RCW 15.65.400
Rate of assessment.
In every marketing agreement and order the director shall prescribe the rate of such assessment. Such assessment shall be expressed as a stated amount of money per unit or as a percentage of the receipt price at the first point of sale. Such rate may be at the full amount of, or at any lesser amount than the amount hereinabove limited. Such rate may be altered or amended from time to time, but only upon compliance with the procedural requirements of this chapter. In every such marketing agreement, order and amendment the director shall base his or her determination of such rate upon the volume and price of sales of affected units (or units which would have been affected units had the agreement or order been in effect) during a period which the director determines to be a representative period. The rate of assessment prescribed in any such agreement, order or amendment shall for all purposes and times be deemed to be within the limits of assessment above provided until such time as such agreement or order is amended as to such rate.
[ 2010 c 8 § 6081; 1987 c 393 § 10; 1961 c 256 § 40.]
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.