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Chapter 16-561 WAC:
WACs > Title 16 > Chapter 16-561
HTMLPDF 16-561-005 Marketing order for Washington red raspberries—Policy statement.
HTMLPDF 16-561-006 Marketing order purposes.
HTMLPDF 16-561-010 Definitions.
HTMLPDF 16-561-020 Red raspberry commodity board.
HTMLPDF 16-561-035 Powers and duties of the board.
HTMLPDF 16-561-040 Assessments and collections.
HTMLPDF 16-561-041 Time—Place—Method for payment and collection of assessments.
HTMLPDF 16-561-050 Obligations of the board.
HTMLPDF 16-561-060 Termination of the order.
HTMLPDF 16-561-070 Effective time.
HTMLPDF 16-561-080 Severability.
HTMLPDF 16-561-120 Promotional hosting.
HTMLPDF 16-561-125 Description of commission, address and telephone number of the Washington red raspberry commission.
HTMLPDF 16-561-130 Public records officer.
HTMLPDF 16-561-135 Requests for public records.
HTMLPDF 16-561-140 Response to public records requests.
HTMLPDF 16-561-145 Fees—Inspection and copying.
HTMLPDF 16-561-150 Exemptions.
HTMLPDF 16-561-155 Review of denial of public records requests.
HTMLPDF 16-561-160 Records index.
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Marketing order for Washington red raspberries—Policy statement.
(1) The marketing of red raspberries within this state is in the public interest. It is vital to the continued economic well-being of the citizens of this state and their general welfare that its red raspberries be properly promoted by:
(a) Enabling producers of red raspberries to help themselves in establishing orderly, fair, sound, efficient, and unhampered marketing of the red raspberries they produce; and
(2) That it is in the overriding public interest that support for the red raspberry industry be clearly expressed, that adequate protection be given to the industry and its activities and operations, and that red raspberries be promoted individually, and as part of a comprehensive agricultural industry to:
(a) Enhance the reputation and image of Washington state's red raspberries;
(b) Increase the sale and use of Washington state's red raspberries in local, domestic, and foreign markets;
(c) Protect the public by educating the public in reference to the quality, care, and methods used in the production of Washington state's red raspberries;
(d) Increase the knowledge of the health-giving qualities and dietetic value of Washington state's red raspberries and products; and
(3) The director is authorized to implement, administer, and enforce chapter 15.65 RCW through adoption of this marketing order.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.65 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 14-03-007, § 16-561-005, filed 1/6/14, effective 2/6/14.]
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(a) The annual assessment on all varieties of raspberries for the crop year just concluded shall be set by the board prior to October 31st. The board has the authority to set the rate within a range of zero to two cents per affected unit (pound).
(A) Cold storage facilities storing the commodity to file information and reports with the commission regarding the amount of commodity in storage, the date of receipt, and the name and address of each such owner; and
(B) That the commodity not be shipped from a cold storage facility until the facility has been notified by the commission that the commodity owner has paid the commission for any assessments imposed by the marketing order.
(2) Collections. Any moneys collected or received by the board pursuant to the provisions of this order during or with respect to any season or year, may be refunded on a pro rata basis at the close of the season or year or at the close of such longer period as the board determines to be reasonably adapted to effectuate the declared policies of chapter 15.65 RCW and the purposes of this marketing order, to all persons from whom such moneys were collected or received or may be carried over into and used with respect to the next succeeding season, year, or period whenever the board finds that the same will tend to effectuate such policies and purposes.
(3) Penalties. Any due and payable assessment herein levied in a specified amount as may be determined by the board pursuant to the provisions of chapters 15.65 RCW and 16-561 WAC, 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 board when payment is called for by it. In the event any person fails to pay the board the full amount of the assessment or other sum on or before the date due, the board 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 it. In the event of failure of such person or persons to pay any such due and payable assessment or other such sum, the board may bring a civil action against such person or persons in a state court of competent jurisdiction for the collection thereof, together with the above specified ten percent, and the action shall be tried and judgment rendered as in any other cause of action for debt due and payable.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-040, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.65 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 14-03-007, § 16-561-040, filed 1/6/14, effective 2/6/14. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.65 RCW. WSR 86-13-012 (Order 1888), § 16-561-040, filed 6/6/86; WSR 81-09-003 (Order 1728), § 16-561-040, filed 4/6/81; Order 1478, § 16-561-040, filed 7/29/76.]
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Effective with the growing season of 1977, the following procedure is established for the reporting and paying of assessments levied pursuant to RCW 15.65.410 and WAC 16-561-040:
(1) All first handlers of raspberries for resale or for processing shall withhold the amount of the assessment from their remittance to growers and transmit same to the commission. Where the first handler does not remit proceeds to the producer, the first handler shall include in his bill for services the assessment due and upon payment by the producer shall remit same to the commission. All such assessments accumulated will be due and payable to the commission in four installments payable December 1st of the current calendar year, followed by February 1st, April 1st, and concluding June 1st of the following calendar year. First handlers shall submit to the commission on or before October 1st of each year, a report listing the name, address, pounds handled or purchased, and amount deducted or collected for each producer on forms provided by the commission.
