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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-303 - Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification › SEED TESTING AND ANALYSIS FEES › Section 16-303-310 - Organization for economic cooperation and development scheme for varietal certification (O.E.C.D.) fees

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In addition to fees required by applicable Washington
					 certification rules, the following fees shall apply to all seed tagged O.E.C.D.
					 and is payable by the person requesting O.E.C.D. certificate. The certifying
					 agency may require fees paid in advance:
Service
Fee
O.E.C.D. assessment 
								  *1
Actual cost to program. This is a pass through
								  fee to USDA
O.E.C.D. certificate 
								  *2
$40.00 each
O.E.C.D. reissued certificate
See Section 250 for additional document
								  copies
O.E.C.D. grow out test 
								  *3
$100.00 each entry
O.E.C.D. tagging fee 
								  *4
$17.00 Application plus tag fee cost
*1 An additional O.E.C.D.
					 assessment will be billed on each O.E.C.D. seed lot assessed by USDA-O.E.C.D.
					 authorities.
These charges will be billed in addition to other listed
					 fees.
*2 O.E.C.D. certificate fee does
					 not include required field application, inspection, laboratory fees or
					 tagging.
*3 No charge for control
					 entry.
*4 See WAC 16-303-350 for
					 tagging fee.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.310,
						chapter
						34.05 RCW, and
						2012 2nd sp.s. c
						7 . 12-19-065, § 16-303-310, filed 9/17/12,
						effective 10/18/12. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.310 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 07-21-060,
						§ 16-303-310, filed 10/12/07, effective 12/1/07. Statutory Authority: 2003
						1st sp.s. c 25 § 309(2),
						RCW
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 05-12-053,
						§ 16-303-310, filed 5/26/05, effective 6/26/05. Statutory Authority:
						Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW, 2003 c 308. 03-18-071,
						§ 16-303-310, filed 8/29/03, effective 9/29/03. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.370(3),
						15.49.310, and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 03-08-005,
						§ 16-303-310, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority:
						Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, §
						16-303-310, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 01-01-015,
						§ 16-303-310, filed 12/6/00, effective
						1/6/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-303 - Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification › SEED TESTING AND ANALYSIS FEES › Section 16-303-315 - Quality seed tagging

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(1) Service fee
				  for quality seed tags and tagging shall be $0.25 per cwt.
Service
Fee
Quality Sod tag
$17.00 Application plus $0.25 cwt and tag
								  fee
Quality Timothy tag
$17.00 Application plus tag fee
Quality Orchardgrass tag
$17.00 Application plus tag fee
(2) Seed lots which meet the field and seed
				  standards will be tagged with a "quality seed" tag per WAC
				  16-302-395
				  through
				  16-302-410
				  or WAC
				  16-302-740
				  through
				  16-302-756.
(3) Tag fees are specified in WAC
				  16-303-350.
(4) Quality tagging
				  does not include required field inspection or laboratory analysis.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.310,
						chapter
						34.05 RCW, and
						2012 2nd sp.s. c
						7 . 12-19-065, § 16-303-315, filed 9/17/12,
						effective 10/18/12. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.310 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 07-21-060,
						§ 16-303-315, filed 10/12/07, effective 12/1/07. Statutory Authority:
						Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW, 2003 c 308. 03-18-071,
						§ 16-303-315, filed 8/29/03, effective 9/29/03. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 01-01-015,
						§ 16-303-315, filed 12/6/00, effective
						1/6/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-303 - Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification › SEED TESTING AND ANALYSIS FEES › Section 16-303-317 - Annual and rough bluegrass quarantine fees

