Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-55 - Cannabis licenses, application process, requirements, and reporting › Section 314-55-310 - Transportation license

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A
			 transportation license allows the licensee to physically transport or deliver
			 cannabis, cannabis concentrates, and cannabis-infused products between licensed
			 cannabis businesses within Washington state. The application fee for the
			 transportation license is $250 and the annual fee is $1,300.
(2) Applicants for the transportation license
			 must submit the following information:
(a)
			 Personal/criminal history forms for all true parties of interest (see WAC
			 314-55-035)
			 ;
The criminal history background check will consist of
				completion of a personal/criminal history form provided by the WSLCB and
				submission of fingerprints to a vendor approved by the WSLCB. The applicant
				will be responsible for paying all fees required by the vendor for
				fingerprinting. These fingerprints will be submitted to the Washington state
				patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for comparison to their criminal
				records. The applicant will be responsible for paying all fees required by the
				Washington state patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b) Documents showing the right to
			 the physical location to be licensed (purchase and sale agreement or lease in
			 the name of the applicant);
(c)
			 Copies of the current UTC common carrier permits. All vehicles and trailers
			 must also be permitted by UTC as common carriers;
(d) Corporate information form or limited
			 liability information form as applicable;
(e) Proof of insurance.
(i) Licensees shall provide insurance
			 coverage as set out in this section. The intent of the required insurance is to
			 protect the consumer should there be any claims, suits, actions, costs, damages
			 or expenses arising from any negligent or intentional act or omission of the
			 licensees. Licensees shall furnish evidence in the form of a certificate of
			 insurance satisfactory to the WSLCB that insurance, in the following kinds and
			 minimum amounts, has been secured. Failure to provide proof of insurance, as
			 required, may result in license cancellation.
(ii) Commercial general liability insurance:
			 The licensee shall at all times carry and maintain commercial general liability
			 insurance and if necessary, commercial umbrella insurance for bodily injury and
			 property damage arising out of licensed activities. This insurance shall cover
			 such claims as may be caused by any act, omission, or negligence of the
			 licensee or its officers, agents, representatives, assigns, or servants. The
			 insurance shall also cover bodily injury, including disease, illness and death,
			 and property damage arising out of the licensee's premises/operations,
			 products, and personal injury. The limits of liability insurance shall not be
			 less than $1,000,000.
(iii)
			 Insurance carrier rating: The insurance required in (e)(i) of this subsection
			 shall be issued by an insurance company authorized to do business within the
			 state of Washington. Insurance must be placed with a carrier that has a rating
			 of A - Class VII or better in the most recently published edition of
Best's Reports
. If an insurer is not admitted, all insurance
			 policies and procedures for issuing the insurance policies must comply with
			 chapters 48.15 RCW and 284-15 WAC.
(iv) Additional insured. The state and its
			 employees, agents, and volunteers shall be named as an additional insured on
			 all general liability, umbrella, and excess insurance policies. All policies
			 shall be primary over any other valid and collectable insurance.