PURPOSE: Identifies the stop sale, use, or removal order and when it will be issued.

1. (1) When the director or his/her designated representative (authorized agent) has probable cause to believe hemp or hemp extract is being distributed, produced, or manufactured in violation of any of the provisions of sections 195.207 or 261.265, RSMo or any regulations issued thereunder, he/she may issue and serve a written “stop sale, use, or removal order” upon the license holder or custodian. The hemp, hemp extract, or hemp waste shall not be distributed or sold, used, or removed from the facility premises until the provisions of sections 195.207 or 261.265, RSMo or regulations issued thereunder, have been complied with and the hemp, hemp extract, or hemp waste has been released in writing by the director. Compliance with provisions of sections 195.207 or 261.265, RSMo or regulations issued thereunder must be achieved within ninety (90) days of the issuance of the “stop sale, use, or removal order.”

AUTHORITY: section 261.265, RSMo Supp. 2014.* Emergency rule filed Oct. 8, 2014, effective Oct. 18, 2014, expired April 15, 2015. Original rule filed Oct. 8, 2014, effective May 30, 2015.

*Original authority: 261.265, RSMo 2014.