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The Washington State Department of Agriculture (originally known as the Washington Agriculture Commission) was established in 1913. [1]In 1915, the state legislature granted the WSDA authority to create and enforce grading standards for apples and other tree fruit packed in the state.
[1] The lake is named for Ove Peter and Mary Larsen, immigrants from Denmark who homesteaded the surrounding land in 1889. [2] In 1913, the Aries brothers purchased the land from the Larsens and established a farm. The blueberry farm was created by Louis Weinzirl in 1944. [3]
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The department's history starts with the appointment of a fisheries commissioner in 1890 by Governor of Washington Elisha P. Ferry. [6] The department is overseen by a director appointed by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission; Kelly Susewind was appointed to the position in June 2018. [7]
[1] The commission is headquartered in Wenatchee, where it used to maintain a visitor center which had exhibits on apples and apple harvesting technology but ceased operations in 2021. [2] [3] As of 2017 it had an annual budget of approximately $10.4 million. [3] Its president that year was Todd Fryhover. [4]
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The Department of Ecology began a vehicle inspection program in 1982, requiring vehicles registered within the state to be inspected for emissions quality. The program ended on December 31, 2019, following a 14-year phase-out approved by the state legislature in 2005 as air quality in Washington cities had improved to above federal standards.