Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 15.35 - Washington State Milk Pooling Act.
15.35.120 - Qualifications for producers to sign petitions or vote in referendums.

RCW 15.35.120
Qualifications for producers to sign petitions or vote in referendums.

(1) The producers qualified to sign a petition, or to vote in any referendum concerning a market pool, shall be all those producers shipping milk to the market area on a regular supply basis and who would or do receive or pay equalization in an existing market pool in a market area, or in a market pool if established in such market area.
(2) The milk dealers qualified to vote in any referendum establishing a market pool shall be all those milk dealers who operate a plant which is located within the state and who would receive milk priced under a market pool if established in such market area.
(3) The director is authorized during business hours to review the books and records of milk dealers to obtain a list of the producers qualified to sign petitions or to vote in referendums and to verify that such milk dealers are qualified to vote in a referendum.

[ 1991 c 239 § 9; 1971 ex.s. c 230 § 12.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing

Chapter 15.35 - Washington State Milk Pooling Act.

15.35.010 - Short title.

15.35.030 - Declaration of public interest.

15.35.060 - Purposes.

15.35.070 - Powers conferred to be liberally construed—Monopoly—Price setting.

15.35.080 - Definitions.

15.35.090 - Milk control between states.

15.35.100 - Director's authority—Subpoena power—Rules.

15.35.105 - Minimum milk price—Competition from outside the marketing area.

15.35.110 - Referendum on establishing or discontinuing market area pooling arrangement.

15.35.115 - Referendum on establishing or discontinuing market area pooling arrangement—Producer-dealers.

15.35.120 - Qualifications for producers to sign petitions or vote in referendums.

15.35.130 - Form of producer petitions.

15.35.140 - Director to establish systems within market areas.

15.35.150 - Determination of quota.

15.35.160 - Contracts, rights and powers of associations not affected.

15.35.170 - Quotas—Transfer of—Limitations.

15.35.180 - Records of milk dealers and cooperatives, inspection and audit of.

15.35.190 - Records necessary for milk dealers.

15.35.200 - Verified reports of milk dealers.

15.35.210 - Milk dealer license—Required.

15.35.220 - Milk dealer license—Application for—Contents.

15.35.230 - Milk dealer license—Fees—Additional assessment for late renewal.

15.35.240 - Milk dealer license—Denial, suspension, or revocation of—Grounds.

15.35.250 - Marketing assessment on producers—Additional assessment for milk testing—Penalty—Court action.

15.35.260 - Records and reports of licensees for assessment purposes.

15.35.270 - Assessment due date.

15.35.280 - Separate account for each marketing plan—Deductions for departmental costs.

15.35.290 - Court actions to implement.

15.35.300 - General penalty—Misdemeanor—Exception.

15.35.310 - Certain producer-dealers exempt.