S.D. Admin. R. 44:90:06:05

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 44:90:06:05 - Chain of custody protocols

The chain of custody protocols developed by a cannabis testing facility must be approved by the department and must address:

(1) Recording the possession of samples from the time of sampling through destruction;

(2) Retaining for not less than 90 days any residual samples in the container in which the sample was submitted;

(3) Handling procedures during collection, transport, and testing to avoid loss, damage, diversion, contamination, or misidentification of samples; and

(4) The use of a chain of custody form that documents the collection, transport, receipt, testing, and destruction of samples.

S.D. Admin. R. 44:90:06:05

48 SDR 040, effective 10/5/2021; 49 SDR 009, effective 8/8/2022

General Authority: SDCL 34-20G-72(5)(k)(l).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-20G-63, 34-20G-72(5).