WSR 22-08-097

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Filed April 5, 2022, 4:16 p.m., effective May 6, 2022]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The purpose of this rule making amends the Washington alfalfa seed commission marketing order by removing term limits from board member term of office.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-529-050.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.65.047.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 22-04-042 on January 26, 2022.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: April 5, 2022.

Patrick Capper

Deputy Director

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AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-08-010, filed 3/25/05, effective 4/25/05)

WAC 16-529-050Term of office.

(((1))) The term of office for members of the board shall be three years, and one-third of the membership as nearly as possible shall be appointed or elected each year.

(((2) Except for the director's representative, no appointed or elected member of the board may serve more than two full consecutive three-year terms.))