As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:
- (1) "Department" means the department of agriculture of the state of Washington.
- (2) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture or his or her duly authorized representative.
- (3) "Person" means any natural persons, firm, partnership, exchange, association, trustee, receiver, corporation, and any member, officer, or employee thereof or assignee for the benefit of creditors.
- (4) "Producer" means any person who owns or is engaged in the business of commercially producing tree fruit or has orchard plantings intended for commercial tree fruit production.
- (5) "Sanitation program" means a program designed to eliminate pests and/or plants or trees which serve as hosts to pests or diseases of tree fruits.
[ 2010 c 8 s 6025; 1983 c 281 s 2; 1969 c 129 s 3.]