Warnick's agritourism bill ready for governor to sign

OLYMPIA – Washington state senator Judy Warnick's legislation to limit liability for ranchers and farmers engaged in agritourism activities cleared its final legislative hurdle Monday. Minor changes made to Senate Bill 5808 by the House of Representatives has now also received near-unanimous approval from the Senate. The measure now goes to the governor to be signed.

"Agritourism, in the form of opening up farming operations to the public, represents an increasingly popular and viable revenue stream for our agricultural producers," said Warnick, R-Moses Lake, chair of the Senate agriculture co...