Chapter 901:14-1 | Licensed Cultivators

Rule 901:14-1-01 | Definitions.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) "Abandoned application" means an application for licensure which was returned to the applicant by the department as incomplete and not finalized or corrected by the applicant and returned to the department within thirty days or by the application deadline.

(B) "Acceptable hemp THC level" means the application of the measurement of uncertainty to the reported delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content concentration level on a dry weight basis that produces a distribution or range that includes 0.3 per cent or less.

(C) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as found in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.

(D) "Cultivate" or "cultivating" means to plant, water, grow, fertilize, till, or harvest a plant or crop. "Cultivating" includes possessing or storing a plant or crop on a premises where the plant or crop was cultivated until transported to the first point of sale.

(E) "Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol" or "THC" means the sum of the percentage by weight of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid multiplied by 0.877 plus the percentage by weight of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol.

(F) "Department" means the Ohio department of agriculture.

(G) "Director" means the director of the Ohio department of agriculture or their designee.

(H) "Disqualifying offense" means any felony involving a controlled substance including, but not limited to, violations of:

(1) Division (A)(1)(a) of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code.

(2) Division (A)(2) of section 2907.05 of the Revised Code.

(3) Division (D)(2) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code.

(4) Section 2923.241 of the Revised Code.

(5) Chapters 2925., 3719., and 3796. of the Revised Code.

(I) "Growing location" means a contiguous land area or single building in which hemp is grown or planned to be grown.

(J) "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths per cent on a dry weight basis.

(K) "Immediate family" means a licensee's spouse, parents, children, grandparents, siblings, grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, step-parents, step-children, step-siblings, or a legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent (in loco parentis).

(L) "Key participant" means a sole proprietor, a partner in partnership, or a person with executive managerial control in a corporation. A person with executive managerial control includes persons such as a chief executive officer, chief operating officer and chief financial officer. This definition does not include non-executive managers such as farm, field, or shift managers.

(M) "Licensee" or "licensed cultivator" means an individual or business entity possessing a hemp cultivation license issued pursuant to section 928.02 of the Revised Code and this chapter.

(N) "Licensed medical marijuana cultivator" means an entity that has been issued a certificate of operation by the Ohio department of commerce to grow, harvest, package, and transport medical marijuana as permitted under Chapter 3796. of the Revised Code.

(O) "Measurement of uncertainty" or "MU" means the parameter, associated with the result of a measurement, that characterizes the dispersion of the values that could reasonably be attributed to the particular quantity subject to measurement.

(P) "Public park" means a park established by the federal government, state, or a political subdivision of the state including a county, township, municipal corporation, or park district.

(Q) "School" means a child day-care center as defined under section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, a preschool as defined under section 2950.034 of the Revised Code, or a public or nonpublic primary school or secondary school.

(R) "Strain" means a cannabis strain, which is a group of plants created asexually through clonal propagation.

(S) "University" means an institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code and a private nonprofit institution with a certificate of authorization issued pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code.

(T) "Variety" means a subdivision of a kind which is distinct, uniform and stable; "distinct" in the sense that the variety can be differentiated by one or more identifiable morphological, physiological, or other characteristics from all other varieties of public knowledge; "uniform" in the sense that variations in essential and distinctive characteristics are describable; and "stable" in the sense that the variety will remain unchanged to a reasonable degree of reliability in its essential and distinctive characteristics and its uniformity when reproduced or reconstituted as required by the different categories of varieties.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-02 | Cultivation License.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) No person may cultivate hemp without a hemp cultivation license issued by the department.

(B) Hemp cultivation licenses are valid for three years provided that the licensee is compliant with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and this chapter.

(C) Hemp cultivation licenses shall be renewed every three years by complying with the rules of this paragraph, including obtaining the required background check(s) as outlined in rule 901:14-1-05 of the Administrative Code.

(D) The application window shall be November first to March thirty-first.

(1) An applicant may seek a variance from the application window by completing a variance request form which can be found on the department's website.

(2) The denial of a variance request does not constitute grounds for a Chapter 119. administrative hearing.

(E) The department may only issue a hemp cultivation license if the applicant has:

(1) Submitted a complete application as outlined in rule 901:14-1-03 of the Administrative Code;

(2) Submitted both the application fee and the annual license fee as outlined in rule 901:14-1-04 of the Administrative Code; and

(3) Completed the required background check(s) as outlined in rule 901:14-1-05 of the Administrative Code and the applicant and no key participant of the business entity has, within the last ten years, plead guilty to or been convicted of a disqualify offense.

