RCW 15.26.030
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:
(1) "Department" means the department of agriculture of the state of Washington.
(2) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture or his or her duly authorized representative.
(3) "Person" means any natural persons, firm, partnership, exchange, association, trustee, receiver, corporation, and any member, officer, or employee thereof or assignee for the benefit of creditors.
(4) "Producer" means any person who owns or is engaged in the business of commercially producing tree fruit or has orchard plantings intended for commercial tree fruit production.
(5) "Sanitation program" means a program designed to eliminate pests and/or plants or trees which serve as hosts to pests or diseases of tree fruits.
[ 2010 c 8 § 6025; 1983 c 281 § 2; 1969 c 129 § 3.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing
Chapter 15.26 - Tree Fruit Research Act.
15.26.040 - Tree fruit research commission created—Membership.
15.26.050 - Qualifications of members.
15.26.060 - Appointment of members.
15.26.100 - Compensation—Travel expenses.
15.26.110 - Powers of commission.
15.26.120 - Assessments levied—Referendum.
15.26.130 - List of producers.
15.26.140 - Increase in assessments by referendum.
15.26.150 - Additional assessments for special projects.
15.26.155 - Additional assessment.
15.26.160 - Suspension of assessments.
15.26.170 - Payment of assessments required before purchase, receipt or shipment of fruit.
15.26.180 - Records of persons receiving fruit.
15.26.190 - Return of dealers, handlers, and processors—Filing—Contents.
15.26.200 - Assessments—When due and payable—Collection.
15.26.210 - Assessments—Constitute personal debt.
15.26.220 - Assessments—Failure to pay—Collection.
15.26.230 - Disposition of moneys collected—Treasurer's bond.
15.26.235 - Collection, administration, and disbursal of funds for industry service programs.
15.26.240 - Nonliability of state, members, employees.
15.26.250 - Collection of assessments for commission by apple commission and state fruit commission.
15.26.260 - Legal costs and expenses to be borne by commission.
15.26.265 - Funding staff support—Rules.
15.26.270 - Copies of commission's proceedings, records, acts as evidence.
15.26.280 - Moneys collected retained by commission.
15.26.290 - Contracts with public or private agencies to carry out chapter.