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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.380 - Surrogacy Brokers. › 19.380.010 - Regulation of surrogacy brokers.

RCW 19.380.010
Regulation of surrogacy brokers.
(1) This section applies to surrogacy brokers arranging or facilitating transactions contemplated by a surrogacy agreement under RCW 26.26A.700 through 26.26A.785 if: (a) A surrogacy broker does business in Washington state; (b) a surrogate who is party to a surrogacy agreement resides in Washington state during the term of the surrogacy agreement; or (c) any medical procedures under the surrogacy agreement are performed in Washington state.
(2) A surrogacy broker to which this section applies:
(a) Must keep all funds paid by or on behalf of the intended parents in a separate, licensed escrow account;
(b) May not be owned or managed, in any part, directly or indirectly by any lawyer representing a party to the surrogacy agreement;
(c) May not pay or receive payment, directly or indirectly, to or from any person licensed to practice law and representing a party to the surrogacy agreement in connection with the referral of any person or party for the purpose of a surrogacy agreement;
(d) May not pay or receive payment, directly or indirectly, to or from any health care provider providing any health services, including assisted reproduction, to a party to the surrogacy agreement; and
(e) May not be owned or managed, in any part, directly or indirectly, by any health care provider providing any health services, including assisted reproduction, to a party to the surrogacy agreement.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(a) The definitions in RCW 26.26A.010 and 26.26A.700 apply.
(b) "Payment" means any type of monetary compensation or other valuable consideration including but not limited to a rebate, refund, commission, unearned discount, or profit by means of credit or other valuable consideration.
(c) "Surrogacy broker" includes but is not limited to any agency, agent, business, or individual engaged in, arranging, or facilitating transactions contemplated by a surrogacy agreement, regardless of whether that surrogacy agreement ultimately comports with the requirements of chapter 26.26A RCW.
[ 2018 c 6 § 905.]
NOTES:
Short title—Uniformity of application and construction—Effective date—2018 c 6: See RCW 26.26A.005, 26.26A.900, and 26.26A.903.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.385 - Open Internet Access. › 19.385.010 - Unfair or deceptive act and unfair method of competition—Enforced by attorney general.

RCW 19.385.010
Unfair or deceptive act and unfair method of competition—Enforced by attorney general.
(1) The legislature finds that the practices covered by this chapter are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.
(2) This chapter may be enforced solely by the attorney general under the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.
[ 2018 c 5 § 2.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2018 c 5: See note following RCW 19.385.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.385 - Open Internet Access. › 19.385.030 - Internet consumer access account.

RCW 19.385.030
Internet consumer access account.
The internet consumer access account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from recoveries by the office of the attorney general for lawsuits related to the consumer protection act under the provisions of this chapter, or otherwise designated to this account, must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for costs incurred by the office of the attorney general in the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
[ 2018 c 5 § 3.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2018 c 5: See note following RCW 19.385.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.390 - Health Care Market Participants. › 19.390.010 - Intent.

RCW 19.390.010
Intent.
It is the intent of the legislature to ensure that competition beneficial to consumers in health care markets across Washington remains vigorous and robust. The legislature supports that intent through this chapter, which provides the attorney general with notice of all material health care transactions in this state so that the attorney general has the information necessary to determine whether an investigation under the consumer protection act is warranted for potential anticompetitive conduct and consumer harm. This chapter is intended to supplement the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust improvements act, Title 15 U.S.C. Sec. 18a, by requiring notice of transactions not reportable under Hart-Scott-Rodino reporting thresholds and by providing the attorney general with a copy of any filings made pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino act.
[ 2019 c 267 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.390 - Health Care Market Participants. › 19.390.030 - Notice of material change.

RCW 19.390.030
Notice of material change.
(1) Not less than sixty days prior to the effective date of any transaction that results in a material change, the parties to the transaction shall submit written notice to the attorney general of such material change.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a material change includes a merger, acquisition, or contracting affiliation between two or more entities of the following types:
(a) Hospitals;
(b) Hospital systems; or
(c) Provider organizations.
(3) A material change includes proposed changes identified in subsection (2) of this section between a Washington entity and an out-of-state entity where the out-of-state entity generates ten million dollars or more in health care services revenue from patients residing in Washington state, and the entities are of the types identified in subsection (2) of this section. Any party to a material change that is licensed or operating in Washington state shall submit a notice as required under this section.
(4) For purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a merger, acquisition, or contracting affiliation between two or more hospitals, hospital systems, or provider organizations only qualifies as a material change if the hospitals, hospital systems, or provider organizations did not previously have common ownership or a contracting affiliation.
[ 2019 c 267 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.390 - Health Care Market Participants. › 19.390.040 - Notice requirements.

