RCW 17.21.010
Declaration of police power and purpose.
The application and the control of the use of various pesticides is important and vital to the maintenance of a high level of public health and welfare both immediate and future, and is hereby declared to be affected with the public interest. The provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the police power of the state for the purpose of protecting the immediate and future health and welfare of the people of the state.
[ 1967 c 177 § 1; 1961 c 249 § 1.]
NOTES:
Washington pesticide control act: Chapter 15.58 RCW.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests
Chapter 17.21 - Washington Pesticide Application Act.
17.21.010 - Declaration of police power and purpose.
17.21.030 - Director's authority—Rules.
17.21.040 - Rules subject to administrative procedure act.
17.21.050 - Hearings—Administrative procedure act.
17.21.060 - Subpoenas—Witness fees.
17.21.065 - Classification of licenses.
17.21.070 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Requirements.
17.21.080 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Application—Form.
17.21.091 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Persons who may apply under license authority.
17.21.100 - Recordkeeping by licensees and agricultural users.
17.21.110 - Commercial pesticide operator license—Requirements.
17.21.122 - Private-commercial pesticide applicator license—Requirements.
17.21.128 - Renewal of certificate or license—Recertification standards.
17.21.129 - Demonstration and research license—Fees—Requirements.
17.21.130 - Revocation, suspension, or denial.
17.21.132 - License, certification—Applications—Expiration dates.
17.21.134 - Licenses—Examination requirements—Fees.
17.21.140 - Renewal—Delinquency.
17.21.150 - Violation of chapter—Unlawful acts.
17.21.160 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Financial responsibility.
17.21.190 - Damages due to use or application of pesticide—Report of loss required.
17.21.200 - Commercial pesticide applicator license—Exemptions.
17.21.203 - Government research personnel—Requirements.
17.21.290 - Pesticide application apparatuses—License plate as identification.
17.21.300 - Agreements with other governmental entities.
17.21.305 - Licensing by cities of first class and counties.
17.21.315 - Civil penalty for failure to comply with chapter.
17.21.340 - Violation of chapter—Remedies.
17.21.350 - Report to legislature.
17.21.400 - Landscape or right-of-way applications—Notice.
17.21.410 - Landscape applications—Marking of property, posting requirements.
17.21.415 - Schools—Policies and methods—Notification—Records—Liability.
17.21.420 - Pesticide-sensitive individuals—List procedure.
17.21.430 - Pesticide-sensitive individuals—Notification.
17.21.445 - Protection of pollinator health—Report to the legislature.