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Organic Agriculture. Pesticide Licensing and Recertification. Public Records Requests. Natural Resources Building P. Nursery Licensing. What do you need today? Let's find it. Popular Topics. Let's Find It. Nursery Licensing For more information, email Nursery agr. WSDA Plant Services assists nurseries and other plant-related businesses with licensing requirements for the state of Washington.

Regulatory authority: RCW A nursery license is an endorsement on your business license, permitting you to sell horticultural plants in the state of Washington.

Fees are based on gross sales of horticultural plants, and whether the business is retail or wholesale. The license must be renewed annually. Wholesale and retail nurseries, growers and garden centers.

Landscapers and maintenance companies who buy, hold or grow plants to install. Brokers located in Washington who buy and sell plants. Grocery and warehouse stores that sell plants. Pet and aquarium stores that sell aquatic plants. Essentially, any person who handles or sells horticultural plants; and any business who holds, grows, sells or installs plants for customers in Washington State. However, the GLA has rejected this claim, suggesting the rising Australian dollar and freight rates are to blame for lower returns to growers.

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association also bought into the debate by issuing a statement dismissing the claims by the Grain Pool.

Grain Pool general manager Dr Andy Crane said that while Grain Pool supported the purpose of the GLA, it was concerned the decision-making process being used was not rigorous enough to identify and protect premium markets. Former Grain Pool chief executive Peter Reading said he supported the new structure but did not agree with the way permits had been granted. He said grain traders were focused on short-term profits, whereas the Grain Pool took a longer-term view.

The national wheat exporter, AWB Ltd, holds the bulk wheat export monopoly, or single desk. Publications Events Advertise Subscribe. By Alison Birrane.