Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 43 State Government -- Executive - Chapter 43.23 Department Of Agriculture

43.23.001 Definitions
For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Department" means department of agriculture; (2) "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or organized group of persons whether ...

43.23.002 Director -- Appointment -- Powers and duties -- Salary
The executive and administrative head of the department of agriculture shall be the director. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the consent ...

43.23.005 Deputy director -- Appointment -- Powers and duties
The director of agriculture may appoint a deputy director who shall assist the director in the administration of the affairs of the department and who ...

43.23.010 Divisions of department -- Assistant directors -- State veterinarian -- Salaries -- Assignment of duties
In order to obtain maximum efficiency and effectiveness within the department of agriculture, the director may create such administrative divisions within the department as he ...

43.23.015 Divisions of department -- Reassignment of division functions
Except for the functions specified in RCW 43.23.070, the director may, at his discretion, reassign any of the functions delegated to the various divisions of ...

43.23.025 Rule-making authority
For rules adopted after July 23, 1995, the director of agriculture may not rely solely on a section of law stating a statute's intent or ...

43.23.030 Powers and duties
The director of agriculture shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties relating to the development of markets, for agricultural products, state and ...

43.23.033 Funding staff support for commodity boards and commissions -- Rules
(1) The director may provide by rule for a method to fund staff support for all commodity boards and commissions if a position is not ...

43.23.035 Powers and duties -- State agricultural market development programs and activities
The department of agriculture is hereby designated as the agency of state government for the administration and implementation of state agricultural market development programs and ...

43.23.037 Publishing and dissemination costs--Deposit of proceeds
The director may collect moneys to recover the reasonable costs of publishing and disseminating informational materials by the department. Materials may be disseminated in printed ...

43.23.042 Consultation with commodity commissions
The director may consult with each commodity commission established under state law in order to establish or maintain an integrated comprehensive regulatory scheme for each ...

43.23.050 Powers and duties
The director of agriculture shall: (1) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law relating to horticulture, and horticultural plants and ...

43.23.070 Powers and duties of state veterinarian
The state veterinarian shall exercise all the powers and perform all duties prescribed by law relating to diseases among animals and the quarantine and destruction ...

43.23.090 Powers and duties
The director of agriculture shall exercise all powers and perform all duties prescribed by law with respect to the inspection of foods, food products, drinks, ...

43.23.110 Powers and duties
The director of agriculture shall exercise all powers and perform all duties prescribed by law with respect to grains, grain and hay products, grain and ...

43.23.120 Bulletins and reports
The director of agriculture may publish and distribute bulletins and reports embodying information upon the subjects of agriculture, horticulture, livestock, dairying, foods and drugs, and ...

43.23.130 Annual report
The director of agriculture shall make an annual report to the governor containing an account of all matters pertaining to his department and its administration.[1977 ...

43.23.160 Powers and duties
The director of agriculture shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law relating to commission merchants, livestock identification, livestock brand ...

43.23.170 Enforcement in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110
Enforcement action taken after July 23, 1995, by the director or the department of agriculture shall be in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110.[1995 c ...

43.23.200 Official chemists of department -- Designated -- Duties
The chief chemist of the department of agriculture dairy and food laboratory and the chief chemist of the department of agriculture chemical and hop laboratory ...

43.23.205 Additional chemists -- Appointment -- Duties -- Compensation
The director of agriculture may appoint one or more competent graduate chemists to serve as additional chemist of the department of agriculture, who may perform ...

43.23.220 Disposition of impounded livestock on Hanford reservation -- Agreements to act as federal government's agent
The director of agriculture may enter written agreements with one or more agencies of the United States to act as the federal government's agent for ...

43.23.230 Agricultural local fund
The agricultural local fund is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer. The fund shall consist of such money as is directed by ...

43.23.250 Collection of unpaid penalties, assessments, and debts -- Use of collection agencies
Except as otherwise specified by law, the director or his or her designee has the authority to retain collection agencies licensed under chapter 19.16 RCW ...

43.23.255 Assessments levied by director -- Personal debt -- Costs of collecting -- Civil actions authorized -- Attorneys' fees
Except as otherwise specified by law, any due and payable assessment levied under the authority of the director or his or her designee in such ...

43.23.260 Interest on unpaid balances
Except as otherwise specified by law, the department is authorized to charge interest at the rate authorized under RCW 43.17.240 for all unpaid balances for ...

43.23.265 Dishonored check or negotiable instrument
Except as otherwise specified by law, in the event a check or negotiable instrument as defined by RCW 62A.3-104 is dishonored by nonacceptance or nonpayment, ...

43.23.270 Export market development project records -- Confidentiality
Except for release of statistical information not descriptive of any readily identifiable person or persons, all financial and commercial information and records supplied by persons ...

43.23.275 Market development and promotion matching fund program
There is created a market development and promotion matching fund program within the Washington state department of agriculture. The purpose of the program is to ...

43.23.280 Trade barrier matching fund program
(1) The legislature finds that trade barriers have become an increasingly important issue in the agricultural arena. Further, the world trade organization highlighted the need ...