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Rule 901:14-1-01 | Definitions.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) "Abandoned application"
means an application for licensure which was returned to the applicant by the
department as incomplete and not finalized or corrected by the applicant and
returned to the department within thirty days or by the application
deadline. (B) "Acceptable hemp THC level"
means the application of the measurement of uncertainty to the reported delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol content concentration level on a dry weight basis that
produces a distribution or range that includes 0.3 per cent or
less. (C) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning
as found in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (D) "Cultivate" or
"cultivating" means to plant, water, grow, fertilize, till, or
harvest a plant or crop. "Cultivating" includes possessing or storing
a plant or crop on a premises where the plant or crop was cultivated until
transported to the first point of sale. (E) "Delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol" or "THC" means the sum of the percentage
by weight of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid multiplied by 0.877 plus the
percentage by weight of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. (F) "Department" means the Ohio department of
agriculture. (G) "Director" means the director of the Ohio
department of agriculture or their designee. (H) "Disqualifying offense" means any felony
involving a controlled substance including, but not limited to, violations
of: (1) Division (A)(1)(a) of
section 2907.02 of the Revised Code. (2) Division (A)(2) of
section 2907.05 of the Revised Code. (3) Division (D)(2) of
section 2923.16 of the Revised Code. (4) Section 2923.241 of
the Revised Code. (5) Chapters 2925.,
3719., and 3796. of the Revised Code. (I) "Growing location" means a contiguous land
area or single building in which hemp is grown or planned to be
grown. (J) "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and
any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives,
extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether
growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more
than three-tenths per cent on a dry weight basis. (K) "Immediate family" means a licensee's
spouse, parents, children, grandparents, siblings, grandchildren,
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, step-parents, step-children, step-siblings, or a legal guardian
or other person who stands in the place of a parent (in loco
parentis). (L) "Key participant" means a
sole proprietor, a partner in partnership, or a person with executive
managerial control in a corporation. A person with executive managerial control
includes persons such as a chief executive officer, chief operating officer and
chief financial officer. This definition does not include non-executive
managers such as farm, field, or shift managers. (M) "Licensee" or "licensed cultivator"
means an individual or business entity possessing a hemp cultivation license
issued pursuant to section 928.02 of the Revised Code and this
chapter. (N) "Licensed medical marijuana cultivator" means
an entity that has been issued a certificate of operation by the Ohio
department of commerce to grow, harvest, package, and transport medical
marijuana as permitted under Chapter 3796. of the Revised Code. (O) "Measurement of
uncertainty" or "MU" means the parameter, associated with the
result of a measurement, that characterizes the dispersion of the values that
could reasonably be attributed to the particular quantity subject to
measurement. (P) "Public park" means a park established by the
federal government, state, or a political subdivision of the state including a
county, township, municipal corporation, or park district. (Q) "School" means a child day-care center as
defined under section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, a preschool as defined under
section 2950.034 of the Revised Code, or a public or nonpublic primary school
or secondary school. (R) "Strain" means a cannabis strain, which is a
group of plants created asexually through clonal propagation. (S) "University" means an institution of higher
education as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code and a private
nonprofit institution with a certificate of authorization issued pursuant to
Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. (T) "Variety" means a subdivision of a kind which
is distinct, uniform and stable; "distinct" in the sense that the
variety can be differentiated by one or more identifiable morphological,
physiological, or other characteristics from all other varieties of public
knowledge; "uniform" in the sense that variations in essential and
distinctive characteristics are describable; and "stable" in the
sense that the variety will remain unchanged to a reasonable degree of
reliability in its essential and distinctive characteristics and its uniformity
when reproduced or reconstituted as required by the different categories of
varieties.