RCW 19.390.040
Notice requirements.
(1) The written notice provided by the parties, as required by RCW 19.390.030, must include:
(a) The names of the parties and their current business addresses;
(b) Identification of all locations where health care services are currently provided by each party;
(c) A brief description of the nature and purpose of the proposed material change; and
(d) The anticipated effective date of the proposed material change.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits the parties to a material change from voluntarily providing additional information to the attorney general.
[ 2019 c 267 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.390 - Health Care Market Participants. › 19.390.050 - Requests for additional information.

RCW 19.390.050
Requests for additional information.
The attorney general shall make any requests for additional information from the parties under RCW 19.86.110 within thirty days of the date notice is received under RCW 19.390.030 and 19.390.040. Nothing in this section precludes the attorney general from conducting an investigation or enforcing state or federal antitrust laws at a later date.
[ 2019 c 267 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.390 - Health Care Market Participants. › 19.390.060 - Premerger notification—Copy to attorney general—Hart-Scott-Rodino act.

RCW 19.390.060
Premerger notification—Copy to attorney general—Hart-Scott-Rodino act.
Any provider or provider organization conducting business in this state that files a premerger notification with the federal trade commission or the United States department of justice, in compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust improvements act, Title 15 U.S.C. Sec. 18a, shall provide a copy of such filing to the attorney general. Providing a copy of the Hart-Scott-Rodino filing to the attorney general satisfies the notice requirement under RCW 19.390.040.
[ 2019 c 267 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.390 - Health Care Market Participants. › 19.390.070 - Materials submitted to the attorney general.

RCW 19.390.070
Materials submitted to the attorney general.
Information submitted to the attorney general pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained and used by the attorney general in the same manner and under the same protections as provided in RCW 19.86.110. The information, including documentary material, answers to written interrogatories, or transcripts of oral testimony produced pursuant to a demand or copies, must not, unless otherwise ordered by a superior court for good cause shown, be produced for inspection or copying pursuant to chapter 42.56 RCW by the person who produced the material, answered written interrogatories or gave oral testimony. Nothing in this chapter limits the attorney general's authority under RCW 19.86.110 or 19.86.115. Nothing in this chapter expands the attorney general's authority under chapter 19.86 RCW, federal or state antitrust law, or any other law. Failure to comply with this chapter does not provide a private cause of action.
[ 2019 c 267 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.390 - Health Care Market Participants. › 19.390.080 - Penalty for noncompliance.

RCW 19.390.080
Penalty for noncompliance.
Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not more than two hundred dollars per day for each day during which such person is in violation of this chapter.
[ 2019 c 267 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.390 - Health Care Market Participants. › 19.390.090 - Notice requirement—Effective date for transactions.

RCW 19.390.090
Notice requirement—Effective date for transactions.
The notice requirement in RCW 19.390.030 applies to transactions with an anticipated effective date on or after January 1, 2020.
[ 2019 c 267 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.395 - Stolen Payment Cards. › 19.395.010 - Requirements for financial institutions.

RCW 19.395.010
Requirements for financial institutions.
(1) Any financial institution which issues payment cards shall list a phone number on its website for cardholders and merchants to report suspected incidents in which payment cards are used for fraud or payment cards have been stolen.
(2) Any financial institution which issues payment cards shall have employees or contractors available during business hours to receive phone calls for the purpose of providing assistance to cardholders or merchants regarding suspected incidents in which payment cards are used for fraud or payment cards have been stolen. The use of an automated electronic or interactive voice response system may not substitute for the assistance of a live person for these types of suspected incidents.
(3) As used in this section, "payment cards" has the meaning defined in RCW 9A.56.280.
[ 2019 c 186 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.405 - Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act. › 19.405.030 - Coal-fired resources—Depreciation schedule—Penalties.