(F) Prior to April first during years two and three of the license period, licensees shall complete the annual license update form as described in rule 901:14-1-03 of the Administrative Code and remit the annual license fee to the department.

(G) Any licensee or key participant in the business entity who, during the time of licensure, pleads guilty to or is convicted of a disqualifying offense shall have their license revoked or suspended by the department if the licensee or key participant is not removed from the entity within thirty days from the date of plea or conviction.

(H) A cultivation license is valid only for the individual or business entity, and the key participant in the business entity, for which it is issued. A cultivation license may only be modified or assigned if approved by the department and:

(1) The licensee notifies the department in writing of the proposed modification or key participant change;

(2) The licensee ensures that the background checks as outlined in rule 901:14-1-05 of the Administrative Code have been completed and received by the department; and

(3) The licensee can demonstrate that the licensee will remain in compliance with the rules of this chapter.

(I) The following are not required to obtain a cultivation license under this chapter:

(1) A university who has been specifically authorized by the director to cultivate hemp for research purposes.

(2) Any person who is an immediate family member of a licensed cultivator or a subordinate employee of the licensed cultivator so long as these individuals are acting under the instructions and control of the licensed cultivator in the designated growing location. Any actions taken by these individuals shall be the responsibility of the licensed cultivator.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-03 | Cultivation application.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) A person applying for a hemp cultivation license shall apply on a form provided by the department.

(B) An applicant shall provide all of the following information to the department:

(1) If the applicant is an individual:

(a) The full legal name of the applicant;

(b) The physical address of the applicant;

(c) The mailing address of the applicant;

(d) The email address of the applicant; and

(e) The phone number of the applicant.

(2) If the applicant is a business entity:

(a) The full name of the business;

(b) The federal tax identification number of the business;

(c) The mailing address of the business;

(d) The principal business location in the state of Ohio;

(e) The full name of the individual who is authorized to sign on behalf of the business entity;

(f) The full name, title, and email address of the individual who will be primarily responsible for the hemp operations of the business entity;

(g) The identity of every key participant in the business entity applying for licensure;

(h) The information required in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule for each party identified in paragraph (B)(2)(g) of this rule;

(i) Phone number for the business entity; and

(j) Email address for the business entity.

(3) For each growing location:

(a) The global position system coordinates;

(b) The physical address;

(c) Maps for each field, greenhouse, building, or storage facility where hemp will be cultivated or stored; and

(d) Number of outdoor acres, indoor square footage, and number of plants intended to be planted.

(4) Any other information required by the department.

(C) Licensed cultivators shall complete an annual license update form prior to March 31st in years two and three of the license period. The licensee shall provide the following information and remit the annual license fee to the department:

(1) Any information required in paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule that has changed in the last year.

(2) For each growing location to be used in the upcoming license year:

(a) The global position system coordinates;

(b) The physical address;

(c) Maps for each field, greenhouse, building, or storage facility where hemp will be cultivated or stored; and

(d) Number of outdoor acres, indoor square footage, and number of plants intended to be planted.

(3) Any other information required by the department.

(D) Any incomplete application will be returned to the applicant by the department.

(E) Abandoned applications shall not be reviewed by the department and destroyed.

(F) Failure to complete the annual license update form or pay required fees in a timely or complete manner may result in the department taking enforcement action enforcement action as defined in rule 901:14-1-99 of the Administrative Code.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-04 | Fees.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Fee schedule.

(1) Cultivator.

(a) The application fee shall be one hundred dollars for each license application.

(b) The annual license fee shall be five hundred dollars for each growing location.

(2) Site modification fee.

The site modification fee shall be two hundred fifty dollars for each GPS coordinate location change for each growing location.

(3) Testing.

(a) Pre-harvest sample fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars.

(b) Secondary pre-harvest sample fee shall be three hundred dollars.

(c) Post-harvest retest fee shall be three hundred dollars.

(B) The fees established in this rule shall be nonrefundable.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-05 | Background checks.

• Effective: February 17, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) All applicants and key participants in the business entity, if applicable, shall submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance with section 928.03 of the Revised Code.

(B) Applicants submitting a renewal application must comply with paragraph (A) of this rule during the application window established in paragraph (D) of rule 901:14-1-02 of the Administrative Code in the licensure renewal period.

(C) The department shall not grant a license to an applicant a unless the applicant and all key participants have not plead guilty to or been convicted of a felony to a disqualifying offense in the ten years prior to applying for a license. No background check that was completed in excess of sixty-days prior to application can be accepted by the department.

