Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › MARKETING ORDERS › Chapter 16-529 - Washington alfalfa seed commission › Section 16-529-110 - Powers and duties of the board

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To administer, enforce, and control the
				provisions of this chapter as the designee of the director.
(2) To elect a chairman and such other
				officers as the board deems advisable.
(3) To employ and discharge at its discretion
				such personnel, including attorneys engaged in the private practice of law
				subject to the approval and supervision of the attorney general, as the board
				determines are necessary and proper to carry out the purpose of this chapter
				and effectuate the declared policies of the act.
(4) To pay only from moneys collected as
				assessments or advances thereon the costs arising in connection with the
				formulation, issuance, administration, and enforcement of this chapter. Such
				expenses and costs may be paid by check, draft, or voucher in such form and in
				such manner and upon the signature of the person as the board may
				prescribe.
(5) To reimburse any
				applicant who has deposited money with the director in order to defray the
				costs of formulating this chapter.
(6) To establish an "alfalfa seed revolving
				fund" and such fund to be deposited in a bank or banks or financial institution
				or institutions, approved for the deposit of state funds, in which all money
				received by the board, except as the amount of petty cash for each day's needs,
				not to exceed one hundred dollars, shall be deposited each day or as often
				during the days as advisable.
(7)
				To keep or cause to be kept in accordance with accepted standards of good
				accounting practice, accurate records of all assessments, collections,
				receipts, deposits, withdrawals, disbursements, paid outs, moneys and other
				financial transactions made and done pursuant to this order. Such records,
				books, and accounts shall be audited subject to procedures and methods lawfully
				prescribed by the state auditor. Such books and accounts shall be closed as of
				the last day of each fiscal year of the commission. A copy of such audit shall
				be delivered within thirty days after the completion thereof to the governor,
				the director, the state auditor, and the board.
(8) To require a bond of all board members
				and employees of the board in a position of trust in the amount the board shall
				deem necessary. The premium for such bond or bonds shall be paid by the board
				from assessments collected. Such bond shall not be necessary if any such board
				member or employee is covered by any blanket bond covering officials or
				employees of the state of Washington.
(9) To prepare a budget or budgets covering
				anticipated income and expenses to be incurred in carrying out the provisions
				of this chapter during each fiscal year. The board, at least sixty days prior
				to the beginning of its fiscal year, shall prepare and submit to the director
				for approval its research plan, its commodity-related education and training
				plan, and its budget.
(10) To
				establish by resolution, a headquarters which shall continue as such unless and
				until so changed by the board. All records, books, and minutes of board
				meetings shall be kept at such headquarters.
(11) To adopt rules of a technical or
				administrative nature for the operation of the board, subject to the provisions
				of chapter 34.05
				RCW (Administrative Procedure Act).
(12) To carry out the provisions of
				RCW
				15.65.510 covering the obtaining of
				information necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter and the act,
				along with the necessary authority and procedure for obtaining such
				information.
(13) To bring actions
				or proceedings upon joining the director as a party for specific performance,
				restraint, injunction, or mandatory injunction against any person who violates
				or refuses to perform the obligations or duties imposed upon him by the act or
				this chapter.
(14) To confer with
				and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities of other states and of
				the United States for the purpose of obtaining uniformity in the administration
				of federal and state marketing regulations, licenses, agreements, or
				orders.
(15) To work cooperatively
				with other local, state, and federal agencies; universities; and national
				organizations for the purposes provided in this order.
(16) To enter into contracts or interagency
				agreements with any private or public agency, whether federal, state, or local.
				Personal service contracts must comply with chapter 39.29 RCW.
(17) To accept and expend or retain any
				gifts, bequests, contributions, or grants from private persons or private and
				public agencies.
(18) To enter into
				contracts or agreements for research in the production, irrigation, processing,
				transportation, marketing, use, or distribution of alfalfa seed.
(19) To retain in emergent situations the
				services of private legal counsel to conduct legal actions on behalf of the
				commission. The retention of a private attorney is subject to review by the
				office of the attorney general.
(20) To engage in appropriate fund-raising
				activities for the purpose of supporting activities authorized by this
				order.
(21) To participate in
				international, federal, state, and local hearings, meetings, and other
				proceedings relating to the production, irrigation, manufacture, regulation,
				transportation, distribution, sale, or use of alfalfa seed including activities
				authorized under RCW 42.17.190, including the reporting of those activities to
				the public disclosure commission.
(22) To maintain a list of the names and
				addresses of affected producers that may be compiled from information used to
				collect assessments under the provisions of this marketing order and data on
				the value of each affected producer's production for a minimum three-year
				period pursuant to
				RCW
				15.65.280.
(23) To maintain a list of the names and
				addresses of persons who handle alfalfa seed within the affected area and data
				on the amount and value of the alfalfa seed handled for a minimum three-year
				period by each person pursuant to
				RCW
				15.65.280.
(24) To maintain a list of names and
				addresses of all affected persons who produce alfalfa seed and the amount, by
				unit, of alfalfa seed produced during the past three years pursuant to
				RCW
				15.65.295.
(25) To maintain a list of all persons who
				handle alfalfa seed and the amount of alfalfa seed handled by each person
				during the past three years pursuant to
				RCW
				15.65.295.
(26) To establish a foundation using
				commission funds as grant money for the purposes established in this marketing
				order.
(27) To carry out any other
				grant of authority or duty provided designees and not specifically set forth in
				this section.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 15.65 and
					 34.05 RCW. 08-16-014, §
					 16-529-110, filed 7/25/08, effective 8/25/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.65.047 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 05-08-010,
					 § 16-529-110, filed 3/25/05, effective 4/25/05; Order 1, Article II,
					 § J, filed 3/13/75, effective
					 7/1/75.