N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 159.14

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 159.14 - Reporting requirements

(a) Reporting to Farm Service Agency. All growers shall report hemp crop acreage to the Farm Service Agency within 10 days of planting, and shall provide, at minimum, the following information:

(i) Street address and geospatial location for each lot or greenhouse where hemp will be produced. If a producer operates in more than one location, or is producing under multiple licenses, production information shall be provided for each location;

(ii) Acreage dedicated to the production of hemp, or greenhouse or indoor square footage dedicated to the production of hemp; and

(iii) State license or authorization identifier in a format prescribed by the USDA.

(b) Planting Reports. For each growing season, and within 10 days of the submission of an FSA-578 form, growers shall submit a planting report, on a form provided by the Department, identifying each site on which the grower has planted hemp. If a grower does not plant hemp during a growing season, or one of the approved locations will not be planted in a season, the grower shall also set forth any and all approved sites where hemp will not be planted during that growing season.

(c) Pre-Harvest Reports. For each growing season, a grower shall submit a pre-harvest report, on a form provided by the Department. The pre-harvest report shall be submitted to the Department in a manner that ensures that the Department is provided with at least 30-days prior notice of the date of the intended harvest. The report shall set forth the date(s) of the grower's intended harvest, the number of lots to be harvested and the acreage of the lots to be harvested. The grower shall notify the Department immediately of any changes to the anticipated harvest date.

(d) Post-Harvest Reports. A post-harvest report, on a form provided by the Department, must be filed with the Department within 15-days of the completion of each harvest.

(e) Additional Reporting Requirements. Growers shall report to the Department information it requests to facilitate regulatory oversight.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 159.14

Adopted New York State Register April 6, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 14, eff. 4/6/2022