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WA Rev Code § 15.130.580 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.130 - Food Safety and Security Act.|15.130.580 - Proceedings.

RCW 15.130.580 Proceedings.(1) The department may refer a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under it to a state, county, or city attorney, who may initiate proceedings as appropriate and prosecute the matter as prescribed by law.(2) This chapter does not require the department to refer minor violations of this chapter for legal proceedings if public interest is adequately served in the circumstances by written notice or warning.[ 2018 c 236 § 509.]
WA Rev Code § 15.130.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.130 - Food Safety and Security Act.|15.130.900 - Short title.

RCW 15.130.900 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the food safety and security act.[ 2018 c 236 § 901.]
WA Rev Code § 15.130.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.130 - Food Safety and Security Act.|15.130.901 - Construction.

RCW 15.130.901 Construction.This chapter and the rules adopted under it must be construed to promote uniformity with federal acts and regulations relating to adulteration, misbranding, and false advertising of food.[ 2018 c 236 § 902.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.010 - Intent.

RCW 15.135.010 Intent.The purpose of this chapter is to assist Washington produce farmers in implementation of the produce safety rule adopted by the United States food and drug administration pursuant to the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq., as amended by the federal food safety modernization act (P.L. 111-353).[ 2018 c 106 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.020 - Federal law reference.

RCW 15.135.020 Federal law reference.A reference to a federal statute in this chapter means the statute and its implementing regulations existing on June 7, 2018, or as updated by the department by rule.[ 2018 c 106 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.030 - Definitions.

RCW 15.135.030 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Farm" means the same as "farm" in 21 C.F.R. Sec. 112.(2) "Produce" means the same as "produce" in 21 C.F.R. Sec. 112.(3) "Produce safety rule" means the standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption adopted by the United States food and drug administration as a final rule on November 27, 2015 (80 Federal Register 74353 et seq.) and codified in 21 C.F.R. Parts 11, 16, and 112.[ 2018 c 106 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.040 - Federal cooperation program.

RCW 15.135.040 Federal cooperation program.The department may take actions necessary to cooperate in implementation of the produce safety rule including, but not limited to, entering into cooperative agreements with the United States food and drug administration, conducting the compliance verification activities under RCW 15.135.060, enforcing regulatory compliance, and accepting federal funding to carry out such activities. The department may cooperate with the United States food and drug administration in implementation of the produce safety rule only to the extent that the department receives federal funding for such activities.[ 2018 c 106 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.050 - Voluntary compliance program.

RCW 15.135.050 Voluntary compliance program.(1) The department may establish a voluntary program for farms exempt or partially exempt from the produce safety rule to verify that such farms comply with the rule. This includes, but is not limited to, conducting the compliance verification activities under RCW 15.135.060.(2) Farms participating in the voluntary compliance program must bear the cost of the program. The director must periodically adopt, by rule, fees of no more than is necessary to defray costs of compliance verification activities and program administration.[ 2018 c 106 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.060 - Compliance verification activities.

RCW 15.135.060 Compliance verification activities.The department may take the following actions to verify produce farm compliance with the produce safety rule.(1) Maintain a database of produce farms that are covered by the produce safety rule, exempt from the rule, or eligible for a qualified exemption;(2) In compliance with law and at reasonable times, enter produce farms solely for the purpose of this chapter to:(a) Sample and test water for microbial water quality criteria;(b) Inspect and sample biological soil amendments, storage areas, and fields for compliance with microbial criteria;(c) Inspect application of biological soil amendments to evaluate contact or potential contact with produce;(d) Inspect for the presence and management of domesticated and wild animals; and(e) Inspect equipment, tools, and buildings for adequate sanitation; and(3) Require and receive records and data submitted by produce farms to verify compliance with the produce safety rule.[ 2018 c 106 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.070 - Department's existing authority.

RCW 15.135.070 Department's existing authority.This chapter does not alter or impair the department's authority for regulating food in intrastate commerce under chapter 15.130 RCW. The department may use its authority for regulating food in intrastate commerce under chapter 15.130 RCW to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, farms subject to the produce safety rule are engaged in intrastate commerce of food.[ 2018 c 106 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.080 - Rule making.

