Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 15 Agriculture And Marketing - Chapter 15.88 Wine Commission

15.88.010 Legislative declaration
The legislature declares that: (1) Marketing is a dynamic and changing part of Washington agriculture and a vital element in expanding the state economy. (2) ...

15.88.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Commission" means the Washington wine commission. (2) "Director" means ...

15.88.025 Regulating wine grapes and wine -- Existing comprehensive scheme -- Applicable laws
The history, economy, culture, and future of Washington state's agriculture involves the wine industry. In order to develop and promote wine grapes and wine as ...

15.88.030 Wine commission created -- Composition
(1) There is created an agricultural commodity commission to be known and designated as the Washington wine commission. The commission shall be composed of twelve ...

15.88.040 Designation of commission members -- Terms
The appointed voting positions on the commission shall be designated as follows: The wine producers shall be designated positions one, two, three, four, and five; ...

15.88.050 Appointment of members -- Travel expenses
(1) The director shall appoint the members of the commission. In making such appointments, the director shall take into consideration recommendations made by the growers' ...

15.88.060 Enforcement of commission obligations against commission assets -- Liability of commission members and employees
Obligations incurred by the commission and liabilities or claims against the commission shall be enforced only against the assets of the commission in the same ...

15.88.070 Commission powers and duties
The powers and duties of the commission include: (1) To elect a chairman and such officers as the commission deems advisable. The officers shall include ...

15.88.073 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, ...

15.88.075 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 ...

15.88.080 Research, promotional, and educational campaign
The commission shall create, provide for, and conduct a comprehensive and extensive research, promotional, and educational campaign as crop, sales, and market conditions reasonably require. ...

15.88.090 Campaign goals
The commission shall adopt as major objectives of its research, promotional, and educational campaign such goals as will serve the needs of producers, which may ...

15.88.100 Commission members' votes weighted -- Exception
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the vote of each of the voting members of the commission shall be weighted as ...

15.88.110 Assessments on wine producers and growers to fund commission
See RCW 66.24.215. ...

15.88.120 List of growers of vinifera grapes -- Reporting system
(1) The commission shall cause a list to be prepared of all Washington growers from any information available from the department, growers' association, or wine ...

15.88.130 Annual assessment on harvested vinifera grapes -- Approval by referendum -- Rules
(1) Pursuant to approval by referendum in accordance with RCW 15.88.140, commencing on July 1, 1989, there shall be levied, and the commission shall collect, ...

15.88.140 Referendum determining grower participation -- Effect
(1) For purposes of determining grower participation in the commission and assessment under RCW 15.88.130, the director shall conduct a referendum among all vinifera grape ...

15.88.150 Deposit of moneys
The commission shall deposit moneys collected under RCW 15.88.130 in a separate account in the name of the commission in any bank that is a ...

15.88.160 Assessment constitutes debt -- Penalty for nonpayment -- Civil action
A due and payable assessment levied in such specified amount as determined by the commission under RCW 15.88.130 constitutes a personal debt of every person ...

15.88.170 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 ...

15.88.180 Funding staff support -- Rules -- Costs of implementing RCW 15.88.073
(1) The director may provide by rule for a method to fund staff support for all commodity boards or commissions in accordance with RCW 43.23.033 ...

15.88.900 Construction -- 1987 c 452
This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.[1987 c 452 § 19.] ...

15.88.901 Effective dates -- 1987 c 452
(1) Sections 1 through 9 and 11 through 20 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, ...

15.88.902 Severability -- 1987 c 452
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 ...