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.310,
						chapter
						34.05 RCW, and
						2012 2nd sp.s. c
						7 . 12-19-065, § 16-303-317, filed 9/17/12,
						effective 10/18/12. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.310 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 07-21-060,
						§ 16-303-317, filed 10/12/07, effective 12/1/07. Statutory Authority:
						Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW, 2003 c 308. 03-18-071,
						§ 16-303-317, filed 8/29/03, effective 9/29/03. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.370(3),
						15.49.310, and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 03-08-005,
						§ 16-303-317, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority:
						Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, §
						16-303-317, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 01-01-015,
						§ 16-303-317, filed 12/6/00, effective
						1/6/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-303 - Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification › SEED TESTING AND ANALYSIS FEES › Section 16-303-340 - Seed certification fees for buckwheat, chickpea, field pea, lentil, millet, soybean, sorghum and small grains

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(1) Seed certification fees for buckwheat,
				  chickpea, field pea, lentil, millet, soybean, sorghum and small grains are as
				  follows:
(a)
Application fee per variety per grower
							 ...........................
$25.00
(b)
Field inspection fee per acre except
							 millet and hybrid sorghum ......
$3.15
(c)
Millet - First acre .............
$32.55
- Each additional acre .........
$6.50
(d)
Hybrid sorghum - First acre .....
$32.55
- Each additional acre .........
$13.00
(e)
Special field inspection fee per acre
							 .......................
$2.60
(f)
Late application fee ...........
$50.00
(g)
Minimum reinspection fee for each field
							 which did not pass field inspection plus $0.46 for each acre over twenty-five
							 ......
$45.00
(h)
Final certification fee per cwt. of clean
							 seed sampled ................
$0.25
(i)
Production fee per cwt. of production
							 from fields inspected which is utilized for seed
$0.105
(j)
Sampling fee per cwt. of clean seed
							 sampled, with minimum charge of $10.30 per sample, which is charged to
							 conditioning plant in lieu of mechanical sampling ..........
$0.105
(2) A field may be withdrawn upon
				  notification by the applicant to the certifying agency's office before field
				  inspection. In such case, the field inspection fee is refunded upon request
				  until June 30 of the year following harvest.
(3) Harvest before field inspection causes
				  forfeitures of both the application and field inspection fees, and completion
				  of certification.
(4) Final
				  certification or production fees shall be determined by the audit process
				  described in subsection (5) of this section.
(5) The WSCIA audit process is as follows:
(a) Audits are conducted
				  semiannually.
(b) Certified seed
				  growers, distributors, and conditioning plants shall report all previously
				  unreported retail and wholesale transactions of certified or certified-eligible
				  seed by completing and returning the WSCIA audit form to WSCIA.
(c) WSCIA invoices each grower, distributor,
				  conditioning plant, or final seller as follows:
(i) For seed certified by WSCIA and utilized
				  as seed, the conditioning plant is charged the final certification fee in
				  subsection (1)(h) of this section;
(ii) For certified-eligible seed not
				  certified by WSCIA but utilized as seed, the grower or final seller is charged
				  the production fee in subsection (1)(i) of this section. "Final seller" means a
				  seller who sells seed prior to brokerage or retail sale, sells seed to a plant
				  not approved for conditioning certified seed, or transships seed
				  out-of-state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-303 - Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification › SEED TESTING AND ANALYSIS FEES › Section 16-303-350 - Seed tagging fees

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(1) Seed
				  tagging fees for certification, O.E.C.D., crucifer and specialty tags are as
				  follows:
Certified
								  Tags
Card stock 4x3: Sod quality, Quality Timothy,
								  Quality Orchard grass, Foundation, Registered, Certified, Experimental, Select,
								  Source Identified
$0.03/tag
Certified substandard class
$0.13/tag
Certified adhesive 4x3
$0.06/tag
Registered adhesive
$0.09/tag
OECD Tags
OECD 4x3 1st Gen tag
$0.08/tag
OECD 4x3 Prebasic, Basic
$0.31/tag
OECD 4-5/8 x 2-7/8 adhesive
$0.08/label
Crucifer
								  Tags
1.5x1 Crucifer adhesive label
$0.19/label
1x3 Crucifer adhesive label
$0.19/label
4x1 Crucifer adhesive label
$0.10/label
4x3 Crucifer card stock
$0.13/tag
4x8 Crucifer adhesive label
$0.10/label
4x8 Crucifer card stock
$0.13/tag
Specialty
								  Tags
Zip tie and all other specialty
								  tags
$2.22 each
(2)
				  Reissuance of certification tags requires an application fee of $17.00 plus
				  price of tags.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-305 - Industrial hemp research program › INDUSTRIAL HEMP LICENSES › Section 16-305-120 - Suspension of industrial hemp licenses for noncompliance with a child support order

