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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart B - CULTIVATION CENTER PERMITS AND PERMIT SELECTION › Section 1000.130 - Permit Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Every cultivation center permit, agent and agent-in-charge identification card
				issued by the Department under the Act and this Part shall expire annually on
				the date it was issued.
b) Every
				renewal application for a permit, agent or agent-in-charge identification card
				issued pursuant to this Part and accompanied by the proper fees (see Section
				1000.140
				) shall be filed annually with the Department at least 45 calendar days prior
				to the date the existing permit or registration expires.
c) The Department shall send written
				notification of expiration to each permitted cultivation center at least 90
				days prior to expiration. However, failure to receive a renewal form from the
				Department shall not excuse the cultivation center from paying the renewal fee
				or renewing the permit prior to its expiration. Except as allowed by subsection
				(e), production, sales and delivery of medical cannabis on an expired permit is
				not permitted and is grounds for imposition of discipline.
d) The Department shall grant a renewal
				application within 45 days after its submission if the following conditions are
				satisfied:
1) the registered cultivation
				center submits a renewal application and the required renewal fee;
				and
2) the Department of
				Agriculture has not suspended the registration of the cultivation center or
				suspended or revoked the registration for violation of the Act or this Part.
				(Section 90 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart B - CULTIVATION CENTER PERMITS AND PERMIT SELECTION › Section 1000.140 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) An applicant
				shall submit the following non-refundable fees with each permit and
				registration application submitted, in the form of a certified check or money
				order payable to the "Illinois Department of Agriculture", or by such other
				means as approved by the Department.
1) The
				application fee for a cultivation center permit shall be $25,000 for each
				application submitted. In addition, if an application for a cultivation center
				permit is approved, the applicant shall pay a fee of $200,000 for each permit
				prior to receiving the permit.
2)
				The fee for each annual renewal of a cultivation center permit shall be
				$100,000.
3) The fee for a
				cultivation center agent or agent-in-charge identification card and for each
				renewal shall be $100.
4) The fee
				for the issuance of a replacement cultivation center agent or agent-in-charge
				identification card shall be $50.
5) The fee for an application to change a
				cultivation center name or the change of stock ownership or principal officers
				shall be $1,000.
6) The fee for an
				application to make modifications to a cultivation center shall be $5,000. In
				addition, upon approval of the application, the applicant shall pay an
				additional fee of $3,000.
7) The
				fee for an application to make a physical, non-cosmetic alteration of a
				cultivation center, other than an expansion, shall be $1,000.
8) The fee for a cultivation center to
				register a cannabis product with the Department shall be $100 per product
				name;
9) The fee to request a
				variance shall be $200.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart B - CULTIVATION CENTER PERMITS AND PERMIT SELECTION › Section 1000.150 - Modifications and Alterations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A
				permit shall be amended before the commencement of any modification to the
				facility. This includes any change that modifies the approved permit design
				capability of production or process areas, including change of capacity,
				efficiency or processes.
b) Before
				making any modification to a permitted facility, the cultivation center must
				complete an Application for Permit and Construction Approval and submit the
				application with the appropriate schedules to the Department.
c) An amendment to the permit shall not be
				required for alterations at the facility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart B - CULTIVATION CENTER PERMITS AND PERMIT SELECTION › Section 1000.160 - Denial of Cultivation Center Application/Suspension or Revocation of Permit

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) An
				application for a cultivation center permit must be denied if any of the
				following conditions are met:
1) the applicant
				failed to submit the materials required by this Part;
2) the applicant would not be in compliance
				with local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140 of the
				Act;
3) one or more of the
				prospective principal officers or board members has been convicted of an
				excluded offense;
4) one or more of
				the prospective principal officers or board members has served as a principal
				officer or board member for a registered dispensing organization or cultivation
				center that has had its registration revoked or suspended;
5) one or more of the principal officers or
				board members is under 21 years of age;
6) a principal officer or board member of the
				cultivation center has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State,
				any other state, or the United States;
7) a principal officer or board member of the
				cultivation center has been convicted of any violation of Article 28 of the
				Criminal Code of 2012, or substantially similar laws of any other jurisdiction;
				or
8) the person has submitted an
				application for a permit under the Act and/or this Part which contains false
				information. (Section 85 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart C - CULTIVATION CENTER REQUIREMENTS › Section 1000.210 - Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Records Check