RCW 19.405.030
Coal-fired resources—Depreciation schedule—Penalties.
(1)(a) On or before December 31, 2025, each electric utility must eliminate coal-fired resources from its allocation of electricity. This does not include costs associated with decommissioning and remediation of these facilities.
(b) The commission shall allow in electric rates all decommissioning and remediation costs prudently incurred by an investor-owned utility for a coal-fired resource.
(2) The commission must accelerate depreciation schedules for any coal-fired resource to a date no later than December 31, 2025. The commission may accelerate the depreciation schedule for any qualified transmission line owned by an investor-owned utility when the commission finds the qualified transmission line is no longer used and useful and there is no reasonable likelihood that the qualified transmission line will be utilized in the future. The adjusted depreciation schedule must require such a qualified transmission line to be fully depreciated on or before December 31, 2025.
(3) The commission must allow in rates, directly or indirectly, amounts on an investor-owned utility's books of account that the commission finds represent prudently incurred undepreciated investment in a fossil fuel generating resource that has been retired from service when:
(a) The retirement is due to ordinary wear and tear, casualties, acts of God, acts of governmental authority, inability to procure or use fuel, termination or expiration of any ownership, or a operation agreement affecting such a fossil fuel generating resource; or
(b) The commission finds that the retirement is in the public interest.
(4) An electric utility that fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section must pay the administrative penalty established under RCW 19.405.090(1), except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
[ 2019 c 288 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.405 - Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act. › 19.405.070 - Greenhouse gas content calculation.

RCW 19.405.070
Greenhouse gas content calculation.
(1) Each electric utility must provide to the department, in the case of a consumer-owned utility, or to the commission, in the case of an investor-owned utility, its greenhouse gas content calculation in conformance with this section. A utility's greenhouse gas content calculation must be based on the fuel sources that it reports and discloses in compliance with chapter 19.29A RCW. An investor-owned utility must also report the information required in this subsection to the department.
(2) For unspecified electricity, the utility must use an emissions rate determined, and periodically updated, by the department of ecology by rule. The department of ecology must adopt an emissions rate for unspecified electricity consistent with the emissions rate established for other markets in the western interconnection. If the department of ecology has not adopted an emissions rate for unspecified electricity, the emissions rate that applies for the purposes of this chapter is 0.437 metric tons of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour of electricity.
(3) For the purposes of chapter 288, Laws of 2019, the fuel mix calculated for the Bonneville power administration may exclude any purchases of electric generation that are not associated with load in the state of Washington.
[ 2019 c 288 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.405 - Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act. › 19.405.100 - Rule making.

RCW 19.405.100
Rule making.
(1) It is the intent of this chapter that the commission and department adopt rules to streamline the implementation of chapter 288, Laws of 2019 with chapter 19.285 RCW to simplify compliance and avoid duplicative processes. It is the intent of the legislature that the commission and the department coordinate in developing rules related to process, timelines, and documentation that are necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
(2) The commission may adopt rules to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of this chapter as it applies to investor-owned utilities.
(3) The department may adopt rules to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of this chapter as it applies to consumer-owned utilities. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to restrict the rate-making authority of the governing body of a consumer-owned utility as otherwise provided by law.
(4) The department must adopt rules establishing reporting requirements for electric utilities to demonstrate compliance with this chapter. The requirements must, to the extent practicable, be consistent with the disclosures required under chapter 19.29A RCW.
(5) An investor-owned utility must also report all information required in subsection (4) of this section to the commission.
(6) An electric utility must also make reports required in this section available to its retail electric customers.
(7) The department of ecology must adopt rules, in consultation with the commission and the department of commerce, to establish requirements for energy transformation project investments including, but not limited to, verification procedures, reporting standards, and other logistical issues as necessary.
(8) The department must adopt rules providing for the measuring and tracking of thermal renewable energy credits that may be used for compliance under RCW 19.405.040.
(9) Pursuant to the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, rules needed for the implementation of this chapter must be adopted by January 1, 2021, unless specified otherwise elsewhere in this chapter. These rules may be revised as needed to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter.
[ 2019 c 288 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.405 - Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act. › 19.405.110 - Relationship to the energy independence act.