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-305 - Industrial hemp research program › INDUSTRIAL HEMP LICENSES › Section 16-305-250 - Monetary penalties, license denial, suspension or revocation, and right to adjudicative proceeding

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-010 - Purpose of chapter

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Under the authority of chapter 15.140 RCW, the department
				  adopts rules to establish a hemp program in accordance with the Agricultural
				  Improvement Act of 2018. These rules include licensing requirements. Licensing
				  is required for persons to produce hemp as provided under this chapter and
				  chapter 15.140 RCW. Registration is voluntary for hemp processors that process
				  hemp for commercial use or sale.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-020 - Activities outside the scope of the hemp program

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The following activities are not subject to regulatory
				  sanctions or penalties under this chapter, except for the limitation of THC
				  content under chapter 15.140 RCW:
(1)
				Possessing, transporting, marketing or exchanging legally obtained hemp and
				hemp products;
(2) Growing,
				producing, possessing, processing, marketing or exchanging cannabis as defined
				in
				RCW
				69.50.101.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-040 - Hemp producer license application

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(1) An applicant
				for a hemp producer license must:
(a) Provide
				the information required for a hemp producer license on a form provided by the
				department that at a minimum includes the following:
(i) The name and business address of the
				applicant;
(ii) For corporate
				applicants, the type of business entity, such as corporation, LLC, or
				partnership, the state or country where the business is incorporated, and the
				name and address of the entity's agent in Washington state;
(iii) The legal description (section,
				township, and range) in which any proposed registered land area is located;
				and
(iv) Geospatial location
				coordinates of any proposed field, greenhouse, or other site where hemp is
				produced.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-050 - Hemp producer license

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(1) A person must
				obtain a hemp producer license prior to planting or growing hemp in this state,
				including growing hemp seed crop.
(2) A licensed producer may sell or exchange
				hemp produced under the license once the department has issued documentation
				declaring the hemp to meet the THC concentration requirements.
(3) The department may inspect and sample a
				producer's licensed operations. The producer must permit unrestricted access to
				all hemp plants, plant parts, grain and seeds within a registered land area
				whether growing or not, and all land and facilities used by the producer for
				the growing and storage of hemp, pesticide storage or housing, and all
				documents and records pertaining to the licensee's hemp business operations
				during business hours.
(4) The
				licensee must pay all applicable fees adopted under this chapter for any
				required inspections and testing. Samples may be taken at the department's
				discretion for testing.
(5) No
				registered land area may contain cannabis plants or parts thereof that the
				licensee knows or has reason to know are of a variety that will produce a plant
				that when tested will produce more than 0.3 percent THC concentration on a dry
				weight basis. No licensee shall use any such variety for any purpose associated
				with the growing of hemp.
(6)
				Licenses will expire on the last day of April following the year the license is
				issued. This date is not tied to the harvest and planting season. Rather it is
				tied to the window for applications (January 1st - March 31st) and the 30 days
				for the department to make a decision. For example, if a producer applies for a
				license February 1, 2020, and is granted a license on March 1, 2020, the
				license would expire April 30, 2021.
(7) Unless the license is renewed, the
				licensee must dispose of any plant material that is not harvested prior to
				expiration of the license.
(8) Upon
				any change to the registered land area(s) after issuance of the license, the
				licensee must submit to the department for approval an updated legal
				description, geospatial location, and a description of the changes to the
				registered land area(s) and required fees.
(9) At a minimum, licensees are required to
				post a sign on each side of every registered land area listed on the
				application including the following information:
(a) The department-issued license
				number;
(b) Crop type;
				and
(c) The department contact
				phone number.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-055 - Voluntary hemp processor registration

