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RCW 16.36.020

Powers of director.

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 111 Wash. 2d 182 - Honcoop v. State (1988)

Most recently applied in 111 Wash. 2d 182 - Honcoop v. State (July 1988)

1998 c 8 s 3; 1987 c 163 s 2; 1979 c 154 s 8; 1953 c 17 s 2; 1947 c 172 s 1; 1933 c 177 s 1; 1927 c 165 s 1; formerly Rem

(1) The director shall enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter pertaining to garbage feeding.

(2) The director has the authority to regulate the sale, distribution, and use of veterinary biologics in the state and may adopt rules to restrict the sale, distribution, or use of any veterinary biologic in any manner necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and the state's animal population.

(3) The director has the authority to license and regulate the activities of veterinary laboratories that do not have a veterinarian licensed under chapter 18.92 RCW present within the management or staff of the veterinary laboratory. The director may adopt rules to regulate these laboratories in any manner necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and the public's animals.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.