(1) As used in this section, "objectionable odor" means pollution of the ambient air beyond the property line of a facility consisting of an odor that, considering the odor's characteristics, intensity, frequency, and duration:
- (a) is, or can reasonably be expected to be, injurious to public health or welfare; or
- (b) unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life or the use of a person's property that is exposed to the odor.
(2)
- (a) Before January 1, 2026, the department shall provide a report with recommendations to the Medical Cannabis Governance Structure Working Group created in Section 36-12-8.2 regarding objectionable odor control standards for cannabis production establishments.
(b) The department shall:
- (i) work with a cannabis production establishment to monitor odor emitted by the cannabis production establishment; and
- (ii) consult with each county and municipality that currently has a cannabis production establishment sited within the county or municipality's boundaries regarding potential standards for the maximum amounts of objectionable odors emitted by a cannabis production establishment.
- (c) A cannabis production establishment shall provide information related to the cannabis production establishment's odor emissions to the department upon request.
(d) The report shall include an analysis regarding:
- (i) potential standards for measurement of objectionable odors related to cannabis production and distinct levels of odor tolerability;
- (ii) the feasibility of setting a universal odor control standard;
- (iii) the feasibility of enforcing odor control standards;
- (iv) cost incurred by a cannabis production establishment to comply with potential odor control standards;
- (v) interests of other businesses and community members affected by objectionable odor; and
- (vi) other information the department deems relevant.
- (3) The department shall examine odor control regulation from other locales.
- (4) The department may collaborate with other state agencies when creating the recommendations.
Enacted by Chapter 128, 2025 General Session