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A hemp processor that processes hemp for commercial use or
				  sale may register with the department if they are a registered business entity
				  in Washington state or a foreign entity compliant with state laws.
(1) An applicant for hemp processor
				registration must provide the information required for a hemp processor
				registration on a form provided by the department that at a minimum includes
				the following:
(a) The name and business
				address of the registrant;
(b) For
				corporate registrants, the type of business entity, such as corporation, LLC,
				or partnership, the state or country where the business is incorporated, and
				the name and address of the entity's agent in Washington state;
(c) The physical address and the legal
				description (section, township, and range) of the locations where the hemp is
				processed or stored; and
(d) If
				applicable, the Washington state liquor and cannabis board I-502 license
				number.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-060 - Records retention

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Licensed producers are required to maintain copies of all
				  records and reports necessary to demonstrate compliance with the program. These
				  records include those that support, document, or verify the information in the
				  forms the licensee submitted to the department. Licensees must keep records and
				  reports for a minimum of three years from the expiration date of the license
				  that was in effect at the time the records were generated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-070 - Hemp seed and propagules

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(1) A
				hemp producer licensee 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.
(2) The department is not
				responsible for obtaining seeds on behalf of the licensee.
(3) The department is not liable for and does
				not warrant that the seed is fit for any purpose.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-075 - Immature nonflowering hemp plants

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Licensed hemp producers that grow hemp for certain purposes
				  that do not bring plants to their flowering stage, like clones and microgreens,
				  are not required to meet the same sampling and testing requirements as
				  operations that grow flowering hemp, as these immature, nonflowering plants do
				  not exceed 0.3 percent THC when the plants are harvested before reaching 12
				  inches in height. Immature plants must meet the following requirements for THC
				  certification:
(1) The hemp producer
				licensee must notify the department of their intent to grow microgreens,
				lettuces, or cut immature plants in their license application, or email
				hemp@agr.wa.gov with their intent to grow upon the start of their first
				planting.
(2) At least seven days
				prior to a hemp producer licensee's immature hemp plant harvest, the licensee
				must notify the department and may be subject to inspection. An inspection may
				include:
(a) Visual inspection of all the hemp
				plants to be harvested to ensure they are immature plants of less than 12
				inches; and
(b) Licensee compliance
				with chapter 15.140 RCW, Hemp Production, and this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-080 - Hemp inspection and sampling criteria

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(1) All hemp
				producer licensees are subject to inspection by the department. The department
				may inspect registered land areas under a producer license at least once during
				each license period. The department's inspections of the registered land area
				may include the following:
(a) Inspections for
				unauthorized plant growth;
(b)
				Inspections for hemp in any form on the registered land area;
(c) Inspections for rogue, volunteer, or
				off-type hemp plants;
(d) Audits of
				existing business data and reports related to hemp;
(e) Identifying compliance with required
				signage as specified in WAC 16-306-050; and
(f) Assessing compliance with other
				applicable licensing terms and conditions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-090 - Hemp THC testing criteria

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(1) Mature hemp
				will be tested for THC concentration in a department-run or approved laboratory
				as determined by the department using post-decarboxylation or other testing
				methods approved by the department.
(2) Hemp testing will take place at times and
				on dates determined by the department.
(3) The department will apply the measurement
				of uncertainty to the reported THC concentration to determine if hemp material
				is in compliance under this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-100 - Voluntary testing for pesticides and heavy metals

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(1) In addition to
				testing required under WAC 16-306-090, producers may request voluntary testing
				for the following:
(a) A link to the list of
				pesticides that are allowed for use on hemp is available on the department
				website.
(b) Approved limits of
				mycotoxin. The sample and related lot fail testing for mycotoxin if the results
				exceed the following limits:
(i) Total of
				Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2: 20 µg/kg of substance;
(ii) Ochratoxin A: 20 µg/kg of
				substance.
(c) Approved
				limits for heavy metals. The sample and related lot fail testing for heavy
				metals if the results exceed the following limits:
Metal
µ/daily dose (5
							 grams)
Inorganic arsenic
10.0
Cadmium
4.1
Lead
6.0
Mercury
2.0
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-110 - Hemp for human consumption as food

