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WA Rev Code § 16.65.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.260 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Complaint—Director's powers and duties.

RCW 16.65.260 Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Complaint—Director's powers and duties.In case of failure by a licensee to pay amounts due a vendor or consignor creditor whose livestock was handled or sold through or at the licensee's public livestock market or special open consignment horse sale, as evidenced by a verified complaint filed with the director, the director may proceed immediately to ascertain the names and addresses of all vendor or consignor creditors of the licensee, together with the amounts due and owing to them and each of them by the licensee, and shall request all vendor and consignor creditors to file a verified statement of their respective claims with the director. This request shall be addressed to each known vendor or consignor creditor at his or her last known address.[ 2003 c 326 § 78; 1983 c 298 § 14; 1959 c 107 § 26.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.270 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Failure of vendor, consignor to file claim.

RCW 16.65.270 Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Failure of vendor, consignor to file claim.If a vendor or consignor creditor so addressed fails, refuses or neglects to file in the office of the director his or her verified claim as requested by the director within sixty days from the date of such request, the director shall be relieved of further duty or action on behalf of the producer or consignor creditor.[ 2003 c 326 § 79; 1959 c 107 § 27.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.280 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Duties of director when names of creditors not available.

RCW 16.65.280 Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Duties of director when names of creditors not available.Where by reason of the absence of records, or other circumstances making it impossible or unreasonable for the director to ascertain the names and addresses of all vendor and consignor creditors, the director, after exerting due diligence and making reasonable inquiry to secure the information from all reasonable and available sources, may make demand on the bond on the basis of information then in his or her possession, and thereafter shall not be liable or responsible for claims or the handling of claims which may subsequently appear or be discovered.[ 2003 c 326 § 80; 1959 c 107 § 28.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.290 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Settlement, compromise of claims—Demand on bond—Discharge.

RCW 16.65.290 Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Settlement, compromise of claims—Demand on bond—Discharge.Upon ascertaining all claims and statements in the manner herein set forth, the director may then make demand upon the bond on behalf of those claimants whose statements have been filed, and shall have the power to settle or compromise said claims with the surety company on the bond, and is empowered in such cases to execute and deliver a release and discharge of the bond involved.[ 1959 c 107 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 16.65.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.300 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Refusal by surety company to pay demand—Action on bond—New bond, suspension or revocation of license on failure to file.

RCW 16.65.300 Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Refusal by surety company to pay demand—Action on bond—New bond, suspension or revocation of license on failure to file.Upon the refusal of the surety company to pay the demand, the director may bring an action on the bond in behalf of vendor and consignor creditors. Upon any action being commenced on the bond, the director may require the filing of a new bond. Immediately upon the recovery in any action on the bond the licensee shall file a new bond. Upon failure to file the new bond within ten days, such a failure shall constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license.[ 2003 c 326 § 81; 1959 c 107 § 30.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.310 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Settlement, compromise—Creditors share—Priority of state's claim.

RCW 16.65.310 Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Settlement, compromise—Creditors share—Priority of state's claim.In any settlement or compromise by the director with a surety company as provided in RCW 16.65.290, where there are two or more consignor and/or vendor creditors that have filed claims, either fixed or contingent, against a licensee's bond, such creditors shall share pro rata in the proceeds of the bond to the extent of their actual damage: PROVIDED, That the claims of the state and the department which may accrue from the conduct of the licensee's public livestock market shall have priority over all other claims.[ 1959 c 107 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 16.65.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.320 - Investigations by director—Complaints.

RCW 16.65.320 Investigations by director—Complaints.For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the director on the director's own motion or upon the verified complaint of any vendor or consignor against any licensee, or agent, or any person assuming or attempting to act as such, shall have full authority to make any and all necessary investigations. The director is empowered to administer oaths of verification of such complaints.[ 1985 c 415 § 10; 1959 c 107 § 32.]
WA Rev Code § 16.65.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.330 - Investigations—Powers of director.

