La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-1337

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIII-1337 - Remediation and Destruction

A. All industrial hemp plants or plant parts that are noncompliant with the acceptable industrial hemp THC level shall be remediated or destroyed in compliance with this Chapter. Any industrial hemp plants or plant parts that test greater than 1.0 percent total THC shall be destroyed.

B. Producers may choose to remediate any non-compliant industrial hemp plants by one of the following methods:

1. removing and destroying all flower material, while retaining stalk, stems, leaf material, and seeds; or

2. shredding the entire plant into a biomass-like material.

C. All remediated industrial hemp plants or plant parts shall be resampled and tested for THC concentration levels, and shall comply with the acceptable industrial hemp THC level.

D. Industrial hemp plants or plant parts that are not in compliance with the acceptable industrial hemp THC level after remediation shall be:

1. prohibited from being further handled, processed, or entered into the stream of commerce; and

2. destroyed in accordance with the USDA AMC published list of Hemp Disposal Activities. The method of destruction shall be approved by LDAF.

E. Licensees shall submit a Destruction Report for each plot to LDAF prior to destruction. LDAF shall approve the method of destruction.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-1337

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 46177 (2/1/2020), Amended LR 471839 (12/1/2021), Amended LR 481744 (7/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1462, R.S. 3:1464, R.S. 3:1467, and R.S. 3:1468.