Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Pursuant to
the National Beef Promotion and Research Program, 7 U.S.C. S 2901, et seq.,
RCW
16.67.120 and
16.67.122, the Washington state
beef commission levies an assessment of up to $3.00 ($2.00 of which goes to the
state beef checkoff and $1.00 to the federal beef checkoff) per head to be
implemented as prescribed in subsection (2) of this section on all Washington
cattle sold in this state or elsewhere, provided that no assessment shall be
collected with reference to the following:
(a)
Sales by a person who purchased cattle solely for resale when such resale
occurs within 10 days from such person's purchase of the cattle and when any
assessment due in connection with that original purchase has been paid. In
order to qualify for this exception, such persons additionally must present the
designated collecting person with their certification of nonproducer status
form, along with a brand inspection certificate, a bill of sale or other
documentation establishing the date of their purchase of the cattle. Such
documentation must be presented to the designated collection person at the time
of sale.
(b) Sales of cattle where
the cattle that have been transported into Washington from another state for
the purpose of sale and the sale takes place within 30 days of the cattle
entering the state unless the assessment has not been paid in the state of
origin.
(2)
(a) Beginning July l, 2024, the assessment
for the combined state and federal checkoff will be $2.00 per head. $0.50 of
the $2.00 assessment levied under this subsection may not be collected at the
first point of sale of any calf identified with a green tag as identified in
RCW
16.57.160.
(b) Beginning January l, 2025, the assessment
for the combined state and federal checkoffs will be $2.50 per head. $1.00 of
the $2.50 assessment levied under this subsection may not be collected at the
first point of sale of any calf identified with a green tag as identified in
RCW
16.57.160.
(c) Beginning January l, 2026, the assessment
for the combined state and federal checkoffs will be $3.00 per head. $1.50 of
the $3.00 assessment levied under this subsection may not be collected at the
first point of sale of any calf identified with a green tag as identified in
RCW
16.57.160.
(3) Assessments shall be paid by and shall be
collected from the seller of the cattle. The term seller shall not include an
agent or representative who is compensated in connection with the sale solely
on a commission, handling fee or other service fee basis.
(4)
(a) A
designated collecting person is defined as either a state department of
agriculture brand inspector where a brand inspection is conducted in
conjunction with a sale or the buyer of the cattle where no brand inspection is
conducted in connection with the sale.
(b) Where a brand inspection is conducted in
conjunction with a sale, brand inspectors employed by the state department of
agriculture may collect the assessment from the seller of the cattle. Where no
brand inspection is conducted in connection with the sale, the buyer of the
cattle shall collect the assessment from the cattle seller at the time of the
sale. All assessments so collected shall be transmitted directly to the
Washington state beef commission by the fifteenth of the month after the month
of collection.
(5) That
portion of each assessment remitted to the Washington state beef commission for
purposes of providing funds for a National Beef Promotion and Research Program
under 7 U.S.C. S 2901, et seq. shall be remitted to the cattlemen's beef
promotion and research board by the Washington state beef commission.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.17.240,
chapters 16.67 and 34.05 RCW. 10-21-057, § 60-12-010, filed 10/15/10,
effective 11/15/10. Statutory Authority:
RCW
16.67.090(4) and
16.67.122. 95-10-097, §
60-12-010, filed 5/3/95, effective 6/3/95. Statutory Authority:
RCW
16.67.120 and
16.67.122. 87-01-013 (Order 1912),
§ 60-12-010, filed 12/9/86; Order 1527, § 60-12-010, filed 5/11/77,
effective 7/1/77.
