Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 15.26 - Tree Fruit Research Act.
15.26.120 - Assessments levied—Referendum.

RCW 15.26.120
Assessments levied—Referendum.

There is hereby levied on all commercial tree fruit produced in this state or held out as being produced in this state for fresh or processing use, an assessment, initially not to exceed ten cents per ton on all such tree fruits, except that such assessment for apples for fresh shipment shall be at the rate of one-half cent per one hundred pounds gross billing weight. Such assessment on all such commercial tree fruit shall not become effective until approved by a majority of such commercial producers of tree fruit voting in a referendum conducted jointly by the Washington apple commission, Washington state fruit commission, and the department. The respective commissions shall supply all known producers of tree fruits subject to their respective commissions with a ballot for the referendum and the department shall supply all known tree fruit producers not subject to either of the commissions with a ballot wherein all known producers may approve or disapprove such assessment. The commission may waive the payment of assessments by any class of producers of minimal amounts of tree fruit when the commission determines subsequent to a hearing that the cost of collecting and keeping records of such assessments is disproportionate to the return to the commission.

[ 2011 c 103 § 1; 1969 c 129 § 12.]
NOTES:

Purpose—2011 c 103: "The purpose of this act is to make technical, nonsubstantive amendments to the sections included in this act. No substantive changes to the law are intended or implied." [ 2011 c 103 § 45.]


Collection by the Washington apple commission: RCW 15.24.110.

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.