrients, shall be guided solely by the official sample as defined in RCW 15.54.270 and obtained and analyzed as provided for in this section. (4) When the inspection and analysis of an official sample has been made, the results of analysis shall be forwarded by the department to the registrant or licensee and to the purchaser, if known. Upon request and within thirty days, the department shall furnish to the registrant or licensee a portion of the sample concerned. (5) Analysis of an official sample by the department shall be accepted as prima facie evidence by any court of competent jurisdiction.
RCW 15.65.040 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 040
RCW 15.65.040: Establishing a commodity board—Marketing order—Purposes.
Status: in_force

The director may adopt a marketing order that establishes a commodity board under this chapter for any of the following purposes: (1) To aid agricultural producers in preventing economic waste in the marketing of their agricultural commodities and in developing more efficient methods of marketing agricultural products. (2) To enable agricultural producers of this state, with the aid of the state: (a) To develop, and engage in research for developing, better and more efficient production, irrigation, processing, transportation, handling, marketing, and utilization of agricultural products; (b) To establish orderly marketing of agricultural commodities; (c) To provide for uniform grading and proper preparation of agricultural commodities for market; (d) To provide methods and means (including, but not limited to, public relations and promotion) for the maintenance of present markets and for the development of new or larger markets, both domestic and foreign, for agricultural commodities produced within this state and for the prevention, modification, or elimination of trade barriers which obstruct the free flow of such agricultural commodities to market; (e) To eliminate or reduce economic waste in the marketing and/or use of agricultural commodities; (f) To restore and maintain adequate purchasing power for the agricultural producers of this state; (g) To provide information or communicate on matters pertaining to the production, irrigation, processing, transportation, marketing, or uses of an agricultural commodity produced in Washington state to any elected official or officer or employee of any agency; (h) To provide marketing information and services for producers of an agricultural commodity; (i) To provide information and services for meeting resource conservation objectives of producers of an agricultural commodity; (j) To engage in cooperative efforts in the domestic or foreign marketing of food products of an agricultural commodity; (k) To provide for commodity-related education and training; and (l) To accomplish all the declared policies of this chapter. (3) To protect the interest of consumers by assuring a sufficient pure and wholesome supply of agricultural commodities of good quality at all seasons and times.
RCW 15.13.265 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Section 265
RCW 15.13.265: Enforcement—Access to nursery dealer premises—Inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may enter and inspect the horticultural facilities of a nursery dealer at reasonable times for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (2) If the director is denied access, the director may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to the premises. The court may upon such application issue the search warrant for the purposes requested. The warrant shall be issued on probable cause. It is sufficient probable cause to show (a) the inspection is pursuant to a general administrative practice to determine compliance with this chapter or (b) the director has reason to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred, is occurring, or may occur. (3) Denial of access to the director to perform inspections may subject a nursery dealer or Christmas tree grower to license revocation.
RCW 15.58.020 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 58 / Section 020
RCW 15.58.020: Declaration of public interest.
Status: in_force

The formulation, distribution, storage, transportation, and disposal of any pesticide and the dissemination of accurate scientific information as to the proper use, or nonuse, of any pesticide, is important and vital to the maintenance of a high level of public health and welfare both immediate and future, and is hereby declared to be a business affected with the public interest. The provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of the state for the purpose of protecting the immediate and future health and welfare of the people of the state.
RCW 15.65.510 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 510
RCW 15.65.510: Information and inspections required—Hearings—Confidentiality and disclosures.
Status: in_force

