Or. Admin. Code § 845-025-7570

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 845-025-7570 - Seed-To-Sale Tracking - Cultivation of Marijuana Plants

(1) Cultivation Batches.

(a) Immature marijuana plants under 36 inches in height at the premises of a producer, at a grow site subject to tracking in CTS, or at the premises of a research certificate holder must be recorded in CTS as part of a cultivation batch.

(b) A producer, research certificate holder, or grow site administrator must assign each cultivation batch a unique user-generated batch name, record the batch name and number of immature marijuana plants in each cultivation batch in CTS, and maintain an accurate count of immature marijuana plants in each cultivation batch in CTS.

(c) Batch names must be physically affixed to the cultivation batch or the segregated area where the cultivation batch is physically located.

(d) A cultivation batch may not have more than 100 immature marijuana plants less than 36 inches tall.

(e) A producer, research certificate holder, or grow site administrator may have an unlimited number of cultivation batches at any one time.

(2) Marijuana Plant Batches.

(a) Marijuana plants that are flowering or are 36 inches or greater in height at the premises of a producer, at a grow site subject to tracking in CTS, or at the premises of a research certificate holder must be recorded in CTS as part of a marijuana plant batch.

(b) A producer, research certificate holder, or grow site administrator must assign and affix a UID tag to each marijuana plant batch, record the number of marijuana plants in each marijuana plant batch in CTS, and maintain an accurate count of marijuana plants in each marijuana plant batch in CTS.

(c) UID tags must be physically affixed to an outermost plant of the marijuana plant batch or the segregated area where the marijuana plant batch is physically located.

(d) A marijuana plant batch must be:

(A) Prior to June 17, 2024, no more than one plant;

(B) On or after June 17, 2024, no more than 100 plants;

(C) Comprised of plants of an identical strain;

(D) For grow sites subject to tracking in CTS, being cultivated for the same medical marijuana patient;

(E) Comprised of plants physically grouped in the same contiguous area of the licensed premises; and

(F) Physically separated and demarcated from other marijuana plant batches.

(e) A producer, research certificate holder, or grow site administrator may have an unlimited number of marijuana plant batches at any one time.

(3) Notwithstanding OAR 845-025-7520 and sections (1) and (2) of this rule, until June 17, 2024, marijuana plants being cultivated by an outdoor producer or in an outdoor mature canopy area may continue to be tracked in a cultivation batch without a UID tag assigned and affixed until the plant is flowering, regardless of height.

(4) Violations. A violation of this rule is a Category IV violation.

Or. Admin. Code § 845-025-7570

OLCC 6-2016, f. 6-28-16, cert. ef. 6/29/2016; OLCC 15-2017, amend filed 12/22/2017, effective 12/28/2017; OLCC 14-2018, amend filed 12/27/2018, effective 12/28/2018; OLCC 3-2020, amend filed 01/28/2020, effective 2/1/2020; OLCC 21-2021, amend filed 12/30/2021, effective 1/1/2022; OLCC 167-2022, minor correction filed 03/25/2022, effective 3/25/2022; OLCC 202-2022, amend filed 11/21/2022, effective 1/1/2023; OLCC 2-2023, amend filed 03/17/2023, effective 1/1/2024; OLCC 1-2024, temporary amend filed 01/02/2024, effective 1/4/2024 through 7/1/2024; OLCC 3-2024, amend filed 04/18/2024, effective 4/19/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 475C.017 & 475C.177

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 475C.065 & 475C.177