WAC 142-30-010   Declaration of purpose -- Effective date.  To effectuate the purposes of chapter 15.44 RCW there is hereby levied upon all milk produced in this state an assessment of:

     (1) 0.75 percent of the Class I price for 3.5% butterfat milk, as established in any market area by a market order in effect in that area or by the state department of agriculture in case there is no market order for that area; or

     (2) While the Federal Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983, Title I, Subtitle B-Dairy Promotion Program, is in effect:

     (a) An assessment rate not to exceed the rate approved at the most recent referendum that would achieve a ten cent per hundredweight credit to local, state or regional promotion organizations provided by Title I, Subtitle B of the Federal Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983; and

     (b) An additional assessment of .00625 (five-eights of one cent) per hundredweight; and

     (3) An additional assessment of .00375 (three-eights of one cent) per hundredweight as allowed under RCW 15.44.080(2) and the referendum dated March 24, 1983.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.44.060, 15.44.130, 15.44.080(2). 07-23-095, § 142-30-010, filed 11/20/07, effective 1/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.44.060(1),15.44.130 , 15.44.080. 01-21-054, § 142-30-010, filed 10/16/01, effective 1/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.44.130. 85-15-003 (Order 85-4), § 142-30-010, filed 7/5/85. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.44 RCW. 83-08-019 (Order 83-2), § 142-30-010, filed 3/29/83; Order 2-76, § 142-30-10 (codified as WAC 142-30-010), filed 11/15/76, effective 1/1/77.]