Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 17 Weeds, Rodents, And Pests - Chapter 17.28 Mosquito Control Districts

17.28.010 Definitions
When used in this chapter, the following terms, words or phrases shall have the following meaning: (1) "District" means any mosquito control district formed pursuant ...

17.28.020 Districts may be organized in counties -- Petition, presentment, signatures
Any number of units of a territory within the state of Washington in Adams, Benton, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Walla Walla and Yakima counties or any ...

17.28.030 Petition method -- Description of boundaries -- Verification of signatures -- Resolution to include city
Before a city can be included as a part of the proposed district its governing body shall have requested that the city be included by ...

17.28.040 Petition method -- Publication of petition and notice of meeting
Upon receipt of a duly certified petition, the board of commissioners shall cause the text of the petition to be published once a week for ...

17.28.050 Resolution method
Such districts may also be organized upon the adoption by the county commissioners of a resolution of intention so to do, in lieu of the ...

17.28.060 Hearing -- Defective petition -- Establishment of boundaries
At the time stated in the notice of the filing of the petition or the time mentioned in the resolution of intention, the county commissioners ...

17.28.070 Procedure to include other territory
If the county commissioners deem it proper to include any territory not proposed for inclusion within the proposed boundaries, they shall first cause notice of ...

17.28.080 Determination of public necessity and compliance with chapter
Upon the hearing of the petition the county commissioners shall determine whether the public necessity or welfare of the proposed territory and of its inhabitants ...

17.28.090 Declaration establishing and naming district -- Election to form district -- Establishment of district
If, from the testimony given before the county commissioners, it appears to that board that the public necessity or welfare requires the formation of the ...

17.28.100 Election on proposition to levy tax
At the same election there shall be submitted to the voters residing within the district, for their approval or rejection, a proposition authorizing the mosquito ...

17.28.110 Board of trustees -- Composition
Within thirty days after the filing with the secretary of state of the certified copy of the order of formation, a governing board of trustees ...

17.28.120 Board of trustees -- Name of board -- Qualification of members
The district board shall be called "The board of trustees of . . . . . . mosquito control district." Each member of the board ...

17.28.130 Board of trustees -- Terms -- Vacancies
The members of the first board in any district shall classify themselves by lot at their first meeting so that: (1) If the total membership ...

17.28.140 Board of trustees -- Organization -- Officers -- Compensation -- Expenses
The members of the first district board shall meet on the first Monday subsequent to thirty days after the filing with the secretary of state ...

17.28.150 Board of trustees -- Meetings -- Rules -- Quorum
The district board shall provide for the time and place of holding its regular meetings, and the manner of calling them, and shall establish rules ...

17.28.160 Powers of district
A mosquito control district organized under this chapter may: (1) Take all necessary or proper steps for the extermination of mosquitoes. (2) Subject to the ...

17.28.170 Mosquito breeding places declared public nuisance -- Abatement
Any breeding place for mosquitoes which exists by reason of any use made of the land on which it is found or of any artificial ...

17.28.175 Control of mosquitos -- Declaration that owner is responsible
A board established pursuant to RCW 17.28.110 may adopt, by resolution, a policy declaring that the control of mosquitos within the district is the responsibility ...

17.28.185 Control of mosquitos -- Noncompliance by landowner with regulations
(1) Whenever the board finds that the owner has not taken prompt and sufficient action to comply with regulations adopted pursuant to RCW 17.28.175 to ...

17.28.250 Interference with entry or work of district -- Penalty
Any person who obstructs, hinders, or interferes with the entry upon any land within the district of any officer or employee of the district in ...

17.28.251 Borrowing money or issuing warrants in anticipation of revenue
A mosquito control district may, prior to the receipt of taxes raised by levy, borrow money or issue warrants of the district in anticipation of ...

17.28.252 Excess levy authorized
A mosquito control district shall have the power to levy additional taxes in excess of the constitutional and/or statutory limitations for any of the authorized ...

17.28.253 District boundaries for tax purposes
For the purpose of property taxation and the levying of property taxes the boundaries of the mosquito control district shall be the established official boundary ...

17.28.254 Abatement, extermination declared necessity and benefit to land
It is hereby declared that whenever the public necessity or welfare has required the formation of a mosquito control district, the abatement or extermination of ...

