WAC 16-301-185   Expert evidence and performance tests.  The committee may delegate one of its members to seek advice from experts in the seed industry and/or the seed inspection service of the department of agriculture or the Washington State Crop Improvement Association; may cause to be obtained and grow out a representative sample of the seed; may delegate a portion of the investigation to one of its members who reports back to the committee as a whole at the hearing; or may cause to be performed such other tests of seed quality as may be deemed necessary to render a decision. The results of any such investigation or tests shall be entered into the record at the arbitration hearing. The costs of any such tests necessary to determine an award shall be considered in the award.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 00-24-077, § 16-301-185, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]