Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 15 Agriculture And Marketing - Chapter 15.66 Washington State Agricultural Commodity Commissions

  • 15.66.010 Definitions
    For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Director" means the director of agriculture of the state of Washington or any qualified person or persons designated ...
  • 15.66.015 Regulating agricultural commodities -- Existing comprehensive scheme
    The history, economy, culture, and the future of Washington state to a large degree all involve agriculture. In order to develop and promote Washington's agricultural ...
  • 15.66.017 Regulating agricultural commodities -- Laws applicable
    This chapter and the rules adopted under it are only one aspect of the comprehensively regulated agricultural industry. (1) Other laws applicable to agricultural commodities ...
  • 15.66.023 Commission may establish foundation
    A commodity commission may establish a foundation using commission funds as grant money when the foundation benefits the commodity for which the commission was established. ...
  • 15.66.030 Marketing orders authorized -- Purposes
    Marketing orders may be made for any one or more of the following purposes: (1) To establish plans and conduct programs for advertising and sales ...
  • 15.66.040 Prerequisites to marketing orders -- Director's duties
    Marketing orders and orders modifying or terminating existing marketing orders shall be promulgated by the director only after the director has done the following: (1) ...
  • 15.66.050 Petition for marketing order -- Deposit to defray department's expenses -- Circumstances requiring reimbursement
    (1) Petitions for issuance, amendment or termination of a marketing order shall be signed by not less than five percent or one hundred of the ...
  • 15.66.053 Proceedings subject to administrative procedure act -- Exemptions
    (1) All rule-making proceedings conducted under this chapter shall be in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. (2) Rule-making proceedings conducted under this chapter are exempt ...
  • 15.66.055 Director's duties and responsibilities -- Rules
    The director may adopt rules necessary to carry out the director's duties and responsibilities under this chapter including: (1) The issuance, amendment, suspension, or termination ...
  • 15.66.060 Lists of affected parties -- Notice -- Use of lists
    (1) Upon receipt of a petition for the issuance of a marketing order, the director shall establish a list of affected parties of the agricultural ...
  • 15.66.070 Petitions for marketing orders -- Public hearing -- Legal notice
    (1) The substance of a petition received under RCW 15.66.050 shall be set out in detail and designated as the proposal. A copy of the ...
  • 15.66.080 Findings, conclusions, and recommended decision of the director -- Notification -- Final decision
    (1) The director shall make findings upon material points controverted at the hearing and required by this chapter and upon such other matters and things ...
  • 15.66.090 After final decision -- Assent of affected parties determined by referendum
    After the director issues his or her final decision approving the issuance, amendment, or termination of a marketing order, the director shall determine by a ...
  • 15.66.093 Suspension of marketing order upon request of commodity commission
    The director may, upon the request of a commodity commission and without compliance with RCW 15.66.070 through 15.66.090, suspend the commission's order or term or ...
  • 15.66.097 Issuing, amending, or terminating a marketing order -- Limitation on public hearings or referendums
    The director is not required to hold a public hearing or a referendum more than once in any twelve-month period on petitions to issue, amend, ...
  • 15.66.100 Contents of marketing order
    A marketing order shall define the area of the state to be covered by the order which may be all or any portion of the ...
  • 15.66.105 Certain records exempt from public disclosure -- Exemptions -- Actions not prohibited by chapter
    (1) Pursuant to RCW 42.56.380, certain agricultural business records, commodity commission records, and department of agriculture records relating to commodity commissions and producers of agricultural ...
  • 15.66.110 Commodity commission -- Composition -- Terms
    (1) Every marketing order shall establish a commodity commission composed of not less than five nor more than fifteen members. Commission members shall be citizens ...
  • 15.66.113 When director appoints majority of the commission -- Nominations -- Advisory vote -- Notice -- Director selects either of two candidates receiving the most votes
    (1) This section or *RCW 15.66.115 applies when the director appoints a majority of the positions of the commission as set forth under RCW 15.66.110(3). ...
  • 15.66.120 Commodity commission -- Nominations -- Elections -- Vacancies
    (1) Not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred and five days prior to the beginning of each term of each elected commission ...
  • 15.66.123 After any vote, referendum, nomination, or election -- Affected parties provided results -- Disputes
    (1) Upon completion of any vote, referendum, or nomination and elections, the department shall tally the results of the vote and provide the results to ...
  • 15.66.130 Commodity commission -- Meetings -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Travel expenses for members and employees
    Each commodity commission shall hold such regular meetings as the marketing order may prescribe or that the commission by resolution may prescribe, together with such ...
  • 15.66.140 Commodity commission -- Powers and duties
    Every commodity commission shall have such powers and duties in accordance with provisions of this chapter as may be provided in the marketing order and ...
  • 15.66.141 Commission's plans, programs, and projects -- Director's approval required
    (1) Each commodity commission shall develop and submit to the director for approval any plans, programs, and projects concerning the following: (a) The establishment, issuance, ...
