Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A
cultivator or distributor intending to sell, label, or represent cannabis or
nonmanufactured cannabis products as OCal shall develop an OCal system plan
that is agreed to by the cultivator or distributor and the registered
certifying agent.
(b) An OCal
system plan shall meet the requirements set forth in this chapter for OCal
production.
(c) A certified
operation shall use the practice standards set forth in sections
10202 through
10209 of this article to define and
implement required components of its OCal system plan. The OCal system plan
shall include:
(1) A description of practices
and procedures to be performed and maintained, including the frequency with
which they will be performed;
(2) A
list of each substance to be used as an OCal production input and material,
indicating its composition, source, location(s) where it will be used, and
documenting commercial availability, as applicable;
(A) Documentation of commercial availability
of OCal seeds and planting stock is not required for the first 12 months of the
program.
(3) A
description of the monitoring practices and procedures to be performed and
maintained, including the frequency with which they will be performed, to
verify that the plan is effectively implemented;
(4) A description of the recordkeeping system
implemented to comply with the requirements established in section
10104 of this chapter;
(5) A description of the management practices
and physical barriers established to prevent commingling of OCal and non-OCal
or non-organic products on a split operation and to prevent contact of OCal
operations and products with prohibited substances;
(6) A description of practices implemented to
maintain or improve the natural resources of the operation, including soil,
water, wetlands, woodlands, and wildlife, and respond to site-specific
conditions by integrating cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that
foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve
biodiversity. These practices may also be integrated into subdivisions (1)
through (5) above; and
(7)
Additional information deemed necessary by the registered certifying agent to
evaluate compliance with this chapter.
1. New
section filed 7-14-2021; operative 7-14-2021 pursuant to Government Code
section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2021, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
26012
and
26013,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
26013,
26062
and
26062.5,
Business and Professions Code.
