RCW Title 20 - Commission merchants — agricultural products

Chapter 01 - Agricultural products -- Commission merchants, dealers, brokers, buyers, agents.

§010 - Definitions.

§020 - Rules and regulations -- Enforcement of chapter -- Interference prohibited.

§030 - Exemptions.

§038 - License required of persons dealing in livestock, hay, grain, or straw.

§040 - License -- Generally.

§050 - License renewals.

§060 - Licensee in one class may obtain license in another -- Additional fee.

§070 - Application for license -- Contents.

§080 - Commission merchant's schedule of commissions and charges -- Changes, posting.

§086 - Waiver of reporting, accounting, and record-keeping requirements prohibited.

§090 - Agent to disclose principal licensee and his endorsement.

§100 - Issuance of license -- Expiration date -- Fraudulent application grounds for refusal, revocation.

§110 - Publication of list of licensees and rules -- Posting license.

§120 - Vehicle license plates.

§125 - Hay or straw -- Certified vehicle tare and load weights -- Violations.

§130 - Disposition of moneys.

§140 - Change in organization of firm to be reported.

§150 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders -- Authority.

§160 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders -- Procedure.

§170 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders -- Subpoenas, witnesses, testimony, fees.

§180 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders -- Findings and conclusions -- Record.

§190 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders -- Final action in writing -- Appeal to superior court.

§200 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders -- Appellate review.

§205 - License suspension--Noncompliance with support order -- Reissuance.

§210 - Commission merchants, dealers -- Bonds.

§211 - Alternative bonding provision for certain dealers.

§212 - Livestock dealers bonded under federal law.

§214 - Appeal from rejected bond claim.

§220 - Action on bond for fraud.

§230 - Action on bond for failure to comply with chapter.

§240 - Claims against commission merchant, dealer.

§250 - Failure of consignor to file claim, time limitation.

§260 - Director not liable if circumstances prevent ascertainment of creditors -- Demand on bond.

§270 - Demand on bond after claims ascertained -- Power of director to settle, compromise.

§280 - Action on bond after refusal to pay -- New bond, failure to file.

§300 - Verified complaints of consignor -- Investigations.

§310 - Oaths, testimony, witnesses, subpoenas -- Contempt proceedings -- Records as evidence.

§320 - Investigations, examinations, inspections -- Search warrants -- Subpoenas.

§330 - Denial, revocation, suspension, or condition of licenses, probationary orders -- Grounds.

§340 - Denial, revocation, suspension of licenses, probationary orders -- Previous violations as grounds.

§350 - Denial, revocation, suspension of licenses, probationary orders -- Hearing, investigation -- Findings required -- Notices.

§360 - Order of revocation, suspension.

§370 - Commission merchants -- Recordkeeping.

§380 - Dealers, cash buyers, livestock dealers -- Recordkeeping -- Carrying identification and health documents.

§385 - Failure to comply -- Construction of transaction.

§390 - When dealer must pay for products delivered to him or her.

§400 - Broker's memorandum of sale.

§410 - Manifest of cargo -- Bill of lading.

§420 - Commission merchant's report of sale to consignor.

§430 - Commission merchant's remittance to consignor.

§440 - Commission merchant's copy of records to be retained -- Inspection -- Department's certificate of condition, quality, etc.

§450 - Claims against seller by dealer, cash buyer -- Credit to dealer, cash buyer against consignor -- Certificate of proof.

§460 - Prohibited acts -- Penalties.

§465 - Time of sale requirement -- Unlawful practice.

§470 - Action to enjoin violation of chapter.

§475 - Licensee under chapter -- Prima facie evidence acting as licensee handling agricultural products.

§480 - Violations resulting in improper or nonpayment -- Charges.

§482 - Civil infractions -- Notice -- Misdemeanors.

§484 - Civil infractions -- Response to notice.

§486 - Civil infractions -- Hearing to contest charge -- Order -- Appeal.

§488 - Civil infractions -- Informal hearing on mitigating circumstances -- Order -- No appeal.

§490 - Civil infractions -- Monetary penalty -- Failure to pay, misdemeanor.

§500 - "Grower," "processor" defined -- Application of exemption contained in RCW 20.01.030(1).

§510 - Processor's form showing maximum processing capacity.

§520 - Processor to have grower contracts and commitments on file.

§530 - Grower may file form showing crops processor is committed to purchase.

§540 - Committing to purchase more crops than plants can process -- Violation.

§550 - Discrimination by processor.

§560 - Effective date of RCW 20.01.500 through 20.01.550.

§570 - Cash or other security in lieu of surety bond.

§610 - Authority to stop vehicle violating chapter -- Failure to stop, civil infraction.

§900 - Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.

§910 - Severability -- 1959 c 139.

§911 - Severability -- 1963 c 232.

§912 - Severability -- 1967 c 240.

§913 - Severability -- 1979 ex.s. c 115.

§920 - Effective date -- 1959 c 139.

§930 - Repealer.

§940 - Repealer -- Savings -- 1979 ex.s. c 115.