RCW 15.130.500 Investigation. (1) At reasonable times, the department may enter any food facility to inspect such food facility and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, labeling, and advertisements and take samples for compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. (2) The department may take product or ingredient samples of […]
RCW 15.130.510 Injunction. (1) Regardless of the existence of other remedies at law, the department may bring an action to enjoin the violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under it in the superior court of Thurston county or in a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) When the injunction concerns dissemination of false advertisement […]
RCW 15.130.520 Embargo. (1) If the department has probable cause to believe that a food that violates a provision of this chapter and stopping its movement in intrastate commerce is necessary to protect public health, the department may initiate an embargo prohibiting transportation, distribution, or sale of the food. (2) The department must provide an […]
RCW 15.130.530 Condemnation. Consistent with constitutional requirements, the department may take condemnation action against food, which may include ordering destruction of the food, if the department has probable cause to believe that immediate containment or destruction of the food is necessary to protect public health. A court shall not allow recovery of damages in a […]
RCW 15.130.540 Temporary emergency rules. (1) If a class of food manufactured, processed, or packed in a locality is possibly contaminated with microorganisms injurious to health and the extent of injury cannot be determined once the food has entered into intrastate commerce, the department may adopt emergency rules for the manufacture, processing, or packing of […]
RCW 15.130.550 Civil monetary penalty. (1) The department may impose upon and collect a civil penalty from a person violating this chapter or the rules adopted under it. (2) The civil penalty must not exceed one thousand dollars per violation per day, except the civil penalty for a violation of pull date requirements in RCW […]
RCW 15.130.560 Criminal penalties. (1) A person who knowingly violates RCW 15.130.200 through 15.130.240, 15.130.500, 15.130.520, or 15.130.540 is guilty of a misdemeanor subject to a penalty of not more than two hundred dollars. (2) A person who knowingly violates RCW 15.130.200 through 15.130.240, 15.130.500, 15.130.520, or 15.130.540 following a first offense under subsection (1) […]
RCW 15.130.570 Avoidance of penalty. (1) A person who receives, holds, or sells adulterated or misbranded food is not subject to civil monetary or criminal penalties under this chapter if the person: (a) Establishes that receipt or sale of the food was in good faith; (b) Furnishes the identity of the entity from whom the […]
RCW 15.130.580 Proceedings. (1) The department may refer a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under it to a state, county, or city attorney, who may initiate proceedings as appropriate and prosecute the matter as prescribed by law. (2) This chapter does not require the department to refer minor violations of this chapter […]