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Rule 901:14-1-02 | Cultivation License.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) No person may cultivate hemp without
a hemp cultivation license issued by the department. (B) Hemp cultivation licenses are valid
for three years provided that the licensee is compliant with Chapter 928. of
the Revised Code and this chapter. (C) Hemp cultivation licenses shall be
renewed every three years by complying with the rules of this paragraph,
including obtaining the required background check(s) as outlined in rule
901:14-1-05 of the Administrative Code. (D) The application window shall be November first to March
thirty-first. (1) An applicant may seek
a variance from the application window by completing a variance request form
which can be found on the department's website. (2) The denial of a
variance request does not constitute grounds for a Chapter 119. administrative
hearing. (E) The department may only issue a hemp cultivation
license if the applicant has: (1) Submitted a complete
application as outlined in rule 901:14-1-03 of the Administrative
Code; (2) Submitted both the application fee
and the annual license fee as outlined in rule 901:14-1-04 of the
Administrative Code; and (3) Completed the required background
check(s) as outlined in rule 901:14-1-05 of the Administrative Code and the
applicant and no key participant of the business entity has, within the last
ten years, plead guilty to or been convicted of a disqualify
offense. (F) Prior to April first during years two and three of the
license period, licensees shall complete the annual license update form as
described in rule 901:14-1-03 of the Administrative Code and remit the annual
license fee to the department. (G) Any licensee or key participant in the business entity
who, during the time of licensure, pleads guilty to or is convicted of a
disqualifying offense shall have their license revoked or suspended by the
department if the licensee or key participant is not removed from the entity
within thirty days from the date of plea or conviction. (H) A cultivation license is valid only for the individual
or business entity, and the key participant in the business entity, for which
it is issued. A cultivation license may only be modified or assigned if
approved by the department and: (1) The licensee notifies
the department in writing of the proposed modification or key participant
change; (2) The licensee ensures
that the background checks as outlined in rule 901:14-1-05 of the
Administrative Code have been completed and received by the department; and
(3) The licensee can
demonstrate that the licensee will remain in compliance with the rules of this
chapter. (I) The following are not required to obtain a cultivation
license under this chapter: (1) A university who has
been specifically authorized by the director to cultivate hemp for research
purposes. (2) Any person who is an
immediate family member of a licensed cultivator or a subordinate employee of
the licensed cultivator so long as these individuals are acting under the
instructions and control of the licensed cultivator in the designated growing
location. Any actions taken by these individuals shall be the responsibility of
the licensed cultivator.
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Rule 901:14-1-03 | Cultivation application.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) A person applying for a hemp
cultivation license shall apply on a form provided by the
department. (B) An applicant shall provide all of the
following information to the department: (1) If the applicant is
an individual: (a) The full legal name of the applicant; (b) The physical address of the applicant; (c) The mailing address of the applicant; (d) The email address of the applicant; and (e) The phone number of the applicant. (2) If the applicant is a
business entity: (a) The full name of the business; (b) The federal tax
identification number of the business; (c) The mailing address of the business; (d) The principal business location in the state of
Ohio; (e) The full name of the individual who is authorized to
sign on behalf of the business entity; (f) The full name, title, and email address of the
individual who will be primarily responsible for the hemp operations of the
business entity; (g) The identity of every key participant in the business
entity applying for licensure; (h) The information required in paragraph (B)(1) of this
rule for each party identified in paragraph (B)(2)(g) of this
rule; (i) Phone number for the business entity; and (j) Email address for the business entity. (3) For each growing
location: (a) The global position system coordinates; (b) The physical address; (c) Maps for each field, greenhouse, building, or storage
facility where hemp will be cultivated or stored; and (d) Number of outdoor acres, indoor square footage, and
number of plants intended to be planted. (4) Any other information required by the
department. (C) Licensed cultivators shall complete
an annual license update form prior to March 31st in years two and three of the
license period. The licensee shall provide the following information and remit
the annual license fee to the department: (1) Any information
required in paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule that has changed in the
last year. (2) For each growing
location to be used in the upcoming license year: (a) The global position system coordinates; (b) The physical address; (c) Maps for each field, greenhouse, building, or storage
facility where hemp will be cultivated or stored; and (d) Number of outdoor acres, indoor square footage, and
number of plants intended to be planted. (3) Any other information required by the
department. (D) Any incomplete application will be returned to the
applicant by the department. (E) Abandoned applications shall not be
reviewed by the department and destroyed. (F) Failure to complete the annual license update form or
pay required fees in a timely or complete manner may result in the department
taking enforcement action enforcement action as defined in rule 901:14-1-99 of
the Administrative Code.
