--- title: Washington Seeks to Cover Regulatory Costs with Huge Increases to Hemp Registration Fees description: The Washington Department of Agriculture has published a proposal to significantly increase fees for growers, processors, marketers and seed distributors in order to cover the costs or overseeing the industrial hemp pilot program. The regulator hopes to raise enough fees to become self funded. 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The regulator hopes to raise enough fees to become self funded. The Department of Agriculture has yet to indicate when the comment period will close or if a public hearing will be scheduled. A summary of the fee increases include: - A single grower or processor/marketer license fee will increase from $300 to approximately $7,500 - A combination (grower and processor/marketer license fee will increase from $300 to approximately $14,500 - A seed distributor license fee increasing from $300 to approximately $7,500 - Reducing the application fee for a combination (grower and processor) license from $800 to $450 Interested businesses should file a comment letter with the Department of Agriculture at the address below. ## Submitting Written Comments: **Send written comments using one of the following:** **By mail:** Henri Gonzales, Agency Rules Coordinator Washington State Dept. of Agriculture PO Box 42560 Olympia, WA 98504-2560 **By fax: **(360) 902-2092 **By e-mail:** [**wsdarulescomments@agr.wa.gov**](mailto:wsdarulescomments@agr.wa.gov?subject=Comments%20-%20WAC%2016-305) ## Share this post [mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fhs.getobedio.com%2Fblog%2F2018%2F10%2F08%2F2018-10-8-washington-seeks-to-cover-regulatory-costs-with-huge-increases-to-hemp-registration-fees](mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fhs.getobedio.com%2Fblog%2F2018%2F10%2F08%2F2018-10-8-washington-seeks-to-cover-regulatory-costs-with-huge-increases-to-hemp-registration-fees) ## Keep reading ### [California Ballot Measure Local Municipalities California voters will decide 118 local tax measures and $8.07 billion in bond requests on November 3](https://hs.getobedio.com/blog/california-voters-will-decide-118-local-tax-measures-and-8.07-billion-in-bond-requests-on-november-3) ### [Local Ordinance Zoning Ordinance Development Data Federal Realty Asks La Mesa to Approve a 165,000-Square-Foot Bass Pro Shops Where Macy's Stood at Grossmont Center](https://hs.getobedio.com/blog/federal-realty-asks-la-mesa-to-approve-a-165000-square-foot-bass-pro-shops-where-macys-stood-at-grossmont-center) [![Obedio your municipal data source](https://hs.getobedio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/google%20workspace-1.png?width=100&height=41&name=google%20workspace-1.png "Obedio your municipal data source")](https://getobedio.com) Obedio's business intelligence platform provides data and insights from over 25,000 municipalities, enabling retail, manufacturing, finance, real estate, and government clients to make informed decisions, assess risk, and identify opportunities. **Data Source & Liability Disclaimer:** The data presented on this website is aggregated from various official government and public entities ("The Original Government Sources"). 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