RCW 16.65.330 Investigations—Powers of director.For the purpose of making investigations as provided for in RCW 16.65.320, the director may enter a public livestock market and examine any records required under the provisions of this chapter. The director shall have full authority to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before him or her, together with all books, memorandums, papers, and other documents relative to the matters under investigation, and to administer oaths and take testimony thereunder.[ 2011 c 336 § 434; 1959 c 107 § 33.]
WA Rev Code § 16.65.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.340 - Testing, examination, etc., of livestock for disease—Veterinarian employed by the market.

RCW 16.65.340 Testing, examination, etc., of livestock for disease—Veterinarian employed by the market.The director shall, when livestock is sold, traded, exchanged, or handled at or through a public livestock market, require such testing, treating, identifying, examining and recordkeeping of such livestock by a Washington state licensed and accredited veterinarian employed by the market as in the director's judgment may be necessary to prevent the spread of brucellosis, tuberculosis, paratuberculosis, pseudorabies, or any other infectious, contagious, or communicable disease among the livestock of this state. The state veterinarian or his or her authorized representative may conduct additional testing and examinations for the same purpose.[ 2003 c 326 § 82; 1967 c 192 § 2; 1959 c 107 § 34.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.350 - Examinations—Sanitary and health practices and standards—Rules.

RCW 16.65.350 Examinations—Sanitary and health practices and standards—Rules.The director shall adopt rules regarding sanitary practices, health practices and standards, and the examination of animals at public livestock markets.[ 2003 c 326 § 83; 1959 c 107 § 35.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.360 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.360 - Facilities—Sanitation—Requirements.

RCW 16.65.360 Facilities—Sanitation—Requirements.Licensees shall provide facilities and sanitation for the prevention of livestock diseases at their public livestock markets, as follows:(1) The floors of all pens and alleys that are part of a public livestock market shall be constructed of concrete or similar impervious material and kept in good repair, with a slope of not less than one-fourth inch per foot to adequate drains leading to an approved sewage system: PROVIDED, That the director may designate certain pens within such public livestock markets as feeding and holding pens and the floors and alleys of such pens shall not be subject to the aforementioned surfacing requirements.(2) Feeding and holding pens maintained in an area adjacent to a public livestock market shall be constructed and separated from such public livestock market, in a manner prescribed by the director, in order to prevent the spread of communicable diseases to the livestock sold or held for sale in such public livestock market.(3) All yards, chutes and pens used in handling livestock shall be constructed of such materials which will render them easily cleaned and disinfected, and such yards, pens and chutes shall be kept clean, sanitary and in good repair at all times, as required by the director.(4) Sufficient calf pens of adequate size to prevent overcrowding shall be provided, and such pens, when used, shall be cleaned and disinfected no later than the day subsequent to each sale.(5) All swine pens, when used, shall be cleaned and disinfected no later than the day subsequent to each sale.(6) A water system carrying a pressure of forty pounds and supplying sufficient water to thoroughly wash all pens, floors, alleys and equipment shall be provided.(7) Sufficient quarantine pens of adequate capacity shall be provided. Such pens shall be used to hold only cattle reacting to brucellosis and tuberculosis or to quarantine livestock with other contagious or communicable diseases and shall be:(a) hard surfaced with concrete or similar impervious material and shall be kept in good repair;(b) provided with separate watering facilities;(c) painted white with the word "quarantine" painted in red letters not less than four inches high on such quarantine pen's gate;(d) provided with a tight board fence not less than five and one-half feet high;(e) cleaned and disinfected not later than one day subsequent to the date of sale.To prevent the spread of communicable diseases among livestock, the director shall have the authority to cause the cleaning and disinfecting of any area or all areas of a public livestock market and equipment or vehicles with a complete coverage of disinfectants approved by the director.[ 1959 c 107 § 36.]
WA Rev Code § 16.65.370 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.370 - Watering, feeding facilities—Unlawful acts.