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Rule 901:14-1-04 | Fees.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) Fee schedule. (1) Cultivator. (a) The application fee shall be one hundred dollars for
each license application. (b) The annual license fee shall be five hundred dollars
for each growing location. (2) Site modification fee. The site modification fee shall be two hundred
fifty dollars for each GPS coordinate location change for each growing
location. (3) Testing. (a) Pre-harvest sample fee shall be one hundred fifty
dollars. (b) Secondary pre-harvest sample fee shall be three hundred
dollars. (c) Post-harvest retest fee shall be three hundred
dollars. (B) The fees established in this rule
shall be nonrefundable.
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Rule 901:14-1-05 | Background checks.
Effective:
February 17, 2020
(A) All applicants and key participants
in the business entity, if applicable, shall submit to a criminal records check
completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in
accordance with section 928.03 of the Revised Code. (B) Applicants submitting a renewal
application must comply with paragraph (A) of this rule during the application
window established in paragraph (D) of rule 901:14-1-02 of the Administrative
Code in the licensure renewal period. (C) The department shall not grant a license to an
applicant a unless the applicant and all key participants have not plead guilty
to or been convicted of a felony to a disqualifying offense in the ten years
prior to applying for a license. No background check that was completed in
excess of sixty-days prior to application can be accepted by the
department. (D) The applicant requesting a criminal records check shall
submit with a request to the bureau of criminal identification and
investigation: a completed copy of a form prescribed under division (C)(1) of
section 109.572 of the Revised Code; a set of fingerprint impressions obtained
as described in division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code; the
applicant's name and address; the department's name and address; and,
a request that the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and
investigation obtain from the federal bureau of investigation any information
it has pertaining to the applicant. (E) The department shall only accept results of a criminal
records check submitted to the department directly from the bureau of criminal
identification and investigation. (F) The applicant shall bear all costs associated with the
criminal records check as determined by the bureau of criminal identification
and investigation, the federal bureau of investigation, and by any agency with
authority to charge a fee for fingerprint impressions. (G) If the department does not receive the background check
of all required parties by March thirty-first, the applicant may request an
extension waiver of thirty days to complete the background check requirement.
If the department does not receive the background check by the end of the
extension period, the department will consider the application
abandoned.
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Rule 901:14-1-06 | Land Use Restrictions for Licensed Cultivators.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
A licensed cultivator shall not: (A) Plant or grow any cannabis that is
not hemp. (B) Plant or grow hemp on any site not
approved by the department. (C) Plant or grow hemp in or within one
hundred feet of any structure that is used for residential
purposes. (D) Handle or store hemp plant material
in any structure that is used for residential purposes. (E) Comingle hemp with other crops unless
prior approval is obtained in writing from the department. (F) Plant or grow hemp in an outdoor
growing location of less than one-quarter acre unless prior approval is
received in writing from the department. (G) Plant or grow hemp in an indoor
growing location of less than one thousand square feet unless prior approval is
received in writing from the department. (H) Plant or grow hemp in a growing
location in a quantity of less than one thousand plants unless prior approval
is received in writing from the department. (I) Plant or grow hemp in any growing location that is
located within half a mile of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate,
measured from the closest point of the property lines, having situated on it a
licensed medical marijuana cultivator. Except that this does not apply to any
licensed cultivator who, within the last three years, has legally planted hemp
in a location that would otherwise be excluded. (J) Plant or grow hemp in any growing location, unless
prior approval is received in writing from the department, that is located
within five hundred feet of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate, measured
from the plants to the closest point of the property lines, having situated on
it a school or public park. Except that this does not apply to research being
conducted by a university or the department as approved by the
director. (K) Plant or grow hemp on any property that is not owned or
leased by the licensed cultivator.