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The whole hemp plant may be used as food for human
				  consumption. The department shall regulate the processing of the hemp for food
				  products allowable under federal law, in the same manner as other food
				  processing under chapters 15.130, 69.07, and 69.22 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-120 - THC certification

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(1) If the hemp
				meets THC concentration requirements in this chapter, the department will issue
				a document of certification attesting that hemp has been tested or visually
				inspected for THC concentration and is in compliance with this
				chapter.
(2) No hemp may leave a
				registered land area identified on a license without being issued THC
				certification by the department.
(3) Hemp plant material from different
				registered land areas or lots may not be combined until the department issues
				certification for each field, lot, or registered land area. Hemp seeds and
				grain are excluded from this restriction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-130 - Transporting hemp

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(1) Hemp
				produced under this chapter may not be transported from a registered land area
				as identified on the hemp producer license until THC certification by the
				department as specified in WAC
				16-306-120 is obtained by the
				applicable licensee prior to transport. During transport of hemp off a
				producer's registered land area, including to a processor, the person in
				possession of the hemp during transport must have in his or her possession
				either:
(a) Copies of the hemp producer
				license and department-issued THC certification, as required by this chapter;
				or
(b) A bill of lading or other
				proper documentation demonstrating that the hemp was legally imported or is
				otherwise legally present in the state of Washington under applicable state and
				federal laws relating to hemp.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-150 - Hemp inspection fees

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(1)
				Fees for hemp inspections are paid by the hemp producer licensee.
(2) No renewal licenses will be issued until
				all fees due to the department are paid in full.
(3) Hemp inspection fees are:
(a) $200.00 per inspection; plus
(b) Time and mileage per inspection. All time
				will be charged at a rate of $40 per hour. Mileage will be charged at the rate
				established by the Washington state office of financial management.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-160 - Hemp THC testing fees

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(1)
				Hemp will be tested for THC concentration in a department-run or approved
				laboratory as determined by the department using testing methods approved by
				the department.
(2) Hemp testing
				will take place at times and on dates determined by the department.
(3) Fees for hemp THC tests are paid by the
				licensee.
(4) No renewal licenses
				will be issued until all fees due to the department are paid in full.
(5) THC concentration testing fees for hemp
				when tested at the department's laboratory are established on a sliding rate
				scale. THC concentration testing will be scheduled by the department based on
				the availability of laboratory resources. Individual samples may be batched
				with samples from the same or different licensees in order to reduce the
				overall cost of the testing. For the purposes of this section, "batch" means a
				group of samples that are tested by the department on the same day, using the
				same equipment calibration and testing supplies to test each sample
				independently from other samples in the batch. The department will bill each
				licensee for the samples that licensee provides, based on batch size at the
				time of testing as shown in the following table:
Batch Size
Testing Fee Per Sample
Batch of 1 sample
$1,000
Batch of 2 samples
$500
Batch of 3 samples
$334
Batch of 4 samples
$250
Batch of 5 samples
$200
(6)
				When THC concentration testing is performed at department-approved
				laboratories, testing fees will be subject to actual laboratory costs,
				including sample transportation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-170 - Hemp noncompliance for THC concentration

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(1)
(a) If a hemp producer licensee's hemp tests
				higher than the acceptable hemp THC level, the licensee may be subject to
				suspension or revocation of their license. The lot must be disposed of in a
				manner approved by the department. If determined to be appropriate, the
				department may give notice of noncompliance to appropriate law enforcement
				agencies and the Washington state liquor and cannabis board, with a summary of
				the actions taken to dispose of the non-compliant hemp.
(b) Producers must document the disposal of
				all noncompliant hemp. This documentation must be submitted to the department
				following the completion of the disposal process.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-180 - License denial, suspension or revocation, and right to adjudicative proceeding