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) No person who has been convicted of an
				excluded offense may be a cultivation center agent. (Section 105 of the
				Act)
b) ISP shall act as the
				Department's agent for purposes of receiving electronic fingerprints and
				conducting background checks of each cultivation center agent applying for a
				cultivation center agent identification card.
1) ISP will conduct background checks for
				conviction information contained within ISP and FBI criminal history databases
				to the extent allowed by law.
2)
				For verification of any statutorily imposed duty to conduct background checks
				pursuant to the Act, ISP will transmit the results of the background check to
				the Department and that transmittal shall conclude the verification
				process.
3) The electronic
				background checks shall be submitted as outlined in either the Illinois Uniform
				Conviction Information Act or 20 Ill. Adm. Code
				1265.30 (Electronic
				Transmission of Fingerprint Requirements).
A)
				Manual fingerprints will not be accepted and shall not be scanned and converted
				into an electronic format.
B)
				Fingerprint images of the individual being fingerprinted, and related
				alphanumeric identification data submitted to ISP for the purpose of this
				fingerprint-based background check, shall be submitted
				electronically.
C) Electronic
				transmission of fingerprint data to ISP shall be accomplished utilizing
				livescan procedures or other comparable technology approved for use by
				ISP.
D) If the fingerprints are
				rejected by ISP, the cultivation center agent shall have his or her
				fingerprints collected electronically by a livescan fingerprint vendor a second
				time.
E) In the event of equipment
				malfunction or other special circumstance that make electronic transmission of
				fingerprint data impractical, ISP may allow limited use of paper fingerprint
				records.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart C - CULTIVATION CENTER REQUIREMENTS › Section 1000.220 - Cultivation Center Facility Plans and Specifications

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Cultivation centers shall:
1) Not be located closer than 1,000 feet to
				another cultivation center or a medical cannabis dispensary.
2) Not be located closer than 2,500 feet of
				the property line of a pre-existing public or private preschool or elementary
				or secondary school or day care center, day care home, group day care home,
				part day child care facility, or an area zoned for residential use. [Section
				105 of the Act]
3) Not be in
				violation of any other local zoning requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart C - CULTIVATION CENTER REQUIREMENTS › Section 1000.230 - Measuring Distances

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) In
				establishing the distance between one or more places (such as the actual
				distance of a cultivation center from a school or day care center, as defined
				in the Act), the distance shall be measured linearly and shall be the shortest
				distance between the closest point of the property lines of the
				places.
b) If a boundary line
				measured by the Department touches upon any portion of a parcel or lot, the
				parcel or lot shall be within the area being identified by the
				Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart C - CULTIVATION CENTER REQUIREMENTS › Section 1000.240 - Failure to Open or Operate

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A
				cultivation center permit shall be surrendered to the Department upon written
				notice and demand if the cultivation center fails to begin production within
				six months after the permit has been issued. The cultivation center may submit
				a written request to the Department for an extension of time setting forth its
				justification for being unable to begin production within six months after the
				permit was issued. The Department may grant an extension, at its discretion,
				for good cause shown. Good cause may include unforeseen events, acts of nature
				and other events that prevent a good faith effort. Good cause shall not include
				cost overruns, insufficient financing and other factors evidencing a lack of
				good faith effort.
b) A cultivation
				center that fails to maintain production for any reason for more than 90
				consecutive days after it has begun production shall be notified in writing and
				given 30 days from the date of notification from the Department to submit a
				written explanation why it so failed and, if it plans on continuing to operate
				as a cultivation center, a description of how it will correct the problem and
				prevent it from occurring again.
1) If no
				response is received from the cultivation center or if a response is received
				after the 30 day period, the permit shall be revoked and surrendered to the
				Department.
2) If a response is
				received within the 30 day period, the Department shall review the response and
				either approve it and require the cultivation center to come into compliance or
				reject it and revoke the permit requiring the cultivation center to surrender
				its permit to the Department. If the Department allows the cultivation center
				to come into compliance, the Department may, after a hearing, levy a fine for
				failure to provide an uninterrupted supply to patients.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart C - CULTIVATION CENTER REQUIREMENTS › Section 1000.250 - Cultivation Center Records

