Section 16-555-041. Time—Place—Method for payment and collection of assessments.

Effective with the growing season of 1985, the following procedure is established for the reporting and paying of assessments levied pursuant to RCW 15.65.410 and WAC 16-555-040:

(1) All first handlers of strawberries for resale or for processing shall withhold the amount of the assessment from their remittance to growers and transmit same to the commission. Where the first handler does not remit proceeds to the producer, the first handler shall include in his/her bill for services the assessment due and upon payment by the producer shall remit same to the commission. All such assessments accumulated will be due and payable to the commission on or before September 30 of each year, a report listing the name, address, pounds handled or purchased, and amount deducted or collected for each producer on forms provided by the commission.

(2) All growers selling strawberries other than to first handlers for resale or processing, whether selling direct or through brokers, and including all sales at retail, including u-pick, shall pay the assessment directly to the commission, on or before September 30 of each year.

(3) All growers having strawberries in cold storage that are not sold on September 15 of each year, shall compute the assessment due on such berries and pay same to the commission by September 30 of each year.

(4) Any assessments paid after the above deadlines shall be accompanied by a penalty fee of ten percent as provided in RCW 15.65.440 of the act.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.65 RCW. WSR 85-11-030 (Order 1856), § 16-555-041, filed 5/14/85.]

Chapter 15.65 RCW. WSR 85-11-030 (Order 1856), § 16-555-041, filed 5/14/85.

Rules

16-555-040,