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Rule 901:14-1-07 | Prohibited varieties.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
No licensed cultivator shall use any seed, cutting,
clone, or planting from a variety that is on the department's prohibited
hemp variety list which may be found by visiting the department's website
www.agri.ohio.gov.
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Rule 901:14-1-08 | Harvesting.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) A licensed cultivator shall submit a completed current
harvest or destruction report form to the department at least fifteen days
prior to the intended harvest date or intended destruction of a failed crop.
The licensed cultivator shall indicate to the department the growing location
or part thereof that the cultivator intends to harvest or destroy. (B) Upon receipt of a completed harvest
or destruction report, the department shall collect a sample prior to harvest.
No licensed cultivator shall harvest hemp prior to the department collecting a
sample from the area intended to be harvested. (C) The licensed cultivator shall harvest the crop not more
than fifteen days following the date of the sample collection by the
department, unless specifically authorized in writing by the department. If the
licensed cultivator fails to complete harvest within fifteen days, the
department may order a secondary pre-harvest sample of the plot, and the
licensed cultivator shall be assessed a secondary pre-harvest sample fee per
plot in the amount established in rule. (D) Harvested plant material shall not be moved beyond the
cultivator's storage facility until the department releases the plant
material in writing using the hemp release form. (E) A licensed cultivator who fails to submit a harvest or
destruction report or who does submit a harvest or destruction report and
proceeds to harvest a crop prior to a sample being collected by the department
without approval by the department may result in the department taking
enforcement action as outlined in rule 901:14-1-99 of the Administrative Code.
Any plant material that has been harvested and is still in the licensed
cultivator's possession shall be embargoed and tested as outlined in rule
901:14-1-10 of the Administrative Code.
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Rule 901:14-1-09 | Sampling.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) All growing locations shall be
subject to random sampling and inspection at any time by the department for
compliance with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and this chapter. (B) During the sample collection window
as outlined in rule 901:14-1-08 of the Administrative Code, the licensed
cultivator or an authorized representative shall be present at the growing
location. Representatives of the department shall be provided with complete and
unrestricted access to all hemp and other cannabis plants, whether growing or
harvested, and all land, buildings, and other structures used for the
cultivation, handling, and storage of all hemp and other cannabis plants; and
all locations listed in the license application. (C) The department shall take samples
from each field, greenhouse, building, or site where hemp is being cultivated
by the licensee. The samples shall consist of cuttings from at least five hemp
plants within the growing location. A set of samples must be taken for each
variety. The hemp plants selected for sampling shall be determined by the
department and not the licensee. The licensee shall be afforded one testing
sample per growing location. All additional samples taken due to the licensed
cultivator having multiple fields, greenhouses, buildings, sites, or additional
varieties grown on the growing location shall be subject to the fees outlined
in rule 901:14-1-04 of the Administrative Cod. (D) Samples collected by the department
may be tested by the department or its designee for compliance with Chapter
928. of the Revised Code and this chapter. (E) All samples taken pursuant to the rule shall be
provided at no cost to the department. The samples become the property of the
department and are non-returnable.
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Rule 901:14-1-10 | Testing and reporting.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) The department's testing laboratory shall be the
official regulatory laboratory for compliance with Chapter 928. of the Revised
Code and the rules adopted pursuant to it. The department may contract with
third-party laboratories to provide testing services on its behalf. As soon as
they are available, all test results shall be reported to the license holders
by the department. No other testing result shall be considered an official
regulatory testing result. (B) The department shall, at a minimum,
test to determine the THC concentration level in the sample. (C) A sample with an acceptable hemp THC
level shall require no further action and the area or harvested plant material
from which the sample was obtained shall be released for marketing or further
processing as designated on the hemp release form. (D) A sample which exceeds the acceptable
hemp THC level shall be reported to the licensed cultivator as soon as
possible. The license cultivator may request a second sample to be tested of
the harvested material from same field, greenhouse, building, or site where the
original sample was taken. The hemp plants selected for sampling shall be
determined by the department. If a second sample is not is requested, or the
second sample does not have an acceptable hemp THC level, the area represented
by the sample, or any harvested plant parts from the area represented by the
sample shall be destroyed pursuant to rule 901:14-1-11 of the Administrative
Code. (E) Any plant material that is co-mingled
with plant material which exceeds the acceptable hemp THC level shall be
destroyed pursuant to rule 901:14-1-11 of the Administrative Code.
