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In accordance with the provisions of this section, the office may impose an administrative hold on a licensee’s cannabis plants, cannabis or cannabis products if, as a result of an inspection or investigation of the licensee by the office or a criminal justice agency, the office determines there are reasonable grounds to believe the licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee has committed or is committing a violation of the provisions of this chapter, the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or the terms, conditions or provisions of the licensee's license regarding labeling and packaging, testing results, contamination of cannabis plants and cannabis or cannabis products or cannabis plants or cannabis products tracking that is not in compliance with the tracking system.
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In accordance with the provisions of this section, the office may impose an administrative hold on a licensee’s cannabis plants, cannabis or cannabis products if, as a result of an inspection or investigation of the licensee by the office or a criminal justice agency, the office determines there are reasonable grounds to believe the licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee has committed or is committing a violation of the provisions of this chapter, the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or the terms, conditions or provisions of the licensee's license regarding labeling and packaging, testing results, contamination of cannabis plants and cannabis or cannabis products or cannabis plants or cannabis products tracking that is not in compliance with the tracking system.
1.
Notice.
The office shall provide to a licensee subject to an administrative hold notice of the imposition of that hold, which must:
2.
Licensee actions.
3.
Operational responsibilities and restrictions.
3-A.
Required, permitted or prohibited conduct during administrative holds.
For the duration of an administrative hold, a licensee:
4.
Termination; duration.
The office may terminate an administrative hold at any time following the imposition of the hold, except that a hold under this section may not be imposed for a period exceeding 30 consecutive days from the date notice is provided to the licensee in accordance with subsection 1. Notice of termination of an administrative hold must be provided by the office to the licensee subject to the hold.
5.
Department action; administrative hold not required prior to imposition of penalty.
6.
Administrative hold not required prior to imposition of penalty.
The office is not required to impose an administrative hold on a licensee prior to imposing any penalty for any violation of the provisions of this chapter, the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or the terms, conditions or provisions of the licensee's license.