RCW 16.65.005
Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the orderly marketing of livestock, to ensure the financial stability of public livestock markets, and to protect persons who consign livestock to markets and sales.
[ 2003 c 326 § 61.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2003 c 326: See RCW 16.57.902.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 16 - Animals and Livestock
Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.
16.65.015 - Application of chapter—Exceptions.
16.65.030 - Public livestock market license—Application—Contents—Fee—Public hearing.
16.65.037 - License—Restrictions—Fees.
16.65.040 - Public livestock market license—Expiration—Renewal—Penalty.
16.65.044 - Public livestock market—Open consignment horse sale—Consignor's name.
16.65.050 - Disposition of fees.
16.65.060 - License to be posted.
16.65.080 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license—Reasons—Hearing.
16.65.090 - Livestock inspection—Consignor's fee—Inspection fee—Call out fee.
16.65.100 - Livestock inspection—Purchaser's fee.
16.65.120 - Disposition of proceeds of sale—Limitations on licensee.
16.65.130 - Unlawful use of consignor's net proceeds.
16.65.140 - Custodial account for consignor's proceeds—Authorized withdrawals—Accounts and records.
16.65.150 - Penalty for failure to disclose unsatisfied lien, mortgage.
16.65.160 - Delivery of proceeds and invoice to consignor or shipper.
16.65.170 - Records of licensee—Contents.
16.65.180 - Unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory rates or charges prohibited.
16.65.190 - Schedule of rates and charges.
16.65.200 - Licensee's bond to operate market or special open consignment horse sale.
16.65.230 - Licensee's bond to operate market—One bond for each market.
16.65.235 - Cash or other security in lieu of surety bond—Rules.
16.65.240 - Action on bond—Fraud of licensee.
16.65.250 - Action on bond—Failure to comply with chapter.
16.65.260 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Complaint—Director's powers and duties.
16.65.270 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Failure of vendor, consignor to file claim.
16.65.320 - Investigations by director—Complaints.
16.65.330 - Investigations—Powers of director.
16.65.350 - Examinations—Sanitary and health practices and standards—Rules.
16.65.360 - Facilities—Sanitation—Requirements.
16.65.370 - Watering, feeding facilities—Unlawful acts.
16.65.380 - Adequate facilities and space required for veterinarians to function.
16.65.400 - Weighing of livestock at public livestock market.
16.65.410 - Packer's interest in market limited.
16.65.424 - Additional sales days limited to sales of horses and/or mules.
16.65.430 - Information and records available to director and news services.