Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Last Updated: August 9, 2016) |
Title 15. AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING |
Chapter 15.65. Washington state agricultural commodity boards. |
Section 15.65.010. Short title. |
Section 15.65.020. Definitions. |
Section 15.65.028. Regulating agricultural commodities—Existing comprehensive scheme. |
Section 15.65.033. Regulating agricultural commodities—Laws applicable. |
Section 15.65.040. Establishing a commodity board—Marketing order—Purposes. |
Section 15.65.043. Board may establish foundation. |
Section 15.65.047. Director's duties and responsibilities—Amendments to marketing orders or agreements without a referendum—Rules. |
Section 15.65.050. Director to enforce and administer chapter—Marketing agreements, orders issued, amended, notice, grounds for amendments. |
Section 15.65.060. Form, filing of marketing agreement, order, amendment, and other proceedings. |
Section 15.65.070. Notice of hearing on proposal—Publication—Contents. |
Section 15.65.090. Subpoenas—Compelling attendance of witnesses, fees—Immunity of witnesses. |
Section 15.65.100. Director's findings and recommended decision, delivery of copies—Taking official notice of facts from other agencies. |
Section 15.65.110. Filing objections to recommended decision—Final decision—Waiver. |
Section 15.65.120. Contents and scope of recommended and final decision—Delivery of copies. |
Section 15.65.130. Agreements binding only on those who assent in writing—Agreement not effective until sufficient signatories to effectuate chapter—When effective. |
Section 15.65.140. Minimum assent requirements prerequisite to order or amendment affecting producers or producer marketing. |
Section 15.65.150. Minimum requirements prerequisite to order or amendment assessing handlers—Assent by producers. |
Section 15.65.160. Ascertainment of required assent percentages. |
Section 15.65.170. Issuance or amendment of marketing order—Assent—Rules. |
Section 15.65.175. Issuing, amending, or terminating a marketing order—Limitation on public hearings or referendums. |
Section 15.65.180. Suspension of marketing agreement or order upon advice of commodity board—Certain prerequisites waived. |
Section 15.65.183. Termination of marketing order or agreement—Petition—Procedure. |
Section 15.65.185. Referendum prior to termination of a marketing order or agreement—Procedure—Exceptions. |
Section 15.65.190. Termination of agreement or order on assent of producers—Procedure. |
Section 15.65.193. When marketing order or agreement is terminated—Duties of affected commodity board. |
Section 15.65.200. Lists of affected parties—Information used to establish lists—Purpose and use. |
Section 15.65.203. Certain records exempt from public disclosure—Exceptions—Actions not prohibited by chapter. |
Section 15.65.205. After any vote, referendum, nomination, or election—Affected parties provided results—Disputes. |
Section 15.65.210. Powers and duties of director with respect to the administration and enforcement of agreements and orders—Administrator—Personnel. |
Section 15.65.220. Commodity boards—Membership—Marketing agreement or order to establish and control—Director votes. |
Section 15.65.230. Qualifications of members of commodity boards. |
Section 15.65.235. Producer-handlers as producers for membership purposes—Exception. |
Section 15.65.240. Terms of members of commodity boards—Elections or appointment. |
Section 15.65.243. When director appoints majority of the board—Nominations—Advisory vote—Notice—Director selects either of two candidates receiving the most votes. |
Section 15.65.250. Nominations for election to commodity board—When only one nominee. |
Section 15.65.260. Election of members of commodity board—Procedure. |
Section 15.65.270. Vacancies, quorum, compensation, travel expenses of commodity board members and employees. |
Section 15.65.280. Powers and duties of commodity board—Reservation of power to director. |
Section 15.65.283. Members may belong to association with same objectives—Contracts with other associations authorized. |
Section 15.65.285. Restrictive provisions of chapter 43.19 RCW not applicable to promotional printing and literature of commodity boards. |
Section 15.65.287. Commission's plans, programs, and projects—Director's approval required. |
Section 15.65.289. Commission speaks for state—Director's oversight. |
Section 15.65.290. Claims and liabilities, enforcement against organization—Personal liabilities of officials, employees, etc. |
Section 15.65.295. Lists of all affected producers and handlers—Affected parties responsible for accuracy—Use of lists. |
Section 15.65.300. Agreement or order to contain detailed statement of powers and purposes. |
Section 15.65.305. Promotional hosting expenditures—Rules. |
Section 15.65.310. Advertising, sale, trade barrier, claim, etc., provisions in agreement or order. |
Section 15.65.320. Agreement and order provisions for research. |
Section 15.65.330. Agreement and order provisions for uniform grades and standards—Enforcement—Rules. |
Section 15.65.340. Agreement and order provisions prohibiting or regulating certain practices. |
Section 15.65.350. Agreement and order to define applicable area—"Production area"—"Marketing area." |
Section 15.65.360. Agreement and order provisions for marketing information, services, verification of grades, standards, sampling, etc. |
Section 15.65.370. Agreement or order not to prohibit or discriminatorily burden marketing. |
Section 15.65.375. Agreement and order provisions—Participation in proceedings concerning regulation of pesticides or agricultural chemicals. |
Section 15.65.380. Additional agreement or order provisions. |
Section 15.65.390. Annual assessment—Limitation generally. |
Section 15.65.400. Rate of assessment. |
Section 15.65.410. Time, place, method for payment and collection of assessments. |
Section 15.65.420. Use of moneys collected—Departmental expenses. |
Section 15.65.430. Refunds of moneys received or collected. |
Section 15.65.440. Assessments personal debt—Additional percentage if not paid—Civil action to collect. |
Section 15.65.450. Deposit to defray department's expenses—Circumstances requiring reimbursement. |
Section 15.65.470. Depositaries for revolving fund—Deposits. |
Section 15.65.480. Separate accounts for each agreement or order—Disbursements. |
Section 15.65.490. Records of financial transactions to be kept by director—Audits. |
Section 15.65.500. Bonds of administrator, board, employee. |
Section 15.65.510. Information and inspections required—Hearings—Confidentiality and disclosures. |
Section 15.65.520. Criminal acts and penalties. |
Section 15.65.530. Civil liability—Use of moneys recovered. |
Section 15.65.540. Jurisdiction of superior courts—Who may bring action. |
Section 15.65.550. Duty of attorney general and prosecuting attorneys—Investigation and hearing by director. |
Section 15.65.560. Remedies additional. |
Section 15.65.570. Proceedings subject to administrative procedure act—Exemptions. |
Section 15.65.580. Director may issue agreement or order similar to license or order issued by United States—Administrator, board. |
Section 15.65.590. Cooperation, joint agreements or orders with other states and United States to achieve uniformity. |
Section 15.65.600. Public interest to be protected—Establishment of prices prohibited. |
Section 15.65.620. Chapter not to affect other laws—Agreements and orders under prior law may be made subject to chapter. |
Section 15.65.630. Application of chapter to canners, freezers, pressers, dehydrators of fruit or vegetables. |
Section 15.65.640. Chapter not to apply to green pea grower or processor. |
Section 15.65.650. Hop commodity board—Powers. |
Section 15.65.670. Costs of implementing RCW 15.65.287. |
Section 15.65.680. Appointment of nonvoting advisory members. |
Section 15.65.900. Savings—1961 c 256. |