(D) The applicant requesting a criminal records check shall submit with a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation: a completed copy of a form prescribed under division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code; a set of fingerprint impressions obtained as described in division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code; the applicant's name and address; the department's name and address; and, a request that the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation obtain from the federal bureau of investigation any information it has pertaining to the applicant.

(E) The department shall only accept results of a criminal records check submitted to the department directly from the bureau of criminal identification and investigation.

(F) The applicant shall bear all costs associated with the criminal records check as determined by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, the federal bureau of investigation, and by any agency with authority to charge a fee for fingerprint impressions.

(G) If the department does not receive the background check of all required parties by March thirty-first, the applicant may request an extension waiver of thirty days to complete the background check requirement. If the department does not receive the background check by the end of the extension period, the department will consider the application abandoned.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 2/22/2025

Rule 901:14-1-06 | Land Use Restrictions for Licensed Cultivators.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

A licensed cultivator shall not:

(A) Plant or grow any cannabis that is not hemp.

(B) Plant or grow hemp on any site not approved by the department.

(C) Plant or grow hemp in or within one hundred feet of any structure that is used for residential purposes.

(D) Handle or store hemp plant material in any structure that is used for residential purposes.

(E) Comingle hemp with other crops unless prior approval is obtained in writing from the department.

(F) Plant or grow hemp in an outdoor growing location of less than one-quarter acre unless prior approval is received in writing from the department.

(G) Plant or grow hemp in an indoor growing location of less than one thousand square feet unless prior approval is received in writing from the department.

(H) Plant or grow hemp in a growing location in a quantity of less than one thousand plants unless prior approval is received in writing from the department.

(I) Plant or grow hemp in any growing location that is located within half a mile of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate, measured from the closest point of the property lines, having situated on it a licensed medical marijuana cultivator. Except that this does not apply to any licensed cultivator who, within the last three years, has legally planted hemp in a location that would otherwise be excluded.

(J) Plant or grow hemp in any growing location, unless prior approval is received in writing from the department, that is located within five hundred feet of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate, measured from the plants to the closest point of the property lines, having situated on it a school or public park. Except that this does not apply to research being conducted by a university or the department as approved by the director.

(K) Plant or grow hemp on any property that is not owned or leased by the licensed cultivator.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-07 | Prohibited varieties.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

No licensed cultivator shall use any seed, cutting, clone, or planting from a variety that is on the department's prohibited hemp variety list which may be found by visiting the department's website www.agri.ohio.gov.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-08 | Harvesting.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) A licensed cultivator shall submit a completed current harvest or destruction report form to the department at least fifteen days prior to the intended harvest date or intended destruction of a failed crop. The licensed cultivator shall indicate to the department the growing location or part thereof that the cultivator intends to harvest or destroy.

(B) Upon receipt of a completed harvest or destruction report, the department shall collect a sample prior to harvest. No licensed cultivator shall harvest hemp prior to the department collecting a sample from the area intended to be harvested.

(C) The licensed cultivator shall harvest the crop not more than fifteen days following the date of the sample collection by the department, unless specifically authorized in writing by the department. If the licensed cultivator fails to complete harvest within fifteen days, the department may order a secondary pre-harvest sample of the plot, and the licensed cultivator shall be assessed a secondary pre-harvest sample fee per plot in the amount established in rule.

(D) Harvested plant material shall not be moved beyond the cultivator's storage facility until the department releases the plant material in writing using the hemp release form.

(E) A licensed cultivator who fails to submit a harvest or destruction report or who does submit a harvest or destruction report and proceeds to harvest a crop prior to a sample being collected by the department without approval by the department may result in the department taking enforcement action as outlined in rule 901:14-1-99 of the Administrative Code. Any plant material that has been harvested and is still in the licensed cultivator's possession shall be embargoed and tested as outlined in rule 901:14-1-10 of the Administrative Code.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-09 | Sampling.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) All growing locations shall be subject to random sampling and inspection at any time by the department for compliance with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and this chapter.

(B) During the sample collection window as outlined in rule 901:14-1-08 of the Administrative Code, the licensed cultivator or an authorized representative shall be present at the growing location. Representatives of the department shall be provided with complete and unrestricted access to all hemp and other cannabis plants, whether growing or harvested, and all land, buildings, and other structures used for the cultivation, handling, and storage of all hemp and other cannabis plants; and all locations listed in the license application.