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a)
				Each cultivation center shall keep and maintain upon the permitted premises for
				a five-year period true, complete, legible and current books and records,
				including the following:
1) The date of each
				sale or distribution to a dispensary;
2) The name, address and registration number
				of the dispensary;
3) The item
				number, product name (description), and quantity of cannabis and
				cannabis-infused products registered by the Department and sold or otherwise
				distributed to the dispensary;
4)
				The price charged and the amount received for the cannabis and cannabis-infused
				products from the dispensary;
5) If
				the distribution was for a purpose other than sale, the reason for the
				distribution;
6) The quantity and
				form of medical cannabis maintained at the cultivation center on a daily basis;
				and
7) The amount of plants being
				grown at the cultivation center on a daily basis.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart C - CULTIVATION CENTER REQUIREMENTS › Section 1000.260 - Automated Data Processing (ADP) and/or Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The cultivation
				center shall keep records within an automated data processing (ADP) and/or
				point-of-sale (POS) system. The system must include a method for producing
				legible records that will provide the same information required of that type of
				record by Section
				1000.250. The system
				must be compatible with the State's system in place at the time.
b) The ADP/POS system is acceptable if it
				complies with the following guidelines:
1)
				Provides an audit trail so that details (invoices and vouchers) underlying the
				summary accounting data may be identified and made available upon
				request.
2) Provides the
				opportunity to trace any transaction back to the original source or forward to
				a final total. If printouts of transactions are not made when they are
				processed, the system must have the ability to reconstruct these
				transactions.
3) Has available a
				full description of the ADP/POS portion of the accounting system. This should
				show the applications being performed, the procedures employed in each
				application, and the controls used to ensure accurate and reliable
				processing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart C - CULTIVATION CENTER REQUIREMENTS › Section 1000.270 - Mandatory Signage

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a) Each
				permitted cultivation center must post a sign in a conspicuous location at each
				entrance of the facility that reads: "PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE NOT
				PERMITTED ON THESE PREMISES".
b)
				Each permitted cultivation center must post a sign in a conspicuous location at
				each entrance of the facility that reads: "THESE PREMISES ARE UNDER CONSTANT
				VIDEO SURVEILLANCE".
c) A
				cultivation center agent must keep his or her identification card visible at
				all times when on the property of a cultivation center and during the
				transportation of medical cannabis to a registered dispensary organization.
				During these times, the cultivation center agent must also provide the
				identification card upon request of any law enforcement officer engaged in his
				or her official duties.
d) Any
				visitor must keep his or her visitor pass visible at all times when on the
				property of a cultivation center.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart D - CULTIVATION CENTER AGENTS/AGENTS-IN-CHARGE › Section 1000.300 - Cultivation Center Agents Application; Issuance; Surrender

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The cultivation
				center agent application shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department
				in accordance with the Act and this Part. The application will include
				instructions for its completion and submission. The application will include
				requests for information in support of the application needed by the Department
				in making its determination. If all materials, documentation and information
				required by the Act and this Part are not submitted, the application will be
				denied.
b) Each principal officer,
				board member, employee or agent of a registered cultivation center must apply
				to the Department for a cultivation center agent identification card. Along
				with the application, the applicant shall submit:
1) A copy of the applicant's social security
				card;
2) A copy of the applicant's
				valid driver's license or state issued identification card;
3) A document verifying the applicant's place
				of residency, such as a bank statement, cancelled check, insurance policy, etc.
				The document must contain the applicant's full residence address;
4) A sworn statement that the applicant has
				not been convicted of an excluded offense in any jurisdiction;
5) Verification from ISP that the applicant's
				background check has been conducted and that the applicant has not been
				convicted of an excluded offense;
6) The application fee; and
7) Any additional information requested by
				the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart D - CULTIVATION CENTER AGENTS/AGENTS-IN-CHARGE › Section 1000.310 - Suspension or Revocation of Agent Identification Card

