Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Division 70 - Plant Industries
Chapter 14 - Missouri Cannabidiol Oil Rules
Section 2 CSR 70-14.010 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 2 MO Code of State Regs 70-14.010

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: Defines regulatory terms.

(1) Act-the Missouri Hemp Extract Act.

(2) Adulterated-applies to hemp or hemp extract if-

(A) It is composed of more than three tenths percent (.3%) of tetrahydrocannabinol by weight, is composed of less than five percent (5%) cannabidiol by weight or contains other psychoactive substances;

(B) Any foreign substance has been found in the hemp or hemp extract through laboratory analysis; or

(C) Any valuable constituent of the hemp extract has been wholly or in part abstracted.

(3) Applicant-any non-profit entity requesting a cultivation and production facility license from the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

(4) Batch-a quantity of hemp used in producing hemp extract made in one (1) operation, lot, or continuous or semi-continuous process or cycle and the quantity of hemp extract produced during an interval of time.

(5) Batch number-a unique numeric or alphanumeric identifier assigned to a specific quantity of hemp extract packaged and labeled for distribution that is within recognized tolerances for the factors that were subject to a laboratory test and that appear on the labeling.

(6) Cannabidiol oil care center manager-the individual who has management responsibilities over the cannabidiol oil care center.

(7) Cannabidiol oil care center personnel-all persons employed by a cannabidiol oil care center or who otherwise are present on behalf of the cannabidiol oil care center.

(8) Child resistant safety packaging-

(A) Tamper-proof, child-proof containers designed and constructed to be significantly difficult for children less than five (5) years of age to open; and

(B) Closable for multiple servings.

(9) Cultivation or cultivate-to prepare and improve land for the purpose of growing plants (crops).

(10) Cultivation and production facility-the department approved land and premises on which the licensee is authorized to grow, cultivate, process, produce, and possess hemp and hemp extract.

(11) Cultivation and production facility manager-the individual who has management responsibilities over the licensed cultivation and production facility.

(12) Cultivation and production facility personnel-all persons employed by a licensed cultivation and production facility or who otherwise are present on behalf of the licensed cultivation and production facility.

(13) Cultivation and production facility license-a license issued by the Missouri Department of Agriculture to a qualified applicant for the purpose of operating a hemp cultivation and production facility.

(14) Department-the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

(15) Director-director or duly designated employee of the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

(16) Disqualifying offense-any conviction, plea of guilty, or plea of nolo contendere to a felony; any conviction, plea of guilty, or plea of nolo contendere to a misdemeanor related to controlled substances within the past five (5) years; or current abuse of controlled substances.

(17) Distribution or distribute-to distribute, hold for distribution, sell, offer for sale, hold for sale, hold for shipment, ship, deliver for shipment, release for shipment, or receive and (having so received) deliver or offer to deliver.

(18) Fingerprint-based criminal background check-a fingerprint-based state and federal criminal background check conducted by the Missouri Highway Patrol.

(19) Hemp waste-any adulterated or misbranded hemp or hemp extract or any part of the hemp plant that is not usable in the production of hemp extract as provided by section 261.265, RSMo.

(20) Label-the written, printed, or graphic matter on or attached to hemp or the immediate container of hemp or hemp extract.

(21) Legal age-eighteen (18) years, unless otherwise provided by law.

(22) Licensee or license holder-is the non-profit entity to which a cultivation and production facility license is issued.

(23) Lot number-number assigned to a specific harvest of hemp by variety.

(24) Manufacture or manufacturing-any process by which hemp is converted to hemp extract.

(25) Misbranded-hemp and hemp extract is misbranded if-

(A) Its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation relating to its ingredients or analysis, which is false or misleading;

(B) It is contained in a package, container, or wrapping which does not conform to the packaging requirements in accordance with 2 CSR 70-14.120;

(C) The hemp or hemp extract label(ing) is not affixed to its container in accordance with 2 CSR 70-14.120; or

(D) Its strength or purity falls below the professed certificate of analysis as indicated on its labeling under which it is distributed.

(26) Non-profit entity-any corporation falling within the definition of non-profit corporation set forth in section 215.010(9), RSMo.

(27) Person-includes but is not limited to a natural person, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, limited liability partnership or company, corporation, association, government agency or governmental subdivision, business, or non-profit organization.

(28) Processing and manufacturing facility-site where hemp is processed and manufactured into hemp extract including, but not limited to, the storage of hemp, hemp extract, and hemp waste.

(29) Production or produce-the planting, preparation, cultivation, growing, harvesting, propagation, conversion, processing, or manufacturing of hemp or hemp extract including any packaging or repackaging of hemp extract or labeling or relabeling of hemp, hemp extract, or its container.

(30) Testing facility-a laboratory located in Missouri and approved by the department to provide analysis of hemp and hemp extract for scientific, medical, research, and instruction purposes.

(31) THC-tetrahydrocannabinol.

(32) Unusable hemp or hemp extract-any hemp or hemp extract found to be-

(A) Adulterated;

(B) Misbranded; or

(C) Unusable in the production of hemp extract.

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