Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 1 General Provisions - Chapter 1.20 General Provisions

1.20.010 State flag
The official flag of the state of Washington shall be of dark green silk or bunting and shall bear in its center a reproduction of ...

1.20.015 Display of national and state flags
The flag of the United States and the flag of the state shall be prominently installed, displayed and maintained in schools, court rooms and state ...

1.20.017 Display of national league of families' POW/MIA flag
(1) Each public entity shall display the national league of families' POW/MIA flag along with the flag of the United States and the flag of ...

1.20.020 State tree
That certain evergreen tree known and described as the western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) is hereby designated as the official tree of the state of Washington.[1947 ...

1.20.025 State grass
Agropyron spicatum, the species of natural grass commonly called "bluebunch wheatgrass," is hereby designated as the official grass of the state of Washington.[1989 c 354 ...

1.20.030 State flower
The native species, Rhododendron macrophyllum, is hereby designated as the official flower of the state of Washington.[1959 c 29 § 1; 1949 c 18 § ...

1.20.035 State fruit
The official fruit of the state of Washington is the apple.[1989 c 354 § 63.]Notes: Severability -- 1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012. ...

1.20.037 State marine mammal
The orca, Orcinus orca, is hereby designated as the official marine mammal of the state of Washington.[2005 c 51 § 2.]Notes: Finding -- Intent -- ...

1.20.040 State bird
The willow goldfinch is hereby designated as the official bird of the state of Washington.[1951 c 249 § 1.] ...

1.20.042 State fossil
The Columbian mammoth of North America, Mammuthus columbi, is hereby designated as the official fossil of the state of Washington.[1998 c 129 § 2.]Notes: Legislative ...

1.20.045 State fish
The species of trout commonly called "steelhead trout" (Salmo gairdnerii) is hereby designated as the official fish of the state of Washington.[1969 c 36 § ...

1.20.047 State insect
The common green darner dragonfly, Anax junius drury, is hereby designated as the official insect of the state of Washington.[1997 c 6 § 2.]Notes: Finding ...

1.20.050 Standard time -- Daylight saving time
No county, city or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt any provision for the observance of daylight saving time, or any time other ...

1.20.051 Daylight saving time
At two o'clock antemeridian Pacific Standard Time of the *last Sunday in April each year the time of the state of Washington shall be advanced ...

1.20.060 Arbor day
The second Wednesday in April of each year is designated as Arbor day.[1957 c 220 § 1.] ...

1.20.070 State song
The song, music and lyrics, "Washington My Home", composed by Helen Davis, is hereby designated as the official song of the state of Washington.[1959 c ...

1.20.071 State song -- Proceeds from sale
All proceeds from the sale of the official song of the state as designated in RCW 1.20.070 shall be placed in the general fund.[1973 1st ...

1.20.073 State folk song
The legislature recognizes that winter recreational activities are part of the folk tradition of the state of Washington. Winter recreational activities serve to turn the ...

1.20.075 State dance
The square dance is designated as the official dance of the state of Washington.[1979 ex.s. c 10 § 1.] ...

1.20.080 State seal
The seal of the state of Washington shall be, a seal encircled with the words: "The Seal of the State of Washington," with the vignette ...

1.20.090 State gem
Petrified wood is hereby designated as the official gem of the state of Washington.[1975 c 8 § 1.] ...

1.20.100 Diverse cultures and languages encouraged -- State policy
The legislature finds that: (1) Diverse ethnic and linguistic communities have contributed to the social and economic prosperity of Washington state; (2) It is the ...

1.20.110 State tartan
The Washington state tartan is hereby designated. The tartan shall have a pattern of colors, called a sett, that is made up of a green ...

1.20.120 State arboretum
The Washington park arboretum is hereby designated as an official arboretum of the state of Washington.[1995 c 82 § 2.]Notes: Findings -- 1995 c 82: ...

1.20.130 Preferred terminology in government documents
(1) All state and local government statutes, codes, rules, regulations, and other official documents enacted after July 1, 2002, are required to use the term ...

1.20.140 State vegetable
The Walla Walla sweet onion is designated as the official vegetable of the state of Washington.[2007 c 137 § 1.] ...

1.20.150 State amphibian
The Pacific chorus frog, Pseudacris regilla, is hereby designated as the official amphibian of the state of Washington.[2007 c 224 § 1.] ...

1.20.160 State ship
The Lady Washington is hereby designated as the official ship of the state of Washington.[2007 c 351 § 1.] ...