Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department
Chapter 96 - Hemp
Rule 21-96.9 - Harvesting Timing

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 21-96.9

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

(1) A licensee shall not harvest any portion of a hemp crop unless the department has officially sampled the lot to be harvested.

(2) The licensee may begin harvesting the corresponding lots and sub-lots upon receiving a temporary harvest and transportation permit. The temporary harvest and transportation permit will expire once a certificate of analysis, or destruction order, is issued.

a. Prior to receiving the temporary harvest and transportation permit, the licensee shall designate a storage site for the hemp crop. The licensee shall ensure that the department has unrestricted access to the crop at all times, including, if necessary, to fulfill an order of destruction. The harvested crop shall remain at the designated storage site until a certificate of analysis, or order of destruction, is issued.

b. The designated storage site must be within the state of Iowa.

c. All harvested lots and sub-lots shall be stored in a manner that preserves identity, regardless of the form, condition, or location of the crop. There shall be no commingling of separate harvested hemp lots.

(3) Until the certificate of analysis is received, ownership of the hemp crop shall not change.

a. The licensee shall harvest an officially sampled hemp lot no later than 15 days after the lot was officially sampled. If the licensee has not completed harvest within 15 days and still desires to harvest any remaining crop, the licensee shall contact the department and request supplemental official sampling and official laboratory tests.

b. The day the crop site is officially sampled shall be considered day 0. The next day is considered day 1 after sampling, and so on, until day 15.

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