Md. Code Regs. 15.01.17.17

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 15.01.17.17 - Department Reports to USDA

A. By the first of each month, the Department shall file with USDA a report on each licensed grower with the following information:

(1) For each new licensee that is an individual, the report shall include:

(a) The full name of the individual;

(b) The license number and status;

(c) The business address;

(d) Telephone number and email address (if applicable); and

(e) A legal description and GPS coordinates for each field, greenhouse, indoor growing structure, or site where industrial hemp will be cultivated, handled, or stored.

(2) For each new licensee that is a business entity, the report shall include:

(a) The full name of the business entity;

(b) The license number and status;

(c) The principal business location address;

(d) The full name, title, and email address (if applicable) of each person for whom the entity is required to submit a criminal background check; and

(e) A legal description and GPS coordinates for each field, greenhouse, indoor growing structure, or site where industrial hemp will be cultivated, handled or stored.

(3) For each licensee that was included in a previous report and whose reported information has changed, the report shall include the previously reported information and the new information, including the following:

(a) The status of each grower and seed producer's license;

(b) The period covered by the report; and

(c) Indication whether there were changes during the current reporting cycle if applicable.

B. By the first of each month, the Department shall file with USDA a report of any occurrence among licensed hemp growers where hemp plants or plant parts have exceeded the acceptable THC levels as provided in this chapter with the following information:

(1) The name and address of the licensee;

(2) Producer license number;

(3) Location information, such as a lot number, location type, and GPS coordinates or other location descriptor for the production area subject to hemp disposal;

(4) Information on the agent handling the disposal; and

(5) Documentation or traceability from seed acquisition to harvest or crop termination.

C. In addition to the hemp disposal report described in §B of this regulation, the Department shall promptly notify USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service of any occurrence of hemp plants that do not meet the definition of hemp as provided in this chapter or products derived from such plants. Records shall be attached to the report demonstrating that the proper disposal methods were followed.

D. By December 15 of each year, the Department shall submit an annual report to USDA that provides the following information under the Program:

(1) Total planted acreage;

(2) Total harvested acreage; and

(3) Total acreage disposed.

E. Any report filed by the Department with USDA shall be submitted using a digital form compatible with USDA's sharing systems, whenever possible.

Md. Code Regs. 15.01.17.17

Regulation .17 adopted effective 47:21 Md. R. 904, eff. 11/1/2020
Regulation .17 recodified from .16 effective 50:9 Md. R. 375, eff. 4/16/2023; recodified from .16 effective 50:15 Md. R.683, eff. 8/7/2023