All parties to a marketing agreement, all persons subject to a marketing order, and all producers, dealers, and handlers of a commodity governed by the provisions of a marketing agreement or order shall severally from time to time, upon the request of the director, the director's designee, or the commodity board established under the marketing agreement or order, furnish such information and permit such inspections as the director, the director's designee, or the commodity board finds to be necessary to effectuate the declared policies of this chapter and the purposes of such agreement or order. Information and inspections may also be required by the director, the director's designee, or the commodity board to ascertain and determine the extent to which such agreement or order has been carried out or has effectuated such policies and purposes, or to determine whether or not there has been any abuse of the privilege of exemption from laws relating to trusts, monopolies and restraints of trade. Such information shall be furnished in accordance with forms and reports to be prescribed by the director, the director's designee, or the commodity board. The director, the director's designee, or a designee of the commodity board is hereby authorized to inspect crops and examine such books, papers, records, copies of tax reports, accounts, correspondence, contracts, documents, or memoranda as he or she deems relevant and which are within the control: (1) Of any such party to such marketing agreement or, any person subject to any marketing order from whom such report was requested, or (2) Of any person having, either directly or indirectly, actual or legal control of or over such party, producer or handler of such records, or (3) Of any subsidiary of any such party, producer, handler or person. To carry out the purposes of this section the director or the director's designee upon giving due notice, may hold hearings, take testimony, administer oaths, subpoena witnesses and issue subpoenas for the production of books, records, documents or other writings of any kind. RCW 15.65.090 , 15.65.100 and 15.65.110 , together with such other regulations consistent therewith as the director may from time to time prescribe, shall apply with respect to any such hearing. All information furnished to or acquired by the director or the director's designee pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential by all officers and employees of the director or the director's designee and only such information so furnished or acquired as the director deems relevant shall be disclosed by the director or them, and then only in a suit or administrative hearing brought at the direction or upon the request of the director or to which the director or the director's designee or any officer of the state of Washington is a party, and involving the marketing agreement or order with reference to which the information so to be disclosed was furnished or acquired. Nothing in this section shall prohibit: (1) The issuance of general statements based upon the reports of a number of persons subject to any marketing agreement or order, which statements do not identify the information furnished by any person; or (2) The publication by the director or the director's designee of the name of any person violating any marketing agreement or order, together with a statement of the particular provisions and the manner of the violation of the marketing agreement or order so violated by such person.
RCW 15.125.040 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 125 / Section 040
RCW 15.125.040: Licensee facilities—Department may inspect—Certification—Fines—Enforcement actions.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may inspect licensee facilities to verify compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. (2) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a certification provided for in this chapter if the department determines that an applicant or certified person has violated this chapter or rules adopted under it. (3) The department may impose on and collect from any person who has violated this chapter or rules adopted under it a civil fine not exceeding the total of: (a) The state's estimated costs of investigating and taking appropriate administrative and enforcement actions for the violation; and (b) One thousand dollars. (4) The board may take enforcement actions against a cannabis producer, cannabis processor, or cannabis retailer license issued by the board, including suspension or revocation of the license, when a licensee continues to violate this chapter after revocation of its certification or, if uncertified, receiving written notice from the department of certification requirements. (5) The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and nonexclusive and do not affect any other remedy at law.
RCW 15.85.050 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 85 / Section 050
RCW 15.85.050: Program to assist marketing and promotion of aquaculture products.
Status: in_force

The department shall exercise its authorities, including those provided by chapters 15.64 , 15.65, 15.66, and 43.23 RCW, to develop a program for assisting the state's aquaculture industry to market and promote the use of its products.
RCW 15.150.030 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 150 / Section 030
RCW 15.150.030: Cannabis testing laboratory quality standards—Rule making.
Status: in_force

(1) The department must establish and maintain cannabis testing laboratory quality standards by rule in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. (2) Cannabis testing laboratory quality standards must include, but are not limited to, approved methods for testing cannabis for compliance with product standards established by rule by the state liquor and cannabis board or the department of health, method validation protocol, and performance measures and criteria applied to testing of cannabis products. (3) The department must take into account the recommendations of the team created in RCW 15.150.020 . (4) Standards created under this chapter must be provided to the state department of ecology for use in the lab accreditation process described in RCW 69.50.348 .
RCW 15.80.490 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 80 / Section 490
RCW 15.80.490: Weigher's license—Employees or agents to issue weight tickets—Application—Fee.
Status: in_force

(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 submitted on a form prescribed by the director and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the weighmaster; (b) The full name of the employee or agent; and (c) The scale from which such employee or agent will issue certified weights. (2) Such annual application shall be accompanied by a license fee of twenty dollars.
RCW 15.36.141 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 36 / Section 141
RCW 15.36.141: Grading of milk and milk products.
Status: in_force

Grades of milk and milk products as defined in this chapter shall be based on the respectively applicable standards contained in this chapter, with the grading of milk products being identical with the grading of milk, except that bacterial standards are omitted in the case of cultured milk products. Vitamin D milk shall be only of grade A, certified pasteurized, or certified raw quality. The grade of a milk product shall be that of the lowest grade milk or milk product used in its preparation.
RCW 15.62.100 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 62 / Section 100
RCW 15.62.100: Costs of elections and referendums—Reimbursement.
Status: in_force