RCW 16.65.370 Watering, feeding facilities—Unlawful acts.Pens used to hold livestock for a period of twenty-four hours or more in a public livestock market shall have watering and feeding facilities for livestock held in such pens. It shall be unlawful for a public livestock market to hold livestock for a period longer than twenty-four hours without feeding and watering such livestock. An operator of a public livestock market may also refuse to accept the consignment of any livestock that the licensee may believe to have been inadequately fed or otherwise inadequately cared for prior to the delivery of the livestock in question to the public livestock market.[ 1991 c 17 § 2; 1959 c 107 § 37.]
WA Rev Code § 16.65.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.380 - Adequate facilities and space required for veterinarians to function.

RCW 16.65.380 Adequate facilities and space required for veterinarians to function.Public livestock market facilities shall include adequate space and facilities necessary for market, federal, or state veterinarians to properly carry out their functions as prescribed by law and rules adopted under law or as prescribed by applicable federal law or regulation.[ 2003 c 326 § 84; 1959 c 107 § 38.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.390 - Adequate space and facilities required for livestock inspectors and veterinarians to function.

RCW 16.65.390 Adequate space and facilities required for livestock inspectors and veterinarians to function.Public livestock market facilities shall include space and facilities necessary for livestock inspectors and veterinarians to properly carry out their duties, as provided by law and rules adopted under law, in a safe and expeditious manner.[ 2003 c 326 § 85; 1959 c 107 § 39.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.400 - Weighing of livestock at public livestock market.

RCW 16.65.400 Weighing of livestock at public livestock market.(1) Each public livestock market licensee shall maintain and operate approved weighing facilities for the weighing of livestock at such licensee's public livestock market.(2) All dial scales used by the licensee shall be of adequate size to be readily visible to all interested parties and shall be equipped with a mechanical weight recorder.(3) All beam scales used by the licensee shall be equipped with a balance indicator, a weigh beam and a mechanical weight recorder, all readily visible to all interested parties.(4) All scales used by the licensee shall be checked for balance at short intervals during the process of selling and immediately prior to the beginning of each sale day.(5) The scale ticket shall have the weights mechanically imprinted upon the tickets when the weigh beam is in balance during the process of weighing, and shall be issued in triplicate, for all livestock weighed at a public livestock market. A copy of the weight tickets shall be issued to the buyer and seller of the livestock weighed.[ 2003 c 326 § 86; 1983 c 298 § 15; 1961 c 182 § 5; 1959 c 107 § 40.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.410 - Packer's interest in market limited.

RCW 16.65.410 Packer's interest in market limited.It shall be unlawful for a packer to own or control more than a twenty percent interest in any public livestock market, directly or indirectly through stock ownership or control, or otherwise by himself or herself or through his or her agents or employees.[ 2011 c 336 § 435; 1959 c 107 § 41.]
WA Rev Code § 16.65.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.420 - Application for change of or additional sales days, special sales—Considerations for allocation.

RCW 16.65.420 Application for change of or additional sales days, special sales—Considerations for allocation.(1) Any application for a change of sales day or days or additional sales day or days for an existing salesyard shall be subject to approval by the director, subsequent to a hearing and the director is hereby authorized to approve these days and class of livestock which may be sold on these days. In considering the approval or denial of these sales days, the director shall give appropriate consideration, among other relevant factors, to the following:(a) The geographical area which will be affected;(b) The conflict, if any, with sales days already allocated in the area;(c) The amount and class of livestock available for marketing in the area;(d) Buyers available to such market;(e) Any other conditions affecting the orderly marketing of livestock.(2) No special sales shall be conducted by the licensee unless the licensee has applied to the director in writing fifteen days prior to such proposed sale. Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars.(3) In any case that a licensee fails to conduct sales on the sales days allocated to the licensee, the director shall, subsequent to a hearing, be authorized to revoke an allocation for nonuse. The rate of usage required to maintain an allocation shall be established by rule.[ 2003 c 326 § 87; 1991 c 17 § 3; 1963 c 232 § 16; 1961 c 182 § 6. Prior: 1959 c 107 § 42.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.424 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.424 - Additional sales days limited to sales of horses and/or mules.

