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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.89 - Washington Beer Commission. › 15.89.140 - Certain records exempt from public disclosure—Exceptions.

RCW 15.89.140
Certain records exempt from public disclosure—Exceptions.
(1) Under RCW 42.56.380, certain agricultural business records, commission records, and department of agriculture records relating to the commission and producers of agricultural commodities are exempt from public disclosure.
(2) Financial and commercial information and records submitted to either the department or the commission for the purpose of administering this chapter may be shared between the department and the commission. They may also be used, if required, in any suit or administrative hearing involving this chapter.
(3) This section does not prohibit:
(a) The issuance of general statements based upon the reports of persons subject to this chapter as long as the statements do not identify the information furnished by any person; or
(b) The publication by the director or the commission of the name of any person violating this chapter and a statement of the manner of the violation by that person.
[ 2006 c 330 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.89 - Washington Beer Commission. › 15.89.150 - Costs—Funding staff support—Rules.

RCW 15.89.150
Costs—Funding staff support—Rules.
(1) All costs incurred by the department, including the adoption of rules and other actions necessary to carry out this chapter, shall be reimbursed by the commission.
(2) The director may provide by rule for a method to fund staff support for all commodity boards or commissions in accordance with RCW 43.23.033 if a position is not directly funded by the legislature and costs are related to the specific activity undertaken on behalf of an individual commodity board or commission. The commission shall provide funds to the department according to the rules adopted by the director.
[ 2006 c 330 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.89 - Washington Beer Commission. › 15.89.160 - Enforcement.

RCW 15.89.160
Enforcement.
County and state law enforcement officers, the *liquor control board and its enforcement agents, and employees of the department shall enforce this chapter.
[ 2006 c 330 § 19.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "state liquor control board" was renamed the "state liquor and cannabis board" by 2015 c 70 § 3.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.89 - Washington Beer Commission. › 15.89.170 - Prosecution—Enforcement by superior courts.

RCW 15.89.170
Prosecution—Enforcement by superior courts.
(1) Any prosecution brought under this chapter may be instituted in any county in which the defendant or any defendant resides, or in which the violation was committed, or in which the defendant or any defendant has his or her principal place of business.
(2) The superior courts may enforce this chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission issued hereunder, and may prevent and restrain violations thereof.
[ 2006 c 330 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.010 - Definitions.

RCW 15.92.010
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Agricultural commodity" means any distinctive type of agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, vegetable, or animal product, including but not limited to, products qualifying as organic products under chapter 15.86 RCW, private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020, bees and honey, and Christmas trees but not including timber or timber products.
(2) "Center" means the center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources established at Washington State University.
(3) "Integrated pest management" is a strategy that uses various combinations of pest control methods, biological, cultural, and chemical, in a compatible manner to achieve satisfactory control and ensure favorable economic and environmental consequences.
(4) "IR-4 program" means interregional research project number four, clearances of chemicals and biologics for minor or special uses, established in 1963 by the cooperative state research service of the United States department of agriculture, the coordinated national program involving land-grant universities and the United States department of agriculture to provide data required for the registration of pesticides needed for the production of minor crops.
(5) "Laboratory" means the food and environmental quality laboratory established at Washington State University at Tri-Cities.
(6) "Minor crop" means an agricultural crop considered to be minor in the national context of registering pesticides.
(7) "Minor use" means a pesticide use considered to be minor in the national context of registering pesticides including, but not limited to, a use for a special local need.
(8) "Natural resources" means soil, water, air, forests, wetlands, wildlands, and wildlife.
(9) "Pesticide" means chemical or biologic used to control pests such as insect, rodent, nematode, snail, slug, weed, virus, or any organism the director of agriculture may declare to be a pest.
(10) "Registration" means use of a pesticide approved by the state department of agriculture.
(11) "Sustainable agriculture" means a systems approach to farming, ranching, and natural resource production that builds on and supports the physical, biological, and ecological resource base upon which agriculture depends. The goals of sustainable agriculture are to provide human food and fiber needs in an economically viable manner for the agriculture industry and in a manner which protects the environment and contributes to the overall safety and quality of life.
[ 2011 c 103 § 32; 1995 c 390 § 4; 1991 c 341 § 2.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).
Purpose—2011 c 103: See note following RCW 15.26.120.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.020 - Center established.

