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WA Rev Code § 15.19.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.010 - Definitions.

RCW 15.19.010 Definitions.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.[ 1998 c 154 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.020 - Enforcement of chapter.

RCW 15.19.020 Enforcement of chapter.The director shall enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter and may adopt the necessary rules to carry out its purpose.[ 1998 c 154 § 22.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.030 - Adoption of rules.

RCW 15.19.030 Adoption of rules.In addition to the powers conferred on the director under this chapter, the director has the power to adopt rules:(1) Establishing certification requirements for American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.).Certification factors include:(a) Place of origin;(b) Whether the ginseng is wild or cultivated;(c) Weight; and(d) Date of harvest;and may include whether the ginseng meets requirements for freedom from infestation by plant pests as required by the importing country;(2) Requiring the registration of ginseng growers and of dealers who purchase and/or sell American ginseng for the purpose of foreign export; and(3) Requiring that records be maintained by ginseng growers and by dealers who purchase or sell American ginseng for the purpose of foreign export.The director may adopt any other rules necessary to comply with the requirements of the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (27 U.S.T. 108); the endangered species act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.); and 50 C.F.R. Part 23 (1995), as they existed on June 6, 1996, or a subsequent date as may be provided by rule, consistent with the purposes of this section.[ 1998 c 154 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.040 - Fees established by rule—Deposit—Use—Failure to pay.

RCW 15.19.040 Fees established by rule—Deposit—Use—Failure to pay.(1) The director shall adopt rules establishing fees to recover the costs of providing ginseng certification activities authorized under this chapter. All moneys collected under this chapter shall be paid to the director, deposited in an account within the agricultural local fund, and used solely for carrying out the purposes of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.(2) In addition to other penalties, the director may refuse to perform any inspection or certification service authorized under this chapter for any person in arrears unless the person makes payment in full prior to performing the service.[ 1998 c 154 § 24.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.050 - Inspection of facility—Entry—Samples—Search warrant.

RCW 15.19.050 Inspection of facility—Entry—Samples—Search warrant.The director may enter at reasonable times as determined by the director and inspect any facility and any records required under this chapter. The director may take for inspection those representative samples of ginseng necessary to determine whether or not this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter have been violated. If the director is denied access to any facility or records, the director may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to the facility or records. The court may upon such application issue a search warrant for the purpose requested.[ 1998 c 154 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.060 - Injunctions.

RCW 15.19.060 Injunctions.The director may bring an action to enjoin any violation of this chapter or rule adopted under this chapter in the superior court of Thurston county or of any county in which a violation occurs, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law.[ 1998 c 154 § 26.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.070 - Cooperative agency agreements.

RCW 15.19.070 Cooperative agency agreements.The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, and agencies of the federal government in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.[ 1998 c 154 § 27.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.080 - Public disclosure of information—Exemption.

RCW 15.19.080 Public disclosure of information—Exemption.The department shall not disclose information obtained under this chapter regarding the purchases, sales, or production of an individual American ginseng grower or dealer, except for providing reports to the United States fish and wildlife service. This information is exempt from public disclosure required by chapter 42.56 RCW.[ 2005 c 274 § 211; 1998 c 154 § 28.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.090 - Violations of chapter or rules—Unlawful.

RCW 15.19.090 Violations of chapter or rules—Unlawful.It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer for sale, hold for sale, or ship or transport American ginseng for foreign export in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.[ 1998 c 154 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.100 - Violations of chapter or rules—Penalties.

RCW 15.19.100 Violations of chapter or rules—Penalties.Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter may be subject to:(1) A civil penalty in an amount of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation; and/or(2) Denial, revocation, or suspension of any registration or application for registration issued under this chapter. Upon notice by the director to deny, revoke, or suspend a registration or application for registration, a person may request a hearing under chapter 34.05 RCW.[ 1998 c 154 § 30.]
WA Rev Code § 15.19.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.19 - Ginseng.|15.19.110 - Remedies.

RCW 15.19.110 Remedies.The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and nonexclusive and do not affect any other remedy.[ 1998 c 154 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 15.21.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.21 - Washington Fresh Fruit Sales Limitation Act.|15.21.010 - Declaration of purpose.

