Washington § 70A.455.100 - Producers in violation of chapter — Penalties.

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§ 70A.455.100. Producers in violation of chapter — Penalties.

(1) Producers who violate the requirements of this chapter are subject to civil penalties described in RCW 70A.455.090. A specific violation is deemed to have occurred upon the sale of noncompliant product by stock-keeping unit number or unique item number. The repeated sale of the same noncompliant product by stock-keeping unit number or unique item number is considered a single violation.
(2)(a) A city or county enforcing a requirement of this chapter must send a written notice and a copy of the requirements to a noncompliant producer of an alleged violation, who will have 90 days to become compliant.
(b) A city or county enforcing a requirement of this chapter may assess a first penalty if the producer has not met the requirements 90 days following the date the notification was sent. A city or county may impose second, third, and subsequent penalties on a producer that remains noncompliant with the requirements of this chapter for every month of noncompliance.
(3) The department may only impose penalties under this chapter consistent with the standards established in RCW 43.21B.300.
[ 2022 c 180 s 809; 2020 c 20 s 1449; 2019 c 265 s 10. Formerly RCW 70.360.100.]

Notes

Findings—Intent—Scope of authority of chapter 180, Laws of 2022—2022 c 180: See notes following RCW 70A.205.007.
Effective date—2020 c 20 ss 1446-1450: See note following RCW 70A.455.060.

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