RCW 15.92.020
Center established.
A center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources is established at Washington State University. The center shall provide statewide leadership in research, extension, and resident instruction programs to sustain agriculture and natural resources.
[ 1991 c 341 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.030 - Primary activities—Cooperative with University of Washington.

RCW 15.92.030
Primary activities—Cooperative with University of Washington.
The center is to work cooperatively with the University of Washington to maximize the use of financial resources in addressing forestry issues. The center's primary activities include but are not limited to:
(1) Research programs which focus on developing possible alternative production and marketing systems through:
(a) Integrated pest management;
(b) Biological pest control;
(c) Plant and animal breeding;
(d) Conservation strategies; and
(e) Understanding the ecological basis of nutrient management;
(2) Extension programs which focus on:
(a) On-farm demonstrations and evaluation of alternative production practices;
(b) Information dissemination, and education concerning sustainable agriculture and natural resource systems; and
(c) Communication and training on sustainable agriculture strategies for consumers, producers, and farm and conservation-related organizations;
(3) On-farm testing and research to calculate and demonstrate costs and benefits, including economic and environmental benefits and trade-offs, inherent in farming systems and technologies;
(4) Crop rotation and other natural resource processes such as pest-predator interaction to mitigate weed, disease, and insect problems, thereby reducing soil erosion and environmental impacts;
(5) Management systems to improve nutrient uptake, health, and resistance to diseases and pests by incorporating the genetic and biological potential of plants and animals into production practices;
(6) Soil management, including conservation tillage and other practices to minimize soil loss and maintain soil productivity; and
(7) Animal production systems emphasizing preventive disease practices and mitigation of environmental pollution.
[ 1991 c 341 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.040 - Administrator.

RCW 15.92.040
Administrator.
The center is managed by an administrator. The administrator shall hold a joint appointment as an assistant director in the Washington State University agricultural research center and cooperative extension.
(1) A committee shall advise the administrator. The dean of the Washington State University college of agriculture and home economics shall make appointments to the advisory committee so the committee is representative of affected groups, such as the Washington department of social and health services, the Washington department of ecology, the Washington department of agriculture, the chemical and fertilizer industry, food processors, marketing groups, consumer groups, environmental groups, farm labor, and natural resource and agricultural organizations.
(2) Each appointed member shall serve a term of three years, and one-third are appointed every year. The entire committee is appointed the first year: One-third for a term of one year, one-third for a term of two years, and one-third for a term of three years. A member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Vacancies are filled by appointment for the unexpired term. The members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the committee as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(3) It is the responsibility of the administrator, in consultation with the advisory committee, to:
(a) Recommend research and extension priorities for the center;
(b) Conduct a competitive grants process to solicit, review, and prioritize research and extension proposals; and
(c) Advise Washington State University on the progress of the development and implementation of research, teaching, and extension programs that sustain agriculture and natural resources of Washington.
[ 1991 c 341 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.050 - Food and environmental quality laboratory.

RCW 15.92.050
Food and environmental quality laboratory.
A food and environmental quality laboratory operated by Washington State University is established in the Tri-Cities area to conduct pesticide residue studies concerning fresh and processed foods, in the environment, and for human and animal safety. The laboratory shall cooperate with public and private laboratories in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.
[ 1991 c 341 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.060 - Laboratory responsibilities.

RCW 15.92.060
Laboratory responsibilities.
The responsibilities of the laboratory shall include:
(1) Evaluating regional requirements for minor crop registration through the federal IR-4 program;
(2) Providing a program for tracking the availability of effective pesticides for minor crops, minor uses, and emergency uses in this state;
(3) Conducting studies on the fate of pesticides on crops and in the environment, including soil, air, and water;
(4) Improving pesticide information and education programs;
(5) Assisting federal and state agencies with questions regarding registration of pesticides which are deemed critical to crop production, consistent with priorities established in RCW 15.92.070; and
(6) Assisting in the registration of biopesticides, pheromones, and other alternative chemical and biological methods.
[ 1995 c 390 § 5; 1991 c 341 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.070 - Board to advise laboratory.

