Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 15 Agriculture And Marketing - Chapter 15.17 Standards Of Grades And Packs

15.17.010 Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the fair and orderly marketing of fruits and vegetables in the state of Washington by establishing ...

15.17.020 Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter: (1) "Agent" means broker, commission merchant, solicitor, seller, or consignor, and any other person acting upon the actual or ...

15.17.030 Enforcement -- Director's duties -- Rules
(1) The director shall enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter and may adopt the necessary rules to carry out its purpose. (2) ...

15.17.050 Rules -- Authority of director
(1) The director shall adopt rules providing standards for apples, apricots, Italian prunes, peaches, sweet cherries, pears, potatoes, and asparagus, except for asparagus shipped out-of-state ...

15.17.060 Adoption of standards
The director may adopt any United States or other state's standard for any fruits and vegetables, if that standard is determined by the director to ...

15.17.080 Fresh fruits -- Culls -- Basket markings -- Designation on bills of lading, invoices, etc
It is unlawful for any person to sell for fresh consumption any fresh fruits classified as culls under the provisions of this chapter or rules ...

15.17.090 Private grades or brands -- Approval and registration
The director may approve and register a private grade or brand for any fruit or vegetable. The private grade or brand shall not be lower ...

15.17.140 Inspections and certifications -- Request for -- Fees
(1) Any person financially interested in any fruits or vegetables in this state may request inspection and/or certification services provided for those fruits or vegetables ...

15.17.143 Certificates of compliance -- Petition by shipper -- Rules
Any shipper or packer of apples, apricots, cherries, pears, peaches, Italian prunes, potatoes, or asparagus may petition the director for authority to issue certificates of ...

15.17.150 Inspections and certifications -- Fees adopted by rule -- Failure to pay
The director shall adopt rules establishing the necessary fees to recover the costs of providing inspection and/or certification or other requested services. (1) The fees ...

15.17.170 Inspection certificate or other official document as evidence
Every inspection certificate or other official document issued by the director under the provisions of this chapter shall be received in all the courts of ...

15.17.190 Inspections -- Right of access -- Samples -- Denial of access -- Search warrants
The director may enter during business hours and inspect any facility where any fruits or vegetables are processed, stored, packed, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, ...

15.17.200 Noncomplying fruits or vegetables -- Enforcement procedure -- Notice -- Hearing
(1) For the purposes of this section, "lot" means any lot or any part of a lot. (2) When the director determines that any lot ...

15.17.210 Fruits or vegetables -- Unlawful practices when selling, offering for sale, or shipping -- Containers -- Director's powers--Rules
It is unlawful: (1) To sell any fruits or vegetables: (a) As meeting the standards for any fruit or vegetable as prescribed by the director ...

15.17.213 Exemption of certain fruits or vegetables from chapter
(1) This chapter does not apply: (a) To the movement in bulk of any fruits or vegetables from the premises where they are grown or ...

15.17.230 Fruit and vegetable inspection districts
For the purpose of this chapter the state shall be divided into not less than two fruit and vegetable inspection districts. The director, by rule, ...

15.17.240 Fruit and vegetable inspection account -- District subaccounts -- Fees -- Rules
(1) The fruit and vegetable inspection account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All fees collected under this chapter must be deposited ...

15.17.243 District two -- Transfer of funds -- Control of Rhagoletis pomonella
The district manager for district two as defined in *WAC 16-458-075 is authorized to transfer two hundred thousand dollars from the fruit and vegetable district ...

15.17.260 Injunctions
The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation of any provision of this chapter or rule adopted pursuant to this chapter in the ...

15.17.270 Cooperation with governmental agencies
The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, and agencies of federal government in order to ...

15.17.290 Violation of chapter or rules -- Suspension -- Civil penalty
Any person who violates this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter may be subject to: (1) Suspension of any compliance agreement under this chapter ...

15.17.900 Provisions cumulative and nonexclusive
The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and shall not affect any other remedy.[1963 c 122 § 27.] ...

15.17.940 Severability -- 1963 c 122
If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, or the application ...