The director, supervisor, and horticultural inspectors are authorized to at any time enter horticultural premises and any structure where fruit, vegetables, nursery stock, or horticultural products are grown or situated for any purpose, to inspect the same for infection.

Terms Used In Washington Code 15.08.040

  • Director: means the director of agriculture. See Washington Code 15.04.010
  • Horticultural premises: includes orchards, vineyards, nurseries, berry farms, vegetable farms, cultivated cranberry marshes, packing houses, dryhouses, warehouses, depots, docks, cars, vessels and other places where nursery stock, fruits, vegetables and other horticultural products are grown, stored, packed, shipped, held for shipment or delivery, sold or otherwise disposed of. See Washington Code 15.08.010
  • infection: means affected by or infested with pests or diseases as above defined. See Washington Code 15.08.010
  • Nursery stock: includes , but is not limited to, any horticultural, floricultural, viticultural, and vegetable plant, for planting, propagation or ornamentation, growing or otherwise, including cut plant material. See Washington Code 15.08.010
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Supervisor: means an assistant director known as the supervisor of plant industry. See Washington Code 15.08.010
No person shall hinder or interfere with any such officer in entering or inspecting or performing any duty imposed upon him or her.
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