RCW 15.26.300
Violations—Penalty.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) A second or subsequent violation is a gross misdemeanor. Any offense committed more than five years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense.
[ 2003 c 53 § 105; 1969 c 129 § 30.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
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.