603-048-2350 Batch Requirements for Compliance Testing (1) Usable hemp. A handler must separate each harvest lot of usable hemp and industrial hemp intended for human consumption into no larger than 50.0 pound batches. (2) Hemp concentrates or extracts: (a) A process lot of a hemp concentrate or extract is considered a batch. (b) A batch of hemp concentrate or extract must be produced using a standard operating procedure and result in one finished hemp concentrate or extract that is uniform in texture and form. (3) Hemp Cannabinoid products. (a) A handler must separate process lots into not larger than 35,000 unit of sale batches. (b) A batch of a hemp cannabinoid product must be produced using a standard operating procedure and result in a finished hemp cannabinoid product that is uniform in potency, texture, and weight. A standard operating procedure may use different flavors or colors in a batch if the different flavors or colors: (A) Are substituted for one another at a 1:1 ratio; and (B) Do not affect the potency, texture, or weight of the finished hemp cannabinoid product. (c) If a hemp cannabinoid product is or may be sold in different quantities in a unit of sale, then the process lot shall be sampled based on the smallest unit of sale for the purposes of sampling and testing. All proposed units of sales must meet the Commission’s concentration limit rules found in OAR 845-026-0400. (4) Industrial hemp-derived vapor items (a) A process lot of an industrial hemp-derived vapor item is considered a batch. (b) A batch of an industrial hemp-derived vapor item must be made from a standard operating procedure and result in one final industrial hemp-derived vapor item that is uniform in flavor, texture, and form. (5) A handler must assign each batch a process lot identifier as described in OAR 603-048-0500 and that process lot identifier must be: (a) Provided to the individual responsible for taking samples; and (b) Included on the batch label as required in OAR 603-048-2380. (6) A handler may not reuse a process lot identifier. (7) For the purposes of this rule, “flavor” means: (a) The essential oil or essence which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit, fruit juice, vegetable, vegetable juice, herb, root, leaf, or similar plant material. (b) Any substance, the function of which is to impart flavor, which is not derived from a spice, fruit juice, vegetable, vegetable juice, herb, root, leaf, or similar plan material. (c) Flavor does not include flavoring constituents derived from the cannabis plant. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561.190, ORS 571.263, ORS 571.281 & ORS 571.330 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 571.263, ORS 571.281 & ORS 571.330 History: DOA 5-2026, amend filed 01/26/2026, effective 01/26/2026 DOA 49-2023, amend filed 12/14/2023, effective 12/14/2023 DOA 26-2022, amend filed 10/31/2022, effective 10/31/2022 DOA 8-2022, temporary amend filed 05/10/2022, effective 05/10/2022 through 11/05/2022 DOA 12-2019, amend filed 05/15/2019, effective 05/15/2019 DOA 7-2019, temporary amend filed 03/01/2019, effective 03/01/2019 through 08/27/2019 DOA 13-2017, f. & cert. ef. 8-30-17 DOA 7-2017(Temp), f. 3-14-17, cert. ef. 3-15-17 thru 9-10-17