(2) All growers selling raspberries other than to first handlers for resale or processing, whether selling direct or through brokers, and including all sales at retail, shall submit to the commission on or before October 1st of each year, a report listing the pounds produced in the current harvest season on forms provided by the commission, and shall pay the assessment directly to the commission in four installments payable December 1st of the current year, followed by February 1st, April 1st, and concluding June 1st of the following calendar year.
(3) All growers having raspberries in cold storage that are not sold on September 15th of each year, shall compute the assessment due on such berries and pay same to the commission by September 30th of each year.
(4) Any assessments paid after the above deadlines shall be accompanied by a penalty fee of ten percent as provided in RCW 15.65.440.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-041, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.65 RCW. WSR 86-13-012 (Order 1888), § 16-561-041, filed 6/6/86. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.180. WSR 83-24-028 (Order 1809), § 16-561-041, filed 12/1/83; Order 1, § 16-561-041, filed 6/3/77.]
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Obligations incurred by the board or employee or agent thereof pertaining to their performance or nonperformance or misperformance of any matters or things authorized, required, or permitted them by the act or this order, and any other liabilities or claims against them or any of them shall be enforced in the same manner as if the whole organization under the order were a corporation. No liability for the debts or actions of the board, employee, or agent incurred in their official capacity under this order shall exist either against the board, officers, employees, and/or agents in their individual capacity, nor against the state of Washington or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof nor against any other organization, administrator, or board (or employee or agent thereof) established pursuant to this act or the assets thereof. The board, and its agents and employees, 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 board, member of the board, or other person. The liability of the members of the board shall be several and not joint and no member shall be liable for the default of any other member.
[Order 1478, § 16-561-050, filed 7/29/76.]
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[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.65 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 14-03-007, § 16-561-060, filed 1/6/14, effective 2/6/14; Order 1478, § 16-561-060, filed 7/29/76.]
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The marketing order for raspberries shall become effective on and after September 1, 1976.
[Order 1478, § 16-561-070, filed 7/29/76.]
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If any provisions hereof are declared invalid, or the applicability thereof to any person, circumstances, or thing is held invalid, the validity of the remainder hereof or of the applicability thereof to any other person, circumstances, or thing shall not be affected thereby.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.65 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 14-03-007, § 16-561-080, filed 1/6/14, effective 2/6/14; Order 1478, § 16-561-080, filed 7/29/76.]
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Promotional hosting.
The implementation of the rules governing promotional hosting expenditures for the Washington red raspberry commission shall be as follows:
(1) Budget approval. Commission expenditures for agricultural development or trade promotion and promotional hosting shall be pursuant to specific budget items as approved by the commission at regular meetings held to review such matters.
(c) Marketing director;
(d) Contractors, as specifically authorized by the commission.
(3) Payment and reimbursement. All payments and reimbursements shall be identified and supported by vouchers to which receipts are attached. Voucher forms may be supplied by the commission, and shall require the following information:
(a) Name and position of each person hosted, provided that in case of a group of twenty-five or more persons, then only the name of the group hosted shall be required;
(4) The chairman and vice chairman-treasurer of the commission and the administrator are authorized to approve direct payment or reimbursements submitted in accordance with these rules.
(5) The following persons may be hosted when it is reasonably believed such hosting will cultivate trade relations, promote sales of red raspberries, or develop industry unity, provided that such hosting shall not violate federal or state conflict of interest laws:
(a) Individuals from private business;
(c) Federal and state officials, provided lodging, meals and transportation will not be provided when such officials may obtain reimbursement for these expenses from their government employer;
(e) Commissioners and employees of the commission when their attendance at meetings, meals, and gatherings at which the persons described in (a) through (d) of this subsection are being hosted will cultivate trade relations, promote sales of red raspberries, or further the objectives of the commission;
(f) Spouses of the persons listed in (a), (b), (c), and (e) of this subsection when attendance of such spouse will serve to cultivate trade relations, promote the sale of red raspberries or develop industry unity.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-120, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.04.200 and 15.65.380. WSR 93-20-088 (Order 5016), § 16-561-120, filed 10/5/93, effective 11/5/93.]
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Description of commission, address and telephone number of the Washington red raspberry commission.
Headquartered at 204 Hawley Street, Lynden, Washington 98264, the Washington red raspberry commission serves Washington red raspberry producers by supporting the red raspberry industry in the areas of research and marketing. The telephone number is 360-354-8767.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-125, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-130, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18.]
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The request may also be submitted by fax to 360-354-0948 or by email to info@red-raspberry.org. The written request should include:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-135, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-140, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18.]
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(3) The commission may charge fees for production of copies of public records consistent with the fee schedule established in RCW 42.56.120. For all copying or duplicating service charges incurred, an invoice will be sent to the requestor. Reimbursement is payable within fifteen days of receipt of invoice payable to the Washington red raspberry commission. The commission may require that all charges be paid in advance of release of the copies of the records.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-145, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18.]
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(3) Lists of individuals requested for commercial purposes (reference RCW 42.56.070(8)).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-150, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-155, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-15-009, § 16-561-160, filed 7/6/18, effective 8/6/18.]