RCW 15.92.070
Board to advise laboratory.
The laboratory is advised by a board appointed by the dean of the Washington State University college of agriculture and home economics. The dean shall cooperate with appropriate officials in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon in selecting board members.
(1) The board shall consist of one representative from each of the following interests: A human toxicologist or a health professional knowledgeable in worker exposure to pesticides, the Washington State University vice provost for research or research administrator, representatives from the state department of agriculture, the department of ecology, the department of health, the department of labor and industries, privately owned Washington pesticide analytical laboratories, federal regional pesticide laboratories, an Idaho and Oregon laboratory, whether state, university, or private, a chemical and fertilizer industry representative, farm organizations, food processors, marketers, farm labor, environmental organizations, and consumers. Each board member shall serve a three-year term. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the board as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(2) The board is in liaison with the pesticide incident reporting and tracking panel and shall review the chemicals investigated by the laboratory according to the following criteria:
(a) Chemical uses for which a database exists on environmental fate and acute toxicology, and that appear safer environmentally than pesticides available on the market;
(b) Chemical uses not currently under evaluation by public laboratories in Idaho or Oregon for use on Washington crops;
(c) Chemicals that have lost or may lose their registration and that no reasonably viable alternatives for Washington crops are known; and
(d) Other chemicals vital to Washington agriculture.
(3) The laboratory shall conduct research activities using approved good laboratory practices, namely procedures and recordkeeping required of the national IR-4 minor use pesticide registration program.
(4) The laboratory shall coordinate activities with the national IR-4 program.
[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 7 § 133; 1991 c 341 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 26; 2010 1st sp.s. c 7: See note following RCW 43.03.027.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.080 - Annual report—Acceptable risk of human and environmental exposure.

RCW 15.92.080
Annual report—Acceptable risk of human and environmental exposure.
The center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources at Washington State University shall prepare and present an annual report to the appropriate legislative committees. The report shall include the center's priorities to find alternatives to the use of agricultural chemicals that pose human and environmental risks. The first report, due no later than November 1, 1992, shall use federal criteria of acceptable risk of human and environmental exposure for establishing such priorities and for conducting responsive research and education programs. For each subsequent year, the report shall detail the center's progress toward meeting the goals identified in the center's plan.
[ 1991 c 341 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.095 - Commission on integrated pest management—State appropriations—Restrictions on use of state money—Commission approval required.

RCW 15.92.095
Commission on integrated pest management—State appropriations—Restrictions on use of state money—Commission approval required.
(1) This subsection applies to the use of state appropriations made to or legislatively intended for the commission on integrated pest management and to any other moneys appropriated by the state and received by the commission on integrated pest management:
(a) The moneys may not be expended without the express approval of the commission on integrated pest management;
(b) The moneys may be used for: (i) Evaluations, studies, or investigations approved by the commission on integrated pest management regarding the registration or reregistration of pesticides for minor crops or minor uses or regarding the availability of pesticides for emergency uses. These evaluations, studies, or investigations may be conducted by the food and environmental quality laboratory or may be secured by the commission from other qualified laboratories, researchers, or contractors by contract, which contracts may include, but are not limited to, those purchasing the use of proprietary information; (ii) evaluations, studies, or investigations approved by the commission regarding research, implementation, and demonstration of any aspect of integrated pest management and pesticide resistance management programs; (iii) the tracking system described in RCW 15.92.060; and (iv) the support of the commission on integrated pest management and its activities; and
(c) Not less than 25 percent of such moneys shall be dedicated to studies or investigations concerning the registration or use of pesticides for crops that are not among the top 20 agricultural commodities in production value produced in the state, as determined annually by the Washington agricultural statistics service.
(2) The commission on integrated pest management shall establish priorities to guide it in approving the use of moneys for evaluations, studies, and investigations under this section. Each biennium, the commission shall prepare a contingency plan for providing funding for laboratory studies or investigations that are necessary to pesticide registrations or related processes that will address emergency conditions for agricultural crops that are not generally predicted at the beginning of the biennium.
[ 2023 c 37 § 2; 1999 c 247 § 2; 1995 c 390 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.100 - Commission on integrated pest management—Duties.

