12:82:06:03. Grower pre-harvest inspection. The department or the Department of Public Safety may conduct inspections and collect samples of each lot, not more than thirty days before the hemp is harvested. The industrial hemp may only be harvested after the sample is collected, unless the department provides written permission. No grower may commingle a harvested lot of industrial hemp with another harvested lot of industrial hemp or other material, except with documented, prior written permission from the department. No industrial hemp may leave the dominion of control of the grower licensee until the licensee receives a laboratory result from the department confirming that the sample representative of the lot meets the acceptable THC level. The grower licensee or a key participant shall be present at the inspection.

Source: 47 SDR 75 , effective December 28, 2020; 49 SDR 47, effective November 22, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 38-35-11 (9).

Law Implemented: SDCL 38-35-10 .

Prior versions effective: 2020-12-28.