1. (a) Except as described in (b) of this section, a person subject to or registered under this chapter may not transport industrial hemp without a transportation permit issued by the division. A transportation permit only authorizes industrial hemp to be transported from one registrant to another registrant or from one property of a registrant to another property of a registrant.

2. (b) A transportation permit is not required

   1. (1) for a registrant under 11 AAC 40.200 - 11 AAC 40.295 to transport industrial hemp on property listed on its registration for storage, drying, or testing in advance of a pre-harvest report;
   2. (2) to transport industrial hemp seed or propagules to a registered grower; or
   3. (3) to transport an industrial hemp product holding a valid endorsement under 11 AAC 40.400 - 11 AAC 40.420 to or from a registered retail location.
3. (c) A transportation permit will be issued to a registered grower only after sampling has validated that the hemp is no more than 0.3 percent delta-9-THC.
4. (d) A registrant shall apply to the division for a transportation permit and pay the required fee under 11 AAC 40.100.
5. (e) The division will process the application for a transportation permit not later than five business days from the date of receipt of the application. A single transportation permit may be approved by the division for multiple days or methods of transportation, if determined practicable or necessary by the division.

6. (f) A transportation permit will contain

   1. (1) the name of the permittee;
   2. (2) the address and the GPS coordinates from where the industrial hemp will depart;
   3. (3) the name of the registrant to whom the industrial hemp will be transported;
   4. (4) the address and the GPS coordinates at which the industrial hemp will be delivered;
   5. (5) the amount of industrial hemp being transported;
   6. (6) a physical description of the vehicle transporting the industrial hemp, including the registration plate number; and
   7. (7) the name of the person operating the vehicle transporting the industrial hemp.
7. (g) A registrant shall maintain all transportation permits for three years and make them available to the division for inspection not later than three business days after the division's request.
8. (h) The operator of the vehicle transporting industrial hemp shall have a copy of the applicable registration and the transportation permit in the operator's immediate possession at all times while transporting industrial hemp. When transporting industrial hemp, a person shall present a copy of the registration and permit upon demand to a peace officer, the division, or the division's representative.

(Eff. 4/4/2020, Register 234; am 11/3/2023, Register 248)

Authority: AS 03.05.010, AS 03.05.076, AS 03.05.078