RCW 15.92.100
Commission on integrated pest management—Duties.
The commission on integrated pest management shall:
(1) Provide guidance to the food and environmental quality laboratory established in RCW 15.92.050 regarding the laboratory's studies, investigations, and evaluations concerning the registration of pesticides for use in this state for minor crops and minor uses and concerning the availability of pesticides for emergency uses;
(2) Encourage agricultural organizations to assist in providing funding, in-kind services, or materials for laboratory studies and investigations concerning the registration of pesticides and research, implementation, and demonstration of any aspect of integrated pest management and pesticide resistance management programs for minor crops and minor uses that would benefit the organizations;
(3) Provide guidance to the laboratory regarding a program for: Tracking the availability of effective pesticides for minor crops, minor uses, and emergency uses; providing this information to organizations of agricultural producers; and maintaining close contact between the laboratory, the department of agriculture, and organizations of agricultural producers regarding the need for research to support the registration of pesticides for minor crops and minor uses and the availability of pesticides for emergency uses;
(4) Ensure that the activities of the commission and the laboratory are coordinated with the activities of other laboratories in the Pacific Northwest, the United States department of agriculture, and the United States environmental protection agency to maximize the effectiveness of regional efforts to assist in the registration of pesticides for minor crops and minor uses and in providing for the availability of pesticides for emergency uses for the region and the state; and
(5) Ensure that prior to approving any residue study that there is written confirmation of registrant support and willingness or ability to add the given minor crop to its label including any restrictions or guidelines the registrant intends to impose.
[ 2023 c 37 § 3; 1999 c 247 § 3; 1995 c 390 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.105 - Commission on integrated pest management—Report on activities—Review by legislature.

RCW 15.92.105
Commission on integrated pest management—Report on activities—Review by legislature.
By December 15, 2002, the commission on integrated pest management shall file with the legislature a report on the activities supported by the commission for the period beginning on July 23, 1995, and ending on December 1, 2002. The report shall include an identification of: The priorities that have been set by the commission; the state appropriations made to Washington State University that have been within the jurisdiction of the commission; the evaluations, studies, and investigations funded in whole or in part by such moneys and the registrations and uses of pesticides made possible in large part by those evaluations, studies, and investigations; the matching moneys, in-kind services, and materials provided by agricultural organizations for those evaluations, studies, and investigations; and the program or programs for tracking pesticide availability provided by the laboratory under the guidance of the commission and the means used for providing this information to organizations of agricultural producers.
During the regular session of the legislature in the year 2003, the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and senate shall evaluate the effectiveness of the commission in fulfilling its statutory responsibilities.
[ 2023 c 37 § 4; 1995 c 390 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. › 15.92.110 - Commission on integrated pest management—Receipt of gifts, grants, and endowments.

RCW 15.92.110
Commission on integrated pest management—Receipt of gifts, grants, and endowments.
The commission on integrated pest management, and Washington State University on behalf of the commission, may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be used from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the commission and expend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments.
[ 2023 c 37 § 5; 1995 c 390 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.010 - Finding.

RCW 15.100.010
Finding.
The legislature finds that the creation of a forest products commission would assist in expanding the state's economy, because:
(1) Marketing is a dynamic and changing part of the Washington forest products industry and a vital element in expanding the state economy;
(2) The sale in the state and export to other states and abroad of forest products made in the state contribute substantial benefits to the economy of the state, provide a large number of jobs and sizeable tax revenues, and are key components of the health of many local communities because many secondary businesses are largely dependent on the health of the forest products industry; and
(3) Forest products are made from a renewable resource and are more environmentally sound than many alternative products.
[ 2001 c 314 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.020 - Definitions.

