Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › MARKETING ORDERS › Chapter 16-545 - Turfgrass seed commission › Section 16-545-010 - 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
				  apply:
"Act" means the Washington State Agriculture Commodity
				  Boards Act or chapter 15.65 RCW.
"Affected area" or "production area" means that portion of
				  the state of Washington located east of the summit of the Cascade
				  Mountains.
"Affected handler" means any person who acts as principal or
				  agent or otherwise in processing, selling, marketing or distributing turfgrass
				  seed not produced by the handler and shall include any lending agencies for a
				  commodity credit corporation loan to producers. "Handler" does not include a
				  common carrier used to transport an agricultural commodity. "To handle" means
				  to act as a handler.
"Affected producer" means any person who produces, or causes
				  to be produced, in commercial quantities, turfgrass seed in the state of
				  Washington.
"Affected unit" means one pound net pay weight of turf-grass
				  seed.
"Commercial quantity" means all the turfgrass seed produced
				  for sale in any calendar year by any producer.
"Department" means the department of agriculture of the state
				  of Washington.
"Director" means the director of agriculture of the state of
				  Washington or the director's duly appointed representative.
"Disclosure" means inspection or copying.
"Marketing season" or "fiscal year" means the twelvemonth
				  period beginning on June 1st of any year and ending with the last day of May,
				  both dates being inclusive.
"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" is both a "producer" and a "handler" with
				  respect to turfgrass seed and is covered by this order as a producer when
				  engaged in the business of producing turf-grass seed or a handler when engaged
				  in processing, selling, marketing or distributing turfgrass seed. "To produce"
				  means to act as a producer. For the purposes of the turfgrass seed 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 turfgrass
				  seed and its resulting agricultural product or the agricultural product
				  delivered for further production or increase.
"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 commission
				  regardless of physical form or characteristics.
"Sell" includes offer for sale, expose for sale, and have in
				  possession for sale, exchange, barter or trade.
"Turfgrass seed" means Kentucky bluegrass, perennial
				  ryegrass, tall fescue, hard fescue, slender fescue, and creeping red fescue.
				  Forage fescue and reclamation grass seed are excluded from this order.
"Turfgrass seed by-products" means turfgrass seed straw and
				  screenings.
"Turfgrass seed commodity board" referred to as "board" or
				  "commission" means the turfgrass seed commodity board formed under WAC
				  16-545-020.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.65.047 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 04-22-073,
					 § 16-545-010, filed 11/1/04, effective 12/2/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.65.050. 99-02-064, § 16-545-010,
					 filed 1/6/99, effective 2/6/99.