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Chapter 16-585 WAC
HTMLPDF 16-585-005 Marketing order for Puget Sound gillnet salmon—Policy statement.
HTMLPDF 16-585-006 Marketing order purposes.
HTMLPDF 16-585-010 Definitions.
HTMLPDF 16-585-020 Puget Sound salmon commodity board.
HTMLPDF 16-585-040 Assessments and collections.
HTMLPDF 16-585-050 Time—Place—Method for payment and collection of assessments—Landing reports.
HTMLPDF 16-585-060 Obligations of the board.
HTMLPDF 16-585-070 Termination of this order.
HTMLPDF 16-585-080 Effective time.
HTMLPDF 16-585-090 Separability.
HTMLPDF 16-585-105 Public records officer.
HTMLPDF 16-585-110 Requests for public records.
HTMLPDF 16-585-115 Response to public records requests.
HTMLPDF 16-585-120 Fees—Inspection and copying.
HTMLPDF 16-585-125 Exemptions.
HTMLPDF 16-585-130 Review of denial of public records requests.
HTMLPDF 16-585-135 Records index.
16-585-030 Marketing order purposes. [Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and chapter 16.65 WAC [ 15.65 RCW]. WSR 95-15-102, § 16-585-030, filed 7/19/95, effective 8/19/95.] Repealed by WSR 05-13-008, filed 6/3/05, effective 7/4/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW.
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Marketing order for Puget Sound gillnet salmon—Policy statement.
(1) The marketing of Puget Sound gillnet salmon 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 Puget Sound gillnet salmon be properly promoted by:
(a) Enabling producers of Puget Sound gillnet salmon to help themselves in establishing orderly, fair, sound, efficient, and unhampered marketing, grading, and standardizing of the Puget Sound gillnet salmon they produce; and
(b) Working towards stabilizing the agricultural industry by increasing consumption of Puget Sound gillnet salmon within the state, the nation, and internationally.
(2) That it is in the overriding public interest that support for the Puget Sound gillnet salmon industry be clearly expressed, that adequate protection be given to the industry and its activities and operations, and that Puget Sound gillnet salmon be promoted individually and as part of a comprehensive agricultural industry to:
(a) Enhance the reputation and image of Puget Sound gillnet salmon.
(b) Increase the sale and use of Puget Sound gillnet salmon 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 Puget Sound gillnet salmon.
(d) Increase the knowledge of the health-giving qualities and dietetic value of Puget Sound gillnet salmon and products.
(e) Support and engage in programs or activities that benefit the production, harvesting, handling, processing, marketing, and uses of Puget Sound gillnet salmon produced in Washington state.
(4) The Washington state Puget Sound salmon commodity board exists primarily for the benefit of the people of the state of Washington and its economy, and with oversight by the director, the board is authorized to speak on behalf of Washington state government with regard to Puget Sound gillnet salmon under the provisions of this marketing order.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 05-13-008, § 16-585-005, filed 6/3/05, effective 7/4/05.]
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"Act" means the Washington Agricultural Commodity Boards Act or chapter 15.65 RCW.
"Affected area" means Western Washington.
"Affected commodity" means commercial quantities of Puget Sound gillnet salmon.
"Affected producer" means any person who is a commercial harvester of commercial quantities of Puget Sound gillnet salmon.
"Affected unit" means one pound landed weight of salmon.
"Commercial quantity" means any Puget Sound gillnet salmon produced for market.
"Commission" means the Puget Sound salmon commission.
"Director" means the director of agriculture of the state of Washington or his/her duly appointed representative.
"Fiscal year" means the twelve-month period beginning with July 1st of any year and ending with June 30th, both dates being inclusive.
"Handler" or "processor" shall mean those who purchase, process for market, or otherwise obtain from affected producers the affected commodity for further handling or sale in the course of commerce. "Handler" and "processor" include those who commercially harvest and then obtain from themselves, process, or further handle for subsequent direct sale to the public the affected commodity after having themselves produced that commodity as affected producers. "Handler" does not include a common carrier used to transport an agricultural commodity. "To handle" means to act as a handler.
"Order" means this marketing order.
