{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-15.65.183","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 15.65.183","heading":"Termination of marketing order or agreement—Petition—Procedure.","body":"The director may terminate a marketing order or agreement in accordance with this chapter.\n(1) To terminate a marketing order or agreement:\n(a) The director must receive a petition by affected producers under this chapter signed by at least ten percent of the affected producers; or\n(b) A majority of a commodity board may file a petition with the director.\n(2) The petitioners must include in the petition at the time of filing:\n(a) A statement of why the marketing order or agreement and the commodity board created under it no longer meets [meet] the purposes of this chapter;\n(b) The name of a person designated to represent the petitioners; and\n(c) The effective date of a marketing order or agreement termination, which may not be less than one year from the date the petition was filed with the director.\n(3) Within sixty days of receipt of a petition meeting the requirements of this section, the director shall commence rule-making proceedings to repeal the marketing order or agreement and, subsequently, a referendum on the issue.\n(4) The director shall include a copy of a petition to terminate a marketing order or agreement with the notice to affected producers when rule-making proceedings are commenced.\n(5) If the petitioners fail to meet the requirements of this chapter, the director shall deny the petition and a referendum vote will not be conducted. The person designated to represent the petitioners shall be notified if a petition is denied.","path":["Title 15","Chapter 15.65"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=15.65.183","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:07:47Z","sha256":"f6140271383ae70907437ef6065623f16aab1d47b909df1bc520eddd50f84fff","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-15.65.180","next":"us-wa/rcw-15.65.185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}