  • 15.66.142 Commission speaks for state -- Director's oversight
    Each commission organized under a marketing order adopted under this chapter exists primarily for the benefit of the people of the state of Washington and ...
  • 15.66.143 Lists of all affected producers and handlers -- Affected parties responsible for accuracy -- Use of lists
    (1) Each commodity commission shall prepare a list of all affected producers from any information available from the department, producers, producer associations, organizations, or handlers ...
  • 15.66.145 Members may belong to association with same objectives -- Contracts with associations authorized
    Any member of an agricultural commission may also be a member or officer of an association which has the same objectives for which the agricultural ...
  • 15.66.150 Annual assessments -- Rate -- Collection
    There is hereby levied, and there shall be collected by each commission, upon each and every unit of any agricultural commodity specified in any marketing ...
  • 15.66.153 Promotional hosting expenditures -- Rules
    Agricultural commodity commissions shall adopt rules governing promotional hosting expenditures by commodity commission employees, agents, or commission members under RCW 15.04.200.[2002 c 313 § 59.]Notes: ...
  • 15.66.157 When commodity commission is terminated -- Duties of affected commodity commission
    If after complying with the procedures outlined in this chapter and a referendum proposal to terminate a commodity commission is assented to, the affected commodity ...
  • 15.66.160 Annual assessments -- Disposition of revenue
    Moneys collected by any commodity commission pursuant to any marketing order from any assessment for marketing purposes or as an advance deposit thereon shall be ...
  • 15.66.170 Annual assessments -- Payments -- Civil action to enforce
    Any due and payable assessment herein levied, and every sum due under any marketing order in a specified amount shall constitute a personal debt of ...
  • 15.66.180 Expenditure of funds collected
    All moneys which are collected or otherwise received pursuant to each marketing order created under this chapter shall be used solely by and for the ...
  • 15.66.185 Investment of agricultural commodity commission funds in savings or time deposits of banks, trust companies, and mutual savings banks
    (1) Any funds of any agricultural commodity commission may be invested in savings or time deposits in banks, trust companies, and mutual savings banks that ...
  • 15.66.190 Official bonds required
    Every administrator, employee or other person occupying a position of trust under any marketing order and every member actually handling or drawing upon funds shall ...
  • 15.66.200 Petition for modification or exemption -- Hearing -- Appeal from ruling
    An affected producer subject to a marketing order may file a written petition with the director stating that the order, agreement or program or any ...
  • 15.66.210 Unlawful acts -- Penalties -- Injunctions -- Investigations
    It shall be a misdemeanor for: (1) Any person wilfully to violate any provision of this chapter or any provision of any marketing order duly ...
  • 15.66.220 Compliance with chapter a defense in any action
    In any civil or criminal action or proceeding for violation of any rule of [or] statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint ...
  • 15.66.230 Liability of commission, state, etc
    Obligations incurred by any commission and any other liabilities or claims against the commission shall be enforced only against the assets of such commission in ...
  • 15.66.240 Marketing agreements
    Marketing agreements shall be created upon written application filed with the director by not less than five commercial producers of an agricultural commodity and upon ...
  • 15.66.245 Marketing agreement or order -- Authority for participation in proceedings concerning regulation of pesticides or agricultural chemicals
    Any marketing agreement or order may authorize the members of a commodity commission, or their agents or designees, to participate in federal or state hearings ...
  • 15.66.250 Price fixing and product limiting prohibited
    Nothing contained in this chapter shall permit fixing of prices not otherwise permitted by law or any limitation on production and no marketing order or ...
  • 15.66.260 Costs of conducting nominations and elections -- Reimbursement
    The department shall be reimbursed for actual costs incurred in conducting nominations and elections for members of any commodity commission established under the provisions of ...
  • 15.66.263 Costs of implementing RCW 15.66.141
    The costs incurred by the department of agriculture that are associated with the implementation of RCW 15.66.141 shall be paid for by the affected commodity ...
  • 15.66.270 Exempt commissions -- Marketing agreements and orders
    This chapter does not apply to any provision of the statutes of the state of Washington relating to the Washington apple commission (chapter 15.24 RCW), ...
  • 15.66.275 Applicability of chapter to state agencies or other governmental units
    The provisions of this chapter and any marketing order established thereunder shall be applicable to any state agency or other governmental unit engaged in the ...
  • 15.66.280 Restrictive provisions of chapter 43.78 RCW not applicable to promotional printing and literature of commissions
    The restrictive provisions of chapter 43.78 RCW as now or hereafter amended shall not apply to promotional printing and literature for any commission formed under ...
  • 15.66.900 Short title
    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Washington Agricultural Enabling Act."[1961 c 11 § 15.66.900. Prior: 1955 c 191 § 29.] ...
  • 15.66.901 Severability -- 2004 c 99
    If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or part of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the judicial decision does ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009