WAC 24-12-010   Amount of assessments.  (1) There is hereby levied upon all fresh apples grown annually in this state, and upon all apples packed as Washington apples, including fresh sliced, an assessment of eight and seventy-five one-hundredths cents per one hundred pounds of apples, based on net shipping weight or reasonable equivalent net product assessment measurement as determined by the commission.

     (2) Assessments shall be payable as provided in WAC 24-12-012, whether in bulk or loose in boxes or any other container, or packed in any style package. The net shipping weights for the following containers shall apply for the purpose of computing the assessments:

DESCRIPTION OF CONTAINER	NET SHIPPING WEIGHT RANGE
Tray Carton	37-52 lbs.
Cell Carton	37-52 lbs.
1 Layer Carton AKA Euro Carton	10-15 lbs.
2 Layer Carton AKA Euro Carton	20-30 lbs.
3 Layer Carton AKA Euro Carton	30-40 lbs.
Euro Carton 1-3 Layers	10-45 lbs.
Master Carton (Bags in Box/Clamshell)	10-50 lbs.
Master Bin (Bags in Bin/Clamshell)	300-600 lbs.
Bin (Loose/Jumble/Bulk)	500-900 lbs.
Loose Carton (Jumble/Bulk)	10-40 lbs.
Carton (2/3 Bushel)	25-35 lbs.
1/2 Carton	18-25 lbs.
1/3 Bushel Carton	10-15 lbs.
Overwrap Carton	30-40 lbs.

[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.24 and 34.05 RCW. 09-19-074, § 24-12-010, filed 9/16/09, effective 10/17/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.24 RCW. 00-23-064, § 24-12-010, filed 11/15/00, effective 12/16/00. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.24 RCW and 1997 c 303. 98-18-060 and 98-21-048, § 24-12-010, filed 8/31/98 and 10/15/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.24.070(1). 86-21-088 (Order 19), § 24-12-010, filed 10/17/86; 84-20-002 (Order 16), § 24-12-010, filed 9/20/84; 82-20-073 (Order 13), § 24-12-010, filed 10/6/82. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.24.070(1) and15.24.090 . 81-16-011 (Order 9), § 24-12-010, filed 7/27/81. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.24.070(1). 79-04-045 (Order 8), § 24-12-011 (codified as WAC 24-12-010), filed 3/27/79, effective with the 1979 and subsequent crops of apples; 78-07-030 (Order 7), § 24-12-010, filed 6/16/78, effective 9/1/78; Order 6, § 24-12-010, filed 11/14/77; Order 1, § 24-12-010, filed 9/19/69; Regulation No. 2, filed 1/26/67; Regulation No. 2, effective 9/29/61.]