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Rule 901:14-1-11 | Destruction.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) All licensed cultivators must submit
a destruction report in order to destroy hemp. No destruction may occur unless
department personnel are present to witness the destruction unless otherwise
notified by the department. (B) The department may conduct an
inspection to witness the destruction or verification that the crop was
destroyed. (C) If a growing location was ordered
destroyed, abandoned, or otherwise not harvested by the licensed cultivator,
the department may destroy the crop and invoice the licensee for all costs
associated with the destruction.
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Rule 901:14-1-12 | Reporting and records.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) Planting report. (1) A planting report for
each growing location shall be submitted to the department by July first of
each year or within fifteen days of planting, including replanting. The
licensed cultivator shall utilize the planting report form which can be found
on the department's website www.agri.ohio.gov. (2) The report shall
include the following information: (a) Field or greenhouse location identification as
identified in the application; (b) Number of acres or square footage planted; (c) Plant variety name; (d) Primary intended use of the harvest for each planting;
and (e) Any other information required by the
department. (3) A licensed cultivator
who does not plant in one of their approved site locations shall submit in the
planting report on or before July thirty-first of each year stating that hemp
has not and shall not be planted at that site for the calendar
year. (4) A licensed
cultivator's failure to submit an accurate, complete, and timely report
may result in the department taking enforcement action as defined in rule
901:14-1-99 of the Administrative Code. (B) Farm service agency. A licensed cultivator shall report their hemp
crop acreage to the USDA farm service agency in accordance with 7 CFR 990.23
(2019). (C) Production reports. (1) A licensed cultivator
shall submit a completed production report to the department by December
thirty-first of each year. The cultivator shall utilize the production report
form which can be found on the department's website
www.agri.ohio.gov. (2) A licensed
cultivator's failure to submit an accurate, complete, and timely report
may result in the department taking enforcement action as defined in rule
901:14-1-99 of the Administrative Code. (D) Recordkeeping. All licensed cultivators shall maintain the
following records for a period of three years: (1) Planting reports; (2) Harvest reports; (3) USDA FSA acreage reports; (4) Destruction reports;
and (5) Production
reports.
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Rule 901:14-1-13 | Control of volunteers.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
Licensed cultivators shall be responsible for
scouting and monitoring unused fields for volunteer cannabis plants and to
destroy those plants for three years past the last date of planting as reported
to the department. Failure to control volunteers may result in the department
taking enforcement action against the cultivator's license including
eradicating these plants and invoicing the licensee for all costs associated
with the destruction.
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Rule 901:14-1-14 | Pesticide and fertilizer use.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) A licensed cultivator who uses a
pesticide or fertilizer on hemp shall comply with all licensure and
certification requirements of Chapters 905. and 921. of the Revised Code, if
applicable. (B) A licensed cultivator shall not use
any pesticide in violation of the product label. (C) A licensed cultivator who uses a
pesticide on a site where hemp will be planted shall comply with the longest of
any planting restriction interval on the product label prior to planting the
hemp. (D) The department may perform pesticide
testing on a random basis. (E) Hemp seeds, plants, and materials
bearing pesticide residue in violation of the established tolerances found in
40 C.F.R. 18, as effective on September 8, 2017, shall be subject to forfeiture
or destruction without compensation.
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Rule 901:14-1-15 | Cooperation with law enforcement and other federal agencies.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) The department shall provide information about approved
cultivation, handling, and storage site locations to representatives of the
United States department of agriculture (USDA), and any federal, state, or
local law enforcement agency whose representatives request licensed site
information, including GPS coordinates. (B) Immediately upon request, licensees
or their agents shall produce a copy of the licensed cultivator's license
to a representative of the department or a law enforcement agency. (C) Immediately upon request, licensees
or their agents shall produce a copy of the licensed cultivator's license
and a copy of the hemp release form to a representative of the department or a
law enforcement agency if they are stopped or otherwise detained during
transport.
