The commission shall consist of the following members:

Terms Used In Washington Code 15.62.050

  • Department: means the department of agriculture. See Washington Code 15.04.010
  • Director: means the director of agriculture. See Washington Code 15.04.010
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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
(1) Apiarist position one shall represent area one, which includes the counties of Whatcom, San Juan[,] Island, Skagit, Snohomish, and King; and
(2) Apiarist position two shall represent area two, which includes the counties of Pierce, Kitsap, Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Mason, Thurston, Pacific, Lewis, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, [and] Skamania; and
(3) Apiarist positions three and four shall represent area three, which includes the counties of Kittitas, Yakima, Klickitat, and Benton; and
(4) Apiarist position five shall represent area four, which includes the counties of Okanogan, Chelan, and Douglas; and
(5) Apiarist position six shall represent area five, which includes the counties of Grant, Adams, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, Asotin, and Whitman; and
(6) Apiarist position seven shall represent area six, which includes the counties of Spokane, Lincoln, Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille; [and]
(7) Position eight, appointed by the director, shall be a manufacturer or broker of industry products representing Washington residents engaged in the apiculture industry; and
(8) Position nine, appointed by the director, shall be a processor or first handler representing residents engaged in Washington’s honey bee industry; and
(9) Position ten shall be the director of the Washington state department of agriculture, who shall be a nonvoting ex officio member; and
(10) Position eleven, appointed by the director, may be an affected person representing out-of-state interests who are not Washington residents but are active as affected persons in Washington.