(1) Accounts.
(a) All billable services provided for under
chapter 15.49 RCW are due and payable upon billing by the department. For the
convenience of established accounts and in accord with good business practices,
the department provides a monthly billing service. Accounts not paid in full
within 30 days of billing are considered delinquent.
(b) All delinquent accounts are assessed a
late charge equal to two percent per month, or portion of a month, on the
unpaid balance.
(c) Except for
established accounts where there is a reasonable expectation of additional
charges during a calendar month, the minimum billable amount through the
monthly billing system is $20. All billable services of less than $20 are due
and payable on the date that service is rendered.
(d) No person with an account 90 days or more
in arrears may receive service except on the basis of payment in full at the
time service is rendered. Accounts in arrears may be subject to legal action
for collection and are not restored to monthly billing status until all past
due amounts are paid-in-full.
(e)
Accounts that become 90 or more days in arrears twice within a five-year period
may be subject to a permanent requirement for payment in full at the time
service is provided.
(2)
Unless otherwise provided for in rule, requests for refund fees or assessments
must be submitted to the department by June 30th of the year following payment
of the fee or assessment.
(3) Fees
for services not listed in rule are set on the basis of the actual cost to the
department of agriculture, or the most appropriate fee established by
rule.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
16-303-020
Amended by
WSR
22-02-028, Filed 12/29/2021, effective
1/29/2022
Statutory Authority:
RCW
15.49.310,
chapter
34.05 RCW, and
2012 2nd sp.s. c
7 . 12-19-065, § 16-303-020, filed 9/17/12,
effective 10/18/12. Statutory Authority: 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 § 309(2),
RCW
15.49.310,
15.49.370(3) and
chapter
34.05 RCW. 05-12-053,
§ 16-303-020, filed 5/26/05, effective 6/26/05. Statutory Authority:
RCW
15.49.005,
15.49.081,
15.49.310,
15.49.370(3) and
chapter
17.24 RCW. 01-01-015,
§ 16-303-020, filed 12/6/00, effective
1/6/01.
