Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Division 70 - Plant Industries
Chapter 14 - Missouri Cannabidiol Oil Rules
Section 2 CSR 70-14.100 - Requirements for Production, Manufacture, Storage, Transportation, and Testing of Hemp and Hemp Extract

Universal Citation: 2 MO Code of State Regs 70-14.100

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

PURPOSE: Establishes grower responsibility to maintain and adhere to written policies relating to production, manufacture, storage, transportation, and testing of hemp and hemp extract.

(1) The licensee shall establish, maintain, and adhere to written policies and procedures for the cultivation, production, manufacture, security, storage, inventory, distribution/transportation, and testing of hemp and hemp extract. Such policies and procedures shall include, but are not limited to, the following processes:

(A) Handling mandatory and voluntary recalls of hemp and hemp extract due to any action initiated by the director or any voluntary action initiated by the licensee, including the removal of adulterated and/or misbranded hemp or hemp extract from possible distribution and from registrants who have recalled hemp extract in their possession;

(B) Preparing for, protecting against, and handling any crisis that affects the operations of the cultivation and production facility or cannabidiol oil care center(s) in the event of strike, fire, flood, natural disaster, or other situations of local, state, or national emergency;

(C) Ensuring that any outdated, adulterated, damaged, deteriorated, misbranded, and/or unusable hemp or hemp extract is segregated from other hemp and hemp extract and disposed of in accordance with 2 CSR 70-14.140. This policy/procedure shall outline requirements for written documentation/record of the hemp and hemp extract disposition;

(D) Ensuring the oldest hemp is used first in the processing and manufacture of hemp extract;

(E) Ensuring all hemp and hemp extract in the process of manufacture, distribution, or analysis shall be stored in such a manner as to prevent diversion, theft, or loss and shall be accessible only to the minimum number of authorized personnel essential for efficient operation;

(F) Ensuring all hemp and hemp extract shall be returned to a secure location immediately after the completion of the process or at the end of the scheduled work day. If a process cannot be completed by the end of a working day, the processing equipment containing hemp or hemp extract shall be securely locked inside an area that affords adequate security;

(G) Ensuring no person, except production facility personnel, personnel from the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Senior Services, and law enforcement officials shall be allowed on the premises of a cultivation and production facility; and

(H) Ensuring all hemp extract complies with the provisions of section 195.207, RSMo and section 261.265, RSMo and any regulations issued thereunder, through the implementation of a sampling protocol, sample chain of custody procedure, and sample analysis for the percentage of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and detection of pesticides for each batch of hemp extract.

(2) Storage.

(A) Licensed cultivation and production facility and cannabidiol oil care centers shall-
1. Not produce or maintain hemp in excess of the quantity required for normal, efficient operation;

2. Have storage areas that provide adequate lighting, ventilation, temperature, sanitation, humidity, space, equipment, and security for the production and manufacture of hemp or hemp extract;

3. Maintain a separate secure area for hemp and hemp extract that is outdated, adulterated, damaged, deteriorated, misbranded, unusable, or whose sealed containers or packaging have been broken or opened, until such material is disposed;

4. Keep all safes, vaults, or any other equipment or areas used for cultivation, production, harvesting, processing, manufacturing, or storage of hemp and hemp extract, securely locked and protected from entry by unauthorized individuals;

5. Store all hemp extract in an approved safe or approved vault and in such a manner as to prevent diversion, theft, or loss;

6. Store all hemp in a secure area, room, or location within the facility accessible only to authorized facility personnel, the director or designated representative, or law enforcement;

7. Have a sign posted at all entries to storage areas of the facility containing hemp or hemp extract stating: "Do Not Enter - Access Limited to Authorized Personnel Only";

8. Be maintained in a clean and orderly manner;

9. Be free from infestation of pests, including insects, rodents, birds, vertebrates, and mold; and

10. Ensure all areas of the cultivation and production facility and cannabidiol oil care centers are compartmentalized based on function and that access shall be restricted between compartments.

(3) Inventory.

(A) Prior to commencing operations each cultivation and production facility and cannabidiol oil care center shall-
1. Establish ongoing inventory controls and procedures for conducting inventory reviews of hemp and hemp extract for the purpose of detecting any diversion, theft, or loss in a timely manner; and

2. Conduct a weekly inventory of hemp and hemp extract in stock, which shall be recorded and maintained in the hemp monitoring system and include, at a minimum:
A. Date of inventory;

B. Total amount of hemp by variety and lot number and hemp extract by batch number;

C. Total amount of hemp and hemp extract deemed unusable or placed under a department stop sale, use, or removal order being held in quarantine for proper disposal; and

D. Name, signature, and title of the employees conducting the inventory.

(4) Transportation and delivery of hemp, hemp extract, and/or hemp waste by cultivation and production facility personnel.

(A) Each transport vehicle shall be staffed with a delivery team consisting of a minimum of two (2) employees.

(B) At least one (1) delivery team member shall remain with the vehicle at all times while the vehicle contains hemp, hemp extract, and/or hemp waste.

(C) Each delivery team member shall have access to a secure form of communication for the purpose of contacting cultivation and production facility personnel and/or law enforcement, while the vehicle contains hemp, hemp extract, and/or hemp waste.

(D) Each delivery team member shall possess an identification card issued by the grower when transporting, delivering, or distributing hemp, hemp extract, and/or hemp waste. Identification cards shall be presented to the director or law enforcement officials upon request.

(E) Each transport vehicle shall carry a manifest. The manifest shall include the following information and shall be maintained for three (3) years:
1. Names of delivery team employees;

2. Licensed non-profit entity's name;

3. Total quantity of hemp, hemp extract, and/or hemp waste and lot or batch numbers being transported for delivery;

4. Name and address of each recipient;

5. Date of delivery or distribution;

6. Total quantity delivered to the recipient;

7. Name, title, and signature of person taking possession of hemp, hemp extract, and hemp waste; and

8. A signed chain of custody documenting the delivery of hemp, hemp extract, and hemp waste.

(5) Testing.

(A) The cultivation and production facility shall-
1. Create and follow an approved protocol for sampling hemp and hemp extract;

2. Develop and implement a chain of custody procedure for all samples;
A. Samples of hemp and hemp extract, including duplicate samples shall be transported/delivered to a department approved laboratory in a container that is secured in an outer package that is sealed with an affixed label identifying the batch number;

3. Direct the approved laboratory to analyze all hemp extract samples for-
A. The percentage of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC);

B. The percentage of cannabidiol by weight;

C. Other psychoactive substances; and

D. All pesticides recorded under the requirements of 2 CSR 70-14.150;

4. Maintain all reports of analysis for all samples of hemp and hemp extract in the hemp monitoring system; and

5. Notify the department within ten (10) working days of receipt of any results of analysis showing noncompliance with section 195.207, RSMo or section 261.265, RSMo or any regulations issued thereunder;
A. Any positive result of analysis showing noncompliance with section 195.207, RSMo section 261.265, RSMo or any regulations issued thereunder, makes the tested hemp and hemp extract unusable and must be destroyed in accordance with the requirements of 2 CSR 70-14.140.

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