"Process" means to prepare the affected commodity or product therefrom by filleting, heading, gutting, canning, cooking, smoking, fermenting, dehydrating, drying or packaging.
"Production area" means the waters of the state of Washington in and adjacent to the areas of Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, Georgia Strait, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca east of Cape Flattery, or other lawful areas in which fishing is permitted pursuant to a Puget Sound commercial salmon gillnet license.
"Puget Sound gillnet salmon" means salmon and salmon products which have been harvested by affected producers in the production area pursuant to Puget Sound commercial salmon gillnet license or taken with gear lawfully permitted for use pursuant to Puget Sound commercial salmon gillnet license. "Puget Sound gillnet salmon" does not include privately farmed or cultivated salmon or salmon products nor salmon harvested pursuant to license issued by the various treaty Indian tribes. Nothing herein shall prevent the board from engaging in cooperative marketing of tribal and nontribal salmon.
"Puget Sound salmon commodity board" hereinafter referred to as "board" or "commission" means the commodity board formed under the provisions of this marketing order.
"Purchase" means obtain through sale, exchange, barter, or trade.
"Sell" includes offer for sale, expose for sale, have in possession for sale, exchange, barter, or trade, whether directly or through agents.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047, 42.56.040, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 17-05-036, § 16-585-010, filed 2/8/17, effective 3/11/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 05-13-008, § 16-585-010, filed 6/3/05, effective 7/4/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.060 and 15.65.180. WSR 02-14-091, § 16-585-010, filed 7/1/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and chapter 16.65 WAC [ 15.65 RCW]. WSR 95-15-102, § 16-585-010, filed 7/19/95, effective 8/19/95.]
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Puget Sound salmon commodity board.
(1) Administration. The provisions of this marketing order and the applicable provisions of the act shall be administered and enforced by the board as the designee of the director.
(2) Board membership. The board shall consist of seven members, six of whom shall be affected producers appointed or elected as provided in this section. The director shall appoint one additional member to the board who is not an affected producer to represent the director. The position representing the director shall be a voting member.
(a) Director-appointed affected producer positions on the board shall be designated as position one, position two, and position three.
(b) Elected affected producer positions on the board shall be designated as position four, position five, and position six.
(c) The position representing the director who is not an affected producer shall be designated as position seven.
(3) Qualifications for board membership. The producer members of the board must be practical producers of the affected commodity and must be a citizen and resident of this state, over the age of eighteen years. Each affected producer board member must be and have been actually engaged in producing such commodity within the state of Washington for a period of five years and has during that period derived a substantial portion of his/her income therefrom and who is not primarily engaged in business, directly or indirectly, as a handler or other dealer. The qualification of members of the board as herein set forth must continue during their terms of office.
(a) The term of office for members of the board shall be three years. One-third of the membership as nearly as possible shall be appointed or elected each year.
Positions one and four shall be for one year from the date of first election or until the first subsequent annual election is held.
Positions two and five shall be for two years from the date of first election or until the second subsequent annual election is held.
Positions three and six shall be for three years from the date of first election or until the third subsequent annual election is held.
(c) To accomplish the transition to a commodity board structure where the director appoints a majority of the board members, the names of the currently elected board members in positions one, two, and three shall be forwarded to the director for appointment within thirty days of the effective date of this amended marketing order.
(5) Nominations of elected or director-appointed board members. Each year the director shall call a nomination meeting for elected or director-appointed affected producer board members. The meeting(s) shall be held at least thirty days in advance of the date set by the director for the election or advisory vote of board members.
(a) Notice of every nomination meeting shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the affected area defined in this marketing order not less than ten days in advance of the date of the meeting; and, in addition, written notice of every meeting shall be given to all affected producers according to the list maintained by the board pursuant to RCW 15.65.295.
(c) Any qualified affected producer may be nominated orally for membership on the board at a nomination meeting. Nominations may also be made within five days after the meeting by written petition filed with the director signed by not less than five affected producers.
(d) If the board moves and the director approves that the nomination meeting procedure be deleted, the director shall give notice of the open commission position(s) by mail to all affected producers. The notice shall call for nominations in accordance with this marketing order and shall give the final date for filing nominations which shall not be less than twenty days after the notice was mailed.
