Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
Chapter 80-14-1 - Medical Cannabis Cultivation
Section 80-14-1-.13 - Pesticide Usage And Testing
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) Cultivators and Integrated Facilities shall fully comply with all laws and administrative rules relating to the usage of pesticides in the State of Alabama.
(2) The Department may perform pesticide testing on a random basis or if the representatives of the Department have reason to believe that a pesticide may have been applied to cannabis in violation of the product label.
(3) At least quarterly, Cultivators and Integrated Facilities shall, at their own cost, have their cannabis sampled by the State Testing Laboratory licensed by the AMCC pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 20-2A-66 to ensure that no pesticides or other hazardous substances are present in the cannabis material. Cultivators and Integrated Facilities must maintain records of these tests for at least two years and provide the results to the department and AMCC, upon request. Nothing herein shall preclude a Cultivator or Integrated Facility from conducting or seeking, at its own cost, in-house or independent third-party testing of cannabis at any other time before, at, or after the time of harvest.
Author: Patrick B. Moody
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2A-50, 20-2A-52, 20-2A-53, 20-2A-62.