RCW 15.21.010 Declaration of purpose.Limitations or restrictions placed on the buyer by the seller offering fresh fruit for sale as to the amount that such prospective buyer may purchase of the total amount of such fresh fruit owned, possessed or controlled by the seller, may lead to or cause confusion, deceptive trade practices, and interfere with the orderly marketing of fresh fruit necessary for the public health and welfare, 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 general health and welfare of the people of this state.[ 1965 c 61 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 15.21.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.21 - Washington Fresh Fruit Sales Limitation Act.|15.21.020 - Unlawful practices.

RCW 15.21.020 Unlawful practices.It shall be unlawful to cause a limitation to be placed on the amount of fresh fruit that a purchaser may buy at retail or wholesale when such fresh fruit is offered for sale, through any media, below cost to the seller. The foregoing shall apply to all such fresh fruit offered for sale below cost and owned, possessed or controlled by such seller.[ 1965 c 61 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 15.21.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.21 - Washington Fresh Fruit Sales Limitation Act.|15.21.030 - Cost.

RCW 15.21.030 Cost.Cost for the purpose of this chapter, shall be that price paid for fresh fruit by the seller or the actual replacement cost for such fresh fruit: PROVIDED, That the delivered invoice price to such seller shall be prima facie evidence of the price paid for such fresh fruit by the seller.[ 1965 c 61 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 15.21.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.21 - Washington Fresh Fruit Sales Limitation Act.|15.21.040 - Combination sales.

RCW 15.21.040 Combination sales.When one or more items are offered for sale or sold with one or more items at a combined price, or offered individually or as a package or a unit to be given with the sale of one or more items, each and all such items shall for the purpose of this chapter be deemed to be offered for sale, and as to such transaction the cost basis shall be the combined cost basis of all such items as determined pursuant to RCW 15.21.030.[ 1965 c 61 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 15.21.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.21 - Washington Fresh Fruit Sales Limitation Act.|15.21.050 - Injunction.

RCW 15.21.050 Injunction.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.[ 1965 c 61 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 15.21.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.21 - Washington Fresh Fruit Sales Limitation Act.|15.21.060 - Penalties.

RCW 15.21.060 Penalties.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.(2) A second or subsequent violation is a gross misdemeanor. Any offense committed more than five years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense.[ 2003 c 53 § 103; 1965 c 61 § 6.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
WA Rev Code § 15.21.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.21 - Washington Fresh Fruit Sales Limitation Act.|15.21.070 - Exempt sales.

RCW 15.21.070 Exempt sales.The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following sales at retail or sales at wholesale:(1) When fresh fruit is sold for charitable purposes or to relief agencies;(2) When fresh fruit is sold on contract to departments of the government or governmental institutions;(3) When fresh fruit is sold by any officer acting under the order or direction of any court.[ 1965 c 61 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 15.21.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.21 - Washington Fresh Fruit Sales Limitation Act.|15.21.900 - Chapter cumulative.

RCW 15.21.900 Chapter cumulative.The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and shall not affect any other remedy.[ 1965 c 61 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 15.21.910 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.21 - Washington Fresh Fruit Sales Limitation Act.|15.21.910 - Short title.

RCW 15.21.910 Short title.This chapter may be cited as the Washington fresh fruit sales limitation act.[ 1965 c 61 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 15.24.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.24 - Washington Apple Commission.|15.24.010 - Definitions.