RCW 15.135.080 Rule making.(1) The department must adopt rules as necessary to implement the purpose and provisions of this chapter.(2) By rule, the director may adopt a subsequent version of a federal statute or regulation referenced in this chapter.[ 2018 c 106 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.090 - Disposition of funds.

RCW 15.135.090 Disposition of funds.A produce safety account is hereby established in the agricultural local fund established in RCW 43.23.230. All moneys received under this chapter must be paid into the produce safety account and used solely to carry out the produce safety programs.[ 2018 c 106 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.100 - Certain records not subject to public disclosure.

RCW 15.135.100 Certain records not subject to public disclosure.(1) Any information or record obtained directly from the federal government or from others under a contract with the federal government is exempt from public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW if the information or record is exempt from disclosure under federal law including, but not limited to, the federal freedom of information act.(2) Any portion of a record obtained by the department pursuant to this chapter is exempt from public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW if it is personal financial information, proprietary data, or trade secrets and the person submitting the record to the department has designated the information as personal financial information, proprietary data, or trade secrets.[ 2018 c 106 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 15.135.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.135 - Produce Safety Rule Implementation.|15.135.900 - Short title.

RCW 15.135.900 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the produce safety rule implementation act.[ 2018 c 106 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 15.140.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.010 - Intent.

RCW 15.140.010 Intent.The legislature intends to:(1) Authorize and establish a new licensing and regulatory program for hemp production in this state in accordance with the agriculture improvement act of 2018;(2) Replace the industrial hemp research program in *chapter 15.120 RCW, with the new licensing and regulatory program established in this chapter, and enable hemp growers licensed under the industrial hemp research program on the effective date of rules implementing this chapter and regulating hemp production, to transfer into the program created in this chapter; and(3) Authorize the growing of hemp as a legal, agricultural activity in this state. Hemp is an agricultural product that may be legally grown, produced, processed, possessed, transferred, commercially sold, and traded. Hemp and processed hemp produced in accordance with this chapter or produced lawfully under the laws of another state, tribe, or country may be transferred and sold within the state, outside of this state, and internationally. Nothing in this chapter is intended to prevent or restrain commerce in this state involving hemp or hemp products produced lawfully under the laws of another state, tribe, or country.[ 2019 c 158 § 1.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: Chapter 15.120 RCW was repealed by 2019 c 158 § 15.
WA Rev Code § 15.140.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.020 - Definitions.

RCW 15.140.020 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agriculture improvement act of 2018" means sections 7605, 10113, 10114, and 12619 of the agriculture improvement act of 2018, P.L. 115-334.(2) "Crop" means hemp grown as an agricultural commodity.(3) "Cultivar" means a variation of the plant Cannabis sativa L. that has been developed through cultivation by selective breeding.(4) "Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture.(5) "Food" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 69.07.010.(6) "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.(7) "Hemp processor" means a person who takes possession of raw hemp material with the intent to modify, package, or sell a transitional or finished hemp product.(8)(a) "Industrial hemp" means all parts and varieties of the genera Cannabis, cultivated or possessed by a grower, whether growing or not, that contain a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of 0.3 percent or less by dry weight that was grown under the industrial hemp research program as it existed on December 31, 2019.(b) "Industrial hemp" does not include plants of the genera Cannabis that meet the definition of "marijuana" as defined in RCW 69.50.101.(9) "Postharvest test" means a test of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration levels of hemp after being harvested based on:(a) Ground whole plant samples without heat applied; or(b) Other approved testing methods.(10) "Process" means the processing, compounding, or conversion of hemp into hemp commodities or products.(11) "Produce" or "production" means the planting, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of hemp including hemp seed.[ 2021 c 104 § 2; 2019 c 158 § 2.]NOTES:Intent—2021 c 104: "The legislature intends to authorize and establish hemp processor registration and hemp extract certification necessary for entrance and compliance with interstate and international commerce and business requirements or stipulations in regard to hemp processing. A voluntary processor registration or hemp extract certification in lieu of a hemp processor license will allow persons or companies to ship transitional or final hemp products to states and countries that require a hemp processor license or registration." [ 2021 c 104 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 15.140.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.030 - Agricultural commodity program—Rule-making authority.