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Department may suspend or revoke a
				cultivation center agent identification card for any of the following reasons:
1) Submission of misleading, incorrect, false
				or fraudulent information in the application or renewal application;
2) Violation or violations of the
				requirements of the Act and this Part;
3) Fraudulent use of the identification
				card;
4) Selling, distributing,
				transferring in any manner, or giving medical cannabis to any unauthorized
				person;
5) Tampering with,
				falsifying, altering, modifying or duplicating an identification
				card;
6) Failure to notify the
				Department within 10 business days after becoming aware that the identification
				card has been lost, stolen or destroyed;
7) Failure to notify the Department within 10
				business days after a change in the information provided in the application for
				an identification card; or
8)
				Conviction of an excluded offense following the issuance of an identification
				card.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart D - CULTIVATION CENTER AGENTS/AGENTS-IN-CHARGE › Section 1000.330 - Denial, Suspension or Revocation of Agent-in-Charge Identification Card

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The Department may deny, suspend or revoke a cultivation
				  center agent-in-charge identification card, for any of the reasons for which it
				  can deny, suspend or revoke a cultivation center agent identification card, or
				  for the failure to comply with any additional duty or responsibility imposed
				  upon an agent-in-charge, as set forth in the Act or this
				  Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.400 - Production Areas - Plants

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Each facility shall develop and maintain an Operations and Management Practices
				Plan for each production area.
b)
				Each production area shall maintain an open aisle on all sides of each plant
				group to allow for unobstructed travel, observation and inventory of each plant
				group.
c) Each production area
				shall be maintained free of debris.
d) Biosecurity measures shall be implemented
				and maintained at all times.
e) A
				record of all crop inputs shall be maintained for at least five years at the
				facility. The record shall include the following (see Section
				1000.470(g)
				for additional requirements for the use of pesticides):
1) The date of application;
2) The name of the individual making the
				application;
3) The product that
				was applied;
4) The section,
				including the square footage, that received the application (by group
				number);
5) The amount of product
				that was applied; and
6) A copy of
				the label of the product applied.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.405 - Production Areas - Infused or Processed Products

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any area within the cultivation center
				where cannabis will be manufactured into an edible form shall comply with the
				Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Sanitary Food Preparation Act, and Food
				Handling Regulation Enforcement Act.
1) No
				cannabis-infused products requiring refrigeration or hot-holding or considered
				potentially hazardous food (Section 4 of the Food Handling Regulation
				Enforcement Act) shall be manufactured at a cultivation center for sale or
				distribution at a dispensing organization due to the potential for food-borne
				illness.
2) Cannabis-infused
				products for sale or distribution at a dispensing organization must be prepared
				by an approved staff member of a permitted cultivation center.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.410 - Cultivation Center Management and Operations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A cultivation center shall:
1) Have storage areas that provide adequate
				lighting, ventilation, temperature, sanitation, humidity, space, equipment and
				security conditions for the production and manufacture of cannabis;
2) Separate for storage, in a quarantined
				area, cannabis that is outdated, damaged, deteriorated, misbranded or
				adulterated, or whose containers or packaging have been opened or breached,
				until that cannabis is destroyed pursuant to Section
				1000.460;
3) Be maintained in a clean and orderly
				condition;
4) Be free from
				infestation by insects, rodents, birds or vermin of any kind; and
5) Produce no products other than useable
				cannabis and cannabis-infused products intended for human
				consumption.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.415 - Containment Management and Operations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All cannabis in the process of production,
				distribution, transfer or analysis shall be stored in such a manner as to
				prevent diversion, theft or loss, shall be accessible only to the minimum
				number of specifically authorized personnel essential for efficient operation,
				and shall be returned to its secure location immediately after completion of
				the process or at the end of the scheduled business day. If a production
				process cannot be completed at the end of a working day, the processing area or
				tanks, vessels, bins or bulk containers containing cannabis shall be securely
				locked inside an area that affords adequate security.
b) No person, except cultivation center
				agents, local law enforcement, the Department or the Department's authorized
				representative, DPH inspectors, or other federal, State or local government
				officials when necessary to perform their governmental duties, shall be allowed
				on the premises of a cultivation center, except that:
1) Laboratory staff may enter a cultivation
				center for the sole purpose of identifying and collecting cannabis samples for
				purposes of conducting laboratory tests;
2) Emergency personnel may enter a
				cultivation center when necessary to perform their duties;
3) Upon written notice to the Department, a
				cultivation center may allow contractors to enter a cultivation center when
				they are working on a job unrelated to medical cannabis, such as installing or
				maintaining security devices or performing electrical wiring; and
4) Upon prior written request, the Department
				or the Department's authorized representative may permit other persons to enter
				a cultivation center.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.420 - Packaging and Labeling of Medical Cannabis and Cannabis-Infused Products