17.28.255 Classification of property -- Assessments
The board of trustees shall annually determine the amount of money necessary to carry on the operations of the district and shall classify the property ...

17.28.256 Assessments -- Roll, hearings, notices, objections, appeal, etc
The board of trustees in assessing the property within the district and the rights, duties and liabilities of property owners therein shall be governed, insofar ...

17.28.257 Assessments -- Payment, lien, delinquencies, foreclosure, etc
The provisions of RCW 36.88.120, 36.88.140, 36.88.150, 36.88.170 and 36.88.180 governing the liens, collection, payment of assessments, delinquent assessments, interest and penalties, lien foreclosure and ...

17.28.258 County treasurer -- Duties
The county treasurer shall collect all mosquito control district assessments, and the duties and responsibilities herein imposed upon him shall be among the duties and ...

17.28.260 General obligation bonds -- Excess property tax levies
A mosquito control district shall have the power to issue general obligation bonds and to pledge the full faith and credit of the district to ...

17.28.270 Collection, disposition, of revenue -- Depository
All taxes levied under this chapter shall be computed and entered on the county assessment roll and collected at the same time and in the ...

17.28.280 Withdrawal of funds
The funds shall only be withdrawn from the county treasury depository upon the warrant of the district board signed by its president or acting president, ...

17.28.290 Matching funds
Any part or all of the taxes collected for use of the district may be used for matching funds made available to the district by ...

17.28.300 Expenses of special elections
All expenses of any special election conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by the mosquito control district.[1957 c 153 § ...

17.28.310 Annual certification of assessed valuation
It shall be the duty of the assessor of each county lying wholly or partially within the district to certify annually to the board the ...

17.28.320 Annexation of territory authorized -- Consent by city
Any territory contiguous to a district may be annexed to the district. If the territory to be annexed is in a city, consent to the ...

17.28.330 Annexation of territory authorized -- Petition -- Hearing -- Boundaries
The district board, upon receiving a written petition for annexation containing a description of the territory sought to be annexed, signed by registered voters in ...

17.28.340 Annexation of territory authorized -- Order of annexation -- Election
If upon the hearing the district board finds that the petition and the proceedings thereon meet the requirements of this chapter and that it is ...

17.28.350 Annexation of territory authorized -- Filing of order -- Composition of board
The order of annexation shall be entered in the minutes of the board and certified copies shall be filed with the secretary of state and ...

17.28.360 Consolidation of districts -- Initial proceedings
Whenever in the judgment of the district board it is for the best interests of the district that it be consolidated with one or more ...

17.28.370 Consolidation of districts -- Concurrent resolution
Should it appear that two-thirds of the members of each of the boards of districts proposed to be consolidated favor consolidation each of said boards ...

17.28.380 Consolidation of districts -- Election
When the concurrent resolution for consolidation has been adopted, each board of the districts proposed for consolidation shall forthwith call a special election in its ...

17.28.390 Consolidation of districts -- Order of consolidation
Should not less than two-thirds of the votes of each of the respective districts proposed to be consolidated favor consolidation the county commissioners shall immediately: ...

17.28.400 Consolidation of districts -- Composition of board
After the consolidation, the board of the consolidated district shall consist of the number and shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by this chapter ...

17.28.410 Consolidation of districts -- Powers of consolidated district -- Indebtedness of former districts
The consolidated district has all the rights, powers, duties, privileges and obligations of a district formed originally under the provisions of this chapter. If at ...

17.28.420 Dissolution -- Election
The district may at any time be dissolved upon the vote of two-thirds of the qualified electors in the district at a special election called ...

17.28.430 Dissolution -- Result of election to be certified -- Certificate of dissolution
Should two-thirds or more of the votes at the election favor dissolution the district board shall certify that fact to the secretary of state. Upon ...

17.28.440 Dissolution -- Disposition of property
If the district at the time of dissolution was wholly within unincorporated territory in one county, its property vests in that county. If the district ...

17.28.450 Dissolution -- Collection of taxes to discharge indebtedness
If, at the time of election to dissolve, a district has outstanding any indebtedness, the vote to dissolve the district dissolves it for all purposes ...

17.28.900 Severability -- 1957 c 153
If any part, or parts, of this chapter shall be held unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall be given full force and effect, as completely as ...