WAC 16-622-001. Purpose

The department of agriculture promulgates this chapter to implement the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing and Fair Practices Act, chapter 15.83 RCW. The purpose of this act is to establish standards of fair practices required of handlers, producers, and association of producers dealing in sweet corn, potatoes, or pears and to establish the mutual obligation of handlers and accredited associations of producers to negotiate relative to the production or marketing of these agricultural commodities.