RCW 15.13.250
Definitions. (Expires July 1, 2014.)
For
the purpose of this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the department of agriculture of the
state of Washington.
(2) "Director" means the director of the department or the
director's duly authorized representative.
(3) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
corporation, company, society and association, and every officer,
agent or employee thereof.
(4) "Horticultural plant" includes, but is not limited to,
any horticultural, floricultural, or viticultural plant, or turf,
for planting, propagation or ornamentation growing or otherwise.
The term does not apply to potato, garlic, or onion planting
stock or to cut plant material, except plant parts used for
propagative purposes.
(5) "Horticultural facilities" means, but is not limited to,
the premises where horticultural plants or Christmas trees are
grown, stored, handled or delivered for sale or transportation,
or where records required under this chapter are stored or kept,
and all vehicles and equipment used to transport horticultural
plants or Christmas trees.
(6) "Plant pests" means, but is not limited to, a living
stage of insect, mite, or other arthropod; nematode; slug, snail,
or other mollusk; protozoa or other invertebrate animals;
bacteria; fungus; virus; viroid; phytoplasma; weed or parasitic
plant; or any organisms similar to or allied with any of the
plant pests listed in this section; or any infectious substance;
which can directly or indirectly injure or cause disease or
damage to any plant or plant product or that threatens the
diversity or abundance of native species.
(7) "Inspection and/or certification" means, but is not
limited to, the inspection by the director of horticultural
plants or Christmas trees at any time prior to, during, or
subsequent to harvest or sale and the issuance by the director of
a written certificate stating if the horticultural plants or
Christmas trees are in compliance with the provisions of this
chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. Inspection may
include, but is not limited to, examination of horticultural
plants or Christmas trees, taking samples, destructive testing,
conducting interviews, taking photographs, and examining records.
(8) "Nursery dealer" means any person who sells
horticultural plants or plants, grows, receives, or handles
horticultural plants for the purpose of selling or planting for
another person.
(9) "Sell" means to sell, hold for sale, offer for sale,
handle, or to use as an inducement for the sale of another
article or product.
(10) "Master license system" means the mechanism established
by chapter 19.02 RCW by which master licenses, endorsed for
individual state-issued licenses, are issued and renewed
utilizing a master application and a master license expiration
date common to each renewable license endorsement.
(11) "Certificate" or "certificate of inspection" means an
official document certifying compliance with the requirements of
this chapter. The term "certificate" includes labels, rubber
stamp imprints, tags, permits, written statements, or any other
form of certification document that accompanies the movement of
inspected and certified plant material, including Christmas
trees.
(12) "Turf" means field-cultivated turf grass sod consisting
of grass varieties, or blends of grass varieties, and dichondra
for use in residential and commercial landscapes.
(13) "This chapter" means this chapter and the rules adopted
under this chapter.
(14) "Compliance agreement" means a written agreement
between the department and a person engaged in growing, handling,
or moving articles, plants, or plant products regulated under
this chapter or title, in which the person agrees to comply with
stipulated requirements.
(15) "Consignor" means the person named in the invoice,
bill, or other shipping document accompanying a horticultural
plant as the person from whom the horticultural plant has been
received for shipment.
(16) "Christmas tree" means a cut evergreen tree:
(a) Of a marketable species;
(b) Managed to produce trees meeting United States number 2
or better standards for Christmas trees as specified by the
United States department of agriculture; and
(c) Evidencing periodic maintenance practices of shearing or
culturing, or both; weed and brush control; and one or more of
the following practices: Basal pruning, fertilization, insect
and disease control, stump culture, soil cultivation, and
irrigation.
(17) "Christmas tree grower" means any person who grows
Christmas trees for sale.
[2007 c 335 § 1; 2000 c 144 § 1; 1993 c 120 § 1; 1990 c 261 § 1; 1985 c 36 § 1; 1982 c 182 § 19; 1971 ex.s. c 33 § 1.]
NOTES:
Expiration date -- 2007 c 335: "This act expires July 1, 2014." [2007 c 335 § 19.]
Severability -- 1982 c 182: See RCW 19.02.901.
RCW 15.13.250
Definitions. (Effective July 1, 2014.)
For
the purpose of this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the department of agriculture of the
state of Washington.
(2) "Director" means the director of the department or the
director's duly authorized representative.
(3) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
corporation, company, society and association, and every officer,
agent or employee thereof.
(4) "Horticultural plant" includes, but is not limited to,
any horticultural, floricultural, or viticultural plant, or turf,
for planting, propagation or ornamentation growing or otherwise. The term does not apply to potato, garlic, or onion planting
stock or to cut plant material, except plant parts used for
propagative purposes.
(5) "Horticultural facilities" means, but is not limited to,
the premises where horticultural plants are grown, stored,
handled or delivered for sale or transportation, or where records
required under this chapter are stored or kept, and all vehicles
and equipment used to transport horticultural plants.
(6) "Plant pests" means, but is not limited to, a living
stage of insect, mite, or other arthropod; nematode; slug, snail,
or other mollusk; protozoa or other invertebrate animals;
bacteria; fungus; virus; viroid; phytoplasma; weed or parasitic
plant; or any organisms similar to or allied with any of the
plant pests listed in this section; or any infectious substance;
which can directly or indirectly injure or cause disease or
damage to any plant or plant product or that threatens the
diversity or abundance of native species.
(7) "Inspection and/or certification" means, but is not
limited to, the inspection by the director of horticultural
plants at any time prior to, during, or subsequent to harvest or
sale and the issuance by the director of a written certificate
stating if the horticultural plants are in compliance with the
provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. Inspection may include, but is not limited to, examination of
horticultural plants, taking samples, destructive testing,
conducting interviews, taking photographs, and examining records.
(8) "Nursery dealer" means any person who sells
horticultural plants or plants, grows, receives, or handles
horticultural plants for the purpose of selling or planting for
another person.
(9) "Sell" means to sell, hold for sale, offer for sale,
handle, or to use as an inducement for the sale of another
article or product.
(10) "Master license system" means the mechanism established
by chapter 19.02 RCW by which master licenses, endorsed for
individual state-issued licenses, are issued and renewed
utilizing a master application and a master license expiration
date common to each renewable license endorsement.
(11) "Certificate" or "certificate of inspection" means an
official document certifying compliance with the requirements of
this chapter. The term "certificate" includes labels, rubber
stamp imprints, tags, permits, written statements, or any other
form of certification document that accompanies the movement of
inspected and certified plant material.
(12) "Turf" means field-cultivated turf grass sod consisting
of grass varieties, or blends of grass varieties, and dichondra
for use in residential and commercial landscapes.
(13) "This chapter" means this chapter and the rules adopted
under this chapter.
(14) "Compliance agreement" means a written agreement
between the department and a person engaged in growing, handling,
or moving articles, plants, or plant products regulated under
this chapter or title, in which the person agrees to comply with
stipulated requirements.
(15) "Consignor" means the person named in the invoice,
bill, or other shipping document accompanying a horticultural
plant as the person from whom the horticultural plant has been
received for shipment.
[2000 c 144 § 1; 1993 c 120 § 1; 1990 c 261 § 1; 1985 c 36 § 1; 1982 c 182 § 19; 1971 ex.s. c 33 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability -- 1982 c 182: See RCW 19.02.901.