Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 15.28 - Soft Tree Fruits.
15.28.250 - Responsibility for payment of assessments—Due upon receipt—Delinquencies—Civil action.

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

Unless the assessment has been paid by the grower and evidence thereof submitted by him or her, the dealer, handler, or processor is responsible for the payment of all assessments under this chapter on all soft tree fruits handled, shipped, or processed by him or her but he or she shall charge the same against the grower, who shall be primarily responsible for such payment. Assessments are due upon receipt of an invoice for the assessments.
If the assessment becomes delinquent, the department shall cease to provide inspection services under chapter 15.17 RCW to the delinquent party until that party pays all delinquent assessments, interest, and penalties.
Any assessment due and payable under this section constitutes a personal debt of every person so assessed or who otherwise owes the same. In addition, the commission may add to such unpaid assessment or sum an amount not exceeding ten percent of the same to defray the cost of enforcing the collecting of the same. In the event of failure of such person or persons to pay any such due and payable assessment or other such sum, the commission may bring a civil action against such person or persons, together with the specified ten percent thereon, and such action shall be tried and judgment rendered as in any other cause of action for debt due and payable.

[ 2002 c 313 § 108; 1961 c 11 § 15.28.250. Prior: 1947 c 73 § 24; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 2909-33.]
NOTES:

Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.

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.