(a) An election or advisory vote shall be conducted by secret ballot under the supervision of the director. Each affected producer shall be entitled to one vote.
(b) Elected affected producer members of the board shall be elected during the month of February of each year by a majority of the votes cast by the affected producers. If a nominee does not receive a majority of the votes on the first ballot, a run-off election shall be held by mail in a similar manner between the two candidates for such position receiving the largest number of votes.
(c) An advisory vote shall be conducted for affected producer board members appointed by the director under the provisions of RCW 15.65.243 during the month of January of each year. 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.
(d) Notice of every election or advisory vote for board membership shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the affected area defined in this marketing order not less than ten days in advance of the date of the election or advisory vote. Not less than ten days prior to every election or advisory vote for board membership, the director shall mail a ballot of the candidates to each affected producer entitled to vote whose name appears upon the list of such affected producers maintained by the board pursuant to RCW 15.65.295. Any other producer entitled to vote may obtain a ballot by application to the director upon establishing his/her qualifications.
(e) Nonreceipt of a ballot by any person entitled to vote shall not invalidate the election or advisory vote of a board member.
(a) In the event of a vacancy on the board in an elected position, the board shall appoint a qualified person to fill the unexpired term. The appointment shall be made at the board's first or second meeting after the position becomes vacant.
(9) Board compensation. No member of the board shall receive any salary or other compensation, but each member may be compensated for each day in actual attendance at or traveling to and from meetings of the board or on special assignment for the board in accordance with RCW 43.03.230 together with travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. The board may adopt, by resolution, provisions for reimbursement of actual travel expenses incurred by members of the board in carrying out the provisions of this marketing order pursuant to RCW 15.65.270. A board member may, in the discretion of the board, serve and be compensated as an employee of the commission.
(a) To administer, enforce, and control the provisions of this order as the designee of the director;
(b) To elect a chairperson and other officers as it deems advisable;
(c) To employ and discharge at its discretion such assistance and personnel as the board determines necessary and proper to carry out the purpose of the order and to effectuate the policies of the act;
(d) To pay from moneys collected as assessments or advances thereon the costs arising in connection with the formulation, issuance, administration, and enforcement of the order and rules adopted under the order. Expenses may be paid by check, draft, or voucher in such form and in such manner and upon the signature of the person as the board may prescribe;
(e) To reimburse any applicant who has deposited funds with the director in order to defray the costs of formulating the order;
(f) To establish a fund to be deposited in a bank or banks or financial institution or institutions, approved for the deposit of state funds, in which all money received by the board, except the amount of petty cash for each day's needs, not to exceed one hundred dollars, shall be deposited each day;
(g) To keep or cause to be kept in accordance with accepted standards of good accounting practice, accurate records of all assessments, disbursements, moneys, and other financial transactions made and done pursuant to this order. Records, books, and accounts shall be audited as provided in the act subject to procedures and methods lawfully prescribed by the state auditor. Books and accounts shall be closed as of the last day of each fiscal year. A copy of the audit shall be delivered within thirty days after the completion thereof to the governor, the director, the state auditor, and each member of the board;
(h) To require bond of board members and employees of the board in positions of trust in an amount the board deems necessary. Premiums for a bond or bonds shall be paid by the board from assessments collected. A bond shall not be necessary if any board member or employee is covered by any blanket bond covering officials or employees of the state of Washington;
(i) To prepare a budget or budgets covering anticipated income and expenses to be incurred in carrying out the provisions of the order during each fiscal year. At least sixty days prior to the beginning of its fiscal year, the board shall prepare and submit to the director for approval its research plan, its commodity-related education and training plan, and its budget;
(j) To establish by resolution, a headquarters which shall continue as such unless and until so changed by the board. All records, books, and minutes of board meetings shall be kept at such headquarters;
(k) To recommend to the director, administrative rules, orders and amendments thereto for the exercise of the director's power in connection with this marketing order;
(l) To carry out the provisions of RCW 15.65.510 covering the obtaining of information necessary to effectuate the provisions of this marketing order and the act, along with the necessary authority and procedure for obtaining such information;
