Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 15 Agriculture And Marketing - Chapter 15.44 Dairy Products Commission

15.44.010 Definitions
As used in this chapter: "Commission" means the Washington state dairy products commission; To "ship" means to deliver or consign milk or cream to a ...

15.44.015 Regulating dairy products -- Commission created -- Existing comprehensive scheme -- Laws applicable
The history, economy, culture, and the future of Washington state's agriculture involves the dairy industry. In order to develop and promote Washington's dairy products as ...

15.44.020 Commission composition
The dairy products commission shall be composed of not more than nine members. There shall be one member from each district who shall be a ...

15.44.021 Director appoints members -- Nominations -- Advisory vote
(1) The director shall appoint the members of the commission. (2) Candidates for producer member positions on the commission shall be nominated under RCW 15.44.033. ...

15.44.022 Transition to director appointed commission
To accomplish the transition to a commission structure where the director appoints the commission members, the names of the currently elected commission members shall be ...

15.44.023 Associations with same objective -- Dual membership -- Contracting
Any board member of the commission may be a member or officer of an association that has the same objectives for which the commission was ...

15.44.027 Commission districts and boundaries
The commission shall delete, combine, revise, amend, or modify in any manner commission districts and boundaries by regulation as required and in accordance with the ...

15.44.030 Member qualifications
Each of the producer members of the commission shall: (1) Be a citizen and resident of this state and the district which he or she ...

15.44.032 Terms -- Vacancies
The regular term of office of each producer member of the commission shall be three years. Commission members shall be first nominated and elected in ...

15.44.033 Nomination and appointment procedure
Producer members of the commission shall be nominated by producers within the district that such producer members represent in the year in which a commission ...

15.44.035 Producer lists -- Each producer responsible for accuracy -- Use of lists
(1) The commission shall prior to each advisory election, in sufficient time to satisfy the requirements of RCW 15.44.033, furnish the director with a list ...

15.44.038 Quorum -- Compensation -- Travel expenses
(1) A majority of the commission members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business and the performance of all duties of the ...

15.44.040 Copies of records as evidence
Copies of the proceedings, records and acts of the commission, when certified by the secretary, shall be admissible in any court and be prima facie ...

15.44.050 Manager -- Secretary-treasurer -- Treasurer's bond
The commission shall elect a manager, who is not a member, and fix his compensation; and shall appoint a secretary-treasurer, who shall sign all vouchers ...

15.44.055 Members -- Removal from commission -- Process
If a commission member fails or refuses to perform his or her duties due to excessive absence or abandonment of his or her position or ...

15.44.060 Powers and duties
The commission shall have the power and duty to: (1) Elect a chairman and such other officers as it deems advisable, and adopt, rescind, and ...

15.44.061 Commission's plans, programs, and projects -- Director's approval required
(1) The commission shall develop and submit to the director for approval any plans, programs, and projects concerning the following: (a) The establishment, issuance, effectuation, ...

15.44.062 Commission speaks for state -- Director's oversight
The commission exists primarily for the benefit of the people of the state of Washington and its economy. The legislature hereby charges the commission, with ...

15.44.063 Reimbursement for costs
(1) The commission shall reimburse the director for necessary costs for services conducted on behalf of the commission under this chapter. (2) The commission may ...

15.44.065 Commission may establish foundations
The commission may establish foundations using commission funds as grant money when the foundation benefits the dairy products industry. Commission funds may only be used ...

15.44.070 Rules or orders to be filed and published -- Rule-making exemptions
(1) Every rule or order made by the commission shall be filed with the director and published in two legal newspapers, one east and one ...

15.44.080 Assessments on milk and cream -- Amounts -- Increases -- Producer referendum
(1) There is hereby levied upon all milk produced in this state an assessment of: (a) 0.75 percent of class I price for 3.5 percent ...

15.44.085 Assessments on class I or class II milk
There is hereby levied on every hundredweight of class I or class II milk, as defined in RCW 15.44.087, sold by a dealer, including any ...

15.44.087 Class I and class II milk defined
For the purpose of RCW 15.44.085, class I and class II milk sold means milk from cows produced by a producer as defined in RCW ...

15.44.090 Collection of assessments -- Lien
All assessments shall be collected by the first dealer and deducted from the amount due the producer, and all moneys so collected shall be paid ...

15.44.100 Records of dealers, shippers -- Preservation -- Inspection
Each dealer or shipper shall keep a complete and accurate record of all milk or cream handled by him. The record shall be in such ...

15.44.110 Reports of dealers and shippers to commission -- Subpoenas
(1) Each dealer and shipper shall at such times as by rule required file with the commission a return under oath on forms to be ...

15.44.130 Research, advertising, educational campaign -- Increase or decrease of assessments -- Procedure
(1) In order to adequately advertise and market Washington dairy products in the domestic, national and foreign markets, and to make such advertising and marketing ...

15.44.133 Promotional hosting expenditures -- Rules
The commission is authorized to adopt rules governing promotional hosting expenditures by commission employees, agents, or board members under RCW 15.04.200.[2002 c 313 § 99.]Notes: ...

15.44.135 Promotional printing and literature -- Contracts
Promotional printing and literature not restricted by laws relating to public printer, see RCW 15.24.085. Conditions of employment, etc., in contracts, see RCW 15.24.086. ...

15.44.140 Authority to inspect premises and records -- Subpoenas
(1) The commission through its agents may inspect the premises and records of any carrier, handler, dealer, manufacturer, processor, or distributor of dairy products for ...

15.44.150 Action against commission enforced as if a corporation -- Liability -- Limitations
Any action by the commission administrator, member, employee, or agent thereof pertaining to the performance or nonperformance or misperformance of any matters or things authorized, ...

15.44.160 Enforcement of chapter
All state and county law enforcement officers and all employees and agents of the department shall enforce this chapter.[1961 c 11 § 15.44.160. Prior: 1939 ...

15.44.170 Penalty
Whoever violates or aids in the violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[1961 c 11 § 15.44.170. Prior: ...

15.44.180 Jurisdiction of courts
The superior courts are hereby vested with jurisdiction to enforce this chapter and to prevent and restrain violations thereof.[1961 c 11 § 15.44.180. Prior: 1939 ...

15.44.185 Certain records exempt from public disclosure -- Exceptions -- Actions not prohibited by chapter
(1) Under RCW 42.56.380, certain agricultural business records, commission records, and department of agriculture records relating to the commission and producers of agricultural commodities are ...

15.44.190 Funding staff support -- Rules
The director may provide by rule for a method to fund staff support for all commodity boards and commissions in accordance with RCW 43.23.033 if ...

15.44.195 Costs of implementing RCW 15.44.061
The costs incurred by the department of agriculture associated with the implementation of RCW 15.44.061 shall be paid for by the commission.[2003 c 396 § ...

15.44.901 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 ...

15.44.910 Liberal construction
This chapter shall be liberally construed.[1961 c 11 § 15.44.910. Prior: 1939 c 219 § 17, part; RRS § 6266-17, part.] ...