§ 20.01.010 Definitions
§ 20.01.020 Rules and regulations — Enforcement of chapter — Interference prohibited
§ 20.01.030 Exemptions
§ 20.01.038 License required of persons dealing in livestock, hay, grain, or straw
§ 20.01.040 License — Generally
§ 20.01.050 License renewals
§ 20.01.060 Licensee in one class may obtain license in another — Additional fee
§ 20.01.070 Application for license — Contents
§ 20.01.080 Commission merchant’s schedule of commissions and charges — Changes, posting
§ 20.01.086 Waiver of reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements prohibited
§ 20.01.090 Agent to disclose principal licensee and his endorsement
§ 20.01.100 Issuance of license — Expiration date — Fraudulent application grounds for refusal, revocation
§ 20.01.110 Publication of list of licensees and rules — Posting license
§ 20.01.120 Vehicle license plates
§ 20.01.125 Hay or straw — Certified vehicle tare and load weights — Violations
§ 20.01.130 Disposition of moneys
§ 20.01.140 Change in organization of firm to be reported
§ 20.01.150 Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders — Authority
§ 20.01.160 Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders — Procedure
§ 20.01.170 Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders — Subpoenas, witnesses, testimony, fees
§ 20.01.180 Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders — Findings and conclusions — Record
§ 20.01.190 Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders — Final action in writing — Appeal to superior court
§ 20.01.200 Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders — Appellate review
§ 20.01.205 License suspension — Noncompliance with support order — Reissuance
§ 20.01.210 Commission merchants, dealers — Bonds
§ 20.01.211 Alternative bonding provision for certain dealers
§ 20.01.212 Livestock dealers bonded under federal law
§ 20.01.214 Appeal from rejected bond claim
§ 20.01.220 Action on bond for fraud
§ 20.01.230 Action on bond for failure to comply with chapter
§ 20.01.240 Claims against commission merchant, dealer
§ 20.01.250 Failure of consignor to file claim, time limitation
§ 20.01.260 Director not liable if circumstances prevent ascertainment of creditors — Demand on bond
§ 20.01.270 Demand on bond after claims ascertained — Power of director to settle, compromise
§ 20.01.280 Action on bond after refusal to pay — New bond, failure to file
§ 20.01.300 Verified complaints of consignor — Investigations
§ 20.01.310 Oaths, testimony, witnesses, subpoenas — Contempt proceedings — Records as evidence
§ 20.01.320 Investigations, examinations, inspections — Search warrants — Subpoenas
§ 20.01.330 Denial, revocation, suspension, or condition of licenses, probationary orders — Grounds
§ 20.01.340 Denial, revocation, suspension of licenses, probationary orders — Previous violations as grounds
§ 20.01.350 Denial, revocation, suspension of licenses, probationary orders — Hearing, investigation — Findings required — Notices
§ 20.01.360 Order of revocation, suspension
§ 20.01.370 Commission merchants — Recordkeeping
§ 20.01.380 Dealers, cash buyers, livestock dealers — Recordkeeping — Carrying identification and health documents
§ 20.01.385 Failure to comply — Construction of transaction
§ 20.01.390 When dealer must pay for products delivered to him or her
§ 20.01.400 Broker’s memorandum of sale
§ 20.01.410 Manifest of cargo — Bill of lading
§ 20.01.420 Commission merchant’s report of sale to consignor
§ 20.01.430 Commission merchant’s remittance to consignor
§ 20.01.440 Commission merchant’s copy of records to be retained — Inspection — Department’s certificate of condition, quality, etc
§ 20.01.450 Claims against seller by dealer, cash buyer — Credit to dealer, cash buyer against consignor — Certificate of proof
§ 20.01.460 Prohibited acts — Penalties
§ 20.01.465 Time of sale requirement — Unlawful practice
§ 20.01.470 Action to enjoin violation of chapter
§ 20.01.475 Licensee under chapter — Prima facie evidence acting as licensee handling agricultural products
§ 20.01.480 Violations resulting in improper or nonpayment — Charges
§ 20.01.482 Civil infractions — Notice — Misdemeanors
§ 20.01.484 Civil infractions — Response to notice
§ 20.01.486 Civil infractions — Hearing to contest charge — Order — Appeal
§ 20.01.488 Civil infractions — Informal hearing on mitigating circumstances — Order — No appeal
§ 20.01.490 Civil infractions — Monetary penalty — Failure to pay, misdemeanor
§ 20.01.500 “Grower,” “processor” defined — Application of exemption contained in RCW 20.01.030(1)
§ 20.01.510 Processor’s form showing maximum processing capacity
§ 20.01.520 Processor to have grower contracts and commitments on file
§ 20.01.530 Grower may file form showing crops processor is committed to purchase
§ 20.01.540 Committing to purchase more crops than plants can process — Violation
§ 20.01.550 Discrimination by processor
§ 20.01.560 Effective date of RCW 20.01.500 through 20.01.550
§ 20.01.570 Cash or other security in lieu of surety bond
§ 20.01.610 Authority to stop vehicle violating chapter — Failure to stop, civil infraction
§ 20.01.900 Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive
§ 20.01.920 Effective date — 1959 c 139
§ 20.01.930 Repealer
§ 20.01.940 Repealer — Savings — 1979 ex.s. c 115
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural products -- Commission merchants, dealers, brokers, buyers, agents