RCW 19.405.110
Relationship to the energy independence act.
The requirements of RCW 19.405.030 through 19.405.090 do not replace or modify the requirements established under chapter 19.285 RCW. All utility activities to comply with the requirements established under chapter 19.285 RCW also qualify for compliance with the requirements contained in this chapter, insofar as those activities meet the requirements of chapter 288, Laws of 2019.
[ 2019 c 288 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.405 - Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act. › 19.405.130 - Stakeholder work group.

RCW 19.405.130
Stakeholder work group.
(1) The department and the commission must convene a stakeholder work group to examine the:
(a) Efficient and consistent integration of chapter 288, Laws of 2019 and transactions with carbon and electricity markets outside the state; and
(b) Compatibility of the requirements under chapter 288, Laws of 2019 relative to a linked cap-and-trade program.
(2) To assist in its examination of the issues identified in this section, as well as any other issues pertinent to its review, the work group must, at a minimum, consist of electric utilities, gas companies, the Bonneville power administration, public interest and environmental organizations, and other agencies.
(3) The department and the commission must adopt rules by June 30, 2022, defining requirements, including appropriate specification, verification, and reporting requirements, for the following: (a) Retail electric load met with market purchases and the western energy imbalance market or other centralized market administered by a market operator for the purposes of RCW 19.405.030 through 19.405.050; and (b) to address the prohibition on double counting of nonpower attributes under RCW 19.405.040(1) that could occur under other programs. With respect to purchases from the western energy imbalance market or other centralized market, the department and the commission must consult with the market operator and market participants to consider options that support the objectives of this chapter and the efficient dispatch of the generation resources dispatched by those markets.
[ 2019 c 288 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.405 - Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act. › 19.405.140 - Department of health—Cumulative impact analysis.

RCW 19.405.140
Department of health—Cumulative impact analysis.
By December 31, 2020, the department of health must develop a cumulative impact analysis to designate the communities highly impacted by fossil fuel pollution and climate change in Washington. The cumulative impact analysis may integrate with and build upon other concurrent cross-agency efforts in developing a cumulative impact analysis and population tracking resources used by the department of health and analysis performed by the University of Washington department of environmental and occupational health sciences.
[ 2019 c 288 § 24.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.405 - Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act. › 19.405.160 - Declaratory order.

RCW 19.405.160
Declaratory order.
(1) An investor-owned utility may petition the commission for a declaratory order pursuant to RCW 34.05.240 to determine whether a proposed energy transformation project, nonemitting electric generation project, or renewable resource project meets the requirements of RCW 19.405.040 (1) through (3) and 19.405.050 (1) and (5).
(2) The petition for a declaratory order must be in writing and must include information that accurately describes the proposed project.
(3) A project that the commission has determined under this section to comply with the requirements of RCW 19.405.040 (1) through (3) or 19.405.050 (1) and (5) may be identified in an investor-owned utility's clean energy action plan under RCW 19.280.030(2) and the utility's clean energy implementation plan under RCW 19.405.060(1).
(4) If an investor-owned utility seeks approval of a resource or project in a clean energy implementation plan under RCW 19.405.060, or in a proceeding to set rates, that the commission has previously determined under this section complies with the requirements of RCW 19.405.040 (1) through (3) or 19.405.050 (1) and (5) and the resource or project deviates substantively from the one described in the commission's determination in a manner that affects the resource's or project's potential compliance with RCW 19.405.040 (1) through (3) or 19.405.050 (1) and (5), the commission may reevaluate the resource or project to determine if it complies.
[ 2022 c 92 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.405 - Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act. › 19.405.170 - Declaratory order—Application fee—Preemption.

RCW 19.405.170
Declaratory order—Application fee—Preemption.
(1) The commission may require an applicant to pay an application fee for a declaratory order requested under RCW 19.405.160. The amount of the fee must be set by the commission to solely cover the cost of reviewing the project and preparing a declaratory order, including a legal analysis.
(2) Nothing in RCW 19.405.160 preempts the authority of the commission from making a determination, independent of the processes under RCW 19.405.160, on whether a proposed energy transformation project, nonemitting electric generation project, or renewable resource project, under RCW 19.405.040 and 19.405.050, meets the planning and portfolio requirements of an investor-owned utility's clean energy implementation plan under this chapter.
(3) A declaratory order issued under RCW 19.405.160 does not by itself determine the prudency associated with an energy transformation project, nonemitting electric generation project, or renewable resource project.
(4) Nothing in RCW 19.405.160 may be construed to require an investor-owned utility to seek an order declaring whether the proposed resource or project complies with the requirements of RCW 19.405.040 (1) through (3) or 19.405.050 (1) and (5).
[ 2022 c 92 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.405 - Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act. › 19.405.901 - Effective date—2019 c 288.

