44 : 90 : 06 : 05 . Chain of custody protocols. The chain of custody protocols developed by a cannabis testing facility must be approved by the department and must address:

1. (1) Recording the possession of samples from the time of sampling through destruction;
2. (2) Retaining for not less than 90 days any residual samples in the container in which the sample was submitted;
3. (3) Handling procedures during collection, transport, and testing to avoid loss, damage, diversion, contamination, or misidentification of samples; and
4. (4) The use of a chain of custody form that documents the collection, transport, receipt, testing, and destruction of samples.

Source: 48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021; 49 SDR 9, effective August 8, 2022.

General Authority: SDCL 34-20G-72 (5)(k) (l) .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-20G-63 , 34-20G-72 (5).

Prior versions effective: 2021-10-05.