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Agent: means any person who, on behalf of any commission merchant, dealer, broker, or cash buyer, acts as liaison between a consignor and a principal, or receives, contracts for, or solicits any agricultural product from the consignor thereof or who negotiates the consignment or purchase of any agricultural product on behalf of any commission merchant, dealer, broker, or cash buyer and who transacts all or a portion of that business at any location other than at the principal place of business of his or her employer. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Agricultural product: means any unprocessed horticultural, vermicultural and its by-products, viticultural, berry, poultry, poultry product, grain, bee, or other agricultural products. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Broker: means any person other than a commission merchant, dealer, or cash buyer who negotiates the purchase or sale of any agricultural product, but no broker may handle the agricultural products involved or proceeds of the sale. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Cash buyer: means any person other than a commission merchant, dealer, or broker, who obtains from the consignor thereof for the purpose of resale or processing, title, possession, or control of any agricultural product or who contracts for the title, possession, or control of any agricultural product, or who buys or agrees to buy for resale any agricultural product by paying to the consignor at the time of obtaining possession or control of any agricultural product the full agreed price of the agricultural product, in coin or currency. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Certified weight: means any signed certified statement or memorandum of weight, measure or count issued by a licensed public weighmaster in accordance with the provisions of chapter 15. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Commission merchant: means any person who receives on consignment for sale or processing and sale from the consignor thereof any agricultural product for sale on commission on behalf of the consignor, or who accepts any farm product in trust from the consignor thereof for the purpose of resale, or who sells or offers for sale on commission any agricultural product, or who in any way handles for the account of or as an agent of the consignor thereof, any agricultural product. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Consignor: means any producer, person, or his or her agent who sells, ships, or delivers to any commission merchant, dealer, cash buyer, or agent, any agricultural product for processing, handling, sale, or resale. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Date of sale: means the date agricultural products are delivered to the person buying the products. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Dealer: means any person other than a cash buyer, as defined in subsection (4) of this section, who solicits, contracts for, or obtains from the consignor thereof for reselling or processing, title, possession, or control of any agricultural product, or who buys or agrees to buy any agricultural product from the consignor thereof for sale or processing and includes any person, other than one who acts solely as a producer, who retains title in an agricultural product and delivers it to a producer for further production or increase. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Director: means the director of agriculture or a duly authorized representative. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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.
  • Licensed public weighmaster: means any person, licensed under the provisions of chapter 15. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Licensee: means any person or business licensed under this chapter as a commission merchant, dealer, limited dealer, broker, cash buyer, or agent. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Limited dealer: means any person who buys, agrees to buy, or pays for the production or increase of any agricultural product by paying to the consignor at the time of obtaining possession or control of any agricultural product the full agreed price of the agricultural product and who operates under the alternative bonding provision in RCW 20. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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 natural person, firm, partnership, exchange, association, trustee, receiver, corporation, and any member, officer, or employee thereof or assignee for the benefit of creditors. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Processor: means any person, firm, company, or other organization that purchases agricultural crops from a consignor and that cans, freezes, dries, dehydrates, cooks, presses, powders, or otherwise processes those crops in any manner whatsoever for eventual resale. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Producer: means any person engaged in the business of growing or producing any agricultural product, whether as the owner of the products, or producing the products for others holding the title thereof. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • 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.
  • Retail merchant: means any person operating from a bona fide or established place of business selling agricultural products twelve months of each year. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Seed: means agricultural seed, flower seed, vegetable seed, other crop seed, and seeds, as defined in chapter 15. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Seed clean out: means the process of removing impurities from raw seed product. See Washington Code 20.01.010
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.