The commission shall reimburse the director for the actual costs incurred in conducting the elections and referendums, and acquiring lists of affected persons.
RCW 15.36.541 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 36 / Section 541
RCW 15.36.541: Chapter cumulative.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting or being intended to effect a repeal of chapter 15.130 RCW or RCW 69.40.010 through 69.40.025 , or of any of such sections, or of any part or provision of any such sections, and if any section or part of a section in this chapter shall be found to contain, cover or effect any matter, topic or thing which is also contained in, covered in or effected by said sections, or by any of them, or by any part thereof, the prohibitions, mandates, directions, and regulations hereof, and the penalties, powers and duties herein prescribed shall be construed to be additional to those prescribed in such sections and not in substitution therefor. And nothing in this chapter shall be construed to forbid the importation, transportation, manufacture, sale, or possession of any article of food which is not prohibited from interstate commerce by the laws of the United States or rules or regulations lawfully made thereunder, if there be a standard of quality, purity and strength therefor authorized by any law of this state, and such article comply therewith and be not misbranded.
RCW 15.13.262 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Section 262
RCW 15.13.262: Application of administrative procedure act.
Status: in_force

Chapter 34.05 RCW governs the rights, remedies, and procedures respecting the administration of this chapter, including rule making, assessment of civil penalties, emergency actions, and license suspension, revocation, or denial.
RCW 15.36.481 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 36 / Section 481
RCW 15.36.481: Violations may be enjoined.
Status: in_force

The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter in the superior court of the county in which the defendant resides or maintains his or her principal place of business or Thurston county.
RCW 15.115.270 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 115 / Section 270
RCW 15.115.270: Collection of assessment—Failure to pay assessment—Civil action—Venue.
Status: in_force

(1) The collection of the assessment made and levied by the commission must be paid by the producer upon all commercial quantities of wheat and all commercial quantities of barley sold, processed, stored, or delivered for sale, processing, or storage by the producer. However, an assessment may not be levied or collected on wheat or barley grown and used by the producer for feed, seed, or personal consumption. (2) Handlers including warehouse operators, processors, and feedlots receiving wheat or barley in commercial quantities from producers shall collect the assessment made and levied by the commission from each producer whose production they handle and remit the assessment to the commission on a monthly basis. Affected units of wheat or barley must not be transported, carried, shipped, sold, stored, or otherwise handled or disposed of until every due and payable assessment under this chapter has been paid and the receipt issued, but liability under this chapter does not attach to common carriers in the regular course of their business. (3) Any due and payable assessment levied under this chapter 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 on a monthly basis. In the event any person fails to pay the full amount of such an assessment, the commission may add to the unpaid assessment an amount not exceeding ten percent of the unpaid assessment to defray the cost of enforcing the collecting of the unpaid assessment. In the event of failure of the person or persons to pay any due and payable assessment, the commission may bring a civil action against the person or persons in a state court of competent jurisdiction for the collection thereof, together with the additional ten percent, and the action must be tried and judgment rendered as in any other cause of action for debt due and payable. Venue for an action against a person owing a due and payable assessment to the commission is in Spokane county or a county in which the person produces or handles wheat or barley.
RCW 15.24.120 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 24 / Section 120
RCW 15.24.120: Records kept by dealers, handlers, processors.
Status: in_force

Each dealer, handler, and processor shall keep a complete and accurate record of all apples handled, shipped, or processed by him or her. This record shall be in such form and contain such information as the commission may by rule or regulation prescribe, and shall be preserved for a period of two prior crop years, and be subject to inspection at any time upon demand of the commission or its agents.
RCW 15.58.130 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 58 / Section 130
RCW 15.58.130: "Misbranded" as applicable to pesticides, devices, or spray adjuvants.
Status: in_force

The term "misbranded" shall apply: (1) To any pesticide or device if its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation relative thereto or to its ingredients which is false or misleading in any particular; (2) To any pesticide: (a) If it is an imitation of or is offered for sale under the name of another pesticide; (b) If its labeling bears any reference to registration under the provision of this chapter unless such reference be required by rules under this chapter; (c) If any word, statement, or other information, required by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter to appear on the label or labeling, is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or graphic matter in the labeling), and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; (d) If the label does not bear: (i) The name and address of the manufacturer, registrant or person for whom manufactured; (ii) Name, brand or trademark under which the pesticide is sold; (iii) An ingredient statement on that part of the immediate container and on the outside container or wrapper, if there be one, through which the ingredient statement on the immediate container cannot be clearly read, of the retail package which is presented or displayed under customary conditions of purchase: PROVIDED, That the director may permit the ingredient statement to appear prominently on some other part of the container, if the size or form of the container makes it impracticable to place it on the part of the retail package which is presented or displayed under customary conditions of purchase; (iv) Directions for use and a warning or caution statement which are necessary and which if complied with would be adequate to protect the public and to prevent injury to the public, including living people, useful vertebrate animals, useful vegetation, useful invertebrate animals, wildlife, and land; and (v) The weight or measure of the content, subject to the provisions of chapter 19.94 RCW (state weights and measures act) as enacted or hereafter amended. (e) If that pesticide contains any substance or substances in quantities highly toxic to people, determined as provided by RCW 15.58.040 , unless the label bears, in addition to any other matter required by this chapter: (i) The skull and crossbones; (ii) The word "POISON" in red prominently displayed on a background of distinctly contrasting color; and (iii) A statement of an antidote for the pesticide. (f) If the pesticide container does not bear a label or if the label does not contain all the information required by this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter. (3) To a spray adjuvant when the label fails to state the type or function of the principal functioning agents.
RCW 15.65.295 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 295
RCW 15.65.295: Lists of all affected producers and handlers—Affected parties responsible for accuracy—Use of lists.
Status: in_force

