Chapter 15.65 - WASHINGTON STATE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY BOARDS
- Section 15.65.010 - Short title
- Section 15.65.020 - Definitions
- Section 15.65.028 - Regulating agricultural commodities-Existing comprehensive scheme
- Section 15.65.033 - Regulating agricultural commodities-Laws applicable
- Section 15.65.040 - Establishing a commodity board-Marketing order-Purposes
- Section 15.65.043 - Board may establish foundation
- Section 15.65.047 - Director's duties and responsibilities-Amendments to marketing orders or agreements without a referendum-Rules
- Section 15.65.050 - Director to enforce and administer chapter-Marketing agreements, orders issued, amended, notice, grounds for amendments
- Section 15.65.060 - Form, filing of marketing agreement, order, amendment, and other proceedings
- Section 15.65.070 - Notice of hearing on proposal-Publication-Contents
- Section 15.65.090 - Subpoenas-Compelling attendance of witnesses, fees-Immunity of witnesses
- Section 15.65.100 - Director's findings and recommended decision, delivery of copies-Taking official notice of facts from other agencies
- Section 15.65.110 - Filing objections to recommended decision-Final decision-Waiver
- Section 15.65.120 - Contents and scope of recommended and final decision-Delivery of copies
- Section 15.65.130 - Agreements binding only on those who assent in writing-Agreement not effective until sufficient signatories to effectuate chapter-When effective
- Section 15.65.140 - Minimum assent requirements prerequisite to order or amendment affecting producers or producer marketing
- Section 15.65.150 - Minimum requirements prerequisite to order or amendment assessing handlers-Assent by producers
- Section 15.65.160 - Ascertainment of required assent percentages
- Section 15.65.170 - Issuance or amendment of marketing order-Assent-Rules
- Section 15.65.175 - Issuing, amending, or terminating a marketing order-Limitation on public hearings or referendums
- Section 15.65.180 - Suspension of marketing agreement or order upon advice of commodity board-Certain prerequisites waived
- Section 15.65.183 - Termination of marketing order or agreement-Petition-Procedure
- Section 15.65.185 - Referendum prior to termination of a marketing order or agreement-Procedure-Exceptions
- Section 15.65.190 - Termination of agreement or order on assent of producers-Procedure
- Section 15.65.193 - When marketing order or agreement is terminated-Duties of affected commodity board
- Section 15.65.200 - Lists of affected parties-Information used to establish lists-Purpose and use
- Section 15.65.203 - Certain records exempt from public disclosure-Exceptions-Actions not prohibited by chapter
- Section 15.65.205 - After any vote, referendum, nomination, or election-Affected parties provided results-Disputes
- Section 15.65.210 - Powers and duties of director with respect to the administration and enforcement of agreements and orders-Administrator-Personnel
- Section 15.65.220 - Commodity boards-Membership-Marketing agreement or order to establish and control-Director votes
- Section 15.65.230 - Qualifications of members of commodity boards
- Section 15.65.235 - Producer-handlers as producers for membership purposes-Exception
- Section 15.65.240 - Terms of members of commodity boards-Elections or appointment
- Section 15.65.243 - When director appoints majority of the board-Nominations-Advisory vote-Notice-Director selects either of two candidates receiving the most votes
- Section 15.65.250 - Nominations for election to commodity board-When only one nominee
- Section 15.65.260 - Election of members of commodity board-Procedure
- Section 15.65.270 - Vacancies, quorum, compensation, travel expenses of commodity board members and employees
- Section 15.65.280 - [Effective Until 1/1/2026] Powers and duties of commodity board-Reservation of power to director
- Section 15.65.280 - [Effective 1/1/2026] Powers and duties of commodity board-Reservation of power to director
- Section 15.65.283 - Members may belong to association with same objectives-Contracts with other associations authorized
- Section 15.65.285 - Restrictive provisions of chapter 43.19 RCW not applicable to promotional printing and literature of commodity boards
- Section 15.65.287 - Commission's plans, programs, and projects-Director's approval required
- Section 15.65.289 - Commission speaks for state-Director's oversight
- Section 15.65.290 - Claims and liabilities, enforcement against organization-Personal liabilities of officials, employees, etc
- Section 15.65.295 - Lists of all affected producers and handlers-Affected parties responsible for accuracy-Use of lists
- Section 15.65.300 - Agreement or order to contain detailed statement of powers and purposes
- Section 15.65.305 - Promotional hosting expenditures-Rules
- Section 15.65.310 - Advertising, sale, trade barrier, claim, etc., provisions in agreement or order
- Section 15.65.320 - Agreement and order provisions for research
- Section 15.65.330 - Agreement and order provisions for uniform grades and standards-Enforcement-Rules
- Section 15.65.340 - Agreement and order provisions prohibiting or regulating certain practices
- Section 15.65.350 - Agreement and order to define applicable area-"Production area"-"Marketing area."
- Section 15.65.360 - Agreement and order provisions for marketing information, services, verification of grades, standards, sampling, etc
- Section 15.65.370 - Agreement or order not to prohibit or discriminatorily burden marketing
- Section 15.65.375 - Agreement and order provisions-Participation in proceedings concerning regulation of pesticides or agricultural chemicals
- Section 15.65.380 - Additional agreement or order provisions
- Section 15.65.390 - Annual assessment-Limitation generally
- Section 15.65.400 - Rate of assessment
- Section 15.65.410 - Time, place, method for payment and collection of assessments
- Section 15.65.420 - Use of moneys collected-Departmental expenses
- Section 15.65.430 - Refunds of moneys received or collected
- Section 15.65.440 - Assessments personal debt-Additional percentage if not paid-Civil action to collect
- Section 15.65.450 - Deposit to defray department's expenses-Circumstances requiring reimbursement
- Section 15.65.470 - Depositaries for revolving fund-Deposits
- Section 15.65.480 - Separate accounts for each agreement or order-Disbursements
- Section 15.65.490 - Records of financial transactions to be kept by director-Audits
- Section 15.65.500 - Bonds of administrator, board, employee
- Section 15.65.510 - Information and inspections required-Hearings-Confidentiality and disclosures
- Section 15.65.520 - Criminal acts and penalties
- Section 15.65.530 - Civil liability-Use of moneys recovered
- Section 15.65.540 - Jurisdiction of superior courts-Who may bring action
- Section 15.65.550 - Duty of attorney general and prosecuting attorneys-Investigation and hearing by director
- Section 15.65.560 - Remedies additional
- Section 15.65.570 - Proceedings subject to administrative procedure act-Exemptions
- Section 15.65.580 - Director may issue agreement or order similar to license or order issued by United States-Administrator, board
- Section 15.65.590 - Cooperation, joint agreements or orders with other states and United States to achieve uniformity
- Section 15.65.600 - Public interest to be protected-Establishment of prices prohibited
- Section 15.65.620 - Chapter not to affect other laws-Agreements and orders under prior law may be made subject to chapter
- Section 15.65.630 - Application of chapter to canners, freezers, pressers, dehydrators of fruit or vegetables
- Section 15.65.640 - Chapter not to apply to green pea grower or processor
- Section 15.65.650 - Hop commodity board-Powers
- Section 15.65.670 - Costs of implementing RCW 15.65.287
- Section 15.65.680 - Appointment of nonvoting advisory members
- Section 15.65.900 - Savings-1961 c 256