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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 15.01.16.07" title_num="15" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="16" heading="Hemp Verification and Reports.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In accordance with this regulation, a person who grows or cultivates industrial hemp as authorized by this chapter shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Verify that the plants grown or cultivated by the person meet the definition of industrial hemp under this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maintain all records of verification at the site that is used to grow or cultivate industrial hemp; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Make all records available for inspection by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Department; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The institution of higher education that contracted with the person under this chapter to grow or cultivate industrial hemp.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The verification required under this regulation shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Documentation from an independent testing laboratory registered as defined by this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Documentation from the institution of higher education that contracted with the person under this chapter to grow or cultivate industrial hemp.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An independent testing laboratory or an institution of higher education that provides verification documentation under this chapter shall conduct on-site inspections to perform the testing necessary for the verification.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If it is determined that the industrial hemp exceeds a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabnol concentration that exceeds 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis, it shall be destroyed by the authorized holder within 7 days under the supervision of the institution of higher education.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The frequency of the verification required under this subsection shall be determined by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Department; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The institution of higher education that contracted with a person under this chapter to grow or cultivate industrial hemp.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>