Other Languages(1) Alfalfa seed sold and delivered by the farmer-producer to a processor is subject to applicable property taxes even though it is shipped out of the state on or before April 30 of the first year in which it would otherwise be taxable. (2) Alfalfa seed is exempt from property taxes otherwise applicable if owned by the farmer-producer on the first day of January following harvesting, and this exemption applies whether or not the seed was grown in another state and shipped into Washington for storage.
(1) The four ex officio members on the governor's advisory council on nuclear energy and radiation have the same right to vote as the other appointed members of the council. (2) If one of the ex officio members of the council is unable to attend the council meeting any person who attends at the request of the member is not entitled to cast an official vote on any matter before the council. (3) Since a quorum of the council is not prescribed by statute the common-law rule that a majority of any body constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business is applicable and the council itself therefore may not define what is necessary to constitute a quorum.
(1) The director of aeronautics is required to make all purchases or leases of real or personal property through the division of purchasing, department of general administration except those financed wholly or in part with federal monies.(2) The supervisor of purchasing, department of general administration, upon the request of the director of aeronautics may authorize the director and the state aeronautics commission to enter contracts in their own names for the purchase or lease of real or personal property where the authorization specifies restrictions as to the dollar amount or specific types of material, equipment and supplies.
Any person desiring to burn any inflammable material in a forested or nonforested part of any county in which there is a warden or ranger must obtain a burning permit, during the fire season prescribed by state law, from the supervisor of natural resources or the warden or ranger unless the material is contained in an approved device.
Any violation of the rules and regulations promulgated by the director of licenses for motor vehicle wreckers pursuant to the authority vested in said director by RCW 46.80.140 does not constitute a crime.
(1) Without an amendment to existing state law, the department of public assistance is not authorized to increase the exemption of the first fifty dollars to the first eighty-five dollars of earned income in aid to the blind assistance which is now embodied in the Federal Social Security Amendments of 1960.(2) The state law must be amended by July 1, 1962, to embody the increased exemption to eighty-five dollars which was provided in the 1960 amendment to the Federal Social Security Act. However, the legislature, if it so desires, may enact legislation to become effective at any time prior to July 1, 1962, and thus authorize the state department of public assistance to make the increased exemption effective prior to July, 1962.
The legislature does not have the authority to establish qualifications for the office of the state superintendent of public instruction in addition to those found in Article III, § 25, Amendment 31, of the Washington State Constitution.
1. Under chapter 88.16 RCW pilots of Canadian citizenship (who may not be licensed as pilots in this state) may not engage in the piloting of vessels between British Columbia and Puget Sound ports through those portions of the Haro Straits lying within the boundaries of the state of Washington. 2. The state of Washington or any agency thereof may not enter into an agreement with officials of the Canadian government providing for the distribution of responsibility for pilotage in such waters between American and Canadian pilots. 3. Penalties for failure to abide by the pilotage laws are contained throughout chapter 88.16 RCW and are to be enforced by regularly constituted county authorities.
The state of Washington acting through the state highway commission has the general authority under existing state law to acquire new ferries by a lease‑purchase contract so long as the contract does not violate any provisions of the state constitution.
A mayor's salary may not be increased after his election. The salary may be increased after the close of time for filing or the primary election.