RCW 19.405.901
Effective date—2019 c 288.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 7, 2019].
[ 2019 c 288 § 31.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.410 - Psilocybin Therapy Services. › 19.410.010 - Pilot program.

RCW 19.410.010
Pilot program.
(1) Subject to amounts appropriated for this purpose, the psilocybin therapy services pilot program is established within, and administered by, the University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. No later than January 1, 2025, the University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences must implement this section.
(2) The pilot program must:
(a) Offer psilocybin therapy services through pathways approved by the federal food and drug administration, to populations including first responders and veterans who are:
(i) 21 years of age or older; and
(ii) Experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, or substance use disorders;
(b) Offer psilocybin therapy services facilitated by:
(i) An advanced social worker, independent clinical social worker, or mental health counselor licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW;
(ii) A physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW; or
(iii) A psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW as defined in RCW 71.05.020;
(c) Ensure psilocybin therapy services are safe, accessible, and affordable;
(d) Require an initial assessment to understand participant goals and expectations, and assess the participant's history for any concerns that require further intervention or information before receiving psilocybin therapy services, and an integration session after receiving psilocybin therapy services; and
(e) Use outreach and engagement strategies to include participants from communities or demographic groups that are more likely to be historically marginalized and less likely to be included in research and clinical trials represented by race, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, or geographic location.
[ 2023 c 364 § 8.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: 2023 c 364 §§ 1-5, 7, 10, 11, and 13 were vetoed. 2023 c 364 § 13 directed §§ 1-5 and 7-11 to be codified in a new chapter in Title 18 RCW, but codification in Title 19 RCW appears to be more appropriate.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.410 - Psilocybin Therapy Services. › 19.410.020 - Adverse licensing action.

RCW 19.410.020
Adverse licensing action.
Medical professionals licensed by the state of Washington shall not be subject to adverse licensing action for recommending psilocybin therapy services.
[ 2023 c 364 § 9.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: 2023 c 364 §§ 1-5, 7, 10, 11, and 13 were vetoed. 2023 c 364 § 13 directed §§ 1-5 and 7-11 to be codified in a new chapter in Title 18 RCW, but codification in Title 19 RCW appears to be more appropriate.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › RCW Dispositions › 20.01 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS — COMMISSION MERCHANTS, DEALERS, BROKERS, BUYERS, AGENTS

Sections
20.01.035 Certain sales of hay, grain, or straw deemed sale at wholesale.
[1965 c 69 § 1.]
Repealed by 1986 c 178 § 17.
20.01.290 Settlement when two or more creditors — Pro rata shares.
[1983 c 305 § 6; 1959 c 139 § 29.]
Repealed by 1986 c 178 § 17.
20.01.445 Standard contract format.
[1977 ex.s. c 304 § 12; 1974 ex.s. c 102 § 10.]
Repealed by 1979 ex.s. c 115 § 6. See RCW 20.01.940.
20.01.600 Boom loaders, records required.
[1983 c 305 § 7.]
Repealed by 1989 c 354 § 60.
20.01.620 Processor liens — Starting, term, property to which attached.
[1983 c 305 § 9.]
Repealed by 1985 c 412 § 21. Later enactment, see RCW 60.13.020.
20.01.630 Preparer liens — Starting, term, property to which attached.
[1983 c 305 § 10.]
Repealed by 1985 c 412 § 21. Later enactment, see RCW 60.13.030.
20.01.640 Processor or preparer liens — Filing of statement evidencing lien.
[1983 c 305 § 11.]
Repealed by 1985 c 412 § 21. Later enactment, see RCW 60.13.040.
20.01.650 Processor or preparer liens — Priority.
[1983 c 305 § 12.]
Repealed by 1985 c 412 § 21. Later enactment, see RCW 60.13.050.
20.01.660 Processor or preparer liens — Termination dates, exception — Statement of discharge required.
[1983 c 305 § 13.]
Repealed by 1985 c 412 § 21. Later enactment, see RCW 60.13.060.
20.01.670 Processor or preparer liens — Foreclosure and enforcement, costs.
[1983 c 305 § 14.]
Repealed by 1985 c 412 § 21. Later enactment, see RCW 60.13.070.
20.01.910 Severability-1959 c 139.
[1959 c 139 § 49.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
20.01.911 Severability-1963 c 232.
Cross-reference section, decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
20.01.912 Severability-1967 c 240.
Cross-reference section, decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
20.01.913 Severability-1979 ex.s. c 115.
[1979 ex.s. c 115 § 7.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › RCW Dispositions › 20.04 DEFINITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

