CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1311

Chapter 122, Laws of 2007

60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session

SMALL FARM DIRECT MARKETING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/07

Passed by the House March 6, 2007 Yeas 89 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 5, 2007 Yeas 48 Nays 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ 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. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved April 19, 2007, 1:04 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED April 20, 2007 Secretary of State State of Washington

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HOUSE BILL 1311
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Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session

State of Washington

60th Legislature

2007 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.~~))

         Passed by the House March 6, 2007.
         Passed by the Senate April 5, 2007.
         Approved by the Governor April 19, 2007.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 20, 2007.