{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-15.83.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 15.83.040","heading":"Unlawful practices of association of producers or members.","body":"It shall be unlawful for any accredited association of producers or members of such association to engage, or permit any employee or agent to engage, in the following practices:\n(1) To refuse to negotiate with a handler for any qualified commodity for which the association is accredited under RCW 15.83.020;\n(2) To coerce or intimidate a handler to breach, cancel, or terminate a marketing contract with an individual producer, association of producers, or a member of an association;\n(3) To knowingly make or circulate false reports about the finances, management, or activities of an association of producers or a handler;\n(4) To coerce or intimidate a producer to enter into, breach, cancel, or terminate a membership agreement or marketing contract with an association of producers;\n(5) To conspire, agree, or arrange with any other person to do, aid, or abet any practice which is in violation of this chapter; or\n(6) To pay or loan money, give anything of value, or offer any other inducement or reward to a producer for refusing to contract or negotiate with a processor.","path":["Title 15","Chapter 15.83"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=15.83.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:08:20Z","sha256":"43a932842398bde76a33754e3a8b168710f74bc4dffdf5b38022c12bce97bedb","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-15.83.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-15.83.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}