Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 15.160 · 11 active provisions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Authenticate" means to sign or with present intent to adopt or accept a record, to attach to, or logically associate with the record, an electronic sound, symbol, or process.(2) "Producer" means any person e…
(1) If the turf seed production contract does not settle the price of the turfgrass seed, the contract is enforceable and the price shall be determined as described in RCW 62A.2-305 (1) through (3).(2) Except as provided in RCW 15.160.030, payment to the producer is due by the earliest of the following:(a) The dates sp…
(1) A turf seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and turf seed dealer before the producer planting the turfgrass seed may contain payment due date terms that differ from the payment due date terms described in RCW 15.160.020(2) if the contract states the date by which final payment for the turf…
(1) A seed bailment contract or seed purchase contract does not create a possessory security interest in goods under the uniform commercial code, chapter 62A.9A RCW. For a seed bailment contract, filing, recording, or notice of the contract is not a requirement for establishing, during the term of the contract, the val…
(1) The terms of a turf seed purchase contract must include:(a) The estimated date for seed delivery;(b) The terms and estimated date for the turf seed dealer to pay the seed producer;(c) The amount of turfgrass seed to be purchased; and(d) The species, cultivars, and quality standards of the turfgrass seed to be purch…
(1) A turf seed dealer that requests modification to the payment terms of a seed production contract for turfgrass seed shall pay an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the value of the contract prior to modification of the contract.(2) A party to a turf seed production contract or turf seed purchase contract may no…
(1) If testing as provided under a turf seed production contract establishes that turfgrass seed does not meet the quality standards set forth in the contract, the producer may at any time send the test results to the turf seed dealer and inquire whether the turf seed dealer intends to purchase the seed. If, within 30…
(1) If a seed dealer fails to pay a producer for turfgrass seed when payment is due under a turf seed production contract or fails to pay a seed grower for turfgrass seed when payment is due under a seed purchase contract, the producer or turfgrass seed grower may notify the department. Upon notification by a producer…
(1) The department may adopt rules to require, as a condition of issuing a seed dealer license under chapter 20.01 RCW, that each seed dealer provide the department financial assurance for the performance by the seed dealer under any turf seed production contract or turf seed purchase contract entered into by the seed…
(1) The department may adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of RCW 15.160.010 through 15.160.090.(2) The director may make mediation services available through the department for the resolution of turf seed production contract disputes and seed purchase contract disputes.
RCW 15.160.010 through 15.160.100 apply to seed contracts entered into, extended, or renewed on or after July 27, 2025.