1. (1) Scope. The Commission may enter any part of the licensed premises to inspect and sample any cannabis, HDCP, or other material, to examine and copy records, and to conduct random checks for manner of sale of HDCPs, as necessary to determine compliance with the Act and this chapter.
2. (2) Frequency. The Commission may conduct inspections as often as necessary to determine compliance with the Act and this chapter.

3. (3) Product testing:

   1. (a) Upon purchase of HDCPs offered for retail sale, the Commission may sample and test or cause to be sampled and tested the product for compliance with the Act and the applicable Commission rules. Any test result exceeding allowable limits is grounds for embargo, recall, and remediation pursuant to provisions applicable under Tenn. Comp.

      1. R. & Regs. 0100-15-.06, and destruction of the batch of HDCP represented by the sample.

         1. (b) A sample collected and tested according to Commission protocols is deemed representative of the HDCP batch from which the sample was obtained.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 39-17-1509, 57-7-106, 57-7-107, 57-7-116, and 57-7-117. Administrative History: Emergency rules filed December 26, 2025; effective through June 24, 2026. New rules filed March 11, 2026; effective June 9, 2026.