RCW 15.65.250
Nominations for election to commodity board—When only one nominee.
For the purpose of nominating candidates for board memberships, the director shall call separate meetings of the affected producers and handlers within the affected area and in case elections shall be by districts the director shall call separate meetings for each district. However, at the inception any marketing agreement or order nominations may be at the issuance hearing. Nomination meetings shall be called annually and at least thirty days in advance of the date set for the election of board members. Notice of every such meeting shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the affected area defined in the order or agreement not less than ten days in advance of the date of such meeting and in addition, written notice of every such meeting shall be given to all on the list of affected parties or affected producers and/or handlers, whichever is applicable. However, if the agreement or order provides for election by districts such written notice need be given only to the producers or handlers residing in or whose principal place of business is within such district. Nonreceipt of notice by any interested person shall not invalidate proceedings at such meetings. Any qualified person may be nominated orally for membership upon such board at the said meetings. Nominations may also be made within five days after any such meeting by written petition filed with the director signed by not less than five producers or handlers, as the case may be, entitled to have participated in said meeting.
If the board moves and the director approves that the nomination meeting procedure be deleted, the director shall give notice of the vacancy by mail to all affected producers or handlers. The notice shall call for nominations in accordance with the marketing order or agreement and shall give the final date for filing nominations which shall not be less than twenty days after the notice was mailed.
Not more than one board member may be part of the same "person" as defined by this chapter. When only one nominee is nominated for any position on the board, the director shall determine whether the nominee meets the qualifications for the position and, if so, the director shall declare the nominee elected or appoint the nominee to the position.
[ 2002 c 313 § 26; 1987 c 393 § 7; 1985 c 261 § 9; 1975 1st ex.s. c 7 § 5; 1961 c 256 § 25.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2002 c 313: See note following RCW 15.65.020.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing
Chapter 15.65 - Washington State Agricultural Commodity Boards.
15.65.028 - Regulating agricultural commodities—Existing comprehensive scheme.
15.65.033 - Regulating agricultural commodities—Laws applicable.
15.65.040 - Establishing a commodity board—Marketing order—Purposes.
15.65.043 - Board may establish foundation.
15.65.060 - Form, filing of marketing agreement, order, amendment, and other proceedings.
15.65.070 - Notice of hearing on proposal—Publication—Contents.
15.65.090 - Subpoenas—Compelling attendance of witnesses, fees—Immunity of witnesses.
15.65.110 - Filing objections to recommended decision—Final decision—Waiver.
15.65.120 - Contents and scope of recommended and final decision—Delivery of copies.
15.65.160 - Ascertainment of required assent percentages.
15.65.170 - Issuance or amendment of marketing order—Assent—Rules.
15.65.183 - Termination of marketing order or agreement—Petition—Procedure.
15.65.185 - Referendum prior to termination of a marketing order or agreement—Procedure—Exceptions.
15.65.190 - Termination of agreement or order on assent of producers—Procedure.
15.65.193 - When marketing order or agreement is terminated—Duties of affected commodity board.
15.65.200 - Lists of affected parties—Information used to establish lists—Purpose and use.
15.65.230 - Qualifications of members of commodity boards.
15.65.235 - Producer-handlers as producers for membership purposes—Exception.
15.65.240 - Terms of members of commodity boards—Elections or appointment.
15.65.250 - Nominations for election to commodity board—When only one nominee.
15.65.260 - Election of members of commodity board—Procedure.
15.65.280 - Powers and duties of commodity board—Reservation of power to director.
15.65.287 - Commission's plans, programs, and projects—Director's approval required.
15.65.289 - Commission speaks for state—Director's oversight.
15.65.300 - Agreement or order to contain detailed statement of powers and purposes.
15.65.305 - Promotional hosting expenditures—Rules.
15.65.310 - Advertising, sale, trade barrier, claim, etc., provisions in agreement or order.
15.65.320 - Agreement and order provisions for research.
15.65.330 - Agreement and order provisions for uniform grades and standards—Enforcement—Rules.
15.65.340 - Agreement and order provisions prohibiting or regulating certain practices.
15.65.350 - Agreement and order to define applicable area—"Production area"—"Marketing area."
15.65.370 - Agreement or order not to prohibit or discriminatorily burden marketing.
15.65.380 - Additional agreement or order provisions.
15.65.390 - Annual assessment—Limitation generally.
15.65.400 - Rate of assessment.
15.65.410 - Time, place, method for payment and collection of assessments.
15.65.420 - Use of moneys collected—Departmental expenses.
15.65.430 - Refunds of moneys received or collected.
15.65.440 - Assessments personal debt—Additional percentage if not paid—Civil action to collect.
15.65.450 - Deposit to defray department's expenses—Circumstances requiring reimbursement.
15.65.470 - Depositaries for revolving fund—Deposits.
15.65.480 - Separate accounts for each agreement or order—Disbursements.
15.65.490 - Records of financial transactions to be kept by director—Audits.
15.65.500 - Bonds of administrator, board, employee.
15.65.510 - Information and inspections required—Hearings—Confidentiality and disclosures.
15.65.520 - Criminal acts and penalties.
15.65.530 - Civil liability—Use of moneys recovered.
15.65.540 - Jurisdiction of superior courts—Who may bring action.
15.65.560 - Remedies additional.
15.65.570 - Proceedings subject to administrative procedure act—Exemptions.
15.65.600 - Public interest to be protected—Establishment of prices prohibited.
15.65.640 - Chapter not to apply to green pea grower or processor.
15.65.650 - Hop commodity board—Powers.
15.65.670 - Costs of implementing RCW 15.65.287.