WAC 16-461-006   Definitions.  (1) Commercial lot shall mean any number of any type of containers or any quantity in bulk of agricultural products listed in WAC 16-461-010, which are sold or bartered: Provided, That quantities of less than five hundred pounds net weight, when sold by any producer where grown by the producer and sold directly to the ultimate consumer, shall not be considered as a commercial lot.

     (2) Fruit/produce stands, as used in this chapter, shall mean any facilities from which the predominance of the edible commodity sales to the public are of seasonal fresh fruits and/or vegetables produced within the state of Washington, and shall include roadside stands, farmer's markets, trucks or other conveyances from which sales of commodities are made, and temporary open air parking lot stands other than those owned or operated by retail grocery stores. Such facilities may or may not be owned, leased, or otherwise operated by the producer of fruits and/or vegetables.

     (3) Zone of production shall be defined as one of two geographical areas: Zone 1: All counties west of the Cascade Mountain Range; Zone 2: The counties of Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Skamania, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW. 92-18-103, § 16-461-006, filed 9/2/92, effective 10/3/92; 92-06-085, § 16-461-006, filed 3/4/92, effective 4/4/92.]