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a) Each cannabis
				product produced for sale shall be registered with the Department on forms
				provided by the Department. Each product registration shall include a label and
				the required registration fee (Section
				1000.140
				). The registration fee is for the name of the product offered for sale and one
				fee shall be sufficient for all package sizes.
b) All harvested cannabis intended for
				distribution to a dispensing organization must be packaged in a sealed,
				labeled, medical cannabis container.
c) Packaging of any product containing
				cannabis shall be child-resistant and light-resistant consistent with current
				standards, including the Consumer Product Safety Commission standards
				referenced by the Poison Prevention Act.
d) Each cannabis product shall be labeled by
				the cultivation center prior to sale to a dispensary and each label shall be
				securely affixed to the package and shall state in legible English:
1) The name and P.O. Box of the registered
				cultivation center where the item was manufactured;
2) The common or usual name of the item and
				the registered name of the cannabis product that was registered with the
				Department pursuant to subsection (a);
3) A unique serial number that will match the
				product with a producer batch and lot number to facilitate any warnings or
				recalls the Department or producer deems appropriate;
4) The date of final testing and packaging,
				if sampled, and the identification of the independent testing
				laboratory;
5) The date of
				manufacture and "use by" date;
6)
				The quantity (in ounces or grams) of cannabis contained in the
				product;
7) A pass/fail rating
				based on the laboratory's microbiological, mycotoxins, and pesticide and
				solvent residue analyses, if sampled;
8) Content List
A) A list of the following, including the
				minimum and maximum percentage content by weight for subsections (d)(8)(A)(i)
				through (iv):
i) delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
				(THC);
ii) tetrahydrocannabinolic
				acid (THCA);
iii) cannabidiol
				(CBD);
iv) cannabidiolic acid
				(CBDA); and
v) any other
				ingredients besides cannabis.
B) The acceptable tolerances for the minimum
				percentage printed on the label for any of subsections (d)(8)(A)(i) through
				(iv) shall not be below 85% or above 115% of the labeled amount;
9) A statement that the product is
				for medical use and not for resale or transfer to another person.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.425 - Advertising

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Cultivation centers may not advertise through any public
				  medium, including but not limited to newspapers, television, radio or any means
				  designed to market its products to the public. Cultivation centers may market
				  their products directly to registered dispensaries or physicians through direct
				  mail, brochures or other means directed solely to the dispensaries and not
				  available to the public.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.430 - Transportation of Cannabis and Cannabis-Infused Products

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Prior to transporting any cannabis or
				cannabis-infused product, a cultivation center shall:
1) Complete a shipping manifest using a form
				prescribed by the Department; and
2) Securely transmit a copy of the manifest
				to the dispensary facility that will receive the products and to the Department
				before the close of business the day prior to transport. The manifest shall be
				made available to the ISP upon request.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.435 - Inventory

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each cultivation
				center, prior to commencing business, shall:
1) Conduct an initial comprehensive inventory
				of all cannabis at the facility. If a cultivation center commences business
				with no cannabis on hand, the cultivation center shall record this fact as the
				initial inventory; and
2) Establish
				ongoing inventory controls and procedures for the conduct of inventory reviews
				and comprehensive inventories of cannabis, which shall enable the cultivation
				center to detect any diversion, theft or loss in a timely manner.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.440 - Cultivation Center Storage

