010-61 Wyo. Code R. §§ 61-2 - Definitions
Any applicable term defined in W.S. § 11-51-101 shall have the same meaning throughout these rules. The singular includes the plural and the plural the singular when consistent with the intent of these rules and necessary to affect their purpose.
(a) "Acceptable
Hemp THC Level" means that when a laboratory tests a sample, it must report the
total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content concentration level on a Dry Weight
Basis and the Measurement of Uncertainty. The Acceptable Hemp THC Level for the
purposes of compliance with the requirements of this rule is when the
application of the Measurement of Uncertainty to the reported total delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol content concentration level on a Dry Weight Basis produces
a distribution or range that includes 0.3% or less. This definition of
"Acceptable Hemp THC Level" affects neither the definition of "hemp" nor the
definition of "marihuana" or "marijuana" in Wyoming Statutes.
(b) "Batch" means the hemp or products
processed during a specific time period indicated by a specific code as
designated by a processor.
(c)
"Cannabis" means a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae of which
Cannabis sativa L. is a species, and Cannabis
indica and Cannabis ruderalis are subspecies thereof.
For the purposes of these rules, Cannabis also refers to:
(i) Any form of the plant in which the total
delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration on a Dry Weight Basis has not yet
been determined;
(ii) Any form of
the plant that exceeds the Acceptable Hemp THC Level; or
(iii) Any form of the plant that has been
commingled with Cannabis that exceeds the Acceptable Hemp THC Level.
(d) "Certified Laboratory" means a
United States Drug Enforcement Administration certified and ISO/IEC 17025
accredited laboratory accredited for the testing of potency of cannabinoids,
including THC in Cannabis.
(e)
"Controlled Substances Act" or "CSA" means the Controlled Substances Act as
codified in 21 U.S.C.
801
et seq.
(f) "Criminal History Report" means the
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's Identity History
Summary.
(g) "Culpable Mental State
Greater Than Negligence" means to act intentionally, knowingly, willfully, or
recklessly.
(h) "Department" means
the Wyoming Department of Agriculture.
(i) "Dry Weight Basis" means the ratio of the
amount of moisture in a sample to the amount of dry solid in a sample. A basis
for expressing the percentage of a chemical in a substance after removing the
moisture from the substance. Percentage of THC on a Dry Weight Basis means the
percentage of THC, by weight, in a Cannabis item (plant, extract, or other
derivative), after excluding moisture from the item.
(j) "Geospatial Location" means a location
designated through a global system of navigational satellites used to determine
the precise ground position of a place or object.
(k) "Handle" means to Harvest or store hemp
plants or hemp plant parts prior to the delivery of such plants or plant parts
for further processing.
(l)
"Harvest" means the collection of any portion of a Cannabis plant from a
Licensed Area at any time. Harvest does not include the movement of Cannabis
plants between Licensed Areas associated with a single hemp license.
(m) "Hemp Statute" means W.S. §
11-51-101 through -107.
(n) "Key Participant" means a sole
proprietor, a partner in a partnership, a member of a limited liability
company, a director of a corporation, or a person with executive managerial
control in a corporation. A person with executive managerial control includes
persons such as a chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief
financial officer, principal, officer, member, manager, and director. This
definition does not include non-executive managers such as farm, field, or
shift managers.
(o) "Licensed Area"
means a field, greenhouse, hoop house, high tunnel, building, or other
structure on or in which a licensee plans to produce or process hemp that is
licensed by the Department. A Licensed Area may include land, buildings, or
other structures that are not used for producing or processing hemp.
(p) "Lot" means a contiguous area in a field,
greenhouse, or indoor growing structure containing the same variety or strain
of Cannabis throughout the area.
(q) "Measurement of Uncertainty" means the
parameter, associated with the result of a measurement, that characterizes the
dispersion of the values that could reasonably be attributed to the particular
quantity subject to measurement.
(r) "Negligence" or "Negligent" means failure
to exercise the level of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise
in complying with the provisions of the Hemp Statute or these rules.
(s) "Official Test Result" means an official
result prepared by a Certified Laboratory about the analytical testing it
performed and the results of the testing, including the Department's Official
Test Results.
(t) "Sampling Agent"
means a person trained and authorized by the Department to sample Cannabis for
the purposes of these rules.
(u)
"USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture.
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