| Passed by the House February 23, 2009 Yeas 97 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 3, 2009 Yeas 45 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1682 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved April 15, 2009, 11:20 a.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 15, 2009 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2009 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/27/09. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
AN ACT Relating to horticultural pest and disease boards; and amending RCW 15.09.030.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 15.09.030 and 1988 c 254 s 7 are each amended to read
as follows:
Each horticultural pest and disease board shall be comprised of
five voting members, four of whom shall be appointed by the board of
county commissioners and one of whom shall be appointed by the
director. In addition, the chief county extension agent, or a county
extension agent appointed by the chief agent, shall be a nonvoting
member of the board.
Of the four members appointed by the board of county commissioners,
one of such members shall have at least a practical knowledge of
horticultural pests and diseases, and the other members shall be
residents of the county, shall own land within the county and shall be
engaged in the primary and commercial production of a horticultural
product or products. Such appointed members shall serve a term of two
years and shall serve without salary. If no such qualified candidate
resides in the county, a nonresident that owns property in the county
and is engaged in the primary and commercial production of a
horticultural product or products may be appointed as a member of the
horticultural pest and disease board.