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a) A
				cultivation center shall:
1) Not produce or
				maintain cannabis in excess of the quantity required for normal, efficient
				operation;
2) Store all cannabis
				and cannabis-infused products in a safe, vault or secured room and in such a
				manner as to prevent diversion, theft or loss;
3) Maintain all cannabis that is not part of
				a finished product in a secure area or location within the cultivation center
				accessible only to specifically authorized personnel, which shall include only
				the minimum number of employees essential for efficient operation;
4) Keep all approved safes, vaults, or other
				equipment or areas used for the production or storage of cannabis securely
				locked or protected from entry, except for the actual time required to remove
				or replace cannabis;
5) Keep all
				locks and security equipment in good working order;
6) Not allow keys to be left in the locks and
				not store or place keys in a location accessible to persons other than
				specifically authorized personnel;
7) Not allow other security measures, such as
				combination numbers, passwords or electronic or biometric security systems, to
				be accessible to persons other than specifically authorized personnel;
				and
8) Keep the cultivation center
				securely locked and protected from unauthorized entry at all times.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.450 - Alarm System

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a) A
				cultivation center shall install, maintain and use a professionally monitored
				robbery and burglary alarm system meets the following requirements:
1) At a minimum, the system shall provide
				coverage of all facility entrances and exits, rooms with exterior windows,
				rooms with exterior walls, roof hatches, skylights and storage rooms that
				contain safes.
2) Duress alarm,
				which means a silent security alarm system signal generated by the entry of a
				designated code into an arming station in order to signal that the alarm user
				is being forced to turn off the system.
3) Panic alarm, which means an audible
				security alarm system signal generated by the manual activation of a device
				intended to signal a life threatening or emergency situation requiring law
				enforcement response.
4) Holdup
				alarm, which means a silent alarm signal generated by the manual activation of
				a device intended to signal a robbery in progress.
5) Automatic voice dialer, which means any
				electrical, electronic, mechanical or other device capable of being programmed
				to send a prerecorded voice message requesting dispatch, when activated, over a
				telephone line, radio or other communication system to a law enforcement,
				public safety or emergency services agency.
6) A failure notification system that
				provides an audible, text or visual notification of any failure in the
				surveillance system. The failure notification system shall provide an alert to
				the cultivation center, within five minutes after the failure, by telephone,
				email or text message.
7) The
				ability to remain operational during a power outage and ensure all access doors
				are not solely controlled by an electronic access panel to ensure that locks
				are not released during power outage.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.455 - Hours of Operation

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a) A
				cultivation center shall not be open to the public.
b) A cultivation center may operate its
				business 24 hours a day.
c) A
				cultivation center may deliver to licensed medical cannabis dispensaries only
				between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.
d) A cultivation center shall only allow on
				the permitted premises those set forth in Section
				1000.415(b)
				and (c).
e) The Department may further limit the hours
				of operation for a cultivation center on a case-by-case basis as the result of
				the cultivation center's failure to comply with the Act or this Part or for any
				other reason that the Department deems the limit to be necessary.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.460 - Waste Disposal

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a)
				Cannabis Waste. Cannabis waste must be stored, secured, locked and managed in
				accordance with State regulations and as submitted and approved in the
				cultivation center's Operations and Management Practices Plan.
b) Liquid Waste. Liquid waste from a
				cultivation center shall be disposed of in compliance with the Illinois
				Environmental Protection Act and 35 Ill. Adm. Code.
c) Hazardous Waste. Disposal of hazardous and
				chemical waste must be conducted in a manner consistent with federal, State and
				local laws.
d) Cannabis waste must
				be rendered unusable following the methods set forth in this Section prior to
				leaving a cultivation center. Disposal of the cannabis waste rendered unusable
				must follow the methods in this Section.
e) A cultivation center must provide the
				Department and ISP, through the traceability system (see Section
				1000.400
				), a minimum of seven days' notice prior to rendering the product unusable and
				disposing of the product.
f) The
				allowable method to render cannabis plant waste unusable is by grinding and
				incorporating the cannabis plant waste with other ground materials so the
				resulting mixture is at least 50% non-cannabis waste by volume. Other methods
				to render cannabis waste unusable must be approved by the Department before
				implementation. Material used to grind with the cannabis falls into two
				categories: compostable waste and noncompostable waste.
1) Compostable Mixed Waste: Cannabis waste to
				be disposed of as compost, feedstock or in another organic waste method (e.g.,
				anaerobic digester) may be mixed with the following types of waste materials:
A) Food waste;
B) Yard waste;
C) Vegetable based grease or oils;
				or
D) Other wastes approved by the
				Department (e.g., agricultural material, biodegradable products and paper,
				clean wood, fruits and vegetables, plant matter).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.465 - Connections to the Potable Water Supply