(C) The department shall take samples from each field, greenhouse, building, or site where hemp is being cultivated by the licensee. The samples shall consist of cuttings from at least five hemp plants within the growing location. A set of samples must be taken for each variety. The hemp plants selected for sampling shall be determined by the department and not the licensee. The licensee shall be afforded one testing sample per growing location. All additional samples taken due to the licensed cultivator having multiple fields, greenhouses, buildings, sites, or additional varieties grown on the growing location shall be subject to the fees outlined in rule 901:14-1-04 of the Administrative Cod.

(D) Samples collected by the department may be tested by the department or its designee for compliance with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and this chapter.

(E) All samples taken pursuant to the rule shall be provided at no cost to the department. The samples become the property of the department and are non-returnable.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-10 | Testing and reporting.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) The department's testing laboratory shall be the official regulatory laboratory for compliance with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted pursuant to it. The department may contract with third-party laboratories to provide testing services on its behalf. As soon as they are available, all test results shall be reported to the license holders by the department. No other testing result shall be considered an official regulatory testing result.

(B) The department shall, at a minimum, test to determine the THC concentration level in the sample.

(C) A sample with an acceptable hemp THC level shall require no further action and the area or harvested plant material from which the sample was obtained shall be released for marketing or further processing as designated on the hemp release form.

(D) A sample which exceeds the acceptable hemp THC level shall be reported to the licensed cultivator as soon as possible. The license cultivator may request a second sample to be tested of the harvested material from same field, greenhouse, building, or site where the original sample was taken. The hemp plants selected for sampling shall be determined by the department. If a second sample is not is requested, or the second sample does not have an acceptable hemp THC level, the area represented by the sample, or any harvested plant parts from the area represented by the sample shall be destroyed pursuant to rule 901:14-1-11 of the Administrative Code.

(E) Any plant material that is co-mingled with plant material which exceeds the acceptable hemp THC level shall be destroyed pursuant to rule 901:14-1-11 of the Administrative Code.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-11 | Destruction.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) All licensed cultivators must submit a destruction report in order to destroy hemp. No destruction may occur unless department personnel are present to witness the destruction unless otherwise notified by the department.

(B) The department may conduct an inspection to witness the destruction or verification that the crop was destroyed.

(C) If a growing location was ordered destroyed, abandoned, or otherwise not harvested by the licensed cultivator, the department may destroy the crop and invoice the licensee for all costs associated with the destruction.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-12 | Reporting and records.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Planting report.

(1) A planting report for each growing location shall be submitted to the department by July first of each year or within fifteen days of planting, including replanting. The licensed cultivator shall utilize the planting report form which can be found on the department's website www.agri.ohio.gov.

(2) The report shall include the following information:

(a) Field or greenhouse location identification as identified in the application;

(b) Number of acres or square footage planted;

(c) Plant variety name;

(d) Primary intended use of the harvest for each planting; and

(e) Any other information required by the department.

(3) A licensed cultivator who does not plant in one of their approved site locations shall submit in the planting report on or before July thirty-first of each year stating that hemp has not and shall not be planted at that site for the calendar year.

(4) A licensed cultivator's failure to submit an accurate, complete, and timely report may result in the department taking enforcement action as defined in rule 901:14-1-99 of the Administrative Code.

(B) Farm service agency.

A licensed cultivator shall report their hemp crop acreage to the USDA farm service agency in accordance with 7 CFR 990.23 (2019).

(C) Production reports.

(1) A licensed cultivator shall submit a completed production report to the department by December thirty-first of each year. The cultivator shall utilize the production report form which can be found on the department's website www.agri.ohio.gov.

(2) A licensed cultivator's failure to submit an accurate, complete, and timely report may result in the department taking enforcement action as defined in rule 901:14-1-99 of the Administrative Code.

(D) Recordkeeping.

All licensed cultivators shall maintain the following records for a period of three years:

(1) Planting reports;

(2) Harvest reports;

(3) USDA FSA acreage reports;

(4) Destruction reports; and

(5) Production reports.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-13 | Control of volunteers.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

Licensed cultivators shall be responsible for scouting and monitoring unused fields for volunteer cannabis plants and to destroy those plants for three years past the last date of planting as reported to the department. Failure to control volunteers may result in the department taking enforcement action against the cultivator's license including eradicating these plants and invoicing the licensee for all costs associated with the destruction.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-14 | Pesticide and fertilizer use.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) A licensed cultivator who uses a pesticide or fertilizer on hemp shall comply with all licensure and certification requirements of Chapters 905. and 921. of the Revised Code, if applicable.

(B) A licensed cultivator shall not use any pesticide in violation of the product label.

(C) A licensed cultivator who uses a pesticide on a site where hemp will be planted shall comply with the longest of any planting restriction interval on the product label prior to planting the hemp.