(m) To bring actions or proceedings upon joining the director as a party for specific performance, restraint, injunction, or mandatory injunction against any person who violates or refuses to perform the obligations or duties imposed upon the person by the act or this order;
(n) To confer with and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities of other states of the United States for the purpose of obtaining uniformity in the administration of federal and state marketing regulations, licenses, agreements, or orders;
(o) To carry out any other grant of authority or duty provided designees and not specifically set forth in this section;
(p) To sue or be sued;
(q) To borrow money and incur indebtedness;
(r) To work cooperatively with other local, state, and federal agencies; universities; and national organizations for the purposes provided in this order;
(s) To enter into contracts or interagency agreements with any private or public agency, whether federal, state, or local. Personal service contracts must comply with chapter 39.29 RCW;
(t) To accept and expend or retain any gifts, bequests, contributions, or grants from private persons or private and public agencies;
(u) To enter into contracts or agreements for research in the production, processing, transportation, marketing, use, or distribution of Puget Sound gillnet salmon;
(v) To retain in emergent situations the services of private legal counsel to conduct legal actions on behalf of the commission. The retention of a private attorney is subject to review by the office of the attorney general;
(w) To engage in appropriate fund-raising activities for the purpose of supporting activities authorized by this marketing order;
(x) To participate in international, federal, state, and local hearings, meetings, and other proceedings relating to the production, manufacture, regulation, transportation, distribution, sale, or use of Puget Sound gillnet salmon including activities authorized under RCW 42.17.190, including the reporting of those activities to the public disclosure commission;
(y) To maintain a list of the names and addresses of affected producers that may be compiled from information used to collect assessments under the provisions of this marketing order and data on the value of each affected producer's production for a minimum three-year period pursuant to RCW 15.65.280;
(z) To maintain a list of the names and addresses of persons who handle Puget Sound gillnet salmon within the affected area and data on the amount and value of the Puget Sound gillnet salmon handled for a minimum three-year period by each person pursuant to RCW 15.65.280;
(aa) To maintain a list of names and addresses of all affected persons who produce Puget Sound gillnet salmon and the amount, by unit, of Puget Sound gillnet salmon produced during the past three years pursuant to RCW 15.65.295;
(bb) To maintain a list of all persons who handle Puget Sound gillnet salmon and the amount of Puget Sound gillnet salmon handled by each person during the past three years pursuant to RCW 15.65.295;
(cc) To establish a foundation using commission funds as grant money for the purposes established in this marketing order pursuant to RCW 15.65.043.
(a) The board shall hold regular meetings, at least semiannually, and such meetings shall be held in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW (Open Public Meetings Act). Notice of the time and place of regular meetings shall be published on or before January of each year in the Washington State Register. Notice of any change to the meeting schedule shall be published in the state register at least twenty days prior to the rescheduled meeting date.
(b) The board shall hold an annual membership meeting, at which time an annual report will be presented. The proposed budget shall be presented for discussion at the meeting. Notice of the annual meeting shall be given by the board at least ten days prior to the meeting by written notice to each producer and by notifying the regular news media.
(c) The board shall establish by resolution, the time, place, and manner of calling special meetings of the board with reasonable notice to the board members and affected producers. Notice for special meetings shall be in compliance with chapter 42.30 RCW.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 05-13-008, § 16-585-020, filed 6/3/05, effective 7/4/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.060 and 15.65.180. WSR 02-14-091, § 16-585-020, filed 7/1/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and chapter 16.65 WAC [ 15.65 RCW]. WSR 95-15-102, § 16-585-020, filed 7/19/95, effective 8/19/95.]
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(1) The assessment on the affected commodity harvested in the production area shall be as follows: Two percent of the landed value of Puget Sound gillnet salmon shall be assessed to the producer.
(2) For the purpose of collecting assessments, the board may require the person subject to the assessment or the person responsible for collection of producer assessments to give adequate assurance or security for its collection or payment.
(3) All persons subject to the provisions of this marketing order shall make and render reports and furnish information to the director or the board as required under the act or this marketing order. Any financial and commercial information and records obtained by the director or commission are exempt from public disclosure under the provisions of RCW 15.65.203 and 42.17.31907, but shall not be disclosed to any other person save to a person with like right to obtain the same or any attorney employed by the director or the commission to give legal advice thereon or by court order.