(1) Each commodity board shall prepare a list of all affected producers from any information available from the department, producers, producer associations or organizations, or handlers of the affected commodity. This list shall contain the names and addresses of all affected persons who produce the affected commodity and the amount, by unit, of the affected commodity produced during at least the past three years. (2) Each commodity board shall prepare a list of all persons who handle the affected commodity and the amount of the commodity handled by each person during at least the past three years. (3) It is the responsibility of all affected parties to ensure that their correct address is filed with the commodity board. It is also the responsibility of affected parties to submit production data and handling data to the commodity board as prescribed by the board's marketing order or agreement. (4) Any qualified person may, at any time, have his or her name placed upon any list for which he or she qualifies by delivering or mailing the information to the commodity board. The lists shall be corrected and brought up-to-date in accordance with evidence and information provided to the commodity board. (5) At the director's request, the commodity board shall provide the director a list of affected producers or handlers that is certified by the commodity board to be complete according to the commodity board's records. The list shall contain all information required by the director to conduct a referendum or board member election or selection under this chapter and the marketing order or agreement. (6) For all purposes of giving notice, holding referenda, and electing or selecting members of a commodity board, the applicable list corrected up to the day preceding the date the list is certified by the commodity board and mailed to the director is deemed to be the list of all affected producers or affected handlers, as applicable, entitled to notice or to vote. Inadvertent failure to notify an affected producer or handler does not invalidate a proceeding conducted under this chapter.
RCW 15.49.031 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 49 / Section 031
RCW 15.49.031: Labels—Required information.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements contained in RCW 15.49.021 , each seed label shall contain the following: (1) The name and address of the person who labeled the seed and who sells, offers, or exposes the seed for sale within the state; (2) Lot number identification; (3) Seed origin; (4) Germination rate and date of germination test or the year for which the seed was packaged for sale.
RCW 15.30.220 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 30 / Section 220
RCW 15.30.220: Injunctions authorized.
Status: in_force

The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter in the superior court in the county in which such violation occurs or is about to occur, notwithstanding the existence of any other remedies at law.
RCW 15.86.120 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 86 / Section 120
RCW 15.86.120: Transitional product—Standards—Fees—Evaluations to verify compliance.
Status: in_force

(1) To be labeled, sold, or represented as transitional products, agricultural products must comply with transitional product standards specified in this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, including no application of substances prohibited under the national organic program within one year immediately preceding harvest. (2) A producer, processor, or handler may not represent, sell, or offer for sale any agricultural product as a transitional product if the producer, processor, or handler knows or has reason to know that the product does not comply with transitional product standards specified in this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. (3)(a) The department may set and collect transitional certification fees, including fees for application for transitional certification, renewal of transitional certification, inspections, and sampling. Collected fees are subject to provisions specified in RCW 15.86.070 . (b) The fee for application for transitional certification is fifty dollars per site in addition to any organic certification application fees established under this chapter. The department may increase this fee by rule as necessary to cover costs of provision of services. (4) The department may conduct evaluations in retail establishments to verify compliance with transitional labeling and advertising requirements of this chapter, rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, and the national organic program.
RCW 15.58.470 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 58 / Section 470
RCW 15.58.470: Structural pest inspector—Failure to meet financial responsibility requirements.
Status: in_force

Whenever the form of evidence of financial responsibility for a structural pest inspector license is reduced below the requirements of RCW 15.58.465 or no longer applies to the structural pest inspector, or whenever the licensee or the business that employs the licensee has failed to provide evidence of financial responsibility as required by RCW 15.58.460 by the expiration date of any previous form of evidence of financial responsibility, the director shall immediately suspend the structural pest inspector license until the requirements of RCW 15.58.465 are met again.
RCW 15.88.180 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 88 / Section 180
RCW 15.88.180: Funding staff support—Rules—Costs of implementing RCW 15.88.073.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may provide by rule for a method to fund staff support for all commodity boards or commissions in accordance with RCW 43.23.033 if a position is not directly funded by the legislature and costs related to the specific activity undertaken on behalf of an individual commodity board or commission. The commission shall provide funds to the department according to the rules adopted by the director. (2) The costs incurred by the department associated with the implementation of RCW 15.88.073 shall be paid for by the commission.
RCW 15.64.060 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 64 / Section 060
RCW 15.64.060: Farm-to-school program.
Status: in_force

