1. (1) A cannabis cultivation facility may utilize radiation-based methods and equipment for

   1. (a) the method is approved in their operating plan, that includes:

      1. (i) type of radiation or ionizing energy source;
      2. (ii) equipment; and
      3. (iii) documentation of state approval by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality; and
   2. (b) if being used for remediation, the cultivator has submitted and received approval from the department.

   quality assurance or remediation purposes if:

2. (2) Batches or lots of cannabis treated by radiation shall be noted in the inventory control system, and each container of the batch or lot shall be stickered with the radura symbol until the batch is completely used or destroyed.

3. (3) The cultivator shall maintain the records required by this section for three years after the final disposition of the irradiated cannabis, and shall make the records available for inspection and copy by the department. Records include:

   1. (a) the cannabis batch treated;
   2. (b) lot identification;
   3. (c) approved operating plan and evidence of compliance with the operating plan;
   4. (d) ionizing energy source;
   5. (e) source calibration;
   6. (f) dosimetry;
   7. (g) dose distribution in the product;

   8. (h) the date of irradiation;

      1. (i) final products that were made by the irradiated cannabis; and
   9. (j) processors the plant product was sent to.

4. (4) The label of a cannabis product that contains irradiated cannabis shall display:

   1. (a) the radura symbol that is at least one-sixteenth inch in height; and
   2. (b) the statement: "Treated with radiation" in text as prominent as the ingredients.
5. (5) The radura symbol and statement shall be placed prominently and conspicuously on the label.
6. (6) A cultivator shall notify a processor that the product has been irradiated before purchase.

KEY: marijuana, cannabis cultivation facility

Date of Last Change: June 24, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 4-41a-404(3); 4-41a-103(5); 4-41a-204(2)(e); 4-41a-302(3)(b)(ii); 4-41a-701(2); 4-41a-405(2)(b)(iv); 4-2-103(1)(i); 4-41a-801(1)