Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 15.26 - Tree Fruit Research Act.
15.26.050 - Qualifications of members.

RCW 15.26.050
Qualifications of members.

Nine members of the commission shall be producers who are citizens and residents of this state. Each producer member shall be over the age of twenty-five years and have been actively engaged in growing tree fruits in this state and deriving a substantial portion of his or her income therefrom, or having a substantial amount of orchard acreage devoted to tree fruit production or as an owner, lessee, partner or an employee or officer of a firm engaged in the production of tree fruit whose responsibility to such firm shall be primarily in the production of tree fruit. Such employee or officer of such firm shall be actually engaged in such duties relating to the production of tree fruit with such firm or any other such firm for a period of at least five years. The qualifications of the members of the commission set forth in this section shall continue during their term of office.

[ 2010 c 8 § 6027; 1969 c 129 § 5.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing

Chapter 15.26 - Tree Fruit Research Act.

15.26.010 - Short title.

15.26.020 - Purpose.

15.26.030 - Definitions.

15.26.040 - Tree fruit research commission created—Membership.

15.26.050 - Qualifications of members.

15.26.060 - Appointment of members.

15.26.070 - Terms of members.

15.26.080 - Vacancies.

15.26.090 - Quorum.

15.26.100 - Compensation—Travel expenses.

15.26.110 - Powers of commission.

15.26.120 - Assessments levied—Referendum.

15.26.125 - Assessment on cherries in excess of the fiscal growth factor under chapter 43.135 RCW—Washington tree fruit research commission.

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.

15.26.295 - Certain records exempt from public disclosure—Exceptions—Actions not prohibited by chapter.

15.26.300 - Violations—Penalty.

15.26.900 - Chapter cumulative.