# RCW 17.21.010: RCW 17.21.010: Declaration of police power and purpose

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S010

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 17.21.010
- **Heading:** RCW 17.21.010: Declaration of police power and purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 17 / Chapter 21 / Section 010

## Text

The application and the control of the use of various pesticides is important and vital to the maintenance of a high level of public health and welfare both immediate and future, and is hereby declared to be affected with the public interest. The provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the police power of the state for the purpose of protecting the immediate and future health and welfare of the people of the state.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 17.21.010 RCW 17.21.010: Declaration of police power and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S010.md)
- [RCW 17.21.020 RCW 17.21.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S020.md)
- [RCW 17.21.030 RCW 17.21.030: Director's authority—Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S030.md)
- [RCW 17.21.040 RCW 17.21.040: Rules subject to administrative procedure act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S040.md)
- [RCW 17.21.050 RCW 17.21.050: Hearings—Administrative procedure act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S050.md)
- [RCW 17.21.060 RCW 17.21.060: Subpoenas—Witness fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S060.md)
- [RCW 17.21.065 RCW 17.21.065: Classification of licenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S065.md)
- [RCW 17.21.070 RCW 17.21.070: Commercial pesticide applicator license—Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S070.md)
- [RCW 17.21.080 RCW 17.21.080: Commercial pesticide applicator license—Application—Form.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S080.md)
- [RCW 17.21.091 RCW 17.21.091: Commercial pesticide applicator license—Persons who may apply under license authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S091.md)
- [RCW 17.21.100 RCW 17.21.100: Recordkeeping by licensees and agricultural users.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S100.md)
- [RCW 17.21.110 RCW 17.21.110: Commercial pesticide operator license—Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S110.md)
- [RCW 17.21.122 RCW 17.21.122: Private-commercial pesticide applicator license—Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S122.md)
- [RCW 17.21.126 RCW 17.21.126: Private applicator, limited private applicator, or rancher private applicator—Requirements—Application for license—Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T17_C21_S126.md)

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