(1) A farm-to-school program is created within the department to facilitate increased procurement of Washington grown food by schools. (2) The department, in consultation with the department of health, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of enterprise services, and Washington State University, shall, in order of priority: (a) Identify and develop policies and procedures to implement and evaluate the farm-to-school program, including coordinating with school procurement officials, buying cooperatives, and other appropriate organizations to develop uniform procurement procedures and materials, and practical recommendations to facilitate the purchase of Washington grown food by the common schools. These policies, procedures, and recommendations shall be made available to school districts to adopt at their discretion; (b) Assist food producers, distributors, and food brokers to market Washington grown food to schools by informing them of food procurement opportunities, bid procedures, school purchasing criteria, and other requirements; (c) Assist schools in connecting with local producers by informing them of the sources and availability of Washington grown food, including food that might be going to waste including, but not limited to, grade B produce, as allowed by federal regulations and local requirements, as well as the nutritional, environmental, and economic benefits of purchasing Washington grown food; (d) Identify and recommend mechanisms that will increase the predictability of sales for producers and the adequacy of supply for purchasers; (e) Identify and make available existing curricula, programs and publications that educate students on the nutritional, environmental, and economic benefits of preparing and consuming locally grown food; (f) Support efforts to advance other farm-to-school connections such as school gardens or farms and farm visits; and (g) As resources allow, seek additional funds to leverage state expenditures. (3) The department in cooperation with the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall collect data on the activities conducted pursuant to chapter 215, Laws of 2008 and communicate such data biennially to the appropriate committees of the legislature beginning November 15, 2009. Data collected may include the numbers of schools and farms participating and any increases in the procurement of Washington grown food by the common schools. (4) As used in this section, RCW 28A.335.190 , and 28A.235.170 , "Washington grown" means grown and packed or processed in Washington.
RCW 15.135.070 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 135 / Section 070
RCW 15.135.070: Department's existing authority.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not alter or impair the department's authority for regulating food in intrastate commerce under chapter 15.130 RCW. The department may use its authority for regulating food in intrastate commerce under chapter 15.130 RCW to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, farms subject to the produce safety rule are engaged in intrastate commerce of food.
RCW 15.83.030 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 83 / Section 030
RCW 15.83.030: Unlawful practices of handlers.
Status: in_force