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a) General: Potable water supply lines shall
				not be connected to process water lines, chemical lines or equipment, unless
				proper backflow protection is installed.
b) Water service lines that connect a
				cultivation center to a community public water supply shall include either a
				reduced pressure principle backflow preventer or a fixed proper air gap, in
				accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				653.803(c)(4).
c) Water service lines that connect a
				cultivation center to a potable water supply other than a community public
				water supply shall include either a reduced pressure principle backflow
				preventer or a fixed proper air gap, in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing
				Code.
d) Installation, maintenance
				and inspection of backflow prevention devices shall be carried out in
				accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 651 and 653 or the Illinois Plumbing Code,
				whichever is applicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart E - CULTIVATION CENTER OPERATIONS › Section 1000.470 - Pesticide Usage

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a) All
				pesticides applied at a cultivation center shall be from the Department's
				approved list, which will be reflected as a schedule in the application and on
				the Department's website. Updates to the approved list will be posted on the
				Department's website and permittees will be notified electronically.
b) All pesticide products shall be registered
				with the Department, including those products classified as 25(b) pursuant to
				the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act administered by the
				USEPA.
c) Any individual who
				applies pesticide on the premises shall obtain the appropriate license from the
				Department under the Illinois Pesticide Control Act [415 ILCS 60 ]. This
				includes successful completion of the Vegetable Category Examinations (see 8
				Ill. Adm. Code 250).
d) No
				application of pesticides shall be made after the vegetative stage of growth of
				the cannabis plant.
e) All
				individuals applying pesticides shall adhere to the agricultural use
				requirements of the label and shall employ all personal protective equipment
				prescribed by the label.
f) The
				cultivation center shall comply with all posting requirements of the worker
				protection standard for the restricted entry interval (REI) stated on the
				label.
g) A record of all pesticide
				applications shall be maintained at the cultivation center for at least five
				years and shall be made available to the Department, DPH or the ISP upon
				request. The application record shall include the following information:
1) Date and time of application;
2) Date of start of vegetative stage of
				growth;
3) USEPA Registration
				Number;
4) Product name;
5) Application site (the site shall be
				identified by the location legend maintained by the facility);
6) Amount applied;
7) Size of the application area;
8) Name of individual making the
				application;
9) Section for
				comments or special conditions related to the application.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart F - LABORATORY TESTING › Section 1000.500 - Laboratory Approval

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a) No
				laboratory shall handle, test or analyze cannabis unless approved by the
				Department in accordance with this Section. A list of approved laboratories
				will be made available by the Department on its website.
b) No laboratory shall be approved to handle,
				test or analyze cannabis unless the laboratory:
1) Is accredited by a private laboratory
				accrediting organization;
2) Is
				independent from all other persons involved in the cannabis industry in
				Illinois, which shall mean that no person with a direct or indirect interest in
				the laboratory shall have a direct or indirect financial, management or other
				interest in a dispensary, dispensary facility, cultivation center, certifying
				physician or any other entity that may benefit from the production,
				manufacture, dispensing, sale, purchase or use of cannabis; and
3) Has employed at least one person to
				oversee and be responsible for the laboratory testing who has earned, from a
				college or university accredited by a national or regional certifying
				authority, at least:
A) a master's level
				degree in chemical or biological sciences and a minimum of two years
				post-degree laboratory experience; or
B) a bachelor's degree in biological sciences
				and a minimum of four years post-degree laboratory experience.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart F - LABORATORY TESTING › Section 1000.510 - Laboratory Testing

