Kan. Admin. Regs. § 4-34-23 - Planting and pre-harvest requirements
(a) All industrial hemp cultivated or
produced shall have originated from authorized seed or clone plants.
(b) Each licensee shall maintain written
certification for all authorized seed or clone plants cultivated or produced,
which shall consist of either of the following:
(1) A certificate of analysis, or a similar
document, stating that the source of the authorized seed or clone plants was
cultivated or produced with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration less
than 0.3 percent on a dry-weight basis during the most recent growing season;
or
(2) documentation that the
authorized seed or clone plants are certified pursuant to
K.S.A. 2-1415 et
seq., and amendments thereto.
(c) All industrial hemp seed shall be
considered agricultural seed. Before selling agricultural seed in Kansas, each
individual shall obtain a license pursuant to
K.S.A. 2-1415 et
seq., and amendments thereto.
(d)
Each licensee shall submit a planting report to the department within 15 days
after each planting, including replanting seeds or propagules or establishing
plants. Each planting report shall identify the following:
(1) The official name of the industrial hemp
variety that was cultivated or produced in each lot;
(2) the global positioning system coordinates
for the licensed growing area and each lot where industrial hemp plants, plant
parts, grain, or seeds are being cultivated or produced;
(3) the total number of acres planted in the
licensed growing area;
(4) the
number of acres planted in each lot; and
(5) a statement of the intended end-use for
all industrial hemp plants, plant parts, grain, or seeds being cultivated or
produced.
(e) Before
harvesting industrial hemp, each licensee shall provide the secretary at least
30 days' notice of the intended harvest date on a form provided by the
secretary and, if the harvest does not begin on that date, shall provide an
updated notice of the anticipated harvest date before harvesting any industrial
hemp. Failure to provide notice of the harvest may result in the revocation of
an existing hemp producer license and the denial of future hemp producer
licenses. Each pre-harvest report shall identify the following:
(1) The global positioning system coordinates
of the entrance to the licensed growing area and each lot where industrial hemp
plants are intended for harvest;
(2) the total number of acres planted in the
licensed growing area subject to harvest;
(3) the number of acres planted in each lot
subject to harvest;
(4) the
planting date for each lot;
(5) the
total number of acres intended for harvest in the licensed growing area, if
different from the number of acres intended for harvest in the lot;
(6) the number of acres intended for harvest
in each lot;
(7) the intended
harvest date for each lot;
(8) the
official name of the industrial hemp variety that is intended for harvest from
each lot; and
(9) a statement of
the intended end-use for all industrial hemp plants, plant parts, grain, or
seeds that will be harvested from each lot.
(f) If two or more harvests will be conducted
within a licensed growing area or lot within a license year, the licensee shall
notify the department of each intended harvest date at least 30 days before the
intended harvest date. The primary licensee shall pay the subsequent sampling
fees and testing fees for each harvest conducted after the initial harvest of a
lot.
(g) Each licensee shall
maintain records regarding the source of all industrial hemp cultivated or
produced and records regarding the disposition of all industrial hemp
cultivated or produced for three years and shall present those records to the
secretary upon request.
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