RCW 15.24.010 Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Commission" means the Washington apple commission;(2) "Crop year" means the year in which apples are harvested and is designated for those apples based on the date of harvest regardless of when they are subsequently packed or shipped;(3) "Dealer" means any person who handles, ships, buys, or sells apples, or who acts as sales or purchasing agent, broker, or factor of apples;(4) "Dealer district No. 1" includes the area of the state north of Interstate 90;(5) "Dealer district No. 2" includes the area of the state south of Interstate 90;(6) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture or his or her duly authorized representative;(7) "Executive officer" includes, but is not limited to, the principal management executive, sales manager, general manager, or other executive employee of similar responsibility and authority;(8) "Fresh apples" means all apples other than processing apples;(9) "Grower" means a person engaged in the business of producing apples for market in commercial quantities, whether as an individual, corporation, firm, limited liability company, trust, association, partnership, society, or any other organization of individuals;(10) "Grower district No. 1" includes the counties of Chelan, Okanogan, and Douglas;(11) "Grower district No. 2" includes the counties of Kittitas, Yakima, Benton, and Franklin;(12) "Grower district No. 3" includes all counties in the state not included in the first and second districts;(13) "Handler" means any person who ships or initiates a shipping operation, whether for himself, herself, or for another;(14) "Processing apples" means all apples delivered to a processing plant for drying, dehydrating, canning, pressing, powdering, extracting, cooking, or for use in producing a product or manufacturing a manufactured article. However, "processing apples" does not include fresh apples sliced or cut for raw consumption;(15) "Processor" and "processing plant" means every person to whom and every place to which apples are delivered for drying, dehydrating, canning, pressing, powdering, extracting, cooking, or for use in producing a product or manufacturing a manufactured article; and(16) "Ship" means to load apples into a conveyance for transport, except apples being moved from the orchard where grown to a packing house or warehouse within the immediate area of production.[ 2016 sp.s. c 15 § 1; 2002 c 313 § 115; 1989 c 354 § 53; 1967 c 240 § 22; 1963 c 145 § 1; 1961 c 11 § 15.24.010. Prior: 1937 c 195 § 2; RRS § 2874-2.]NOTES:Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
WA Rev Code § 15.24.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.24 - Washington Apple Commission.|15.24.015 - Commission—Purpose.

RCW 15.24.015 Commission—Purpose.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.[ 2004 c 178 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 15.24.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.24 - Washington Apple Commission.|15.24.020 - Commission created—Generally.

RCW 15.24.020 Commission created—Generally.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.[ 2016 sp.s. c 15 § 2; 2004 c 178 § 2; 2002 c 313 § 116; 1989 c 354 § 54; 1967 c 240 § 23; 1963 c 145 § 2; 1961 c 11 § 15.24.020. Prior: 1949 c 191 § 1, part; 1937 c 195 § 3, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 2874-3, part.]NOTES:Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
WA Rev Code § 15.24.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.24 - Washington Apple Commission.|15.24.030 - Members—Appointment—Terms—District representation—Meetings.

RCW 15.24.030 Members—Appointment—Terms—District representation—Meetings.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.[ 2016 sp.s. c 15 § 3; 2004 c 178 § 3; 1989 c 354 § 55; 1967 c 240 § 24; 1963 c 145 § 3; 1961 c 11 § 15.24.030. Prior: 1949 c 191 § 1, part; 1937 c 195 § 3, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 2874-3, part.]NOTES:Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
WA Rev Code § 15.24.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.24 - Washington Apple Commission.|15.24.045 - Members—Removal from commission—Process.

RCW 15.24.045 Members—Removal from commission—Process.If a commission member fails or refuses to perform his or her duties due to excessive absence or abandonment of his or her position or engages in any acts of dishonesty or willful misconduct, the commission may recommend to the director that the commission member be removed from his or her position on the commission. Upon receiving such recommendation, the director shall review the matter, including any statement from the commission member who is the subject of the recommendation, and determine whether adequate cause for removal is present. If the director finds that adequate cause for removal exists, the director shall remove the member from his or her commission position. The position shall then be declared vacant and must be filled pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for filling vacancies.[ 2008 c 11 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 15.24.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.24 - Washington Apple Commission.|15.24.050 - Vacancies—Quorum—Compensation—Travel expenses.

RCW 15.24.050 Vacancies—Quorum—Compensation—Travel expenses.In the event a position becomes vacant due to resignation, disqualification, death, or for any other reason, such position shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by appointment by the director from at least two nominees submitted by the remaining members of the commission.A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business and the carrying out of the duties of the commission.Each member of the commission shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.230 and shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Employees of the commission may also be reimbursed for actual travel expenses when on official commission business.[ 2004 c 178 § 7; 2002 c 313 § 118; 1984 c 287 § 12; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 § 12; 1967 c 240 § 26; 1961 c 11 § 15.24.050. Prior: 1949 c 191 § 1, part; 1937 c 195 § 3, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 2874-3, part.]NOTES:Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.Legislative findings—Severability—Effective date—1984 c 287: See notes following RCW 43.03.220.Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34: See notes following RCW 2.08.115.