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Chapter 17.28 RCW

MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICTS

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RCW dispositions

Sections

HTMLPDF 17.28.010Definitions.
HTMLPDF 17.28.020Districts may be organized in counties—Petition, presentment, signatures.
HTMLPDF 17.28.030Petition method—Description of boundaries—Verification of signatures—Resolution to include city.
HTMLPDF 17.28.040Petition method—Publication of petition and notice of meeting.
HTMLPDF 17.28.050Resolution method.
HTMLPDF 17.28.060Hearing—Defective petition—Establishment of boundaries.
HTMLPDF 17.28.070Procedure to include other territory.
HTMLPDF 17.28.080Determination of public necessity and compliance with chapter.
HTMLPDF 17.28.090Declaration establishing and naming district—Election to form district—Establishment of district.
HTMLPDF 17.28.100Election on proposition to levy tax.
HTMLPDF 17.28.110Board of trustees—Composition.
HTMLPDF 17.28.120Board of trustees—Name of board—Qualification of members.
HTMLPDF 17.28.130Board of trustees—Terms—Vacancies.
HTMLPDF 17.28.140Board of trustees—Organization—Officers—Compensation—Expenses.
HTMLPDF 17.28.150Board of trustees—Meetings—Rules—Quorum.
HTMLPDF 17.28.160Powers of district.
HTMLPDF 17.28.170Mosquito breeding places declared public nuisance—Abatement.
HTMLPDF 17.28.175Control of mosquitoes—Declaration that owner is responsible.
HTMLPDF 17.28.185Control of mosquitoes—Noncompliance by landowner with regulations.
HTMLPDF 17.28.250Interference with entry or work of district—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 17.28.251Borrowing money or issuing warrants in anticipation of revenue.
HTMLPDF 17.28.252Excess levy authorized.
HTMLPDF 17.28.253District boundaries for tax purposes.
HTMLPDF 17.28.254Abatement, extermination declared necessity and benefit to land.
HTMLPDF 17.28.255Classification of property—Assessments.
HTMLPDF 17.28.256Assessments—Roll, hearings, notices, objections, appeal, etc.
HTMLPDF 17.28.257Assessments—Payment, lien, delinquencies, foreclosure, etc.
HTMLPDF 17.28.258County treasurer—Duties.
HTMLPDF 17.28.260General obligation bonds—Excess property tax levies.
HTMLPDF 17.28.270Collection, disposition, of revenue—Depository.
HTMLPDF 17.28.280Withdrawal of funds.
HTMLPDF 17.28.290Matching funds.
HTMLPDF 17.28.300Expenses of special elections.
HTMLPDF 17.28.310Annual certification of assessed valuation.
HTMLPDF 17.28.320Annexation of territory authorized—Consent by city.
HTMLPDF 17.28.330Annexation of territory authorized—Petition—Hearing—Boundaries.
HTMLPDF 17.28.340Annexation of territory authorized—Order of annexation—Election.
HTMLPDF 17.28.350Annexation of territory authorized—Filing of order—Composition of board.
HTMLPDF 17.28.360Consolidation of districts—Initial proceedings.
HTMLPDF 17.28.370Consolidation of districts—Concurrent resolution.
HTMLPDF 17.28.380Consolidation of districts—Election.
HTMLPDF 17.28.390Consolidation of districts—Order of consolidation.
HTMLPDF 17.28.400Consolidation of districts—Composition of board.
HTMLPDF 17.28.410Consolidation of districts—Powers of consolidated district—Indebtedness of former districts.
HTMLPDF 17.28.420Dissolution—Election.
HTMLPDF 17.28.430Dissolution—Result of election to be certified—Certificate of dissolution.
HTMLPDF 17.28.440Dissolution—Disposition of property.
HTMLPDF 17.28.450Dissolution—Collection of taxes to discharge indebtedness.
HTMLPDF 17.28.900Severability—1957 c 153.

Notes:

Special purpose districts, expenditures to recruit job candidates: RCW 42.24.170.