CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5734

Chapter 157, Laws of 2001

57th Legislature

2001 Regular Session

AGRICULTURAL FAIRS

EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/2/01

Passed by the Senate March 9, 2001

YEAS 48 NAYS 0

ROSA FRANKLIN

President of the Senate

Passed by the House April 6, 2001

YEAS 93 NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5734 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

TONY M. COOK

Secretary

CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Approved May 2, 2001

FILED

May 2, 2001 - 10:49 a.m.

GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5734

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Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Agriculture & International Trade (originally sponsored by Senators Hale, Hewitt and Parlette)

READ FIRST TIME 02/20/01.

AN ACT Relating to agricultural fairs; amending RCW 15.76.140; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 15.76.140 and 1995 c 374 s 71 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Before any agricultural fair may become eligible for state allocations it must have conducted two successful consecutive annual fairs immediately preceding application for such allocations, and have its application therefor approved by the director.

(2) Beginning January 1, 1994, ((~~and until June 30, 1997,~~)) the director may waive this requirement for an agricultural fair that through itself or its predecessor sponsoring organization has successfully operated at least two years as a county fair((~~, has received a funding allocation as a county fair under chapter 374, Laws of 1995 for those two years,~~)) and that reorganizes as an area fair.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.