RCW 15.140.030 Agricultural commodity program—Rule-making authority.(1) The department must develop an agricultural commodity program to replace the industrial hemp research pilot program in *chapter 15.120 RCW, in accordance with the agriculture improvement act of 2018.(2) The department has sole regulatory authority over the production of hemp and may adopt rules to implement this chapter. All rules relating to hemp, including any testing of hemp, are outside of the control and authority of the liquor and cannabis board.(3) If the department adopts rules implementing this chapter that are effective by June 1, 2019, persons licensed to grow hemp under *chapter 15.120 RCW may transfer into the regulatory program established in this chapter, and continue hemp production under this chapter. If the department adopts rules implementing this chapter that are effective after June 1, 2019, people licensed to grow hemp under *chapter 15.120 RCW may continue hemp production under this chapter as of the effective date of the rules.(4) Immediately upon April 26, 2019, and before the adoption of rules implementing this chapter, persons licensed to grow hemp under *chapter 15.120 RCW may produce hemp in a manner otherwise consistent with the provisions of this chapter and the agriculture improvement act of 2018.[ 2019 c 158 § 3.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: Chapter 15.120 RCW was repealed by 2019 c 158 § 15.
WA Rev Code § 15.140.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.040 - State's hemp plan.

RCW 15.140.040 State's hemp plan.(1) The department must develop the state's hemp plan to conform to the agriculture improvement act of 2018, to include consultation with the governor and the attorney general and the plan elements required in the agriculture improvement act of 2018.(2) Consistent with subsection (1) of this section, the state's hemp plan must include the following elements:(a) A practice for hemp producers to maintain relevant information regarding land on which hemp is produced, including a legal description of the land, for a period of not less than three calendar years;(b) A procedure for testing, using postdecarboxylation or other similarly reliable methods, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration levels of hemp, without the application of heat;(c) A procedure for the effective disposal of plants, whether growing or not, that are produced in violation of this chapter, and products derived from such plants;(d) A procedure for enforcement of violations of the plan and for corrective action plans for licensees as required under the agriculture improvement act of 2018;(e) A procedure for conducting annual inspections of, at a minimum, a random sample of hemp producers to verify hemp is not produced in violation of this chapter; and(f) A certification that the state has the resources and personnel to carry out the practices and procedures described in this section.(3) The proposal for the state's plan may include any other practice or procedure established to the extent the practice or procedure is consistent with the agriculture improvement act of 2018.(4) Hemp and processed hemp produced in accordance with this chapter or produced lawfully under the laws of another state, tribe, or country may be transferred and sold within this state, outside of this state, and internationally.(5) The whole hemp plant may be used as food. The department shall regulate the processing of hemp for food products, that are allowable under federal law, in the same manner as other food processing under chapters 15.130 and 69.07 RCW and may adopt rules as necessary to properly regulate the processing of hemp for food products including, but not limited to, establishing standards for creating hemp extracts used for food.[ 2019 c 158 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 15.140.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.050 - Postharvest test protocol.

RCW 15.140.050 Postharvest test protocol.The department must develop a postharvest test protocol for testing hemp under this chapter that includes testing of whole plant samples or other testing protocol identified in regulations established by the United States department of agriculture, including the testing procedures for delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration levels of hemp produced by producers under the state plan.[ 2019 c 158 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 15.140.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.060 - Hemp producer license—Hemp processor registration—Rules—Fees.