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Upon notice of intent by the department to an applicant to
				  deny a hemp producer license, notice of intent to a licensee to suspend or
				  revoke a license, notice of disposal of non-compliant hemp, or notice of a
				  department finding that the licensee has committed a negligent or culpable
				  violation, a person may request an adjudicative proceeding under chapter 34.05
				  RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act, and chapter 16-08 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-190 - Suspension of hemp license for noncompliance with a child support order

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(1) If the
				department receives notice under
				RCW
				74.20A.320 that a hemp producer licensee is
				not in compliance with a child support order, the department will suspend or
				not renew the licensee's hemp license(s) until the department of social and
				health services provides the department with a release stating that the
				licensee is in compliance with the child support order. If a licensee's license
				is suspended, all hemp crops and products in the licensee's possession must
				remain on the licensee's registered land area until the suspension is
				lifted.
(2) The department may
				renew, reinstate, or otherwise extend the licensee's hemp license(s) upon
				receipt of a copy of the release specified in subsection (1) of this
				section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-200 - Corrective action plans

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(1) When the
				department determines that a hemp producer has committed a negligent violation,
				the department will issue a notice of violation. This notice will include a
				corrective action plan. Producers shall not receive more than one negligent
				violation per calendar year. Negligent violations include, but are not limited
				to:
(a) Failing to provide an accurate legal
				description of land on which the producer produces hemp;
(b) Failing to obtain a license or other
				required authorization from the department; or
(c) Producing Cannabis sativa L. with delta-9
				tetrahydrocannabi-nol concentration of more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight
				basis.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-210 - Culpable violations

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If the department determines a violation was committed with a
				  culpable mental state greater than negligence, meaning, acts made
				  intentionally, knowingly or with recklessness, the department will report the
				  violation to USDA, the U.S. Attorney General, and the local law enforcement
				  officer as applicable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-306 - Hemp program › Section 16-306-220 - Venue for legal action

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The venue for any legal action under this chapter shall be
				  Thurston County, Washington.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-010 - Purpose of chapter

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Under the authority of chapter 15.150 RCW, the department
				  adopts rules to establish and maintain quality standards for laboratories
				  conducting analysis of recreational and medicinal cannabis. The standards are
				  the elements used in the evaluation of a product's compliance with established
				  product standards. These rules consist of method approval, method validation
				  protocols, and performance measures and criteria applied to the testing of the
				  product.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-030 - Laboratory instructions

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(1) A cannabis
				testing laboratory must be accredited by the accrediting authority prior to
				conducting quality assurance tests on any cannabis flower or products derived
				under chapter 69.50 RCW.
(a) Accredited labs
				must conspicuously display the accreditation letter received by the accrediting
				authority at the lab's premises in a location where a customer may observe it
				unobstructed in plain sight.
(b)
				The laboratory must maintain a list of all tests they are currently accredited
				to test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-040 - Laboratory personnel

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(1) The
				laboratory must have a training and retraining program for all personnel that
				is kept current and is documented and maintained with personnel
				records.
(2) The laboratory must
				maintain personnel files on all employees detailing their qualifications and
				duties for all positions that include:
(a)
				Resume of training and experience.
(b) Job description of current
				position.
(c) Copies of
				certificates.
(d) Copies of
				diploma(s).
(e) Training checklists
				which include what training was performed, who did the training, and when it
				was performed.
(f) Documentation of
				continuing education, if any.
(g)
				Documentation of demonstrated abilities and competencies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-050 - Scientific director

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(1) Each
				laboratory must employ a scientific director to ensure the achievement and
				maintenance of quality standards of practice who meets the following minimum
				qualifications:
(a) Must possess a doctorate
				in the chemical or microbiological sciences from a college or university
				accredited by a national or regional certifying authority with a minimum of two
				years post-degree laboratory experience; or
(b) A master's degree in the chemical or
				microbiological sciences from a college or university accredited by a national
				or regional certifying authority with a minimum of four years of post-degree
				laboratory experience; or
(c) A
				bachelor's degree in the chemical or microbiological sciences from a college or
				university accredited by a national or regional certifying authority with a
				minimum of six years of post-education laboratory experience.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-060 - Laboratory personnel performing high complexity testing

