Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › MARKETING ORDERS › Chapter 16-536 - Washington pulse crops commission › Section 16-536-010 - 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 Agricultural Commodity Boards Act. For the purpose of this marketing
				  order:
"Act" means the Washington State Agricultural Commodity
				  Boards Act,
				  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 processing, selling, marketing or distributing pulse
				  crops not produced by him or her. "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, pulse crops in the state of
				  Washington.
"Affected unit" means one hundred pounds of pulse
				  crops.
"Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) " means all kinds and varieties
				  of dry chickpeas grown in the state of Washington: Provided, That it shall not
				  include dry chickpeas used by the producers thereof on his or her premises for
				  feed, seed, and personal consumption.
"Commercial quantity" means all the pulse crops produced for
				  market 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 his or her duly appointed representative.
"Dry peas" means all kinds and varieties of dry peas grown in
				  the state of Washington, including commercially grown wrinkled peas raised for
				  seed: Provided, That it shall not include dry peas used by the producer thereof
				  on his or her premises for feed, seed, and personal consumption: Provided
				  further, That the inclusion of commercially grown wrinkled peas raised for seed
				  will not become effective until approved by a referendum vote of the affected
				  commercial wrinkled pea seed producers.
"Faba (fava) beans" means all kinds and varieties of dry faba
				  beans grown in the state of Washington: Provided, That it shall not include
				  faba beans used by the producers thereof on his or her premises for feed, seed,
				  and personal consumption.
"Lentils" means all kinds and varieties of lentils grown in
				  the state of Washington: Provided, That it shall not include lentils used by
				  the producers thereof on his or her premises for feed, seed, and personal
				  consumption.
"Lupine (lupin) " means all kinds and varieties of dry lupine
				  grown in the state of Washington: Provided, That it shall not include lupine
				  used by the producers thereof on his or her premises for feed, seed, and
				  personal consumption.
"Marketing season" or "fiscal year" means the twelvemonth
				  period beginning with July 1 of any year and ending with the last day of June,
				  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" means any person who acts both as a
				  producer and as a handler with respect to pulse crops. A producer-handler shall
				  be deemed to be a producer with respect to the pulse crops which he or she
				  produces, and a handler with respect to the pulse crops which he or she
				  handles, including those produced by himself or herself. "To produce" means to
				  act as a producer. For purposes of the pulse crops 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 seed and its resulting
				  agricultural product or the agricultural product delivered for further
				  production or increase.
"Pulse crops" means the following commodities marketed in
				  their "dry" condition: Dry peas, chickpeas/garbanzo beans, lentils, faba beans,
				  and lupine as defined in this marketing order.
"Pulse crops commodity board" hereinafter referred to as
				  "board" or "commission" means the dry pea and lentil commodity board formed
				  under the provisions of WAC
				  16-536-020 and renamed the
				  Washington pulse crops commission.
"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. 04-17-021,
					 § 16-536-010, filed 8/9/04, effective 9/9/04. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 15.65 RCW. 82-15-020
					 (Order 1768), § 16-536-010, filed 7/13/82; Marketing Order Article I
					 § A, filed 3/26/65.