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WA Rev Code § 15.65.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.290 - Claims and liabilities, enforcement against organization—Personal liabilities of officials, employees, etc.

RCW 15.65.290 Claims and liabilities, enforcement against organization—Personal liabilities of officials, employees, etc.Obligations incurred by any administrator or 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 this chapter or any marketing agreement or order issued pursuant to this chapter, 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 such marketing agreement or order were a corporation. No liability for the debts or actions of such administrator, board, employee, or agent incurred in their official capacity under the agreement or order shall exist either against its administrator, board, officers, employees, and/or agents in his or her or 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 chapter or the assets thereof. The administrator of any order or agreement, the members of any such board, and also his or her or their 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 administrator, board, member of any such board, or other person. The liability of the members of any such board shall be several and not joint and no member shall be liable for the default of any other member.[ 2010 c 8 § 6076; 1961 c 256 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.295 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.295 - Lists of all affected producers and handlers—Affected parties responsible for accuracy—Use of lists.

RCW 15.65.295 Lists of all affected producers and handlers—Affected parties responsible for accuracy—Use of lists.(1) Each commodity board shall prepare a list of all affected producers from any information available from the department, producers, producer associations or organizations, or handlers of the affected commodity. This list shall contain the names and addresses of all affected persons who produce the affected commodity and the amount, by unit, of the affected commodity produced during at least the past three years.(2) Each commodity board shall prepare a list of all persons who handle the affected commodity and the amount of the commodity handled by each person during at least the past three years.(3) It is the responsibility of all affected parties to ensure that their correct address is filed with the commodity board. It is also the responsibility of affected parties to submit production data and handling data to the commodity board as prescribed by the board's marketing order or agreement.(4) Any qualified person may, at any time, have his or her name placed upon any list for which he or she qualifies by delivering or mailing the information to the commodity board. The lists shall be corrected and brought up-to-date in accordance with evidence and information provided to the commodity board.(5) At the director's request, the commodity board shall provide the director a list of affected producers or handlers that is certified by the commodity board to be complete according to the commodity board's records. The list shall contain all information required by the director to conduct a referendum or board member election or selection under this chapter and the marketing order or agreement.(6) For all purposes of giving notice, holding referenda, and electing or selecting members of a commodity board, the applicable list corrected up to the day preceding the date the list is certified by the commodity board and mailed to the director is deemed to be the list of all affected producers or affected handlers, as applicable, entitled to notice or to vote. Inadvertent failure to notify an affected producer or handler does not invalidate a proceeding conducted under this chapter.[ 2002 c 313 § 30.]NOTES:Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.
WA Rev Code § 15.65.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.300 - Agreement or order to contain detailed statement of powers and purposes.

RCW 15.65.300 Agreement or order to contain detailed statement of powers and purposes.The purposes for which each marketing agreement and order is issued and the powers which shall be exercised thereunder shall be stated in detail in the provisions of such agreement or order. Any such agreement or order or amendment thereto may contain provisions for the exercise of any one or more or all of the powers and purposes set forth in RCW 15.65.310 through 15.65.340. However, any agreement, order or amendment wherein the affected commodity is one of those listed below shall contain provisions for the exercise of only those powers and purposes contained in said RCW 15.65.310 through 15.65.340 set after its name below, to wit:(1) Wheat, RCW 15.65.310, 15.65.320 and 15.65.330.[ 1961 c 256 § 30.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.305 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.305 - Promotional hosting expenditures—Rules.

RCW 15.65.305 Promotional hosting expenditures—Rules.Agricultural commodity boards shall adopt rules governing promotional hosting expenditures by commodity board employees, agents, or board members under RCW 15.04.200.[ 2002 c 313 § 31.]NOTES:Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.
WA Rev Code § 15.65.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.310 - Advertising, sale, trade barrier, claim, etc., provisions in agreement or order.

RCW 15.65.310 Advertising, sale, trade barrier, claim, etc., provisions in agreement or order.Any marketing agreement or order may provide for advertising, sales, promotion and/or other programs for maintaining present markets and/or creating new or larger markets for the affected commodity. It may also provide for the prevention, modification or removal of trade barriers which obstruct the free flow of the affected commodity to market. Each such order or agreement and all programs thereunder shall be directed toward increasing the sale of such commodity without reference to any particular brand or trade name and shall neither make use of false or unwarranted claims in behalf of such commodity nor disparage the quality, value, sale or use of any other agricultural commodity.[ 1961 c 256 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.320 - Agreement and order provisions for research.

RCW 15.65.320 Agreement and order provisions for research.Any marketing agreement or order may provide for research in the production, processing, and/or distribution of the affected commodity and for the expenditure of money for such purposes. Insofar as practicable, such research shall be carried out by experiment stations of Washington state university but if in the judgment of the director or his or her designee said experiment stations do not have adequate 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 director or his or her designee.[ 2010 c 8 § 6077; 1961 c 256 § 32.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.330 - Agreement and order provisions for uniform grades and standards—Enforcement—Rules.

