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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 14.17.10.09" title_num="14" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="10" heading="Standard Operating Procedures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A grower shall establish written standard operating procedures in accordance with this subtitle to include all aspects of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Inventory control, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Identifying and tracking the grower’s stock of cannabis in the seed-to-sale tracking system; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Monthly physical inventory;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Receiving material used to produce cannabis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shipping and transporting cannabis or products containing cannabis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Sanitation, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Storage of cannabis;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Maintaining the sanitation of equipment that comes into contact with cannabis; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Good hygiene practices and the wearing of protective clothing by agents;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Equipment maintenance and calibration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Handling, packaging, and labeling of cannabis products and byproducts;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Rework or reprocessing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Green waste procedures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Non-green waste procedures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Security and visitor procedures, including theft and diversion prevention;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Storage, handling, and disposal of recalled materials.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Irrigation, propagation, cultivation, fertilization, including the use of growing media or hydroponic solution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Recording the cultivation process;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Pest monitoring and management;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Harvesting, drying, curing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Research and development procedures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>Decontamination, including but not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Preventing contamination;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Investigating decontaminating after repeated tests falling outside action limits; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Remediation steps and resulting environmental analysis.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>If applicable, co-locating with another licensee, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Sharing equipment and production materials; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Maintaining independent and unique security video surveillance control.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A grower’s standard operating procedures shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be available to each agent in a form the agent understands;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be available on-site for inspection by the Administration; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Accurately reflect the procedures used at the premises.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>