Wash. Admin. Code § 16-623-010

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 16-623-010 - License requirements

(1) The following table summarizes the license fee requirements for commission merchants, dealers, brokers, cash buyers, or agents:

License Class	License Fee	Annual Expiration Date	Annual Renewal Date	Penalty Amount for Not Renewing Before January 1
Commission merchant	$605.00	December 31	Before January 1	A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of the total fees
Dealer	$605.00	December 31	Before January 1	A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of the total fees
Limited dealer	$335.00	December 31	Before January 1	A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of the total fees
Broker	$405.00	December 31	Before January 1	A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of the total fees
Cash buyer	$135.00	December 31	Before January 1	A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of the total fees
Agent	$66.00	December 31	Before January 1	A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of the total fees
Additional license per class	$25.00	December 31	Before January 1	A late renewal penalty of twenty-five percent of the total fees

(2) A licensee can be licensed in more than one class for an additional fee of twenty-five dollars per class. The principal license must be in the class requiring the greatest fee and all requirements must be met for each class in which a license is being requested.

(3) All fees and penalties must be paid before the department issues a license.

(4) Applications for licenses are considered incomplete unless an effective bond or other acceptable form of security is filed with the director.

(5) Licenses may be obtained by contacting the department's agricultural investigations program at 360-902-1854 or e-mail at: commerch@agr.wa.gov. Application forms, bond forms, and forms for securities in lieu of a surety bond are available on the department's web site at: http://www.agr.wa.gov/Inspection/CommissionMerchants/.

Wash. Admin. Code § 16-623-010

Statutory Authority: RCW 20.01.020, 20.01.040, chapter 34.05 RCW, and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 7 . 12-19-031, § 16-623-010, filed 9/12/12, effective 10/13/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 20.01.020, 20.01.040, chapter 34.05 RCW, and 2009 c 564 . 09-20-047, § 16-623-010, filed 10/1/09, effective 11/1/09. Statutory Authority: Chapters 20.01 and 34.05 RCW. 07-13-097, § 16-623-010, filed 6/20/07, effective 7/21/07. Statutory Authority: Chapters 20.01 and 34.05 RCW, 2003 1st sp.s. c 25. 05-09-094, § 16-623-010, filed 4/20/05, effective 5/21/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 20.01.040, [20.01.]125,[20.01.]370 , [20.01.]380, [20.01.]410, [20.01.]510. 00-22-071, § 16-623-010, filed 10/30/00, effective 11/30/00.