RCW 15.140.060 Hemp producer license—Hemp processor registration—Rules—Fees.(1) The department must issue hemp producer licenses to applicants qualified under this chapter and the agriculture improvement act of 2018. The department may adopt rules pursuant to this chapter and chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to license persons to grow hemp under a commercial hemp program. The department may adopt rules pursuant to this chapter and chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to register hemp processors.(2) A hemp processor that processes hemp for commercial use or sale may register with the department. The registration application must include the physical address of all locations where hemp is processed or stored, a registration fee as set in rule, and any other information required by the department by rule. A registered hemp processor is not required to obtain a hemp producer license. A registered hemp processor must be a registered business entity in Washington state or a foreign entity compliant with state laws.(3) The plan must identify qualifications for license applicants, to include adults and corporate persons and to exclude persons with felony convictions as required under the agriculture improvement act of 2018.(4) The department must establish license fees in an amount that will fund the implementation of this chapter and sustain the hemp program. The department may adopt rules establishing fees for tetrahydrocannabinol testing, inspections, and additional services required by the United States department of agriculture. License fees and any money received by the department under this chapter must be deposited in the hemp regulatory account created in RCW 15.140.080.[ 2021 c 104 § 3; 2019 c 158 § 6.]NOTES:Intent—2021 c 104: See note following RCW 15.140.020.
WA Rev Code § 15.140.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.070 - Source of hemp seeds or clones.

RCW 15.140.070 Source of hemp seeds or clones.A person producing hemp pursuant to this chapter must notify the department of the source of the hemp seed or clones solely for the purpose of maintaining a record of the sources of seeds and clones being used or having been used for hemp production in this state. Hemp seed is an agricultural seed.[ 2019 c 158 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 15.140.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.080 - Hemp regulatory account.

RCW 15.140.080 Hemp regulatory account.The hemp regulatory account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fees established under this chapter must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for implementing this chapter. Only the director of the state department of agriculture or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.[ 2019 c 158 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 15.140.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.090 - Internet-based application.

RCW 15.140.090 Internet-based application.Washington State University may, within existing resources, develop and make accessible an internet-based application designed to assist hemp producers by providing regional communications concerning recommended planting times for hemp crops in this state.[ 2019 c 158 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 15.140.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.100 - Cross-pollination—Hemp plants and marijuana plants.

RCW 15.140.100 Cross-pollination—Hemp plants and marijuana plants.(1) There is no distance requirement, limitation, or buffer zone between any licensed hemp producer or hemp processing facility licensed or authorized under this chapter and any marijuana producer or marijuana processor licensed under chapter 69.50 RCW. No rule may establish such a distance requirement, limitation, or buffer zone without the evaluation of sufficient data showing impacts to either crop as a result of cross-pollination.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, in an effort to prevent cross-pollination between hemp plants produced under this chapter and marijuana plants produced under chapter 69.50 RCW, the department, in consultation with the liquor and cannabis board, must review the state's policy regarding cross-pollination and pollen capture to ensure an appropriate policy is in place, and must modify policies or establish new policies as appropriate. Under any such policy, when a documented conflict involving cross-pollination exists between two farms or production facilities growing or producing hemp or marijuana, the farm or production facility operating first in time shall have the right to continue operating and the farm or production facility operating second in time must cease growing or producing hemp or marijuana, as applicable.[ 2019 c 158 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 15.140.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.140 - Hemp Production.|15.140.110 - Expedited rule making to adopt the state hemp plan.

RCW 15.140.110 Expedited rule making to adopt the state hemp plan.(1) The department must use expedited rule making to adopt the state hemp plan submitted to the United States department of agriculture. As allowed under this section, rule making by the department to adopt the approved hemp plan qualifies as expedited rule making under RCW 34.05.353. Upon the submittal of the plan to the United States department of agriculture, the department may conduct initial expedited rule making under RCW 34.05.353 to establish rules to allow hemp licenses to be issued without delay.(2) On the effective date of rules adopted by the department regulating hemp production under chapter 15.140 RCW, a licensed hemp producer under this chapter may immediately produce hemp pursuant to chapter 15.140 RCW with all the privileges of a hemp producer licensed under chapter 15.140 RCW.[ 2019 c 158 § 11.]