RCW 15.65.330 Agreement and order provisions for uniform grades and standards—Enforcement—Rules.Any marketing agreement or order may contain provisions which directly provide for, or which authorize the director or his or her designee to provide by rules and regulations for, any one or more, or all, of the following: (1) Establishing uniform grades and standards of quality, condition, maturity, size, weight, pack, packages, and/or label for the affected commodity or any products thereof; (2) requiring producers, handlers, and/or other persons to conform to such grades and/or standards in packing, packaging, processing, labeling, selling, or otherwise commercially disposing of the affected commodity and/or in offering, advertising, and/or delivering it therefor; (3) providing for inspection and enforcement to ascertain and effectuate compliance; (4) establishing rules and regulations respecting the foregoing; (5) providing that the director or his or her designee shall carry out inspection and enforcement of, and may (within the general provisions of the agreement or order) establish detailed provisions relating to, such standards and grades and such rules and regulations: PROVIDED, That any modification not of a substantial nature, such as the modification of standards within a certain grade may be made without a hearing, and shall not be considered an amendment for the purposes of this chapter.[ 2010 c 8 § 6078; 1961 c 256 § 33.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.340 - Agreement and order provisions prohibiting or regulating certain practices.

RCW 15.65.340 Agreement and order provisions prohibiting or regulating certain practices.Any marketing agreement or order may contain provisions prohibiting and/or otherwise regulating any one or more or all of the practices listed to the extent that such practices affect, directly or indirectly, the commodity which forms the subject matter of such agreement or order or any product thereof, but only with respect to persons who engage in such practices with the intent of or with the reasonably foreseeable effect of inducing any purchaser to become his or her customer or his or her supplier or of otherwise dealing or trading with him or her or of diverting trade from a competitor, to wit:(1) Paying rebates, commissions, or unearned discounts;(2) Giving away or selling below the true cost (which includes all direct and indirect costs incurred to the point of sale plus a reasonable margin of mark-up for the seller) any of the affected commodities or of any other commodity or product thereof;(3) Unfairly extending privileges or benefits (pertaining to price, to credit, to the loan, lease or giving away of facilities, equipment or other property or to any other matter or thing) to any customer, supplier, or other person;(4) Discriminating between customers, or suppliers of like class;(5) Using the affected or any other commodity or product thereof as a loss leader or using any other device whereby for advertising, promotional, come-on or other purposes such commodity or product is sold below its fair value;(6) Making or publishing false or misleading advertising. Such regulation may authorize uniform trade practices applicable to all similarly situated handlers and/or other persons. Such regulation shall not prevent any person (a) from selling below cost to liquidate excess inventory which cannot otherwise be moved, or (b) from meeting the equally low legal price of any competitor within any one trading area during any one trading period and the director may define in said marketing agreement or order said trading area and said trading period in accordance with generally accepted industry practices; but in any event the burden of proving that such selling was to meet the equally low legal price of a competitor or to liquidate said excess inventory shall be upon the person who sells below cost as above defined. Any marketing agreement or order 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.[ 2010 c 8 § 6079; 1961 c 256 § 34.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.350 - Agreement and order to define applicable area—"Production area"—"Marketing area."

RCW 15.65.350 Agreement and order to define applicable area—"Production area"—"Marketing area."Every marketing agreement and order shall define the area to which it applies which may be all or any contiguous portion of the state. Such area may be defined as a "production area" in which case such agreement or order shall regulate or apply with respect to all of the commodity specified in such agreement or order which is produced within such production area and sold, marketed or delivered for sale or marketing. Such area may be defined as a "marketing area" in which case such agreement or order shall regulate or apply with respect to all of the commodity specified in such agreement or order which is stored in frozen condition or sold or marketed or delivered for sale or marketing or distribution or processing or consumption within such marketing area.[ 1985 c 261 § 12; 1961 c 256 § 35.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.360 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.360 - Agreement and order provisions for marketing information, services, verification of grades, standards, sampling, etc.

RCW 15.65.360 Agreement and order provisions for marketing information, services, verification of grades, standards, sampling, etc.Any marketing agreement or order may provide for marketing information and services to producers and for the verification of grades, standards, weights, tests and sampling of quality and quantity of the agricultural product purchased by handlers from producers.[ 1961 c 256 § 36.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.370 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.370 - Agreement or order not to prohibit or discriminatorily burden marketing.

RCW 15.65.370 Agreement or order not to prohibit or discriminatorily burden marketing.No marketing agreement or order or amendment thereto shall prohibit or discriminatorily burden the marketing in its area of any agricultural commodity or product thereof produced in any production area of the United States.[ 1961 c 256 § 37.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.375 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.375 - Agreement and order provisions—Participation in proceedings concerning regulation of pesticides or agricultural chemicals.

RCW 15.65.375 Agreement and order provisions—Participation in proceedings concerning regulation of pesticides or agricultural chemicals.Any marketing agreement or order may authorize the members of a commodity board, or their agents or designees, to 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 or any agricultural chemical which is of use or potential use in producing the affected commodity. Any marketing agreement or order may authorize the expenditure of commodity board funds for this purpose.[ 2011 c 103 § 8; 2002 c 313 § 32; 1988 c 54 § 1.]NOTES:Purpose—2011 c 103: See note following RCW 15.26.120.Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.
WA Rev Code § 15.65.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.380 - Additional agreement or order provisions.

