BILL REQ. #:  H-1606.1 



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HOUSE BILL 2040
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State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Representatives Hinkle, B. Sullivan, Sump, Pettigrew, Ross, Kretz, Warnick, Hailey, Ahern and Upthegrove

Read first time 02/06/2007.   Referred to Committee on Finance.



     AN ACT Relating to tax exemptions for meat processing; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; and providing an effective date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows:
     The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to the retail sale of slaughtering, breaking, and/or processing perishable meat products, if the meat product is not owned by the person engaged in the slaughtering, breaking, and/or processing and the finished product is a perishable meat product for human consumption.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 82.12 RCW to read as follows:
     The provisions of this chapter do not apply with respect to the use of slaughtering, breaking, and/or processing perishable meat products, if the meat product is not owned by the person engaged in the slaughtering, breaking, and/or processing and the finished product is a perishable meat product for human consumption.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   This act takes effect August 1, 2007.

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