1. (1) Participation fee.

   1. (a) The licensed grower shall pay a participation fee.
   2. (b) The participation fee for each growing address shall be in the amount established in these regulations.
   3. (c) Participation fees shall be paid in full prior to the execution of the grower licensing agreement in a manner prescribed by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.

2. (2) Secondary Pre-Harvest Sample fee.

   1. (a) If a licensed grower fails to complete the harvest within thirty (30) days after the department collects the pre-harvest sample, the licensed grower shall submit a new Harvest/Destruction Form for each additional pre-harvest sample.
   2. (b) After the initial pre-harvest sample from each grow area or lot, the licensed grower will be required to pay a secondary pre-harvest sample fee for each additional sample taken.
   3. (c) Each secondary pre-harvest sample fee shall be paid to the department within thirty (30) days of invoice or notification by the department. The secondary pre-harvest sample fee shall be as established in these regulations.
   4. (d) If the licensed grower fails to pay the secondary pre-harvest sample fee within thirty (30) days of invoice or notification, the lack of payment shall be considered a violation of the grower licensing agreement.
   5. (e) The licensed grower shall not harvest the remaining crop until the department collects a secondary pre-harvest sample if one is required as established in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.

3. (3) Post-harvest retest fee.

   1. (a) The department shall order post-harvest THC testing of a plot if the results of an initial THC test on the pre-harvest sample indicate a total delta-9-THC concentration in the pre-harvest sample in excess of what is permitted by the department.
   2. (b) If a licensed grower fails to request a retest within fourteen (14) days of notification of pre-harvest results on a harvest from the department, then the pre-harvest sample or secondary pre-harvest test result shall stand, and the department shall destroy or seize, without compensation, all hemp or other cannabis from the plot.

Author: N. Gunter Guy Jr.

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-8-383.

History: New Rule: Filed November 15, 2018; effective December 30, 2018. Repealed and New Rule: Published August 31, 2020; effective October 15, 2020; operative November 1, 2020. Amended: Published November 30, 2021; effective January 14, 2022. Amended: Published August 31, 2023; effective October 15, 2023.