Wash. Admin. Code § 314-55-085 - What are the transportation requirements for a cannabis licensee?
(1)
Notification of shipment.
Upon transporting any cannabis or cannabis product, a producer, processor,
retailer, or certified third-party testing lab shall notify the WSLCB of the
type and amount and/or weight of cannabis and/or cannabis products being
transported, the name of transporter, information about the transporting
vehicle, times of departure and expected delivery. This information must be
reported in the traceability system described in WAC
314-55-083(4).
(2)
Receipt of shipment. Upon
receiving the shipment, the licensee or certified third-party lab receiving the
product shall report the amount and/or weight of cannabis and/or cannabis
products received in the traceability system.
(3)
Transportation manifest. A
complete printed transport manifest on a form provided by the WSLCB containing
all information required by the WSLCB must be kept with the product at all
times.
(4)
Records of
transportation. Records of all transportation must be kept for a minimum
of three years at the licensee's location and are subject to
inspection.
(5)
Transportation of product. Cannabis or cannabis products that are
being transported must meet the following requirements:
(a) Only the cannabis licensee, an employee
of the licensee, a transportation licensee, or a certified testing lab may
transport product and/or occupy a transporting vehicle;
(b) Drivers and/or occupants of a
transporting vehicle must be 21 years of age or older;
(c) Cannabis or cannabis products must be in
a sealed package or container approved by the WSLCB pursuant to WAC
314-55-105;
(d) Sealed packages or containers cannot be
opened during transport;
(e)
Cannabis or cannabis products must be in a locked, safe and secure storage
compartment that is secured to the inside body/compartment of the vehicle
transporting the cannabis or cannabis products;
(f) Any vehicle transporting cannabis or
cannabis products must travel directly from the shipping licensee to the
receiving licensee and must not make any unnecessary stops in between except to
other facilities receiving product;
(g) Live plants may be transported in a fully
enclosed, window-less locked trailer, or in a secured area within the inside
body/ compartment of a van or box truck. A secured area is defined as an area
where solid or locking metal petitions, cages, or high strength shatterproof
acrylic can be used to create a secure compartment in the fully enclosed van or
box truck. The secure compartment in the fully enclosed van or box truck must
be free of windows. Live plants may not be transported in the bed of a pickup
truck, a sports utility vehicle, or passenger car.
(6) For purposes of this chapter, any vehicle
assigned for the purposes of transporting cannabis, usable cannabis, cannabis
concentrates, or cannabis-infused products shall be considered an extension of
the licensed premises. Transport vehicles are subject to inspection by
enforcement officers of the WSLCB. Vehicles assigned for transportation may be
stopped and inspected by a WSLCB enforcement officer at any licensed location,
or while en route during transportation.
(7) All cannabis plants, clones, seeds, lots,
batches, intermediate products, end products, vendor samples, and sample jars
must remain physically tagged during transport.
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