RCW 15.65.380 Additional agreement or order provisions.Any marketing agreement or order may contain any other, further, and different provisions which are incidental to and not inconsistent with this chapter and which the director finds to be needed and reasonably adapted to effectuate the declared policies of this chapter. The provisions shall set forth the detailed application of this chapter to the affected agricultural commodity.[ 2002 c 313 § 33; 1961 c 256 § 38.]NOTES:Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.
WA Rev Code § 15.65.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.390 - Annual assessment—Limitation generally.

RCW 15.65.390 Annual assessment—Limitation generally.There is hereby levied, and the director or his or her designee shall collect, upon each and every affected unit of any agricultural commodity specified in any marketing agreement or order an annual assessment which shall be paid by the producer thereof upon each and every such affected unit stored in frozen condition or sold or marketed or delivered for sale or marketed by him or her, and which shall be paid by the handler thereof upon each and every such unit purchased or received for sale, processing or distribution, or stored in frozen condition, by him or her: PROVIDED, That such assessment shall be paid by producers only, if only producers are regulated by such agreement or order, and by handlers only, if only handlers are so regulated, and by both producers and handlers if both are so regulated. Such assessments shall be expressed as a stated amount of money per unit or as a percentage of the receipt price at the first point of sale. The total amount of such annual assessment to be paid by all producers of such commodity, or by all handlers of such commodity shall not exceed four percent of the total market value of all affected units stored in frozen condition or sold or marketed or delivered for sale or marketing by all producers of such units during the year to which the assessment applies.[ 2010 c 8 § 6080; 1987 c 393 § 9; 1985 c 261 § 13; 1961 c 256 § 39.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.400 - Rate of assessment.

RCW 15.65.400 Rate of assessment.In every marketing agreement and order the director shall prescribe the rate of such assessment. Such assessment shall be expressed as a stated amount of money per unit or as a percentage of the receipt price at the first point of sale. Such rate may be at the full amount of, or at any lesser amount than the amount hereinabove limited. Such rate may be altered or amended from time to time, but only upon compliance with the procedural requirements of this chapter. In every such marketing agreement, order and amendment the director shall base his or her determination of such rate upon the volume and price of sales of affected units (or units which would have been affected units had the agreement or order been in effect) during a period which the director determines to be a representative period. The rate of assessment prescribed in any such agreement, order or amendment shall for all purposes and times be deemed to be within the limits of assessment above provided until such time as such agreement or order is amended as to such rate.[ 2010 c 8 § 6081; 1987 c 393 § 10; 1961 c 256 § 40.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.410 - Time, place, method for payment and collection of assessments.

RCW 15.65.410 Time, place, method for payment and collection of assessments.The director shall prescribe in each marketing order and agreement the time, place, and method for payment and collection of assessments under such order or agreement upon any uniform basis applicable alike to all producers subject to such assessment, and upon the same or any other uniform basis applicable alike to all handlers subject to such assessment. For such purpose the director may, by the terms of the marketing order or agreement:(1) Require stamps to be purchased from him or her or his or her designee and attached to the containers, invoices, shipping documents, inspection certificates, releases, or receiving receipts or tickets (said stamps to be canceled immediately upon being attached and the date of cancellation placed thereon); or(2) Require handlers to collect producer assessments from producers whose production they handle and remit the same to the director or his or her designee; or(3) Require the person subject to the assessment to give adequate assurance or security for its payment; or(4) Require in the case of assessments against affected units stored in frozen condition:(a) Cold storage facilities storing such commodity to file information and reports with the department or affected commission regarding the amount of commodity in storage, the date of receipt, and the name and address of each such owner; and(b) That such 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.Unless the director has otherwise provided in any marketing order or agreement, assessments payable by producers shall be paid prior to the time when the affected unit is shipped off the farm, and assessments payable to handlers shall be paid prior to the time when the affected units are received by or for the account of the first handler. No affected units shall be transported, carried, shipped, sold, marketed, or otherwise handled or disposed of until every due and payable assessment herein provided for has been paid by the producer or first handler and the receipt issued.[ 2010 c 8 § 6082; 1985 c 261 § 14; 1961 c 256 § 41.]
WA Rev Code § 15.65.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.|15.65.420 - Use of moneys collected—Departmental expenses.

RCW 15.65.420 Use of moneys collected—Departmental expenses.Moneys collected by the director or his or her designee pursuant to any marketing order or agreement from any assessment or as an advance deposit thereon, shall be used by the director or his or her designee only for the purpose of paying for expenses and costs arising in connection with the formulation, issuance, administration, and enforcement of such order or agreement and carrying out its provisions together with a proportionate share of the overhead expenses of the department attributable to its performance of its duties under this chapter with respect to such marketing order or agreement.[ 2010 c 8 § 6083; 1961 c 256 § 42.]