SB 5963 - DIGEST

Declares that it shall be a violation of chapter 20.01 RCW for any agent, broker, cash buyer, commission merchant, dealer, or processor to purchase or receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, concord grapes grown in Washington for use by a processor in the commercial production of juice, jam, or jelly unless: (1) The processor sets forth a stated price in dollars and cents of all amounts paid or to be paid per unit thereof, and makes the stated price available to any selling or delivering party not later than the fifteenth day of August in the year in which such grapes are to be delivered;

(2) Where a selling or delivering party has a contract for delivery of such grapes to a processor, the processor has, not later than the fifteenth day of August in the year in which such grapes are to be delivered, mailed to the delivering or selling party written notice of the stated grape price and opportunity to refuse to deliver with respect thereto; and

(3) The processor has mailed to the director not later than the fifteenth day of August of each year in which such grapes are to be delivered, a written statement of the stated price to be paid for such grape or grapes.