RCW 16.65.420
Application for change of or additional sales days, special sales—Considerations for allocation.
(1) Any application for a change of sales day or days or additional sales day or days for an existing salesyard shall be subject to approval by the director, subsequent to a hearing and the director is hereby authorized to approve these days and class of livestock which may be sold on these days. In considering the approval or denial of these sales days, the director shall give appropriate consideration, among other relevant factors, to the following:
(a) The geographical area which will be affected;
(b) The conflict, if any, with sales days already allocated in the area;
(c) The amount and class of livestock available for marketing in the area;
(d) Buyers available to such market;
(e) Any other conditions affecting the orderly marketing of livestock.
(2) No special sales shall be conducted by the licensee unless the licensee has applied to the director in writing fifteen days prior to such proposed sale. Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars.
(3) In any case that a licensee fails to conduct sales on the sales days allocated to the licensee, the director shall, subsequent to a hearing, be authorized to revoke an allocation for nonuse. The rate of usage required to maintain an allocation shall be established by rule.
[ 2003 c 326 § 87; 1991 c 17 § 3; 1963 c 232 § 16; 1961 c 182 § 6. Prior: 1959 c 107 § 42.]
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.