1. (a) In order to confirm that industrial hemp was planted at a registered cultivation site, registrants shall submit a signed planting report to the commissioner within 72 hours following the completion of the planting. A separate planting report shall be completed for each planting. The planting report shall include the:

   1. (1) registrant's registration number,
   2. (2) name and contact information of the registrant,
   3. (3) planting date(s),
   4. (4) name(s) of the cultivar(s) and the quantity planted,
   5. (5) physical address, Global Positioning System coordinates, general description of the planting location, and total acreage or square footage of the planting, and
   6. (6) planned growing period for each cultivar planted.
2. (b) The Department shall make a template of a planting report form available on the Department's website.
3. (c) The commissioner may confirm the planting of the crop by conducting field inspections. The commissioner shall be provided with complete and unrestricted access during business hours to all hemp and other cannabis plants, whether growing or harvested, and all land, buildings, and other structures used for the cultivation, handling, and storage of all hemp and other cannabis plants, and all locations registered as a cultivation site.

4. (d) All registrants shall report on all hemp production in the state and any changes to where hemp will be produced to the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency within 30 calendar days of completion of a planting and shall provide, at minimum, all of the following information and changes:

   1. (1) registrant's registration number,
   2. (2) physical address, Global Positioning System coordinates, general description of the planting location, and
   3. (3) acreage dedicated to the production of hemp, or greenhouse or indoor square footage.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 81003, 81004, 81004.5, 81004.6 and 81006, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 81006, Food and Agricultural Code.

History

1. New section filed 1-11-2021; operative 1-11-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No. 3).

2. Amendment of subsections (a)(6) and (d) and amendment of Note filed 7-11-2022 as an emergency; operative 7-11-2022 (Register 2022, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-9-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. Amendment of subsections (a)(6) and (d) and amendment of Note refiled 1-3-2023 as an emergency; operative 1-3-2023 (Register 2023, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-3-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-3-2023 order transmitted to OAL 3-29-2023 and filed 5-11-2023 (Register 2023, No. 19).