| Passed by the Senate February 17, 2004 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 2, 2004 YEAS 95 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6731 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 29, 2004. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 29, 2004 - 3:10 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/09/04.
AN ACT Relating to standards and grades for fruits and vegetables; amending RCW 15.17.050; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 15.17.050 and 1998 c 154 s 4 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) The director shall adopt rules providing standards for apples,
apricots, Italian prunes, peaches, sweet cherries, pears, potatoes, and
asparagus, except for asparagus shipped out-of-state for fresh packing,
and may adopt rules providing standards for any other fruit or
vegetable. When establishing these standards, the director shall
consider the factors of maturity, soundness, color, shape, size, and
freedom from mechanical and plant pest injury and other factors
important to marketing.
(2) The director shall adopt rules providing for mandatory
inspection of apples, apricots, Italian prunes, peaches, sweet
cherries, pears, and asparagus and may adopt rules providing for
mandatory inspection of any other fruit or vegetable.
(3) The director may adopt rules:
(a) Fixing the sizes and dimensions of containers to be used for
the packing or handling of any fruits or vegetables; and
(b) Establishing combination grades for fruits and vegetables. The
standards for combination grades shall, by percentage quantities,
include two or more of the grades provided for under this chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 Section 1 of this act expires December 31,
2005.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 This act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the
state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect
immediately.