RCW 15.100.020
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Commission" means the forest products commission.
(2) "Department" means the department of agriculture.
(3) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture or the director's authorized representative.
(4) "Forest products" or "timber" means trees of any species maintained for eventual harvest whether planted or of natural growth, standing or down, on privately or publicly owned land, and also includes wood products related thereto, but does not include Christmas trees or other trees on which the timber excise tax provided under chapter 84.33 RCW is not imposed.
(5) "Person" includes any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, trust, association, or any other organization of individuals.
(6) "Producer" means any person who harvests timber in Washington state and pays the timber excise tax imposed under chapter 84.33 RCW on at least two million board feet in a calendar year or in four consecutive calendar quarters.
(7) "Eastern Washington" means that portion of the state lying east of the Cascade mountain range.
(8) "Western Washington" means that portion of the state lying west of the Cascade mountain range.
[ 2001 c 314 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.040 - Initial meeting—Nominations for initial election of members—Subsequent efforts when approval not given.

RCW 15.100.040
Initial meeting—Nominations for initial election of members—Subsequent efforts when approval not given.
(1) The director shall call the initial meeting of producers of forest products for the purpose of nominating their respective members of the commission after receiving notice from an association representing producers of forest products that substantial interest exists in forming a forest products commission. Public notice of the meeting shall be given by the director in the manner the director determines is appropriate. A producer may on his or her own motion file his or her name with the director for the purpose of receiving notice of the meeting. The nonreceipt of the notice by any interested person does not invalidate the proceedings.
(2) Prior to the nomination of commission members, the department of revenue shall provide the director with a list of all qualified producers within the state based upon tax records of the department.
(3) For the initial election of commission members, any qualified producer may be nominated orally for a commissioner position at the meeting convened by the director. Nominations may also be made within five days prior to the meeting by a written petition filed with the department, signed by at least five producers who reside in the state. If the director determines that one of the positions from eastern Washington will go unfilled because of a lack of candidates, the director shall announce that this position shall be filled by a member from western Washington. If the position designated for eastern Washington is filled by a member from western Washington because of a lack of candidates from eastern Washington, this position shall be designated as position number seven by the director for purposes of RCW 15.100.030(5). Under no circumstances will there be less than two board members from eastern Washington.
(4) The initial members of the commission shall be elected by secret mail ballot under the supervision of the director at the same time the referendum is submitted under RCW 15.100.120 calling for the creation of the commission and the imposition of the initial assessment. If a nominee does not receive a majority of the votes on the first ballot, a runoff election shall be held by mail in a similar manner between the two candidates for the position receiving the largest number of votes.
(5) If the director determines under RCW 15.100.120(3) that the requisite approval for the establishment of a commission has not been given, any subsequent efforts to create a commission must follow the procedures established under this chapter for the initial nomination and election of members.
[ 2002 c 251 § 3; 2001 c 314 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.043 - Costs of proceeding to form a commission—Reimbursement.

RCW 15.100.043
Costs of proceeding to form a commission—Reimbursement.
The association responsible for giving the director notice under RCW 15.100.040 that substantial interest exists in forming a forest products commission shall reimburse the department for its costs associated with conducting a proceeding to initiate a commission under RCW 15.100.040 and 15.100.120. If the necessary approval is received for the creation of a commission, the commission shall reimburse the association for the costs paid to the department when funds become available.
[ 2002 c 251 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.050 - After initial election of members—Rules—Annual meetings—Public notice.

RCW 15.100.050
After initial election of members—Rules—Annual meetings—Public notice.
(1) After the initial election of commission members, the commission shall establish rules for electing commission members, including the method used for notification, nominating, and voting. The commission may create commission districts and boundaries, and may also establish a weighted voting procedure for election of commission members. The commission shall hold its annual meeting during the month of October each year for the purpose of nominating commission members and the transaction of other business. Public notice of the meeting shall be given by the commission in the manner it determines is appropriate. A producer may on his or her own motion file his or her name with the commission for the purpose of receiving notice of the meeting. The nonreceipt of the notice by any interested person does not invalidate the proceedings.
(2) Prior to the nomination of commission members, the department of revenue shall provide the commission with a list of all qualified producers within the state based upon tax records of the department.
[ 2001 c 314 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.060 - Vacancies—Compensation.