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 to negotiate does not require either party to agree to a proposal, to make a concession, or to enter into a contract; (2) To coerce any producer in the exercise of his or her right to contract with, join, refrain from contracting with or joining, belong to an association of producers, or refuse to deal with any producer because of the exercise of that producer's right to contract with, join, or belong to an association or because of that producer's promotion of legislation on behalf of an association of producers; (3) To discriminate against any producer with respect to price, quantity, quality, or other terms of purchase, acquisition, or other handling of agricultural products because of that producer's membership in or contract with an association of producers or because of that producer's promotion of legislation on behalf of an association of producers; (4) To coerce or intimidate any producer to enter into, maintain, breach, cancel, or terminate a membership agreement or marketing contract with an association of producers or a contract with a handler; (5) To pay or loan money, give anything of value, or offer any other inducement or reward to a producer for refusing or ceasing to belong to an association of producers; (6) To make knowingly false reports about the finances, management, or activities of associations of producers or handlers; (7) To conspire, agree, or arrange with any other person to do, aid, or abet any act made unlawful by this chapter; or (8) To refuse, in the event that an acceptable price cannot be agreed to between a producer and a processor, to meet with a mutually agreed upon third-party mediator to resolve the price dispute. Any fees associated with the third-party mediation must be borne by the producer.
RCW 15.85.070 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 85 / Section 070
RCW 15.85.070: Integrated pest management research program.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of agriculture shall administer an integrated pest management research program that focuses on addressing the impacts of burrowing shrimp on bottom culture shellfish farming. The program must work towards the following objectives: (a) Support and recommend funding for research efforts focused on enhancing the resilience and productivity of shellfish farming and the marine ecosystem in the face of burrowing shrimp infestations; (b) Facilitate and enhance collaboration between researchers, shellfish farmers, regulatory agencies, and relevant stakeholders to ensure permanent, practical, and effective solutions. (2) To accomplish its objectives, the program must do the following: (a) Solicit researchers with expertise in marine biology, agriculture, ecology, engineering, and related fields to submit proposals for burrowing shrimp control research projects; (b) Identify and provide ground for controlled research that explores diverse control methods; (c) Identify funding mechanisms for future equipment needs based on tool and technology development; (d) Provide permitting assistance for shellfish growers to use identified control methods. (3) The governing board created in RCW 15.85.080 is responsible for reviewing research proposals, ensuring transparency and accountability in implementing the program, and guiding the department of agriculture on the expenditure of research grant funds. (4) Research expenditures may only be spent on projects that support control of burrowing shrimp in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor. Any control method that has been demonstrated as ineffective in past studies is not eligible for funding. (5) This section expires July 1, 2035.
RCW 15.54.340 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 54 / Section 340
RCW 15.54.340: Labeling requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Any packaged commercial fertilizer distributed in this state that is not a customer-formula fertilizer must have placed on or affixed to the package a label stating in clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information: (a) The net weight; (b) The product name, brand, and grade. The grade is not required if no primary nutrients are claimed; (c) The guaranteed analysis; (d) The name and address of the registrant or licensee. The name and address of the manufacturer, if different from the registrant or licensee, may also be stated; (e) Any information required under WAC 296-307-560 through 296-307-56050; (f) A statement, established by rule, referring persons to the department's Uniform Resource Locator (URL) internet address where data regarding the metals content of the product is located; and (g) Other information as required by the department by rule. (2) Any commercial fertilizer that is distributed in bulk in this state that is not a customer-formula fertilizer must be accompanied by a written or printed statement that includes the information required by subsection (1) of this section and must be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery. (3) Each delivery of a customer-formula fertilizer in this state must be accompanied by either a statement, invoice, a delivery slip, or a label if bagged, containing the following information: The net weight; the brand; the name and amount of each ingredient; the guaranteed analysis which may be stated to the nearest tenth of a percent or to the next lower whole number; the name and address of the registrant or licensee, or manufacturer, or both; and the name and address of the purchaser. (4) Each delivery of a customer-formula fertilizer must contain the ingredients specified by the purchaser. A record of the invoice or statement of each delivery must be kept by the registrant or licensee for twelve months and must be available to the department upon request.
RCW 15.135.010 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 135 / Section 010
RCW 15.135.010: Intent.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to assist Washington produce farmers in implementation of the produce safety rule adopted by the United States food and drug administration pursuant to the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq., as amended by the federal food safety modernization act (P.L. 111-353).
RCW 15.65.235 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 235
RCW 15.65.235: Producer-handlers as producers for membership purposes—Exception.
Status: in_force

Whenever any commodity board is formed under the provisions of this chapter and it only affects producers and producer-handlers, then such producer-handlers shall be considered to be acting only as producers for purpose of membership on a commodity board: PROVIDED, That this section shall not apply to a commodity board which only affects producers and producer-handlers of essential oils.
RCW 15.58.350 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 58 / Section 350
RCW 15.58.350: Persons charged with enforcement barred from interest in pesticides, devices.
Status: in_force

No person charged with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter shall be directly or indirectly interested in the sale, manufacture or distribution of any pesticide or device.
RCW 15.26.030 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 26 / Section 030
RCW 15.26.030: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context: (1) "Department" means the department of agriculture of the state of Washington. (2) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture or his or her duly authorized representative. (3) "Person" means any natural persons, firm, partnership, exchange, association, trustee, receiver, corporation, and any member, officer, or employee thereof or assignee for the benefit of creditors. (4) "Producer" means any person who owns or is engaged in the business of commercially producing tree fruit or has orchard plantings intended for commercial tree fruit production. (5) "Sanitation program" means a program designed to eliminate pests and/or plants or trees which serve as hosts to pests or diseases of tree fruits.
RCW 15.26.130 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 26 / Section 130
RCW 15.26.130: List of producers.
Status: in_force