Sections
20.04.010 through 20.04.120
[1955 c 14 §§ 20.04.010-20.04.120; 1955 c 262 § 4.]
Repealed by 1959 c 139 § 51.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › RCW Dispositions › 20.08 LICENSES AND FEES

Sections
20.08.010 through 20.08.110
[1955 c 14 §§ 20.08.010-20.08.110; 1955 c 262 § 3; 1951 c 244 § 1.]
Repealed by 1959 c 139 § 51.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › RCW Dispositions › 20.12 BONDS AND INSURANCE

Sections
20.12.010 through 20.12.040
[1955 c 14 §§ 20.12.010-20.12.040; 1955 c 262 §§ 1, 2.]
Repealed by 1959 c 139 § 51.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › RCW Dispositions › 20.16 DEALINGS WITH CONSIGNORS — MANIFESTS — COMMISSIONS

Sections
20.16.010 through 20.16.040
[1955 c 14 §§ 20.16.010-20.16.040.]
Repealed by 1959 c 139 § 51.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › RCW Dispositions › 20.20 RECORDS — REPORTS — AUDITS

Sections
20.20.010 through 20.20.060
[1955 c 14 §§ 20.20.010-20.20.060.]
Repealed by 1959 c 139 § 51.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.020 - Rules and regulations—Enforcement of chapter—Interference prohibited.

RCW 20.01.020
Rules and regulations—Enforcement of chapter—Interference prohibited.
The director, but not his or her duly authorized representative, may adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the director to enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter, rules and regulations adopted hereunder. No person shall interfere with the director when he or she is performing or carrying out duties imposed on him or her by this chapter, rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
[ 2011 c 336 § 569; 1959 c 139 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.038 - License required of persons dealing in livestock, hay, grain, or straw.

RCW 20.01.038
License required of persons dealing in livestock, hay, grain, or straw.
Any person who deals in livestock, hay, grain or straw, other than the producer or grower thereof, shall license as a dealer or commission merchant and shall be subject to all the provisions of this chapter regulating such a licensee.
[ 1963 c 232 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.040 - License—Generally.

RCW 20.01.040
License—Generally.
No person may act as a commission merchant, dealer, broker, cash buyer, or agent without a license. Any person applying for such a license shall file an application with the director prior to conducting business pursuant to this chapter. No application shall be considered complete unless an effective bond or other acceptable form of security is also filed with the director, as provided under RCW 20.01.210, 20.01.211, or 20.01.212. Each license issued under this chapter shall require renewal on or before the renewal date prescribed by the director by rule. License fees shall be prorated where necessary to accommodate staggered renewals of a license or licenses. The application shall be accompanied by a license fee as prescribed by the director by rule.
[ 1991 c 109 § 16; 1989 c 354 § 39; 1987 c 393 § 13; 1983 c 305 § 3; 1979 ex.s. c 115 § 3; 1974 ex.s. c 102 § 3; 1971 ex.s. c 182 § 3; 1959 c 139 § 4.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
Severability—1983 c 305: See note following RCW 20.01.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.050 - License renewals.

RCW 20.01.050
License renewals.
If an application for renewal of a commission merchant, dealer, broker or cash buyer license is not filed prior to the prescribed renewal date a penalty of twenty-five percent shall be assessed and added to the original fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal license shall be issued.
[ 1991 c 109 § 17; 1959 c 139 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.060 - Licensee in one class may obtain license in another—Additional fee.

