1. (a) A licensed cultivator shall notify the department within 30 days before or after the first use of an appellation of origin in advertising, labeling, marketing, or packaging of cannabis produced by the cultivator. The notification from a licensed cultivator to the department shall be referred to as the “Notice of Use.” The cultivator shall submit the Notice of Use to the email address listed on the department's website.

2. (b) The Notice of Use shall include the following:

   1. (1) The licensee's name and Department of Cannabis Control cultivation license number(s) using the appellation(s) of origin;
   2. (2) The licensee's email address associated with the cultivation license(s);
   3. (3) The appellation(s) of origin used; and
   4. (4) The date that the licensee began or will begin use of the appellation(s) of origin.
3. (c) A Notice of Use shall be effective for three (3) years. For continued use of an appellation of origin, the cultivator shall resubmit a Notice of Use every three years.
4. (d) Filing a Notice of Use is not evidence of compliance with the standard, practice, and cultivar requirements for the appellation of origin.

5. (e) If the department does not receive a Notice of Use from at least one cultivator within a specific appellation of origin during a period of five (5) years, the department shall issue a notice that the appellation of origin is cancelled.

   1. (1) The notice shall be sent to the licensee's email(s) previously provided in any Notices of Use associated with that appellation of origin and to those entities designated in section 9202, subdivision (a).

Note: Authority cited: Section 26063, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 26063, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New section filed 7-14-2025; operative 10-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 29).