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, an assessment of 86.96 cents on each one hundred pounds gross billing weight until September 30, 2001. On and after October 1, 2001 the assessment on fresh apples shall be 54.3 cents on each one hundred pounds gross billing weight. For the period October 1, 1998 through September 30, 2001, 32.66 cents of the assessment on each one hundred pounds gross billing weight shall be used only for direct consumer advertising.

     (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 gross billing weights for the following containers shall apply for the purpose of computing said assessments:


DESCRIPTION

OF CONTAINER		 GROSS

BILLING WEIGHTS

1/3 Bushel box (packed or loose)
15 lbs.
1/2 Bushel box (loose) 23 lbs.
Bulk bushel container (loose)

Net weight

plus 3 lbs. tare
9/4 and 12/3 Bag containers 41 lbs.
13/3 Bag container 44 lbs.
10/4 and 8/5 Bag containers 45 lbs.
12/4 Bag container 53 lbs.
Standard tray pack container 46 lbs.
Pocket cell tray pack container 46 lbs.
Cell pack containers, all counts 46 lbs.
2-Layer tray pack container 23 lbs.
Single-layer tray pack container 12 lbs.




[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.]