RCW 15.100.060
Vacancies—Compensation.
(1) In the event a position becomes vacant due to resignation, disqualification, death, or for any other reason, the position until the next annual meeting shall be filled by vote of the remaining members of the commission. At the annual meeting a commissioner shall be elected to fill the balance of the unexpired term.
(2) 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.
[ 2001 c 314 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.070 - Obligations of commission—Limitations on liabilities or claims—State—Individual capacity.

RCW 15.100.070
Obligations of commission—Limitations on liabilities or claims—State—Individual capacity.
Obligations incurred by the commission and liabilities or claims against the commission may be enforced only against the assets of the commission in the same manner as if it were a corporation and no liability for the debts or actions of the commission exists against either the state of Washington or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof or against any member, officer, employee, or agent of the commission in his or her individual capacity. The members of the commission, including employees of the commission, may not be held responsible individually or any way whatsoever to any person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as principal, agent, person, or employees, except for their own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. A person or employee may not be held responsible individually for any act or omission of any other members of the commission.
[ 2001 c 314 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.090 - Research, promotional, and educational campaigns.

RCW 15.100.090
Research, promotional, and educational campaigns.
The commission shall create, provide for, and conduct a research, promotional, and educational campaign as sales and market conditions reasonably require. It shall investigate and ascertain the needs of producers, conditions of markets, and degree of public awareness of products, and take into account the information obtained in the discharge of its duties under this chapter.
[ 2001 c 314 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.100 - List of all Washington producers—Confidential—Reporting system for assessment purposes.

RCW 15.100.100
List of all Washington producers—Confidential—Reporting system for assessment purposes.
(1) The commission shall cause a list to be prepared of all Washington producers of forest products from any information available from the commission, producers' association, or producers, including tax records from the department of revenue. This list shall contain the names and addresses of all persons who produce forest products within this state, the amount of forest products produced during the period designated by the commission, and the assessment amount for each member. The list is considered confidential and may be reviewed only by the employees of the commission, except for information that may be disclosed to the public and commission members under subsection (4) of this section. A qualified person may, at any time, have his or her name placed upon the list by delivering or mailing the information to the commission. This list shall be corrected and brought up-to-date in accordance with evidence and information available to the commission on or before December 31st of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible. For all purposes of giving notice and holding referendums, the list on hand, corrected up to the day next preceding the date for issuing notices or ballots as the case may be, is, for purposes of this chapter, the list of all producers entitled to notice or to assent or dissent or to vote.
(2) The commission shall develop a reporting system to document that the producers of forest products in this state are reporting quantities of forest products produced and subject to the assessment as provided in RCW 15.100.110.
(3) The department of revenue may charge the commission for the reasonable costs of providing reports of harvest activity on a quarterly basis.
(4) Any taxpayer information received by the commission from the department of revenue may only be used for the limited purposes of establishing lists of producers necessary to determine eligibility for voting, eligibility for serving as a commission member, the amount of assessments owed, or other necessary purposes as established by law. Any return or tax information received from the department of revenue may be reviewed only by the employees of the commission. Employees may disclose to the public and commission members a list of commission members, groupings of at least three commission members by the amount of forest products harvested over any time period designated by the commission of at least one quarter, and the members who are eligible for the various positions on the commission.
[ 2001 c 314 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.110 - Assessment for permanent funding of commission—Adjustments—Referendum.