The Washington apple commission and the Washington state fruit commission shall supply the director with a list of known producers subject to paying assessments to the respective commissions. The director, in addition, shall at the commission's cost compile a list of known tree fruit producers producing fruit not subject to assessments of the Washington apple commission and the Washington state fruit commission but subject to assessments or becoming subject to assessments under the provisions of this chapter. In compiling such list the director shall publish notice to producers of such tree fruit, requiring them to file with the director a report giving the producer's name, mailing address and orchard location. The notice shall be published once a week for four consecutive weeks in weekly or daily newspapers of general circulation in the area or areas where such tree fruit is produced. All producer reports shall be filed with the director within twenty days from the date of last publication of notice or thirty days of mailing notice to producers of such tree fruit, whichever is later. The director shall for the purpose of conducting any referendum affecting tree fruits subject to the provisions of this chapter keep such list up-to-date when conducting such referendum. Every person who becomes a producer after the list is compiled shall file with the director a similar report, giving his or her name, mailing address and orchard location. Such list shall be final and conclusive in conducting referendums and failure to notify a producer shall not be cause for the invalidation of any referendum.
RCW 15.89.090 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 89 / Section 090
RCW 15.89.090: Campaign goals.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt as major objectives of its research, promotional, and educational campaign goals that serve the needs of producers. The goals may include efforts to: (1) Establish Washington beer as a major factor in markets everywhere; (2) Promote Washington breweries as tourist attractions; (3) Encourage favorable reporting of Washington beer and breweries in the press throughout the world; (4) Establish Washington beer in markets everywhere as a major source of premium beer; (5) Encourage favorable legislative and regulatory treatment of Washington beer in markets everywhere; (6) Encourage promotion of Washington agriculture related to beer production, specifically hops, malting barley, and wheat grown in the state; and (7) Foster economic conditions favorable to investment in the production of Washington beer.
RCW 15.65.590 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 590
RCW 15.65.590: Cooperation, joint agreements or orders with other states and United States to achieve uniformity.
Status: in_force

The director and his or her designee are hereby authorized to confer with and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities of other states and of the United States, for the purpose of obtaining uniformity in the administration of federal and state marketing regulations, licenses, agreements, or orders, and the director is authorized to conduct joint hearings, issue joint or concurrent marketing agreements or orders, for the purposes and within the standards set forth in this chapter, and may exercise any administrative authority prescribed by this chapter to effect such uniformity of administration and regulation.
RCW 15.130.230 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 130 / Section 230
RCW 15.130.230: Alteration prohibited.
Status: in_force

A person may not change, mutilate, destroy, obliterate, or remove any part of food labeling, or do any other act that results in a food being adulterated or misbranded after shipment in intrastate commerce and while the food is held for sale.
RCW 15.115.250 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 115 / Section 250
RCW 15.115.250: Preparation of lists of producers and handlers of wheat and barley.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall prepare a list of all producers of wheat and a list of all producers of barley, which must include for each producer his or her name and address and the amount, by unit, of wheat or barley produced during the past three years. (2) The commission shall prepare a list of all persons who handle wheat and all persons who handle barley, which must include for each handler his or her name and address and the amount, by unit, of wheat or barley handled during the past three years. (3) It is the responsibility of each producer or handler to ensure that his or her correct address is filed with the commodity commission and to submit production data and handling data to the commission as prescribed in this chapter. (4) Any qualified person may, at any time, have his or her name placed upon any list for which he or she qualifies by delivering or mailing the information to the commission. The lists must be corrected and brought up-to-date in accordance with evidence and information provided to the commission. (5) For all purposes of giving notice, conducting advisory votes, and holding referenda, the applicable list corrected up to the day preceding the date the list is certified by the commission is the list of all affected producers entitled to notice or to vote. Inadvertent failure to notify an affected producer does not invalidate a proceeding conducted under this chapter. (6) At the director's request when conducting a referendum for the commission, the commission shall provide the director a certified list of affected producers from the commission records. The list must include all information required by the director to conduct a referendum under this chapter, must be used to determine assent as provided in this chapter, and must be kept in the rule-making file by the director.
RCW 15.83.110 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 83 / Section 110
RCW 15.83.110: Advisory committee.
Status: in_force

