Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 15 Agriculture And Marketing - Chapter 15.53 Commercial Feed

  • 15.53.901 Definitions
    The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Brand name" means a word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, ...
  • 15.53.9012 Administration and administrative rules
    (1) The department shall administer, enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter and may adopt rules necessary to carry out its purpose. In ...
  • 15.53.9013 Commercial feed license -- Required -- Exemptions -- Application--Fees -- Renewal -- Denial or cancellation for noncompliance -- Violation -- Penalty -- Rules
    (1) Except as provided under subsection (2) of this section, any person: (a) Who manufactures a commercial feed in this state; (b) who distributes a ...
  • 15.53.9014 Registration of pet food and specialty pet food -- Exemption -- Application -- Renewal -- Fees -- Denial or cancellation for noncompliance -- Violation -- Penalty
    (1) A person may not distribute in this state a pet food or specialty pet food that has not been registered by the department. (2) ...
  • 15.53.9015 Responsible buyer status -- Application -- Removal -- List
    (1) To become a responsible buyer, a commercial feed licensee must apply for responsible buyer status on forms provided by the department. The application must ...
  • 15.53.9016 Labeling -- Required information -- Recordkeeping -- Rules
    (1) Any commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, distributed in this state must be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information: (a) The ...
  • 15.53.9018 Semiannual report required -- Inspection fees -- Reports -- Late fees -- Confidentiality
    (1) Every registrant or licensee must file a semiannual report on forms provided by the department setting forth the number of tons of commercial feed ...
  • 15.53.902 Adulteration -- Definition -- Unlawful to distribute
    It is unlawful for any person to distribute an adulterated feed. A commercial feed is deemed to be adulterated: (1) If it bears or contains ...
  • 15.53.9022 Misbranding -- Definition -- Unlawful to distribute
    It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute misbranded feed. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) If its labeling is ...
  • 15.53.9024 Inspections of facilities, vehicles, equipment, etc. -- Verification of records and procedures -- Notice -- Official samples -- Warrants authorized
    (1) For the purpose of enforcement of this chapter, and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether an operation ...
  • 15.53.9038 Department's remedies for noncompliance -- "Withdrawal from distribution" order -- Condemnation -- Seizure
    (1) When the department has reasonable cause to believe that any lot of commercial feed is adulterated or misbranded or is being distributed in violation ...
  • 15.53.904 Department's remedies for noncompliance -- Classification of crimes -- Prosecutions -- Injunctions
    (1) Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued thereunder or who shall impede, obstruct, ...
  • 15.53.9042 Department to publish distribution information, production data, and analyses comparison
    The department shall publish at least annually, in such forms as it may deem proper, information concerning the distribution of commercial feed, together with such ...
  • 15.53.9044 Disposition of moneys
    All moneys collected under this chapter shall be paid to the director and deposited in an account within the agricultural local fund. Such deposits shall ...
  • 15.53.9046 Cooperation with other entities
    The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and private associations ...
  • 15.53.9048 Chapter is cumulative
    The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and shall not affect any other remedy.[1965 ex.s. c 31 § 20.] ...
  • 15.53.9054 Severability -- 1965 ex.s. c 31
    If any section or provision of this act shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ...
  • 15.53.9056 Short title
    This chapter shall be known as the "Washington Commercial Feed Law."[1965 ex.s. c 31 § 1.] ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009