RCW 69.07.005 Legislative declaration. The processing of food intended for public consumption is important and vital to the health and welfare both immediate and future and is hereby declared to be a business affected with the public interest. The provisions of this chapter [1991 c 137] are enacted to safeguard the consuming public from unsafe, […]
RCW 69.07.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Board” means the state liquor and cannabis board. (2) “Cannabis” has the definition in RCW 69.50.101. (3) “Cannabis-infused edible” has the same meaning as “cannabis-infused products” as defined in RCW 69.50.101, but limited to products intended […]
RCW 69.07.020 Enforcement—Rules—Adoption—Contents—Standards. (1) The department shall enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may adopt the necessary rules to carry out its purposes. (2) Such rules may include: (a) Standards for temperature controls in the storage of foods, so as to provide proper refrigeration. (b) Standards for temperatures at which low […]
RCW 69.07.040 Food processing license—Waiver if licensed under chapter 15.36 RCW—Expiration date—Application, contents—Fee. (1) It is unlawful for any person to operate a food processing plant or process foods in the state without first having obtained an annual license from the department, which shall expire on a date set by rule by the director. License […]
RCW 69.07.050 Renewal of license—Additional fee, when. If the application for renewal of any license provided for under this chapter is not filed prior to the expiration date as established by rule by the director, an additional fee of ten percent of the cost of the license shall be assessed and added to the original […]
RCW 69.07.060 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license—Grounds. The director may, subsequent to a hearing thereon, deny, suspend, or revoke any license provided for in this chapter if he or she determines that an applicant has committed any of the following acts: (1) Refused, neglected, or failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter, […]
RCW 69.07.065 Suspension of license summarily—Reinstatement. (1) Whenever the director finds an establishment operating under conditions that constitute an immediate danger to public health or whenever the licensee or any employee of the licensee actively prevents the director or the director’s representative, during an on-site inspection, from determining whether such a condition exists, the director […]
RCW 69.07.070 Rules and regulations, hearings subject to Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of any rules and regulations under the provisions of this chapter, or the holding of a hearing in regard to a license issued or which may be issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the applicable provisions of […]
RCW 69.07.080 Inspections by department—Access—When. For purpose of determining whether the rules adopted pursuant to RCW 69.07.020, as now or hereafter amended are complied with, the department shall have access for inspection purposes to any part, portion or area of a food processing plant, and any records required to be kept under the provisions of […]
RCW 69.07.085 Sanitary certificates—Fee. The department may issue sanitary certificates to food processors under this chapter subject to such requirements as it may establish by rule. The fee for issuance shall be seventy-five dollars per certificate. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the agricultural local fund. [ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 27 […]
RCW 69.07.095 Authority of director and personnel. The director or the director’s deputies, assistants, and inspectors are authorized to do all acts and things necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including the taking of verified statements. The department personnel are empowered to administer oaths of verification on the statement. [ 1991 c […]
RCW 69.07.100 Establishments exempted from provisions of chapter. (1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to establishments issued a permit or licensed under the provisions of: (a) Chapter 69.25 RCW, the Washington wholesome eggs and egg products act; (b) Chapter 69.28 RCW, the Washington state honey act; (c) Chapter 16.49 RCW, the meat […]
RCW 69.07.103 Poultry—Slaughter, preparation, sale—One thousand or fewer—Special permit—Rules—Fee. (1) A special permit issued by the department under this section is required for the slaughter, preparation, and sale of one thousand or fewer poultry in a calendar year by a poultry producer for the sale of whole raw poultry directly to the ultimate consumer at […]
RCW 69.07.110 Enforcement of chapter. The department may use all the civil remedies provided for in the food safety and security act under chapter 15.130 RCW in carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. [ 2018 c 236 § 713; 1967 ex.s. c 121 § 11.]
RCW 69.07.120 Disposition of money into food processing inspection account. All moneys received by the department under the provisions of this chapter, RCW 15.130.410, and chapter 69.22 RCW shall be paid into the food processing inspection account hereby created within the agricultural local fund established in RCW 43.23.230 and shall be used solely to carry […]
RCW 69.07.135 Unlawful to sell or distribute food from unlicensed processor. It shall be unlawful to resell, to offer for resale, or to distribute for resale in intrastate commerce any food processed in a food processing plant, which has not obtained a license, as provided for in this chapter, once notification by the director has […]
RCW 69.07.140 Violations—Warning notice. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the department to report for prosecution violations of this chapter when it believes that the public interest will best be served by a suitable notice of warning in writing. [ 1967 ex.s. c 121 § 14.]
RCW 69.07.150 Violations—Penalties. (1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A second or subsequent violation is a gross misdemeanor. Any offense committed more than five years after a previous conviction shall be […]
RCW 69.07.160 Authority of director and department under the food safety and security act not impaired by this chapter. The authority granted to the director and to the department under the provisions of the food safety and security act under chapter 15.130 RCW shall not be deemed to be reduced or otherwise impaired as a […]
RCW 69.07.170 Definitions. As used in RCW 69.07.180 and 69.07.190: (1) “Artesian water” means bottled water from a well tapping a confined aquifer in which the water level stands above the water table. “Artesian water” shall meet the requirements of “natural water.” (2) “Bottled water” means water that is placed in a sealed container or […]