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 study and report on all issues related to this chapter.
RCW 15.160.010 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 160 / Section 010
RCW 15.160.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Authenticate" means to sign or with present intent to adopt or accept a record, to attach to, or logically associate with the record, an electronic sound, symbol, or process. (2) "Producer" means any person engaged in the business of growing or producing any agricultural product, whether as the owner of the products, or producing the products for others holding the title thereof. (3) "Seed bailment contract" means any bailment contract for the increase in agricultural seeds where the bailor retains the title to seed, seed stock, plant life, and the seed crop resulting therefrom. (4) "Turfgrass seed" means Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, hard fescue, slender fescue, and creeping red fescue. Forage fescue and reclamation grass seed are excluded from this order. (5) "Turf seed dealer" means a person that in the ordinary course of business contracts to buy turfgrass seed grown in this state by a producer or contracts with a producer for the growing of turfgrass seed in this state. "Turf seed dealer" does not include a common carrier used to transport an agricultural commodity. (6) "Turf seed producer" means a person that grows turfgrass seed in this state on a commercial basis without entering into a contract with a turf seed dealer before harvesting of the seed. (7) "Turf seed production contract" means a written agreement between a producer and a turf seed dealer for the growing of turfgrass seed in this state. (8) "Turf seed purchase contract" means a written agreement for a turf seed dealer to purchase turfgrass seed that has been grown by a turf seed producer. "Turf seed purchase contract" does not include a seed production contract. (9) "Variety not stated seed" means seed that is sold in unmarked plastic bags or other unmarked containers without any reference to a variety name for the seed.
RCW 15.140.030 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 140 / Section 030
RCW 15.140.030: Agricultural commodity program—Rule-making authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The department must develop an agricultural commodity program to replace the industrial hemp research pilot program in *chapter 15.120 RCW, in accordance with the agriculture improvement act of 2018. (2) The department has sole regulatory authority over the production of hemp and may adopt rules to implement this chapter. All rules relating to hemp, including any testing of hemp, are outside of the control and authority of the liquor and cannabis board. (3) If the department adopts rules implementing this chapter that are effective by June 1, 2019, persons licensed to grow hemp under *chapter 15.120 RCW may transfer into the regulatory program established in this chapter, and continue hemp production under this chapter. If the department adopts rules implementing this chapter that are effective after June 1, 2019, people licensed to grow hemp under *chapter 15.120 RCW may continue hemp production under this chapter as of the effective date of the rules. (4) Immediately upon April 26, 2019, and before the adoption of rules implementing this chapter, persons licensed to grow hemp under *chapter 15.120 RCW may produce hemp in a manner otherwise consistent with the provisions of this chapter and the agriculture improvement act of 2018.
RCW 15.160.030 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 160 / Section 030
RCW 15.160.030: Turf seed production contracts—Authentication—Extension, renewal.
Status: in_force

(1) A turf seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and turf seed dealer before the producer planting the turfgrass seed may contain payment due date terms that differ from the payment due date terms described in RCW 15.160.020 (2) if the contract states the date by which final payment for the turfgrass seed is due. (2) If a turf seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and turf seed dealer before the producer planting the turfgrass seed does not contain the information required under subsection (1) of this section, notwithstanding any contrary payment due date terms stated in the contract, the payment due date terms of the contract are subject to RCW 15.160.020 (2). (3) An extension or renewal of any turf seed production contract, regardless of when the contract was authenticated, may contain payment due date terms that differ from the payment due date terms described in RCW 15.160.020 (2) if the extension or renewal contains the information required under subsection (1) of this section. If an extension or renewal of a turf seed production contract does not contain the information required under subsection (1) of this section, notwithstanding any contrary payment due date terms stated in the extension or renewal, the payment due date terms for the extension or renewal are subject to RCW 15.160.020 (2). (4) It is an implied condition of any payment requirement created as provided under this section that the producer is performing, or has completed performance, in accordance with the turf seed production contract and has not otherwise breached the contract.
RCW 15.60.031 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 60 / Section 031
RCW 15.60.031: Late registration fee.
Status: in_force

A late fee of one and one-half percent per month shall be assessed on registration fees received after April 1st.
RCW 15.53.9038 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 53 / Section 9038
RCW 15.53.9038: Department's remedies for noncompliance—"Withdrawal from distribution" order—Condemnation—Seizure.
Status: in_force

(1) When the department has reasonable cause to believe that any lot of commercial feed is adulterated or misbranded or is being distributed in violation of this chapter or any rules hereunder it may issue and enforce a written or printed "withdrawal from distribution" order, or "stop sale" order, warning the distributor not to dispose of the lot of feed in any manner until written permission is given by the department. The department shall release the lot of commercial feed so withdrawn when the provisions and rules have been complied with. If compliance is not obtained within thirty days, parties may agree to an alternative disposition in writing or the department may institute condemnation proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with the provisions and rules is subject to seizure on complaint of the department to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the commercial feed is located. If the court finds the commercial feed to be in violation of this chapter and orders the condemnation of the commercial feed, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state. The court shall first give the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial feed or for permission to process or relabel the commercial feed to bring it into compliance with this chapter.
RCW 15.66.040 — Washington Code / Title 15 / Chapter 66 / Section 040
RCW 15.66.040: Prerequisites to marketing orders—Director's duties.
Status: in_force

Marketing orders and orders modifying or terminating existing marketing orders shall be promulgated by the director only after the director has done the following: (1) Received a petition as provided for in RCW 15.66.050 ; (2) Given notice of hearing as provided for in RCW 15.66.060 ; (3) Conducted a hearing as provided for in RCW 15.66.070 ; (4) Made findings and decision as provided for in RCW 15.66.080 ; (5) Determined assent of affected producers as provided for in RCW 15.66.090 .