§ 17.28.010 Definitions
§ 17.28.020 Districts may be organized in counties — Petition, presentment, signatures
§ 17.28.030 Petition method — Description of boundaries — Verification of signatures — Resolution to include city
§ 17.28.040 Petition method — Publication of petition and notice of meeting
§ 17.28.050 Resolution method
§ 17.28.060 Hearing — Defective petition — Establishment of boundaries
§ 17.28.070 Procedure to include other territory
§ 17.28.080 Determination of public necessity and compliance with chapter
§ 17.28.090 Declaration establishing and naming district — Election to form district — Establishment of district
§ 17.28.100 Election on proposition to levy tax
§ 17.28.110 Board of trustees — Composition
§ 17.28.120 Board of trustees — Name of board — Qualification of members
§ 17.28.130 Board of trustees — Terms — Vacancies
§ 17.28.140 Board of trustees — Organization — Officers — Compensation — Expenses
§ 17.28.150 Board of trustees — Meetings — Rules — Quorum
§ 17.28.160 Powers of district
§ 17.28.170 Mosquito breeding places declared public nuisance — Abatement
§ 17.28.175 Control of mosquitoes — Declaration that owner is responsible
§ 17.28.185 Control of mosquitoes — Noncompliance by landowner with regulations
§ 17.28.250 Interference with entry or work of district — Penalty
§ 17.28.251 Borrowing money or issuing warrants in anticipation of revenue
§ 17.28.252 Excess levy authorized
§ 17.28.253 District boundaries for tax purposes
§ 17.28.254 Abatement, extermination declared necessity and benefit to land
§ 17.28.255 Classification of property — Assessments
§ 17.28.256 Assessments — Roll, hearings, notices, objections, appeal, etc
§ 17.28.257 Assessments — Payment, lien, delinquencies, foreclosure, etc
§ 17.28.258 County treasurer — Duties
§ 17.28.260 General obligation bonds — Excess property tax levies
§ 17.28.270 Collection, disposition, of revenue — Depository
§ 17.28.280 Withdrawal of funds
§ 17.28.290 Matching funds
§ 17.28.300 Expenses of special elections
§ 17.28.310 Annual certification of assessed valuation
§ 17.28.320 Annexation of territory authorized — Consent by city
§ 17.28.330 Annexation of territory authorized — Petition — Hearing — Boundaries
§ 17.28.340 Annexation of territory authorized — Order of annexation — Election
§ 17.28.350 Annexation of territory authorized — Filing of order — Composition of board
§ 17.28.360 Consolidation of districts — Initial proceedings
§ 17.28.370 Consolidation of districts — Concurrent resolution
§ 17.28.380 Consolidation of districts — Election
§ 17.28.390 Consolidation of districts — Order of consolidation
§ 17.28.400 Consolidation of districts — Composition of board
§ 17.28.410 Consolidation of districts — Powers of consolidated district — Indebtedness of former districts
§ 17.28.420 Dissolution — Election
§ 17.28.430 Dissolution — Result of election to be certified — Certificate of dissolution
§ 17.28.440 Dissolution — Disposition of property
§ 17.28.450 Dissolution — Collection of taxes to discharge indebtedness
§ 17.28.900 Severability — 1957 c 153
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 17.28 - Mosquito control districts

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County commissioners: means the governing body of the county. See Washington Code 17.28.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • District: means any mosquito control district formed pursuant to this chapter. See Washington Code 17.28.010
  • district board: means the board of trustees governing the district. See Washington Code 17.28.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association, and the legal successor thereof. See Washington Code 17.28.010
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Territory: means any city or county or portion of either or both city or county having a population of not less than one hundred persons. See Washington Code 17.28.010
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Unit: means all unincorporated territory in a proposed district in one county, regarded as an entity, or each city in a proposed district, likewise regarded as an entity. See Washington Code 17.28.010
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.