(a)The department shall perform inspections and provide
chemical sampling and analysis of production or processing
activities by licensees to determine compliance with this
chapter. The department may require verification of effective
disposal by licensees of hemp or hemp products that contain
synthetic substances or that contain in excess of three-tenths
of one percent (0.3%) THC on a dry weight basis. For any
sample, analysis or verification conducted under this
subsection, the department shall assess the licensee fees as
established by rule of the department, not to exceed the
following:
(i)Two hundred dollars ($200.00) per sample
conducted by the department;
(ii)Two hundred dollars ($200.00) per analysis
conducted by the department;
(iii)Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for
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(a) The department shall perform inspections and provide
chemical sampling and analysis of production or processing
activities by licensees to determine compliance with this
chapter. The department may require verification of effective
disposal by licensees of hemp or hemp products that contain
synthetic substances or that contain in excess of three-tenths
of one percent (0.3%) THC on a dry weight basis. For any
sample, analysis or verification conducted under this
subsection, the department shall assess the licensee fees as
established by rule of the department, not to exceed the
following:
(i) Two hundred dollars ($200.00) per sample
conducted by the department;
(ii) Two hundred dollars ($200.00) per analysis
conducted by the department;
(iii) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for
verification of effective disposal of hemp or hemp products that
contain synthetic substances or that contain in excess of three-
tenths of one percent (0.3%) THC on a dry weight basis.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,
any licensee who violates any provision of this chapter or any
regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be subject
to a corrective action plan. The corrective action plan may
include reporting requirements, additional inspections,
suspension of a license, steps necessary to restore a license,
requirements related to disposal of hemp or hemp products that
contain in excess of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) THC on a
dry weight basis or providing notice of the violation to the
licensee's known creditors. The plan may require rendering THC
inaccessible by using hemp or hemp products as a soil amendment
material or by destruction of the hemp or hemp product as
authorized by rule of the department.
(c) Any person who intentionally violates this chapter is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than
seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more
than six (6) months, or both.
(d) If any person has three (3) or more violations of this
chapter or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter
within five (5) years, the department shall revoke the license
and the person shall be ineligible for licensure under this
chapter for five (5) years.
(e) Any person who violates this chapter by producing,
processing or selling hemp or hemp products containing any
synthetic substance shall be ineligible for licensure under this
chapter.