RCW 15.100.110
Assessment for permanent funding of commission—Adjustments—Referendum.
(1) To provide for permanent funding of the forest products commission, an assessment shall be levied by the commission on producers of each species of forest products. The initial rate of assessment that shall be submitted for approval by referendum pursuant to RCW 15.100.120 is fifty-seven cents per thousand board feet. The initial assessment is not effective until approved by a majority of producers as required by RCW 15.100.120.
(2) After the initial assessment rate is approved, the commission may adjust the amount of the assessment within a range of forty-five cents up to ninety cents per thousand board feet. The commission shall submit any proposed increase in the assessment to producers pursuant to the referendum process established in this section, and shall supply all known producers with a ballot for the referendum. The commission shall establish the assessment for the marketing year by January 1st of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible. Assessments may only be used for the purposes and objects of this chapter.
(3) The forest products commission may raise the assessment on forest products in excess of the fiscal growth factor under chapter 43.135 RCW. The assessment limits established by this section are solely to provide prior legislative authority for the purposes of RCW 43.135.055 and are not a limit on the authority of the forest products commission to alter assessments in any manner not limited by RCW 43.135.055. However, any alteration in assessments made under this section must be made with the procedural requirements established by this chapter for altering such assessments.
(4) The requirement for approval of an assessment is met if: (a) At least fifty-one percent by numbers of producers replying in the referendum vote affirmatively, and these producers represent at least sixty-one percent of the volume of the producers replying in the referendum; or (b) sixty-five percent by numbers of producers replying in the referendum vote affirmatively, and these producers represent at least fifty-one percent of the volume of the producers replying in the referendum. An assessment shall only be approved if at least forty percent of the eligible producers participate in the vote.
[ 2001 c 314 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.120 - Establishment of commission and initial assessment—Statewide referendum among producers.

RCW 15.100.120
Establishment of commission and initial assessment—Statewide referendum among producers.
(1) For purposes of determining producer participation in the commission, the initial election of commissioners, and for imposition of the original assessment specified in RCW 15.100.110, the director shall conduct a referendum among all producers of forest products within the state.
(2) The requirement for approval of the assessment and creation of the commission is met if: (a) At least fifty-one percent by numbers of producers replying in the referendum vote affirmatively, and these producers represent at least sixty-one percent of the volume of the producers replying in the referendum; or (b) sixty-five percent by numbers of producers replying in the referendum vote affirmatively, and these producers represent at least fifty-one percent of the volume of the producers replying in the referendum. The referendum shall only be approved if at least forty percent of the eligible producers participate in the vote.
(3) If the director determines that the requisite approval has been given, the director shall declare the establishment of the commission and direct it to put into force the assessment authorized in RCW 15.100.110. If the director finds that the requisite approval has not been given, then this chapter is not operative.
[ 2001 c 314 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.130 - Deposit of moneys collected—Appropriation not required.

RCW 15.100.130
Deposit of moneys collected—Appropriation not required.
The commission shall deposit moneys collected under RCW 15.100.110 in a separate account in the name of the commission in any bank that is a state depositary. All expenditures and disbursements made from this account under this chapter may be made without the necessity of a specific legislative appropriation. RCW 43.01.050 does not apply to this account or to the moneys received, collected, or expended under this chapter.
[ 2001 c 314 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.140 - Assessment—Personal debt—Payable when called—Failure to pay—Civil action.

RCW 15.100.140
Assessment—Personal debt—Payable when called—Failure to pay—Civil action.
A due and payable assessment levied in the amount determined by the commission under RCW 15.100.110 constitutes a personal debt of every person so assessed, or who otherwise owes the assessment, and the assessment is due and payable to the commission when payment is called for by the commission. If a person fails to pay the commission the full amount of the assessment by the date due, the commission may add to the unpaid assessment an amount not exceeding ten percent of the assessment to defray the cost of enforcing its collection. If the person fails to pay any due and payable assessment or other such sum, the commission may bring a civil action for collection against the person or persons in a court of competent jurisdiction. The action shall be tried and judgment rendered as in any other cause of action for a debt due and payable.
[ 2001 c 314 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission. › 15.100.160 - Superior courts—Jurisdiction.

RCW 15.100.160
Superior courts—Jurisdiction.
The superior courts are hereby vested with jurisdiction to enforce this chapter and the rules of the commission, and to prevent and restrain violations thereof.
[ 2001 c 314 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.115 - Washington Grain Commission. › 15.115.010 - Legislative declaration.

