Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 15.28 - Soft Tree Fruits.
15.28.200 - Use of funds—Contributions.

RCW 15.28.200
Use of funds—Contributions.

All moneys collected from such levy shall be expended exclusively to effectuate the purposes and objects of this chapter. They shall be generally expended on promotion and improvement of the various commodities approximately in the ratio that funds are derived from such commodities, after deducting suitable amounts for general overhead and basic general research, unless a majority of the functioning state commodity committees consent to a larger expenditure on behalf of any commodity or commodities. Any funds contributed to the commission by any special group or raised by an additional levy on any commodity or classification thereof, shall be expended only in connection with such commodity.

[ 1961 c 11 § 15.28.200. Prior: 1947 c 73 § 19; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 2909-28.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing

Chapter 15.28 - Soft Tree Fruits.

15.28.010 - Definitions.

15.28.015 - Regulating soft tree fruits—Commission created—Existing comprehensive scheme—Applicable laws.

15.28.020 - Commission composition—Voting—Quorum.

15.28.023 - Director appoints members—Nominations—Advisory vote.

15.28.024 - Transition to director appointed commission.

15.28.030 - Qualifications of voting members.

15.28.040 - Appointment of voting members—Positions.

15.28.050 - Terms of office.

15.28.055 - Terms of present members.

15.28.060 - Nominating meetings—Notice—Appointment—Ballots—Advisory vote—Eligible voters.

15.28.070 - Establishment of subdistricts—Rules and regulations.

15.28.080 - Vacancies on commission—How filled.

15.28.090 - Compensation of members—Travel expenses.

15.28.100 - Powers of commission.

15.28.103 - Commission's plans, programs, and projects—Director's approval required.

15.28.105 - Commission speaks for state—Director's oversight.

15.28.110 - Duties of commission.

15.28.120 - Copies of records as evidence.

15.28.130 - State, personal, nonliability—Obligations limited by collections—Defense to certain civil or criminal actions.

15.28.140 - District advisory and state commodity committees.

15.28.150 - Committee organization—Duties.

15.28.160 - Annual assessment—Exemption—Brined sweet cherries assessable.

15.28.170 - Research and advertising—Power to increase assessment.

15.28.180 - Increase of assessment for specific fruit or classification—Procedure.

15.28.190 - Deposit of funds—Treasurer's bond.

15.28.200 - Use of funds—Contributions.

15.28.210 - Records kept—Preservation—Inspection of.

15.28.220 - Returns to commission.

15.28.230 - Due date of assessments—Delinquent penalty.

15.28.240 - Collection rules—Use of "stamps."

15.28.250 - Responsibility for payment of assessments—Due upon receipt—Delinquencies—Civil action.

15.28.260 - Publications by commission—Subscriptions.

15.28.270 - Violations—Penalty.

15.28.280 - Venue of actions—Jurisdiction of courts.

15.28.290 - Duty to enforce.

15.28.300 - Rules and regulations—Filing—Publication.

15.28.305 - Rule making—Exemptions.

15.28.310 - Authority to agents of commission to inspect.

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

15.28.320 - Funding staff support—Rules.

15.28.325 - Costs of implementing RCW 15.28.103.

15.28.910 - Liberal construction.