Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › MARKETING ORDERS › Chapter 16-540 - Mint › Section 16-540-010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Definitions for terms used in this chapter are also found in
				  chapter 15.65 RCW, Washington State Agriculture Commodity Boards Act. For the
				  purpose of this marketing order, the following additional definitions shall
				  apply:
"Act" means the Washington State Agricultural Commodity
				  Boards Act or chapter 15.65 RCW.
"Affected area" means the state of Washington.
"Affected handler" means any person who acts as principal or
				  agent or otherwise in buying, selling, marketing or distributing mint oils
				  produced from mint plants not grown by him/her. Affected handler does not
				  include a common carrier used to transport an agricultural commodity. "To
				  handle" means to act as a handler.
"Affected producer" or "producer" means any person who
				  produces, or causes to be produced in commercial quantities, in the state of
				  Washington, any variety of mint plant from which the essential oil is distilled
				  or extracted. "To produce" means to act as a producer. For the purposes of the
				  mint marketing order, "producer" shall include bailees who contract to produce
				  or grow any agricultural product on behalf of a bailor who retains title to the
				  essential oil and its resulting agricultural product or the agricultural
				  product delivered for further production or increase.
"Affected unit" means one pound of mint oil as distilled from
				  mint plants grown by an affected producer.
"Commercial quantity" means all of the mint plants produced
				  in any calendar year by any producer, from which the essential oil is distilled
				  or extracted.
"Department" means the department of agriculture of the state
				  of Washington.
"Director" means the director of agriculture of the state of
				  Washington or his/her duly appointed representative.
"Disclosure" means inspection or copying.
"Marketing season" or "fiscal year" means the twelvemonth
				  period beginning with July 1st of any year and ending with the last day of
				  June, both dates being inclusive.
"Mint commodity board" hereinafter referred to as "board" or
				  "commission" means the commodity board formed under WAC
				  16-540-020.
"Mint oil" means essential oil that is distilled from any
				  variety of mint plant.
"Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, limited
				  liability company, trust, association, partnership, society or any other
				  organization of individuals, or any unit or agency of local or state
				  government.
"Producer-handler" means any person who acts both as a
				  "producer" and as a "handler" with respect to mint oil. A producer-handler
				  shall be deemed to be a producer with respect to the mint plants and/or oil
				  which he/she produces, and a handler with respect to the mint oil which he/she
				  handles, including those produced by himself/herself.
"Public records" includes any writing containing information
				  relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or
				  proprietary function prepared, owned, used, or retained by the department
				  regardless of physical form or characteristics.
"Sell" includes offer for sale, expose for sale, have in
				  possession for sale, exchange, barter or trade.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.65.047 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 05-09-013,
					 § 16-540-010, filed 4/8/05, effective 5/9/05. Article I, § A, filed
					 12/20/66, effective 2/1/67.