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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) “Agricultural product” means any unprocessed horticultural, vermicultural and its by-products, viticultural, berry, poultry, poultry product, grain, bee, or other agricultural products, and includes mint or mint oil processed by or for the producer thereof and hay and straw baled or prepared for market in any manner or form and livestock. When used in RCW 60.13.020, “agricultural product” means horticultural, viticultural, aquacultural, or berry products, hay and straw, milk and milk products, vegetable seed, or turf and forage seed and applies only when such products are delivered to a processor or conditioner in an unprocessed form.
(2) “Commercial fisher” means a person licensed to fish commercially for or to take food fish or shellfish or steelhead legally caught pursuant to executive order, treaty right, or federal statute.
(3) “Conditioner,” “consignor,” “person,” and “producer” have the meanings defined in RCW 20.01.010.
(4) “Delivers” means that a producer completes the performance of all contractual obligations with reference to the transfer of actual or constructive possession or control of an agricultural product to a processor or conditioner or preparer, regardless of whether the processor or conditioner or preparer takes physical possession.
(5) “Fish” means food fish or shellfish or steelhead legally caught pursuant to executive order, treaty right, or federal statute.
(6) “Preparer” means a person engaged in the business of feeding livestock or preparing livestock products for market.
(7) “Processor” means any person, firm, company, or other organization that purchases agricultural products except milk and milk products from a consignor and that cans, freezes, dries, dehydrates, cooks, presses, powders, or otherwise processes those crops in any manner whatsoever for eventual resale, or that purchases or markets milk from a dairy producer and is obligated to remit payment to such dairy producer directly.
(8) “Vinifera grapes” means the agricultural product commonly known as Vitis vinifera and those hybrid of Vitis vinifera that have predominantly the character of Vitis vinifera.
(9) “Wine producer” means any person or other entity licensed under Title 66 RCW to produce within the state wine from vinifera grapes.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 60. Liens § 60.13.010. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-60-liens/wa-rev-code-60-13-010/
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