{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-15.65.230","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 15.65.230","heading":"Qualifications of members of commodity boards.","body":"A producer member of each commodity board must be a practical producer of the affected commodity and must be a citizen, resident of this state, and over the age of eighteen years. Each producer board member must be and have been actually engaged in producing such a commodity within the state of Washington for a period of five years and have, during that period, derived a substantial portion of his or her income therefrom and not be engaged in business, directly or indirectly, as a handler or other dealer. A handler member of each board must be a practical handler of the affected commodity and must be a citizen, resident of this state, and over the age of eighteen years. Each handler board member must be and have been, either individually or as an officer or employee of a corporation, firm, partnership, association, or cooperative, actually engaged in handling such a commodity within the state of Washington for a period of five years and have, during that period, derived a substantial portion of his or her income therefrom. The qualification of a member of the board as set forth in this section must continue during the term of office.","path":["Title 15","Chapter 15.65"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=15.65.230","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:07:47Z","sha256":"dea47f2bcf99c26c7acc3a60c22f8f4b8cad82acf4e68cf79bd2ae67c4cdbcc9","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-15.65.220","next":"us-wa/rcw-15.65.235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}