2022 Revised Code of Washington
Title 69 - Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Poisons
Chapter 69.25 - Washington Wholesome Eggs and Egg Products Act.
69.25.250 - Assessment—Rate, applicability, time of payment—Reports—Contents, frequency—Exemption.
RCW 69.25.250
Assessment—Rate, applicability, time of payment—Reports—Contents, frequency—Exemption.
(1)(a) There is hereby levied an assessment not to exceed three mills per dozen eggs entering intrastate commerce, as prescribed by rules issued by the director. The assessment is applicable to all eggs entering intrastate commerce, except as provided in RCW 69.25.170 and 69.25.290, and must be paid to the director on a monthly basis on or before the tenth day following the month the eggs enter intrastate commerce.
(b) The director may require reports by egg handlers or dealers along with the payment of the assessment fee. The reports may include any and all pertinent information necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(c) The director may, by rule, require egg container manufacturers to report on a monthly basis all egg containers sold to any egg handler or dealer and bearing such egg handler or dealer's permanent number.
(2) Egg products in intrastate commerce are exempt from the assessment in subsection (1) of this section.
[ 2011 c 306 § 6; 1995 c 374 § 29; 1993 sp.s. c 19 § 12; 1975 1st ex.s. c 201 § 26.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2011 c 306: See note following RCW 69.25.020.
Effective date—1995 c 374 §§ 1-47, 50-53, and 59-68: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
