Haw. Code R. § 11-850-114 - Sanitary facilities and controls

Each medical cannabis production center shall be equipped with adequate sanitary facilities and accommodations including:

(1) Water supply. The water supply shall be adequate for the operations intended and shall be derived from an adequate source. Any water that contacts cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, or packaging materials shall be safe and of adequate sanitary quality. Running water at a suitable temperature, and under pressure as needed, shall be provided in all areas where required for the production of cannabis and manufactured cannabis products, for the cleaning of equipment, utensils, and packaging materials, or for employee sanitary facilities;

(2) Plumbing. Plumbing shall be of adequate size and design and adequately installed and maintained to:

(A) Carry adequate quantities of water to required locations throughout the facility;

(B) Properly convey sewage and liquid disposable waste from the facility;

(C) Avoid constituting a source of contamination to cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, water supplies, equipment, or utensils or creating an unsanitary condition;

(D) Provide adequate floor drainage in all areas where floors are subject to flooding-type cleaning or where normal operations release or discharge water or other liquid waste on the floor; and

(E) Provide that there is not backflow from, or cross-connection between, piping systems that discharge wastewater or sewage and piping systems that carry water for cannabis or manufactured cannabis product production;

(3) Sewage disposal. Sewage shall be disposed of into an adequate sewerage system or disposed of through other adequate means;

(4) Toilet facilities. Each medical cannabis production center shall provide employees with adequate, readily accessible toilet facilities. Toilet facilities shall be kept clean and shall not be a potential source of contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, or packaging materials;

(5) Hand-washing facilities. Each medical cannabis production center shall provide hand-washing facilities designed to ensure that an employee's hands are not a source of contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, or packaging materials, by providing facilities that are adequate, convenient, and furnish running water at a suitable temperature; and

(6) Rubbish disposal. Rubbish shall be so conveyed, stored, and disposed of as to minimize the development of odor, minimize the potential for the waste becoming an attractant and harborage or breeding place for pests, and protect against contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, packaging materials, water supplies, and ground surfaces,

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Haw. Code R. § 11-850-114

[Eff and comp 2/24/2022] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 329D-9, 329D-27) (Imp: HRS § 329D-9) Comp 4/29/2022 Comp 11/17/2022 Comp 8/7/2023 Comp 4/5/2024 Comp 12/6/2024