(1) Any person wishing to solely distribute or sell viable industrial hemp seed or propagules in Washington state must be licensed by the department as an industrial hemp distributor. A person must obtain an industrial hemp distributor license prior to exchanging, distributing, selling or reselling viable industrial hemp seed or propagules in Washington state.

(2) This license type may not be combined with licenses described in WAC 16-305-060, 16-305-070, or 16-305-080.

(3) Where appropriate, licensed industrial hemp distributors shall follow seed certification rules in chapter 16-302 WAC.