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Rule 901:14-1-16 | Clone and seed production.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) All licensed hemp cultivators engaged
in the business of producing clones, cuttings, propagules, and seed for
propagation purposes shall: (1) Not sell hemp seeds
or plants to any person or business entity in the state of Ohio who is not
licensed as a cultivator or an exempted university pursuant to Chapter 928. of
the Revised Code and this chapter. (2) Maintain information
on the mother plants including: (a) Variety; (b) Strain; and (c) A valid certificate of analysis on the plant issued
within the last calendar year by a laboratory which meets the standards
outlined in rule 901:14-2-13 of the Administrative Code and provides the
percentage content by weight for THC. (3) Verify and maintain
records of sales which indicate: (a) The name and license number of the
purchaser; (b) The variety and strain name(s) of the hemp plant or
seeds purchased; (c) The number of plants or the weight of seed purchased;
and (d) The date of the transaction. (4) The records required
by this rule shall be maintained for a period of three years. (B) For the purposes of this rule, the production of
clones, cuttings, propagules, and seed for propagation purposes are not
required to submit a harvest report as required in rule 901:14-1-08 of the
Administrative Code.
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Rule 901:14-1-17 | Cultivation research.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) Any private or non-profit entity,
that is otherwise not a university, interested in obtaining a cultivation
license for research purposes only shall apply for a license in accordance with
rules 901:14-1-02 and 901:14-1-03 of the Administrative Code except that these
applicants shall utilize the hemp cultivation research application
form. (B) Hemp cultivation research licensees
are exempt from compliance from the following rules of the Administrative
Code: (1) 901:14-1-06
(paragraphs (F) to (H)); (2)
901:14-1-07; (3)
901:14-1-08; (4)
901:14-1-12; (5) 901:14-1-14;
and (6)
901:14-1-16. (C) Reporting and records. (1) All hemp cultivation
research licensees shall maintain the following records and documentation of
their cultivation research: (a) Date of planting; (b) Field, greenhouse, or other growing
location; (c) Number of plants, acres, or square footage
planted; (d) Varietal or plant identification information;
and (e) Destruction records as outlined in rule 901:14-1-11 of
the Administrative Code. (2) The records required
in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule shall be maintained for a period of three
years and shall be made available to the department upon request. (D) No hemp plant material, under the
control of this license, shall be sold, offered for sale, delivered, bartered,
auctioned, given away, or otherwise transferred. (E) All hemp plant material, under the
control of this license, shall be destroyed pursuant to rule 901:14-1-11 of the
Administrative Code at the conclusion of the research.
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Rule 901:14-1-99 | Enforcement.
Effective:
January 31, 2020
(A) The director shall deny, suspend, or
revoke a hemp cultivation license if the licensed cultivator, applicant, or key
participant has: (1) Provided false or
misleading information on the hemp cultivation application or renewal
application; (2) Not complied with the
background check requirements as outlined in rule 901:14-1-05 of the
Administrative Code; (3) Plead guilty to or
was convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance within the last
ten years; (4) Negligently violated
section 928.04 of the Revised Code or this chapter three or more times in any
five-year period. (B) If the director determines that a
licensed cultivator has negligently violated a provision in Chapter 928. of the
Revised Code or this chapter, the director shall issue a corrective action plan
to the licensed cultivator. The director shall include in the corrective action
plan both of the following: (1) A reasonable date by
which the person shall correct the violation; and (2) A requirement that
the person report to the director regarding the person's compliance with
the requirements of this chapter, rules adopted under it, and the corrective
action plan for two calendar years immediately following the date of the
violation. (C) The director may suspend or revoke a hemp cultivation
license if the licensee has failed to comply with Chapter 928. of the Revised
Code or this chapter. (D) If the director has or proposed to have denied,
suspended, or revoked a hemp cultivation license, the licensed cultivator or
applicant shall be afforded a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the
Revised Code.
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