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Personnel performing high complexity testing must be
				  qualified on the basis of education, training, experience and demonstrated
				  skills, and must meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) Have a bachelor's degree in a chemical,
				physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from
				an accredited institution; or
(2)
				Must have an associate degree in a laboratory science (chemical or biological
				science) or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution;
				or
(3) Have education and training
				equivalents that includes at least 60 semester hours, or equivalent, from an
				accredited institution that, at a minimum, includes either:
(a) Twenty-four semester hours of medical,
				clinical, or chemical laboratory technology courses; or
(b) Twenty-four semester hours of science
				courses that include:
(i) Six semester hours
				of chemistry;
(ii) Six semester
				hours of biology; and
(iii) An
				additional 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory
				technology in any combination;
(c) Be evaluated for competencies to perform
				the test by someone who is already qualified to perform the test;
(d) Be approved by the scientific director to
				perform the test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-070 - Laboratory personnel performing moderate complexity testing

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Personnel performing moderate complexity testing must be
				  qualified on the basis of education, training, experience and demonstrated
				  skills, and must meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) Have at least a high school diploma or
				equivalent;
(2) Have documented
				training to perform the test;
(3)
				Have the skills required for performing preventive maintenance,
				troubleshooting, and calibration procedures related to each test
				performed;
(4) Have the skills
				required to implement the quality control policies and procedures of the
				laboratory;
(5) Have the awareness
				of factors that influence test results;
(6) Be evaluated for competencies to perform
				the test by someone who is already qualified to perform the test;
(7) Be approved by the scientific director to
				perform the test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-080 - Laboratory personnel performing low complexity testing

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Personnel performing low complexity testing must be qualified
				  on the basis of education, training, experience and demonstrated skills, and
				  must meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) Have at least a high school diploma or
				equivalent;
(2) Have training to
				perform the test;
(3) Be evaluated
				for competencies to perform the test by someone who is already qualified to
				perform the test;
(4) Be approved
				by the scientific director to perform the test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-090 - Standard operating procedures

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(1) The
				laboratory must have a complete and current standard operating procedures (SOP)
				manual that describes in detail all laboratory operations and ensures all
				samples are tested in a consistent manner using the same procedures.
(2) Copies of relevant sections of the SOP
				must be available to all staff in their work areas.
(3) The scientific director must review and
				show written approval of all sections of the SOP dating when they were
				implemented. An itemized list of changes and versions made within the last five
				years must be documented on a summary of changes sheet for each
				section.
(4) The SOP must include a
				safety manual, procedure, or policy that describes specific precautionary
				issues throughout the lab that makes employees aware of, and know how to safely
				maneuver through, the issue as described in the OSHA laboratory safety guidance
				document.
(5) The SOP must include
				a procedure for decontamination and cleaning of instruments, bench space, and
				ventilation and microbial hoods.
(6) The SOP must include testing procedures
				that include pertinent information for the scope and complexity of the
				procedure, including:
(a) Title that
				identifies the activity or procedure;
(b) Scope and principle;
(c) Sample requirements;
(d) Calibration and control preparation and
				usage protocol;
(e)
				Instrumentation, equipment, materials and supplies used;
(f) Instrument settings, data acquisition,
				system operation, parameters and conditions for testing;
(g) Procedure for sample preparation and
				testing;
(h) Results review and
				acceptability;
(i) Additional
				information, notes, safety requirements, and precautions to include
				calculations, interferences, limitations, background corrections, and proper
				disposal of lab waste including biohazardous waste and cannabis waste compliant
				with WAC 314-55-097; and
(j)
				References.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-100 - Sampling and homogenization protocols

