Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 15 Agriculture And Marketing - Chapter 15.100 Forest Products Commission

• 15.100.010 Finding
  The legislature finds that the creation of a forest products commission would assist in expanding the state's economy, because: (1) Marketing is a dynamic and ...
• 15.100.020 Definitions
  Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Commission" means the forest products commission. (2) "Department" means ...
• 15.100.030 Washington forest products commission -- Created -- Membership -- Quorum -- Terms
  (1)(a) There is created a commodity commission to be known and designated as the Washington forest products commission. The commission is composed of nine voting ...
• 15.100.040 Initial meeting -- Nominations for initial election of members -- Subsequent efforts when approval not given
  (1) The director shall call the initial meeting of producers of forest products for the purpose of nominating their respective members of the commission after ...
• 15.100.043 Costs of proceeding to form a commission -- Reimbursement
  The association responsible for giving the director notice under RCW 15.100.040 that substantial interest exists in forming a forest products commission shall reimburse the department ...
• 15.100.050 After initial election of members -- Rules -- Annual meetings -- Public notice
  (1) After the initial election of commission members, the commission shall establish rules for electing commission members, including the method used for notification, nominating, and ...
• 15.100.060 Vacancies -- Compensation
  (1) In the event a position becomes vacant due to resignation, disqualification, death, or for any other reason, the position until the next annual meeting ...
• 15.100.070 Obligations of commission -- Limitations on liabilities or claims -- State -- Individual capacity
  Obligations incurred by the commission and liabilities or claims against the commission may be enforced only against the assets of the commission in the same ...
• 15.100.080 Powers and duties of commission
  The powers and duties of the commission include: (1) To elect a chairman and such officers as the commission deems advisable. The commission shall adopt ...
• 15.100.090 Research, promotional, and educational campaigns
  The commission shall create, provide for, and conduct a research, promotional, and educational campaign as sales and market conditions reasonably require. It shall investigate and ...
• 15.100.100 List of all Washington producers -- Confidential -- Reporting system for assessment purposes
  (1) The commission shall cause a list to be prepared of all Washington producers of forest products from any information available from the commission, producers' ...
• 15.100.110 Assessment for permanent funding of commission -- Adjustments -- Referendum
  (1) To provide for permanent funding of the forest products commission, an assessment shall be levied by the commission on producers of each species of ...
• 15.100.120 Establishment of commission and initial assessment -- Statewide referendum among producers
  (1) For purposes of determining producer participation in the commission, the initial election of commissioners, and for imposition of the original assessment specified in RCW ...
• 15.100.130 Deposit of moneys collected -- Appropriation not required
  The commission shall deposit moneys collected under RCW 15.100.110 in a separate account in the name of the commission in any bank that is a ...
• 15.100.140 Assessment -- Personal debt -- Payable when called -- Failure to pay -- Civil action
  A due and payable assessment levied in the amount determined by the commission under RCW 15.100.110 constitutes a personal debt of every person so assessed, ...
• 15.100.150 Enforcement of chapter
  All county and state law enforcement officers shall assist in the enforcement of this chapter.[2001 c 314 § 15.] ...
• 15.100.160 Superior courts -- Jurisdiction
  The superior courts are hereby vested with jurisdiction to enforce this chapter and the rules of the commission, and to prevent and restrain violations thereof.[2001 ...
• 15.100.900 Construction
  This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.[2001 c 314 § 17.] ...
• 15.100.901 Severability -- 2001 c 314
  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009