Research records must be maintained onsite and available for examination by the department and the Department of Public Safety during normal business hours. A research licensee shall maintain the following for three years:

1. (1) All license information and the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency authorization number, if applicable;
2. (2) Physical address of the licensee or the licensee’s principal business location;
3. (3) Latitude and longitude coordinates of each lot where industrial hemp will be produced, stored, handled, and processed;
4. (4) Total acreage, or square footage if grown indoors, of industrial hemp planted and disposed;
5. (5) Variety for each lot;
6. (6) Total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol test results for each lot;
7. (7) Documents regarding the disposal of industrial hemp produced;
8. (8) Industrial hemp crop acquisitions, including certificate of analysis, grower name, grower address, grower license number, quantity purchased, and transaction date;
9. (9) Records of all unprocessed or processed industrial hemp purchased from another processor, including certificate of analysis, processor name, processor address, processor registration or license, quantity purchased, and transaction date;
10. (10) All reports submitted to the department, the Department of Public Safety, law enforcement officers, and to the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, related to industrial hemp; and
11. (11) Verification of any information submitted to the department, the Department of Public Safety, law enforcement officers, and the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency related to industrial hemp.

Source: 49 SDR 47, effective November 22, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 38-35-11 (6).

Law Implemented: SDCL 38-35-3.1 , 38-35-9 .