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a)
				Immediately prior to manufacturing or natural processing of any cannabis or
				cannabis-infused product or packaging cannabis for sale to a dispensary, each
				batch shall be made available at the cultivation center for an employee of an
				approved laboratory to select a random sample, which shall be tested by the
				approved laboratory for:
1) microbiological
				contaminants;
2)
				mycotoxins;
3) pesticide active
				ingredients;
4) residual solvent;
				and
5) purposes of conducting an
				active ingredient analysis.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1000 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart G - CULTIVATION CENTER CLOSURE › Section 1000.600 - Closure of a Cultivation Center

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The cultivation center shall notify the Department, ISP and
				  local law enforcement having jurisdiction if the cultivation center will be
				  closing or if the cultivation center does not intend to renew its permit. This
				  notification shall occur immediately after the closure decision has been made,
				  prior to any product destruction or removal, and, in no event, less than six
				  months prior to the effective date of the closure.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1100 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1100.10 - Definitions

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"Act" means the Cannabis Control Act [720 ILCS 550 ].
"Agent in Charge" means the institution of higher education
				faculty member designated by the institution of higher education in the
				Application for Registration to have control and management over the day to day
				operations of the research project.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of
				Agriculture.
"Industrial Hemp" means cannabis sativa L. having no
				more than 0.3 % total THC available, upon heating, or maximum delta-9
				tetrahydrocannabinol content possible
. (Section 15.2(e) of the
				Act)
"Institution of Higher Education" means a State
				institution of higher education that offers a 4-year degree in agricultural
				science
. (Section 15.2(e) of the Act)
"Registration" means official recognition from the Department,
				required by federal law (
				7 USC
				5940(b)(1)(B)(ii) ), that an
				institution of higher education is certified to cultivate industrial hemp as
				part of a research project.
"Research Project" means a plan stating the objectives and
				purposes of the research being proposed and the methods and procedures for
				carrying out the research.
"Security Plan" means a plan to control and limit unauthorized
				access to industrial hemp, whether in seed, plant or harvested form, and
				methods used to prevent the inadvertent dissemination of industrial
				hemp.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1100 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1100.20 - General Provisions

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a) An
			 institution of higher education shall not cultivate industrial hemp without
			 first applying for and receiving a registration from the Department.
b) The Agent in Charge is responsible for all
			 communication between the institution of higher education and the Department
			 during both the application period and throughout the duration of the research
			 project and approved registration period.
c) The Agent in Charge shall ultimately be
			 responsible for all activities associated with the institution of higher
			 education's cultivation of industrial hemp.
d) All individuals involved in any manner in
			 cultivating industrial hemp must be employees or students of the registered
			 institution of higher education.
e)
			 A copy of the registration shall accompany any transportation of industrial
			 hemp off registered premises.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1100 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1100.30 - Registration Required

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a) An
			 institution of higher education shall not cultivate industrial hemp unless it
			 has received a registration from the Department.
b) The Department will only provide
			 registration if:
1) The industrial hemp is
			 cultivated for purposes of agricultural or academic research; and
2) The research project studies the
			 cultivation or marketing of industrial hemp.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1100 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1100.40 - Application for Registration

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An institution of higher education may apply for registration
				by submitting an Application for Registration form, which shall be provided by
				the Department and shall include, but not be limited to:
a) A description of the research
			 project;
b) The name, if any, and
			 either the legal description or global positioning coordinates of the locations
			 where industrial hemp will be cultivated;
c) The name, professional address,
			 professional telephone number, and professional e-mail address of the Agent in
			 Charge;
d) The names of all
			 individuals known at the time of application who will be involved in any manner
			 in cultivating industrial hemp;
e)
			 A security plan describing how the institution of higher education plans to
			 secure the industrial hemp;
f) The
			 anticipated start date and expected duration of the research project;
g) A $100 application fee.