Passed by the House February 10, 2006 Yeas 97   ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 1, 2006 Yeas 47   ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2723 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/03/06.
AN ACT Relating to a seller's real estate disclosure of proximity to farming; and amending RCW 64.06.022.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 64.06.022 and 2005 c 511 s 3 are each amended to read
as follows:
A seller of real property ((located within one mile of the property
boundary of a farm or farm operation)) shall make available to the
buyer the following statement: "This notice is to inform ((prospective
residents)) you that the real property ((they are about to acquire lies
within one mile of the property boundary of a farm. The farm may
generate usual and ordinary noise, dust, odors, and other associated
conditions, and these practices)) you are considering for purchase may
lie in close proximity to a farm. The operation of a farm involves
usual and customary agricultural practices, which are protected ((by))
under RCW 7.48.305, the Washington right to farm act."