(4) For the purpose of assuring and verifying compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this order and the act, the director and the board through its duly authorized employees, shall have access to and the authority to audit and examine such reports or information.
(5) Any moneys collected or received by the board pursuant to the provisions of this marketing order during or with respect to any year, may be refunded on a pro rata basis at the close of each year or at the close of a period as the board determines to be reasonably adapted to effectuate the declared policies of the act 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 year.
(6) Any due and payable assessment herein levied in a specified amount as provided under the act and this marketing order and any assessment which is required hereunder to be collected, shall constitute a personal debt of every person so assessed, responsible for collection, 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 assessment or other sum on or before the date due, the board may, and is hereby authorized to, add to the unpaid assessment or sum an amount not exceeding ten percent of the same to defray the cost of enforcing the collecting of the unpaid assessment. In the event of failure of a person or persons to pay any due and payable assessment or other sum, the board may bring a civil action against a person or persons in a state court of competent jurisdiction for the collection thereof, together with the above specified ten percent plus the costs and expenses of suit and a reasonable attorney's fee therein, and the action shall be tried and judgment rendered as in any other cause of action for debt due and payable.
(7) Assessments may, with the consent of the affected producer, be collected prospectively.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 05-13-008, § 16-585-040, filed 6/3/05, effective 7/4/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and chapter 16.65 WAC [ 15.65 RCW]. WSR 95-15-102, § 16-585-040, filed 7/19/95, effective 8/19/95.]
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Obligations incurred by the board or employees or agents 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 this order were a corporation. No liability for the debts or actions of the board, employees, or agents incurred in their official capacity under this order shall exist either against the board, officers, employees, 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.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 05-13-008, § 16-585-060, filed 6/3/05, effective 7/4/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and chapter 16.65 WAC [ 15.65 RCW]. WSR 95-15-102, § 16-585-060, filed 7/19/95, effective 8/19/95.]
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Termination of this order.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 05-13-008, § 16-585-070, filed 6/3/05, effective 7/4/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and chapter 16.65 WAC [ 15.65 RCW]. WSR 95-15-102, § 16-585-070, filed 7/19/95, effective 8/19/95.]
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This marketing order for Puget Sound salmon shall become effective on or after April 1, 1995, and shall remain in full force and effect until terminated under the provisions of the act.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and chapter 16.65 WAC [ 15.65 RCW]. WSR 95-15-102, § 16-585-080, filed 7/19/95, effective 8/19/95.]
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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 other person, circumstances, or thing shall not be affected thereby.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.050 and chapter 16.65 WAC [ 15.65 RCW]. WSR 95-15-102, § 16-585-090, filed 7/19/95, effective 8/19/95.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047, 42.56.040, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 17-05-036, § 16-585-105, filed 2/8/17, effective 3/11/17.]
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(1) All requests for disclosure of public records must be submitted in writing directly to the commission's public records officer by mail to Puget Sound Salmon Commission, 1900 W. Nickerson St., #116, PMB 210, Seattle, WA 98119. The request may also be submitted by fax to 206-542-3930 or by email to: soundcatch@seanet.com. The written request should include:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047, 42.56.040, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 17-05-036, § 16-585-110, filed 2/8/17, effective 3/11/17.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047, 42.56.040, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 17-05-036, § 16-585-115, filed 2/8/17, effective 3/11/17.]
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(3) Requests for records in special formatting, including color copies, will be charged at the amount necessary to reimburse the commission for its actual production costs. If the public records officer deems it more efficient to have copying or duplicating done outside the commission, the charges will be based on the actual cost of such outside copying or duplicating service. 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 the invoice and is payable to the Puget Sound salmon 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, 42.56.040, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 17-05-036, § 16-585-120, filed 2/8/17, effective 3/11/17.]
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(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)).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047, 42.56.040, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 17-05-036, § 16-585-125, filed 2/8/17, effective 3/11/17.]
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The commission shall establish a records index, which shall be made available for public review. The records index may be accessed on the commission's web site at http://soundcatch.org/.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.65.047, 42.56.040, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 17-05-036, § 16-585-135, filed 2/8/17, effective 3/11/17.]