Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.
16.65.180 - Unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory rates or charges prohibited.

RCW 16.65.180
Unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory rates or charges prohibited.

All rates or charges made for any stockyard services furnished at a public livestock market or special open consignment horse sale shall be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory, and any unjust, unreasonable, or discriminatory rate or charge is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.

[ 1983 c 298 § 11; 1959 c 107 § 18.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 16 - Animals and Livestock

Chapter 16.65 - Public Livestock Markets.

16.65.005 - Purpose.

16.65.010 - Definitions.

16.65.015 - Application of chapter—Exceptions.

16.65.020 - Supervision of markets and special open consignment horse sales—Rules—Interference with director's duties.

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.

16.65.042 - Special open consignment horse sale license required—Application—Fee—Where and when valid.

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.

16.65.210 - Licensee's bond to operate market—Amount determined by prior business operations—Minimum amount.

16.65.220 - Licensee's bond to operate market—Amount when no prior business operations—Minimum and maximum amount.

16.65.230 - Licensee's bond to operate market—One bond for each market.

16.65.232 - Licensee's bond to operate special open consignment horse sale—Amount determined by estimate of business—Minimum amount.

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.

16.65.280 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Duties of director when names of creditors not available.

16.65.290 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Settlement, compromise of claims—Demand on bond—Discharge.

16.65.300 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Refusal by surety company to pay demand—Action on bond—New bond, suspension or revocation of license on failure to file.

16.65.310 - Licensee's failure to pay vendor, consignor—Settlement, compromise—Creditors share—Priority of state's claim.

16.65.320 - Investigations by director—Complaints.

16.65.330 - Investigations—Powers of director.

16.65.340 - Testing, examination, etc., of livestock for disease—Veterinarian employed by the market.

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.

16.65.390 - Adequate space and facilities required for livestock inspectors and veterinarians to function.

16.65.400 - Weighing of livestock at public livestock market.

16.65.410 - Packer's interest in market limited.

16.65.420 - Application for change of or additional sales days, special sales—Considerations for allocation.

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.

16.65.440 - Penalty.

16.65.445 - Public hearings.

16.65.450 - Orders—Appeal.