PDFWAC 16-305-253

Category 3 grower or processor violations.

Category 3 violations are violations involving the growing, manufacture, supply, processing, or distribution of industrial hemp or hemp seed by industrial hemp grower, processor, or combination licensees.
Violation Type
Penalty
Failure to comply with chapter 16-302 WAC when growing industrial hemp for seed certification
$1,000
Growing industrial hemp within 4 miles of any field or facility being used to grow marijuana
$1,000
Failure to devitalize seed under a combination license
$500
Using domicile, home or residence to process industrial hemp
Destruction of hemp material
Licensee's industrial hemp tests higher than 0.3% THC concentration by dry weight (RCW 15.120.010(3))
Destruction of crop
Plant material found not harvested during license period
Destruction of unharvested crop
Processing industrial hemp without a fit for commerce certificate or bill of lading or not otherwise obtained through legal means
Destruction of publicly marketable hemp product or end use product
Transporting industrial hemp without a fit for commerce certificate or bill of lading
Destruction of publicly marketable hemp product or end use product
Industrial hemp seed not planted within 24 hours of receipt
Return of seed to DEA approved storage facility
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.120.030, 15.120.035 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-13-013, § 16-305-253, filed 6/7/18, effective 7/8/18.]