(D) The department may perform pesticide testing on a random basis.

(E) Hemp seeds, plants, and materials bearing pesticide residue in violation of the established tolerances found in 40 C.F.R. 18, as effective on September 8, 2017, shall be subject to forfeiture or destruction without compensation.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-15 | Cooperation with law enforcement and other federal agencies.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) The department shall provide information about approved cultivation, handling, and storage site locations to representatives of the United States department of agriculture (USDA), and any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency whose representatives request licensed site information, including GPS coordinates.

(B) Immediately upon request, licensees or their agents shall produce a copy of the licensed cultivator's license to a representative of the department or a law enforcement agency.

(C) Immediately upon request, licensees or their agents shall produce a copy of the licensed cultivator's license and a copy of the hemp release form to a representative of the department or a law enforcement agency if they are stopped or otherwise detained during transport.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-16 | Clone and seed production.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) All licensed hemp cultivators engaged in the business of producing clones, cuttings, propagules, and seed for propagation purposes shall:

(1) Not sell hemp seeds or plants to any person or business entity in the state of Ohio who is not licensed as a cultivator or an exempted university pursuant to Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and this chapter.

(2) Maintain information on the mother plants including:

(a) Variety;

(b) Strain; and

(c) A valid certificate of analysis on the plant issued within the last calendar year by a laboratory which meets the standards outlined in rule 901:14-2-13 of the Administrative Code and provides the percentage content by weight for THC.

(3) Verify and maintain records of sales which indicate:

(a) The name and license number of the purchaser;

(b) The variety and strain name(s) of the hemp plant or seeds purchased;

(c) The number of plants or the weight of seed purchased; and

(d) The date of the transaction.

(4) The records required by this rule shall be maintained for a period of three years.

(B) For the purposes of this rule, the production of clones, cuttings, propagules, and seed for propagation purposes are not required to submit a harvest report as required in rule 901:14-1-08 of the Administrative Code.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-17 | Cultivation research.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Any private or non-profit entity, that is otherwise not a university, interested in obtaining a cultivation license for research purposes only shall apply for a license in accordance with rules 901:14-1-02 and 901:14-1-03 of the Administrative Code except that these applicants shall utilize the hemp cultivation research application form.

(B) Hemp cultivation research licensees are exempt from compliance from the following rules of the Administrative Code:

(1) 901:14-1-06 (paragraphs (F) to (H));

(2) 901:14-1-07;

(3) 901:14-1-08;

(4) 901:14-1-12;

(5) 901:14-1-14; and

(6) 901:14-1-16.

(C) Reporting and records.

(1) All hemp cultivation research licensees shall maintain the following records and documentation of their cultivation research:

(a) Date of planting;

(b) Field, greenhouse, or other growing location;

(c) Number of plants, acres, or square footage planted;

(d) Varietal or plant identification information; and

(e) Destruction records as outlined in rule 901:14-1-11 of the Administrative Code.

(2) The records required in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule shall be maintained for a period of three years and shall be made available to the department upon request.

(D) No hemp plant material, under the control of this license, shall be sold, offered for sale, delivered, bartered, auctioned, given away, or otherwise transferred.

(E) All hemp plant material, under the control of this license, shall be destroyed pursuant to rule 901:14-1-11 of the Administrative Code at the conclusion of the research.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025

Rule 901:14-1-99 | Enforcement.

• Effective: January 31, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) The director shall deny, suspend, or revoke a hemp cultivation license if the licensed cultivator, applicant, or key participant has:

(1) Provided false or misleading information on the hemp cultivation application or renewal application;

(2) Not complied with the background check requirements as outlined in rule 901:14-1-05 of the Administrative Code;

(3) Plead guilty to or was convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance within the last ten years;

(4) Negligently violated section 928.04 of the Revised Code or this chapter three or more times in any five-year period.

(B) If the director determines that a licensed cultivator has negligently violated a provision in Chapter 928. of the Revised Code or this chapter, the director shall issue a corrective action plan to the licensed cultivator. The director shall include in the corrective action plan both of the following:

(1) A reasonable date by which the person shall correct the violation; and

(2) A requirement that the person report to the director regarding the person's compliance with the requirements of this chapter, rules adopted under it, and the corrective action plan for two calendar years immediately following the date of the violation.

(C) The director may suspend or revoke a hemp cultivation license if the licensee has failed to comply with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code or this chapter.

(D) If the director has or proposed to have denied, suspended, or revoked a hemp cultivation license, the licensed cultivator or applicant shall be afforded a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 928.03
Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2025