(1) Any Christmas tree grower owning Christmas trees, whose business consists solely of retail sales to the ultimate consumer, is exempt from the requirements of this section if:
- (a) The grower has less than one acre of Christmas trees; or
- (b) The grower harvests, by u-cut or otherwise, fewer than four hundred Christmas trees per year.
- (2) Licensed nursery dealers who furnish live plants for planting to Christmas tree growers are exempt from the requirements of this section.
(3) No person may operate as a Christmas tree grower without first obtaining a license from the department.
- (a) The application must be accompanied by an annual fee, as established by the director in rule. The annual fee must not exceed forty dollars as a basic charge and a maximum of four dollars per acre as an acreage assessment. The annual Christmas tree grower license fee for any person may not exceed five thousand dollars.
- (b) The department may audit licensees during normal business hours to determine that appropriate fees have been paid.
[ 2007 c 335 s 5.]
Notes:
Expiration date—2019 c 206; 2013 c 72; 2007 c 335: See note following RCW 15.13.250.