(1) The department shall notify a licensed grower, processor, handler or university in writing that the grower licensing agreement has been temporarily suspended if a representative of the department receives information supporting an allegation that a licensee has:
- (a) Engaged in conduct violating a provision of this administrative regulation, or the licensing agreement;
- (b) Made a false statement to a representative of the department or a law enforcement agency;
- (c) Been found to be growing or in possession of hemp with a measured total delta-9-THC concentration at or above 0.5 percent; or
- (d) Failed to comply with an order from a representative of the department or a law enforcement agency.
- (2) A person whose licensing agreement has been temporarily suspended shall not harvest, process, or remove cannabis from the premises where hemp or other cannabis was located at the time when the department issued its notice of temporary suspension, except as authorized in writing by a representative of the department.
- (3) As soon as possible after the notification of temporary suspension, a representative of the department shall inspect the licensed premises and perform an inventory of all cannabis, hemp, and hemp products that are in the licensee’s possession.
- (4) The department shall schedule a license revocation hearing for a date as soon as practicable after the notification of temporary suspension, but in any event not later than sixty (60) days following the notification of temporary suspension.
Author: N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala.1975, §2-8-383.
History: New Rule: Published August 31, 2020; effective October 15, 2020; operative November 1, 2020.