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(1)
				Upon receipt, the laboratory must inspect each sample package and
				transportation manifest, assuring they meet the following minimum requirements:
(a) Each sample package must have a
				transportation manifest accompanying it to the laboratory.
(b) Each manifest must have the identifying
				information on it documented at the time of collection prior to sending it to
				the laboratory.
(c) Each manifest
				must have a unique sample identification number matching the label on the
				sample.
(d) The laboratory must
				reject samples when the sample ID number or label on sample container does not
				match the sample ID number or label on the manifest or when the container shows
				evidence of tampering.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-110 - Security

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(1) Laboratories must control and document
				access into operation areas (e.g., accessioning, data entry, sample handling,
				analytical, certification), along with sample storage areas, and records
				storage areas during both operating and nonworking hours.
(2) Individuals who do not have routine
				duties in secured areas (with the exception of auditors and emergency
				personnel) must be escorted, and their entries and exits must be properly
				documented (i.e., date, time of entry and exit, purpose of visit, and
				authorized escort).
(3) If a
				laboratory uses external service provider(s) to perform services on the
				laboratory's behalf (i.e., records storage, software service provider, or cloud
				service providers), the laboratory must show due diligence in verifying that
				the service provider has procedures in place to protect the confidentiality,
				integrity, and availability of data for the services that they will perform.
				The laboratory is responsible for ensuring the external service provider is in
				compliance with applicable requirements.
(4) Samples must be stored in a limited
				access, secured area.
(5) Only
				personnel who are assigned to the limited access, secured area can have
				unescorted access.
(6) Samples may
				be transported outside a secured area if they are in the custody of an
				authorized individual who is moving them to another secured location.
(7) Laboratories must maintain physical
				custody of samples and are not allowed to delegate sample storage to external
				service providers.
(8) Original
				hard copy records for reported samples must be maintained in a secure room,
				area, or file cabinet at all times suitable to prevent damage or deterioration
				and to prevent loss.
(9)
				Laboratories may use off-site record storage locations or services if they meet
				the limited access and security requirements listed above.
(10) The laboratory must establish a system
				to ensure records are protected from loss or accidental destruction. This could
				include backup copies of electronic records, cloud storage, or off-site secured
				storage of back up tapes or disks.
(11) The laboratory must establish a
				procedure for documenting record retrieval, removal, and disposal assuring
				destruction is only allowed on records held past the five-year storage
				requirement.
(12) The laboratory
				must establish a procedure for securing documents past the five-year storage
				requirement when specifically requested by the accrediting authority or for
				legal purposes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-309 - Cannabis laboratory accreditation standards program › Section 16-309-120 - Quality control and assurance

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(1)
				The laboratory must develop and maintain an extensive quality control (QC)
				program which involves the concurrent analysis of calibrators and controls with
				samples to demonstrate if the analytical system is operating within defined
				tolerance limits and that random and systematic errors can be identified in a
				timely manner.
(2) Laboratories
				must use controls that evaluate the performance of the sample prep and
				analytical instrument(s) in each preparation batch and must monitor the results
				of those samples within each batch and across batches for methods that include:
(a) A negative or blank control to
				demonstrate the assay(s) ability to perform without interference or
				contamination.
(b) A CCV above the
				cutoff or decision point but below the upper limit of linearity. Using a
				calibrator from the initial calibration is an acceptable CCV.
(c) A matrix spike (MS) and matrix spiked
				duplicate (MSD) at least every 20 samples per matrix for high complexity
				tests.
(d) If a matrix is not
				available, a representative matrix may be used and must be spiked at a
				concentration above the action limit with the target analytes. This is also
				known as a laboratory control sample (LCS).
(e) A laboratory control sample (LCS) may be
				used in place of a continuing calibration verification (CCV)(but not as a
				replacement for a failing CCV) for methods where the calibration goes through
				the same process as the LCS.
(f) A
				sample duplicate and a singular matrix spike is acceptable, when a matrix spike
				duplicate is not used, for each preparation batch.