CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1311



60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Passed by the House March 6, 2007
  Yeas 89   Nays 0


________________________________________    
Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 5, 2007
  Yeas 48   Nays 0



________________________________________    
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1311 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
FILED







Secretary of State
State of Washington


_____________________________________________ 

HOUSE BILL 1311
_____________________________________________

Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Representatives Grant, Hailey, McCoy, McDonald, Newhouse, Chase, Dickerson, Haler, Kenney, Springer and Morrell; by request of Department of Agriculture

Read first time 01/16/2007.   Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.



     AN ACT Relating to the small farm direct marketing assistance program; and amending RCW 15.64.050.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 15.64.050 and 2001 2nd sp.s. c 3 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The small farm direct marketing assistance program is created.
     (2) The director shall employ a small farm direct marketing assistant.
     (3) The small farm direct marketing assistance program shall assist small farms in their direct marketing efforts. In carrying out this duty the program shall:
     (a) Assist small farms in complying with federal, state, and local rules and regulations as they apply to direct marketing of agricultural products;
     (b) Assist in developing infrastructure to increase direct marketing opportunities for small farms;
     (c) Provide information on direct marketing opportunities for small farms;
     (d) Promote localized food production systems;
     (e) Increase access to information for farmers wishing to sell farm products directly to consumers;
     (f) Identify and help reduce market barriers facing small farms in direct marketing;
     (g) Assist in developing and submitting proposals to grant programs to assist small farm direct marketing efforts; and
     (h) Perform other functions that will assist small farms in directly marketing their products.
     (((4) This section expires July 1, 2007.))

--- END ---