Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-623 - Commission Merchant Act - Licensing fees, proof of payment, cargo manifests and registration of acreage commitments › Section 16-623-010 - License requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				The following table summarizes the license fee requirements for commission
				merchants, dealers, brokers, cash buyers, or agents:
License Class
License Fee
Annual
Expiration Date
Annual
Renewal Date
Penalty Amount for Not Renewing Before
								January 1
Commission merchant
$605.00
December 31
Before January 1
A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of
								the total fees
Dealer
$605.00
December 31
Before January 1
A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of
								the total fees
Limited dealer
$335.00
December 31
Before January 1
A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of
								the total fees
Broker
$405.00
December 31
Before January 1
A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of
								the total fees
Cash buyer
$135.00
December 31
Before January 1
A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of
								the total fees
Agent
$66.00
December 31
Before January 1
A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of
								the total fees
Additional license per class
$25.00
December 31
Before January 1
A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of
								the total fees
(2)
				A licensee can be licensed in more than one class for an additional fee of
				twenty-five dollars per class. The principal license must be in the class
				requiring the greatest fee and all requirements must be met for each class in
				which a license is being requested.
(3) All fees and penalties must be paid
				before the department issues a license.
(4) Applications for licenses are considered
				incomplete unless an effective bond or other acceptable form of security is
				filed with the director.
(5)
				Licenses may be obtained by contacting the department's agricultural
				investigations program at 360-902-1854 or e-mail at: commerch@agr.wa.gov.
				Application forms, bond forms, and forms for securities in lieu of a surety
				bond are available on the department's web site at:
http://www.agr.wa.gov/Inspection/CommissionMerchants/
.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 20.01.020,
					 20.01.040,
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW, and
					 2012 2nd sp.s. c
					 7 . 12-19-031, § 16-623-010, filed 9/12/12,
					 effective 10/13/12. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 20.01.020,
					 20.01.040,
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW, and
					 2009 c
					 564 . 09-20-047, § 16-623-010, filed 10/1/09,
					 effective 11/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 20.01 and
					 34.05 RCW. 07-13-097, §
					 16-623-010, filed 6/20/07, effective 7/21/07. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 20.01 and
					 34.05 RCW, 2003 1st sp.s. c 25.
					 05-09-094, § 16-623-010, filed 4/20/05, effective 5/21/05. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 20.01.040, [20.01.]125,[20.01.]370 ,
					 [20.01.]380, [20.01.]410, [20.01.]510. 00-22-071, § 16-623-010, filed
					 10/30/00, effective 11/30/00.