RCW 20.01.060
Licensee in one class may obtain license in another—Additional fee.
Any person licensed as a commission merchant, dealer, or broker, in the manner prescribed in this chapter, may apply for and secure a license in any or all of the remaining such classifications upon payment of an additional fee of twenty-five dollars for each such additional classification: PROVIDED, That the applicant's principal license shall be in that classification requiring the greatest license fee. Such applicant shall further comply with those parts of this chapter regulating the licensing of the other particular classifications involved.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 115 § 4; 1977 ex.s. c 304 § 3; 1974 ex.s. c 102 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 182 § 4; 1959 c 139 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.070 - Application for license—Contents.

RCW 20.01.070
Application for license—Contents.
Application for a license shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall state the full name of the person applying for such license and if the applicant is an individual, receiver, trustee, firm, exchange, partnership, association or corporation, the full name of each member of the firm or partnership, or the names of the officers of the exchange, association or corporation shall be given in the application. Such application shall further state the principal business address of the applicant in the state and elsewhere and the name or names of the person authorized to receive and accept service of summons and legal notices of all kinds for the applicant and any other necessary information prescribed by the director.
[ 1959 c 139 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.080 - Commission merchant's schedule of commissions and charges—Changes, posting.

RCW 20.01.080
Commission merchant's schedule of commissions and charges—Changes, posting.
Any person applying for a commission merchant's license shall include in his or her application a schedule of commissions, together with an itemized list of all charges for services to be rendered to a consignor and shall post a copy of such charges on his or her premises in a conspicuous place where it is clearly visible and available to consignors. In addition to the posting of the itemized list of charges, such list shall be distributed to each consignor along with each contract entered into between the consignor and the commission merchant. Such commissions and charges shall not be changed or varied for the license period except by written contract between the consignor or his or her agent and the licensee or thirty days after written notice to the director, and proper posting of such changes, as prescribed by the director, on the licensee's premises. Charges for services rendered and not listed on the schedule of commissions and charges filed with the director, or for increases in charges listed and filed which are directly caused by increases in labor rates or in cost of materials which occur after the signing of the contract by the grower, shall be rendered only on an actual cost to the licensee basis.
[ 1988 c 254 § 16; 1977 ex.s. c 304 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 182 § 5; 1959 c 139 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.086 - Waiver of reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements prohibited.

RCW 20.01.086
Waiver of reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements prohibited.
Except where specifically provided in this chapter, the reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements of this chapter, being matters of public interest, may not be waived by contract between the consignor and/or the commission merchant or dealer.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 304 § 5; 1974 ex.s. c 102 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.090 - Agent to disclose principal licensee and his endorsement.

RCW 20.01.090
Agent to disclose principal licensee and his endorsement.
Any person applying for an agent's license shall include the name and address of the principal licensee represented or sought to be represented by such agent and the written endorsement or nomination of such principal licensee.
[ 1959 c 139 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.100 - Issuance of license—Expiration date—Fraudulent application grounds for refusal, revocation.

RCW 20.01.100
Issuance of license—Expiration date—Fraudulent application grounds for refusal, revocation.
The director, upon his or her satisfaction that the applicant has met the requirements of this chapter and rules and regulations adopted hereunder, shall issue a license entitling the applicant to carry on the business described on the application. Such license shall expire on December 31st following the issuance of the license, provided that it has not been revoked or suspended prior thereto, by the director, after due notice and hearing. Fraud and misrepresentation in making an application for a license shall be cause for refusal to grant a license or revocation of license granted pursuant to a fraudulent application after due notice and hearing.
[ 2011 c 336 § 571; 1959 c 139 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.110 - Publication of list of licensees and rules—Posting license.

RCW 20.01.110
Publication of list of licensees and rules—Posting license.
The director may publish a list, as often as he or she deems necessary, of all persons licensed under this chapter together with all the necessary rules and regulations concerning the enforcement of this chapter. Each person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall post his or her license or a copy thereof in his or her place or places of business in plain view of the public.
[ 2011 c 336 § 572; 1959 c 139 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.120 - Vehicle license plates.

