The purpose of the rule.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the procedures the Washington state department of agriculture will follow to provide full access to public records, and to implement the provisions of the Public Records Act, chapter
42.56 RCW. These rules provide information to persons requesting access to the department's public records and establish procedures for both requestors and department staff.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
34.05, 42.56, and
43.23 RCW. WSR 09-03-032, § 16-06-150, filed 1/12/09, effective 2/12/09. Statutory Authority: Chapters
42.17 and
43.23 RCW. WSR 96-14-086, § 16-06-150, filed 7/2/96, effective 8/2/96.]