RCW 15.115.010
Legislative declaration.
The history, economy, culture, and the future of Washington state to a large degree all involve agriculture. In order to develop and promote Washington's agricultural products as part of the existing comprehensive scheme to regulate agricultural commodities, the legislature declares:
(1) That the marketing of wheat and barley produced in Washington 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 wheat and barley produced in Washington are properly promoted by:
(a) Enabling wheat producers and barley producers to help themselves in establishing orderly, fair, sound, efficient, and unhampered marketing, grading, and standardizing of the grains they produce; and
(b) Working towards stabilizing the agricultural industries by increasing consumption of wheat and barley within the state, the nation, and internationally;
(2) That the wheat and barley industries operate within a regulatory environment that imposes burdens on them for the benefit of society and the citizens of the state and that includes restrictions on marketing autonomy. Those restrictions may impair the agricultural producer's ability to compete in local, domestic, and foreign markets;
(3) That it is in the overriding public interest that support for the wheat and barley industries be clearly expressed, that adequate protection be given to the industries and their activities and operations, and that wheat and barley be promoted individually and as part of a comprehensive agricultural industry to:
(a) Enhance the reputation and image of Washington state's wheat and barley;
(b) Increase the sale and use of Washington state's wheat and barley in local, domestic, and foreign markets;
(c) Protect the public by educating the public in reference to the quality, care, and methods used in the production of Washington state's wheat and barley;
(d) Increase the knowledge of the health-giving qualities and dietetic value of Washington state's wheat and barley and wheat and barley products;
(e) Support and engage in programs or activities that benefit the planting, production, harvesting, handling, processing, marketing, and uses of wheat and barley produced in Washington state;
(4) That the commission is established primarily for the benefit of the people of the state of Washington and its economy. By enacting this chapter, the legislature hereby charges the commission, with oversight by the director, to speak on behalf of the Washington state government with regard to wheat and barley production in Washington and issues related to the wheat and barley industry in Washington; and
(5) That this chapter is enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this state for the purposes of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
[ 2009 c 33 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing › Chapter 15.115 - Washington Grain Commission. › 15.115.020 - Regulations and restraints applicable to the wheat and barley industries.

RCW 15.115.020
Regulations and restraints applicable to the wheat and barley industries.
The wheat and barley industries are highly regulated industries, and this chapter and the rules adopted under it are only one aspect of the regulation of those industries. Other regulations and restraints applicable to the wheat and barley industries include:
(1) Chapter 15.04 RCW, Washington agriculture general provisions;
(2) Chapter 15.08 RCW, horticultural pests and diseases;
(3) Chapter 15.14 RCW, planting stock;
(4) Chapter 15.49 RCW, seeds;
(5) Chapter 15.54 RCW, fertilizers, minerals, and limes;
(6) Chapter 15.58 RCW, Washington pesticide control act;
(7) Chapter 15.64 RCW, farm marketing;
(8) Chapter 15.83 RCW, agricultural marketing and fair practices;
(9) Chapter 15.86 RCW, organic products;
(10) Chapter 15.92 RCW, center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources;
(11) Chapter 17.24 RCW, insect pests and plant diseases;
(12) Chapter 19.94 RCW, weights and measures;
(13) Chapter 20.01 RCW, agricultural products—commission merchants, dealers, brokers, buyers, agents;
(14) Chapter 22.09 RCW, agricultural commodities;
(15) Chapter 43.23 RCW, department of agriculture;
(16) Chapter 69.04 RCW, food, drugs, cosmetics, and poisons including provisions of Title 21 U.S.C. relating to the general manufacturing practices, food labeling, food standards, food additives, and pesticide tolerances;
(17) Chapter 70A.15 RCW, Washington clean air act, agricultural burning;
(18) 7 U.S.C., Sec. 136, federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act; and
(19) 7 U.S.C., Sec. 1621, agricultural marketing act.
[ 2021 c 65 § 13; 2011 c 103 § 33; 2009 c 33 § 2.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2021 c 65: See note following RCW 53.54.030.
Purpose—2011 c 103: See note following RCW 15.26.120.