The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

Terms Used In Washington Code 70A.400.005

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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) “Chemical plant” has the same meaning as in WAC 296-24-33001, as that section existed as of January 1, 2018.
(2) “Class B firefighting foam” means foams designed for flammable liquid fires.
(3) “Department” means the department of ecology.
(4) “Firefighting personal protective equipment” means any clothing designed, intended, or marketed to be worn by firefighting personnel in the performance of their duties, designed with the intent for the use in fire and rescue activities, including jackets, pants, shoes, gloves, helmets, and respiratory equipment.
(5) “Local governments” includes any county, city, town, fire district, regional fire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides firefighting services.
(6) “Manufacturer” includes any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, organization, joint venture, importer, or domestic distributor of firefighting agents or firefighting equipment. For the purposes of this subsection, “importer” means the owner of the product.
(7) “Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS chemicals” means, for the purposes of firefighting agents and firefighting equipment, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
[ 2018 c 286 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.75A.005.]

NOTES:

Reviser’s note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).
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