RCW 15.28.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Commission” means the Washington state fruit commission. (2) “Shipment” or “shipped” includes loading in a conveyance to be transported to market for resale, and includes delivery to a processor or processing plant, but does not include movement from the orchard where grown to a packing or […]
RCW 15.28.015 Regulating soft tree fruits—Commission created—Existing comprehensive scheme—Applicable laws. The history, economy, culture, and the future of Washington state’s agriculture involves the production of soft tree fruits. In order to develop and promote Washington’s soft tree fruits as part of an existing comprehensive regulatory scheme the legislature declares: (1) That the Washington state fruit […]
RCW 15.28.020 Commission composition—Voting—Quorum. The commission is composed of seventeen voting members, as follows: Ten producers, four dealers, and two processors, who are appointed as provided in this chapter. The director, or an authorized representative, shall be a voting member of the commission. Other sections of this chapter that relate to the selection of voting […]
RCW 15.28.023 Director appoints members—Nominations—Advisory vote. (1) The director shall appoint the members of the commission. (2) Candidates for positions on the commission shall be nominated under RCW 15.28.060. (3) Not less than sixty days nor more than seventy-five days prior to the commencement of a commission member’s term, the director shall cause an advisory […]
RCW 15.28.024 Transition to director appointed commission. To accomplish the transition to a commission structure where the director appoints a majority of commission members, the names of the currently elected commission members shall be forwarded to the director for appointment to the commission within thirty days of May 20, 2003. Thereafter, the director shall appoint […]
RCW 15.28.030 Qualifications of voting members. All voting members must be citizens and residents of this state. Each producer member must be over the age of twenty-five years, and be, and for five years have been, actively engaged in growing soft tree fruits in this state, and deriving a substantial portion of his or her […]
RCW 15.28.040 Appointment of voting members—Positions. Of the producer members, four shall be appointed from the first district and occupy positions one, two, three and four; four shall be appointed from the second district and occupy positions five, six, seven and eight, and two shall be appointed from the third district and occupy positions nine […]
RCW 15.28.050 Terms of office. The regular term of office of the members of the commission shall be three years commencing on May 1, following the date of appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified, except, however, that the first term of dealer position twelve in the first district shall be for two […]
RCW 15.28.055 Terms of present members. Present members of the state fruit commission as provided for in RCW 15.28.020 shall serve until the first day of May of the year in which their terms would ordinarily expire and until their successors are elected and qualified. [ 1967 c 191 § 8.]
RCW 15.28.060 Nominating meetings—Notice—Appointment—Ballots—Advisory vote—Eligible voters. The director shall call meetings at times and places concurred upon by the director and the commission for the purpose of nominating producer, dealer or processor members for potential appointment to the commission when such members’ terms are about to expire. Notice of such meetings shall be given at […]
RCW 15.28.070 Establishment of subdistricts—Rules and regulations. The commission shall have the authority, subject to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW (Administrative Procedure Act), for adopting rules and regulations, after public hearing, establishing one or more subdistricts in any one of the three districts. Such subdistricts shall include a substantial portion of the soft tree […]
RCW 15.28.080 Vacancies on commission—How filled. In the event a position becomes vacant due to resignation, disqualification, death, or for any other reason, such position, until the next annual nominating meeting, shall be filled by vote of the remaining members of the commission. Following the next annual nomination meeting, the director shall appoint one of […]
RCW 15.28.090 Compensation of members—Travel expenses. Each member of the commission shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.230 and shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Employees of the commission may also be reimbursed for actual travel expenses when out of state on official commission […]
RCW 15.28.100 Powers of commission. The Washington state fruit commission is hereby declared and created a corporate body. The commission has power: (1) To exercise all of the powers of a corporation; (2) To elect a chair and such other officers as it may deem advisable; (3) To adopt, amend, or repeal, from time to […]
RCW 15.28.103 Commission’s plans, programs, and projects—Director’s approval required. (1) The commission shall develop and submit to the director for approval any plans, programs, and projects concerning the following: (a) The establishment, issuance, effectuation, and administration of appropriate programs or projects for the advertising and promotion of the affected commodities; and (b) The establishment and […]
RCW 15.28.105 Commission speaks for state—Director’s oversight. The commission exists primarily for the benefit of the people of the state of Washington and its economy. The legislature hereby charges the commission, with oversight by the director, to speak on behalf of Washington state government with regard to its particular commodities. [ 2003 c 396 § […]
RCW 15.28.110 Duties of commission. The commission’s duties are: (1) To adopt a commission seal; (2) To elect a secretary-manager and a treasurer, and fix their compensation. The same person may be elected to both offices; (3) To establish classifications of soft tree fruits; (4) To conduct scientific research and develop the healthful, therapeutic, and […]
RCW 15.28.120 Copies of records as evidence. Copies of the commission’s proceedings, records, and acts, when certified by the secretary and authenticated by the corporate seal, shall be admissible in all courts as prima facie evidence of the truth of all statements therein. [ 1961 c 11 § 15.28.120. Prior: 1947 c 73 § 13, […]
RCW 15.28.130 State, personal, nonliability—Obligations limited by collections—Defense to certain civil or criminal actions. Neither the state, nor any member, agent, or employee of the commission, is liable for the acts of the commission, or upon its contracts. All salaries, expenses, costs, obligations, and liabilities of the commission, and claims arising from the administration of […]
RCW 15.28.140 District advisory and state commodity committees. There shall be separate district advisory committees and separate state commodity committees for each of the following soft tree fruits, to wit: Bartlett pears, peaches, apricots, prunes and plums, and cherries. The growers, dealers, or processors of each of the soft tree fruits, at their respective annual […]