RCW 20.01.120
Vehicle license plates.
The licensee shall prominently display license plates issued by the director on the front and back of any vehicle used by the licensee to transport upon public highways unprocessed agricultural products which he or she has not produced as a producer of such agricultural products. If the licensee operates more than one vehicle to transport unprocessed agricultural products on public highways he or she shall apply to the director for license plates for each such additional vehicle. Such additional license plates shall be issued to the licensee at the actual cost to the department for such license plates and necessary handling charges. Such license plates are not transferable to any other person and may be used only on the licensee's vehicle or vehicles. The display of such license plates on the vehicle or vehicles of a person whose license has been revoked, or the failure to surrender such license plates forthwith to the department after such revocation, shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
[ 2011 c 336 § 573; 1959 c 139 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.125 - Hay or straw—Certified vehicle tare and load weights—Violations.

RCW 20.01.125
Hay or straw—Certified vehicle tare and load weights—Violations.
Every dealer and commission merchant dealing in hay or straw shall obtain a certified vehicle tare weight and a certified vehicle gross weight for each load hauled and shall furnish the consignor with a copy of such certified weight ticket within seventy-two hours after taking delivery. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any licensee to transport hay or straw which has been purchased by weight without having obtained a certified weight ticket from the first licensed public weighmaster which would be encountered on the ordinary route to the destination where the hay or straw is to be unloaded. If agreed upon in writing between a dealer or commission merchant and a grower or consigner, a certified vehicle tare weight and certified vehicle gross weight may be obtained from a hay or straw processing facility with a scale approved by the director.
[ 2008 c 26 § 1; 1986 c 178 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 182 § 6; 1963 c 232 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.130 - Disposition of moneys.

RCW 20.01.130
Disposition of moneys.
All fees and other moneys received by the department under this chapter shall be paid to the director and used solely for the purpose of carrying out this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. All civil fines received by the courts as the result of notices of infractions issued by the director shall be paid to the director, less any mandatory court costs and assessments.
[ 2003 c 395 § 2; 1993 sp.s. c 24 § 929; 1986 c 178 § 8; 1973 c 142 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 182 § 7; 1959 c 139 § 13.]
NOTES:
Severability—Effective dates—1993 sp.s. c 24: See notes following RCW 28A.310.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.140 - Change in organization of firm to be reported.

RCW 20.01.140
Change in organization of firm to be reported.
Any change in the organization of any firm, association, exchange, corporation, or partnership licensed under this chapter shall be reported to the director and the licensee's surety or sureties within thirty days.
[ 2003 c 395 § 3; 1959 c 139 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.150 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders—Authority.

RCW 20.01.150
Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders—Authority.
The director is authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke a license or issue conditional or probationary orders in the manner prescribed herein, in any case in which he or she finds that there has been a failure and/or refusal to comply with the requirements of this chapter, rules or regulations adopted hereunder.
[ 2011 c 336 § 574; 1959 c 139 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.160 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders—Procedure.

RCW 20.01.160
Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders—Procedure.
In all proceedings for revocation, suspension, or denial of a license, or the issuance of a conditional or probationary order, the licensee or applicant shall be given an opportunity to be heard and may be represented by counsel. The director shall give the licensee or applicant twenty days' notice in writing and such notice shall specify the charges or reasons for the hearing for such revocation, suspension, denial or the issuance of a conditional or probationary order. The notice shall also state the date, time and place where such hearing is to be held. A copy of such notice shall be mailed to the licensee's surety. Such hearings shall be held in the city of Olympia, unless a different place is fixed by the director.
[ 1959 c 139 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products › Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents. › 20.01.170 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders—Subpoenas, witnesses, testimony, fees.

RCW 20.01.170
Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders—Subpoenas, witnesses, testimony, fees.
The director may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, and/or the production of books or documents, anywhere in the state. The licensee or applicant shall have opportunity to make his or her defense, and may have such subpoenas issued as he or she desires. Subpoenas shall be served in the same manner as in civil cases in the superior court. Witnesses shall testify under oath which may be administered by the director. Testimony shall be recorded and may be taken by deposition under such rules as the director may prescribe. Witnesses, except complaining witnesses, shall be entitled to fees for attendance and travel, as provided for in chapter 2.40 RCW, as enacted or hereafter amended.
[ 2011 c 336 § 575; 1963 c 232 § 2; 1959 c 139 § 17.]