Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-4-1006 - Authorized Seed and Propagative Material
A. Authorized seeds and propagative material.
Seeds and propagative materials authorized for use by a licensee is not a
guarantee a crop will produce a Total Delta total delta-9 THC concentration of
not greater than 0.300%. Seeds and propagative material that are used to
produce an industrial hemp crop or plant shall:
1. Be produced from an industrial hemp crop
or plant; and
2. Originate from
either:
a. A person, business, college or
university licensed or certified in a state or federal program authorized to
produce industrial hemp; or
b. A
foreign source that is authorized by the country of origin to export industrial
hemp seed or propagative material to produce an industrial hemp crop.
B. Each licensed grower
or nursery is responsible for the acquisition of seed or propagative materials
used for the growth of industrial hemp. The licensee shall keep and maintain
the following information:
1. A copy of the
seed or propagative material producer's certificate, license or equivalent
documentation authorizing the production of industrial hemp;
2. An official analysis of the crop or plant
that produced the seed or propagative material that indicates the crop or plant
contained a total delta-9 THC concentration of not greater than 0.300% on a dry
weight basis; and
3. Phytosanitary
certificates or nursery certificates issued by a plant regulatory official for
any propagative materials to ensure compliance with A.R.S. §
3-211
and Title 3, Chapter 4, Article 2 of the Arizona Administrative Code.
4. A pre-planting report, on a
form provided by the Department, which includes:
a. The variety/strain name of the
material;
b. The amount or quantity of the
material;
c. The lot number(s) of the
material; and
d. The name, address, phone number
and email address of the seed or propagative material provider.
C. Labeling
requirements. All Industrial Hemp seed or propagative material sold within or
into Arizona must be labeled as to variety/ strain or hybrid name, and origin.
1. For purposes of labeling, the number or
other designations of hybrid industrial hemp shall be used as a variety
name.
2. All Industrial Hemp seed
for planting purposes sold within or into Arizona is subject to the Arizona
seed laws under A.R.S. §§
3-231 et seq. and
Title 3, Chapter 4, Article 4 of the Arizona Administrative Code.
D. Shipment of hemp plants for
planting purposes.
1. Hemp plants for planting
purposes produced by a licensed nursery for intrastate or interstate shipment
shall:
a. Have been produced from authorized
hemp material as indicated in R3-4-1006(A);
b. Have been produced in compliance with the
laws, rules and order of the Director for the production of industrial
hemp;
c. Be transported with a copy
of the nursery producer license; a copy of the receiving grower license; and a
manifest or bill of lading indicating the amount in the shipment and physical
destination of the shipment; and
d.
Only be sold or distributed to an entity or individual licensed to produce
hemp.
2. Hemp plants
produced by a licensed nursery for the interstate shipment of hemp plants for
planting purposes shall, in addition to the requirements in R3-4-1006(D)(1):
a. Be accompanied by a certificate issued by
the Department that attests the material was produced in compliance with laws,
rules and orders of the Director regulating the production of industrial hemp
in the state; and
b. Ensure
compliance with all plant quarantine requirements of the destination state and
certification as indicated in
R3-4-301
as applicable.
1. A person that receives seed or propagative
materials that does not comply with this Article or any other phytosanitary,
seed or labeling law of the state shall immediately notify the Department and
hold the seed or propagative material until a disposition is provided by the
Department.
2. The Department may
direct a licensee to place a shipment of seed or propagative material on hold
to ensure compliance with this Article and any other law or regulation that may
apply to the shipment of agricultural seed and plants for planting
purposes.
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