Source: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=16-532&full=true
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 16:24:25+00:00

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16-532-050 Obligations of the board.
16-532-060 Termination of the order.
16-532-103 Rules for implementation of promotional hosting by the Washington state hop commodity board (commission)—Definitions.
16-532-105 Rules for implementation of promotional hosting by the Washington state hop board.
16-532-110 Requirements for collection of assessments.
16-532-135 Requests for public records.
16-532-140 Response to public records request.
16-532-155 Review of denials of public records requests.
16-532-0402 Credit for market promotion activities. [Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and 15.65.430. WSR 96-15-139, § 16-532-0402, filed 7/24/96, effective 8/24/96.] Repealed by WSR 98-13-122, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050.
16-532-0404 General requirements for credit. [Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and 15.65.430. WSR 96-15-139, § 16-532-0404, filed 7/24/96, effective 8/24/96.] Repealed by WSR 98-13-122, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050.
16-532-0406 Eligible activities. [Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and 15.65.430. WSR 96-15-139, § 16-532-0406, filed 7/24/96, effective 8/24/96.] Repealed by WSR 98-13-122, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050.
16-532-0408 No duplication of credit. [Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and 15.65.430. WSR 96-15-139, § 16-532-0408, filed 7/24/96, effective 8/24/96.] Repealed by WSR 98-13-122, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050.
16-532-0410 Filing of claims. [Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and 15.65.430. WSR 96-15-139, § 16-532-0410, filed 7/24/96, effective 8/24/96.] Repealed by WSR 98-13-122, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050.
16-532-0412 Time for filing and determinations. [Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and 15.65.430. WSR 96-15-139, § 16-532-0412, filed 7/24/96, effective 8/24/96.] Repealed by WSR 98-13-122, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050.
16-532-0414 Appeals. [Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and 15.65.430. WSR 96-15-139, § 16-532-0414, filed 7/24/96, effective 8/24/96.] Repealed by WSR 98-13-122, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050.
16-532-065 Rules for implementation of promotional hosting by the Washington hop commission. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.65 RCW. WSR 92-09-068, § 16-532-065, filed 4/14/92, effective 5/15/92.] Repealed by WSR 05-15-098, filed 7/15/05, effective 8/15/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW.
16-532-101 Promulgation. [Promulgation, filed 10/16/64.] Repealed by WSR 04-10-059, filed 4/30/04, effective 5/31/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW.
The order is to promote the general welfare of the state, to enable producers of hops to help themselves establish orderly, fair, sound, efficient, unhampered marketing and standardization of hops and regulate unfair trade practices within the industry.
(a) Establish plans and conduct programs for advertising, sales, promotion and/or other programs for maintaining present markets and/or creating new or larger markets for hops. Such programs shall be directed toward increasing the sale of hops without reference to any particular brand or trade name and shall neither make use of false or unwarranted claims in behalf of hops nor disparage the quality, value, sale or use of any other agricultural commodity.
(b) Provide for research in the production, processing and/or distribution of hops and expend the necessary funds for such purposes. Insofar as practicable, such research shall be carried on by experiment stations of Washington State University, but if in the judgment of the board said experiment stations do not have the facilities for a particular project or if some other research agency has better facilities therefor, the project may be carried out by other research agencies selected by the board.
(iii) Establishing rules and regulations respecting the foregoing.
(iv) Making or publishing false or misleading advertising. Such regulation may authorize uniform trade practices applicable to all similarly situated handlers and/or other persons.
(e) The board may authorize use of any money received and of any persons employed thereunder for legal proceedings, of any type and in the name of any person, directed to enforcement of this or any other law in force in the state of Washington relating to the prevention of unfair trade practices.
(f) Provide for marketing information and services to affected producers for the verification of grades, standards, weights, tests and sampling of quality and quantity of hops purchased by handlers from affected producers.
(g) Participate in federal or state hearings or other proceedings concerning regulation of the manufacture, distribution, sale, or use of any pesticide as defined by RCW 15.58.030(29) or any agricultural chemical which is of use or potential use in producing hops.
(1) Before marketing or processing, all varieties of hops produced in the state of Washington must be inspected and certified by the Federal/State Hop Inspection Service for quality and condition of seed, leaf and stem according to the standards established by the Federal Grain Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Hops that are sold in fresh green (undried) form are exempted from this requirement. Experimental hop selections that are harvested and dried for testing and evaluation, but are not sold, are exempted from this requirement.
(2) Any hops that are baled on a producer's farm must be officially sampled by a Washington state department of agriculture inspector. If a lot of hops totals less than one thousand two hundred pounds, the grower may utilize a submitted sample in lieu of official sampling for determination of seed, leaf, and stem. Submitted samples must be collected in a random fashion and provide a minimum of 0.5 kg for evaluation.
This marketing order for hops shall become effective on and after August 15, 1964.
Rules for implementation of promotional hosting by the Washington state hop commodity board (commission)—Definitions.
(1) "Promotional hosting" as used in these rules means the hosting of individuals and groups of individuals at meetings, meals, and gatherings for the purpose of cultivating trade relations and promoting sales of Washington-grown hops.
(2) "Hosting" may include providing meals, refreshments, lodging, transportation, gifts of nominal value, reasonable and customary entertainment, and normal incidental expenses at meetings or gatherings.
(1) A report on all hops which are produced during the preceding crop year, including a breakdown of pounds marketed, pounds not processed or marketed, and pounds processed but not marketed prior to December 31 of the year in which those hops are produced, shall be submitted by the producer no later than January 31 of the following year.
(2) A "custom processing" report on all hops processed but not sold will be submitted to the commission by the custom processor on the form prescribed by the commission.
(1) Production or sales records required to determine assessment levels and actual assessment payments the commission under chapter 15.65 RCW (reference RCW 42.56.380(3)).
(b) To the commission under chapter 15.65 RCW, with respect to domestic or export marketing activities or individual producer's production information (reference RCW 42.56.380(5)).
(4) Records which are relevant to a controversy to which the commission is a party but which records would not be available to another party under the rules of pretrial discovery for causes pending in the superior courts, including records involving attorney-client communications between the department and the office of the attorney general privileged under RCW 5.60.060(2).
The commission shall establish a records index, which shall be made available for public review. The records index may be accessed by emailing the commission at washingtonhopcommission@gmail.com.

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