"Sec. 1   RCW 70.155.050 and 1993 c 507 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) No person may engage in the business of sampling within the state unless licensed to do so by the board. If a firm contracts with a manufacturer to distribute samples of the manufacturer's products, that firm is deemed to be the person engaged in the business of sampling. No person may engage in the business of sampling cigarettes.
     (2) The board shall issue a license to a sampler not otherwise disqualified by RCW 70.155.100 upon application and payment of the fee.
     (3) A sampler's license expires on the thirtieth day of June of each year and must be renewed annually upon payment of the appropriate fee.
     (4) The board shall annually determine the fee for a sampler's license and each renewal. However, the fee for a manufacturer whose employees distribute samples within the state is five hundred dollars per annum, and the fee for all other samplers must be not less than fifty dollars per annum.
     (5) A sampler's license entitles the licensee, and employees or agents of the licensee, to distribute samples at any lawful location in the state during the term of the license. A person engaged in sampling under the license shall carry the license or a copy at all times. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor."