Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 34 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP
Section 4-34-23 - Planting and pre-harvest requirements
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) All industrial hemp cultivated or produced shall have originated from authorized seed or clone plants.
(b) Each licensee shall maintain written certification for all authorized seed or clone plants cultivated or produced, which shall consist of either of the following:
(c) All industrial hemp seed shall be considered agricultural seed. Before selling agricultural seed in Kansas, each individual shall obtain a license pursuant to K.S.A. 2-1415 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(d) Each licensee shall submit a planting report to the department within 15 days after each planting, including replanting seeds or propagules or establishing plants. Each planting report shall identify the following:
(e) Before harvesting industrial hemp, each licensee shall provide the secretary at least 30 days' notice of the intended harvest date on a form provided by the secretary and, if the harvest does not begin on that date, shall provide an updated notice of the anticipated harvest date before harvesting any industrial hemp. Failure to provide notice of the harvest may result in the revocation of an existing hemp producer license and the denial of future hemp producer licenses. Each pre-harvest report shall identify the following:
(f) If two or more harvests will be conducted within a licensed growing area or lot within a license year, the licensee shall notify the department of each intended harvest date at least 30 days before the intended harvest date. The primary licensee shall pay the subsequent sampling fees and testing fees for each harvest conducted after the initial harvest of a lot.
(g) Each licensee shall maintain records regarding the source of all industrial hemp cultivated or produced and records regarding the disposition of all industrial hemp cultivated or produced for three years and shall present those records to the secretary upon request.