RCW 16.65.424 Additional sales days limited to sales of horses and/or mules.The director has the authority to grant a licensee an additional sales day, or days, limited to the sale of horses and/or mules and may if requested grant the licensee, by permit, the authority to have the sale at premises other than at his or her public livestock market if the facilities are approved by the director as being adequate for the protection of the health and safety of the horses and/or mules. For the purpose of such limited sale the facility requirements of RCW 16.65.360 shall not be applicable.[ 2003 c 326 § 88; 1963 c 232 § 19.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.430 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.430 - Information and records available to director and news services.

RCW 16.65.430 Information and records available to director and news services.Information and records of the licensee that are necessary for the compilation of adequate reports on the marketing of livestock shall be made available to the director or any news service, publishing or broadcasting such market reports.[ 1959 c 107 § 43.]
WA Rev Code § 16.65.440 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.440 - Penalty.

RCW 16.65.440 Penalty.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who violates any provisions or requirements of this chapter or rules adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.(2) A second or subsequent violation is a gross misdemeanor.[ 2012 c 25 § 3. Prior: 2003 c 326 § 89; 2003 c 53 § 116; 1959 c 107 § 44.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.445 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.445 - Public hearings.

RCW 16.65.445 Public hearings.The director shall hold public hearings upon any proposal to adopt any new or amended rules and all hearings for the denial, revocation, or suspension of a license issued under this chapter or in any other adjudicative proceeding, and shall comply in all respects with chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act.[ 2003 c 326 § 90; 1989 c 175 § 55; 1961 c 182 § 7.]NOTES:Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.Effective date—1989 c 175: See note following RCW 34.05.010.
WA Rev Code § 16.65.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.|16.65.450 - Orders—Appeal.

RCW 16.65.450 Orders—Appeal.Any licensee or applicant who feels aggrieved by an order of the director may appeal to the superior court of the county in the state of Washington of the residence of the licensee or applicant where the trial on such appeal shall be held de novo.[ 1991 c 17 § 4; 1959 c 107 § 46.]
WA Rev Code § 16.67.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.67 - Washington State Beef Commission.|16.67.010 - Short title.

RCW 16.67.010 Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Washington state beef commission act.[ 1969 c 133 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 16.67.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 16 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 16.67 - Washington State Beef Commission.|16.67.030 - Definitions.

RCW 16.67.030 Definitions.For the purpose of this chapter:(1) "Commission" means the Washington state beef commission.(2) "Director" means the director of agriculture of the state of Washington or an appointed representative.(3) "Ex officio members" means those advisory members of the commission who do not have a vote.(4) "Department" means the department of agriculture of the state of Washington.(5) "Person" includes any individual, firm, corporation, trust, association, partnership, society, or any other organization of individuals.(6) "Beef producer" means any person who raises, breeds, grows, or purchases cattle or calves for beef production.(7) "Dairy (beef) producer" means any person who raises, breeds, grows, or purchases cattle for dairy production and who is actively engaged in the production of fluid milk.(8) "Feeder" means any person actively engaged in the business of feeding cattle and usually operating a feed lot.(9) "Producer" means any person actively engaged in the cattle industry including beef producers and dairy (beef) producers.(10) "Washington cattle" shall mean all cattle owned or controlled by affected producers and located or sold in the state of Washington.(11) "Meat packer" means any person operating a slaughtering establishment subject to inspection under a federal meat inspection act.(12) "Livestock salesyard operator" means any person licensed to operate a cattle auction market or salesyard under the provisions of chapter 16.65 RCW as enacted or hereafter amended.(13) "Mail" or "send" for purposes of any notice relating to rule making means regular mail or electronic distribution, as provided in RCW 34.05.260 for rule making. "Electronic distribution" or "electronically" means distribution by electronic mail or facsimile mail.[ 2002 c 313 § 80; 1999 c 291 § 30; 1969 c 133 § 2.]NOTES:Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.