Register BEFORE you Plant/Grow Hemp
To stay in compliance with the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Program Act, §§ 35-61-101 through 109 (“Act”), and the Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Program Act, 8 CCR 1203-23 (“Hemp Rules”), you as hemp producers must receive your registrations to grow hemp BEFORE you can plant/grow hemp. If a hemp producer plants and grows hemp prior to receiving its registration, then that is a violation which will result in a fine and mandatory sampling.
Registrants Required to Respond to Inspection Notification
Inspection notices have been and will be emailed to selected registrations. As a reminder, per Hemp Rules, Part 4.1: “All Registrations are subject to routine inspection and sampling to verify that the delta-9 THC concentration of the Cannabis planted within the Registered Land Area does not exceed 0.3% on dry weight basis. The Commissioner may select up to 100% of the Registrants to be inspected. The Commissioner shall send notification to each Registrant of their selection. The notification shall inform the Registrant of the scope and process by which the inspection will be conducted and require the Registrant to contact the Department within 10 days to set a date and time for the inspection to occur. Failure to contact the Department as required may result in the initiation of disciplinary proceedings pursuant to Part 6 of these Rules against the Registration.”