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California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 4 - Microbusiness › Section 15505 - Cultivation Records for Licensees Engaging in Cultivation Activities. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
				  5505 to new title 4, section
				  15505 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
				  42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Repealer filed 9-27-2021 as an
				  emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed
				  emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
3. Repealer refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative
				  3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant
				  to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order transmitted
				  to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022 (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 26013,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 26069,
					 26160
					 and
					 26161,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 4 - Microbusiness › Section 15506 - Microbusiness Applications Including Manufacturing Activities. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
				  5506 to new title 4, section
				  15506 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
				  42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Repealer filed 9-27-2021 as an
				  emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed
				  emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
3. Repealer refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative
				  3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant
				  to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order transmitted
				  to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022 (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 26013,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 26012,
					 26050,
					 26051.5,
					 26055
					 and
					 26070,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 4 - Microbusiness › Section 15506.1 - Microbusiness Failed Manufactured Cannabis Product Batches. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
				  5506.1 to new title 4, section
				  15506.1 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
				  42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Repealer filed 9-27-2021 as an
				  emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed
				  emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
3. Repealer refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative
				  3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant
				  to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order transmitted
				  to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022 (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 26013,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 26012,
					 26050
					 and
					 26070,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 4 - Microbusiness › Section 15507 - Microbusiness Records for Licensees Engaging in Manufacturing Activities. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
				  5507 to new title 4, section
				  15507 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
				  42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Repealer filed 9-27-2021 as an
				  emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed
				  emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
3. Repealer refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative
				  3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant
				  to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order transmitted
				  to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022 (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 26013,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 26160,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 5 - Cannabis Events › Section 15600 - Cannabis Event Organizer License

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To
				obtain a temporary cannabis event license, the event organizer must first apply
				for and obtain a cannabis event organizer license.
(b) A cannabis event organizer licensed under
				this section shall comply with chapter 1 except for sections
				15006,
				15007,
				15010,
				15019,
				15025,
				15027,
				15034,
				15038,
				15042,
				15044, and
				15046-15052.1.
(c) A cannabis event organizer licensee is
				not authorized or licensed to cultivate, distribute, manufacture, or retail
				cannabis or cannabis products without first obtaining the appropriate licenses
				or authorizations to engage in such commercial cannabis activities.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect relocating chapter 5 from title 16, division 42 and
				  renumbering and amending former title 16, section
				  5600 to new title 4, section
				  15600 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
				  42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
				  9-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This
				  filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
3. Amendment of section and NOTE refiled 3-28-2022 as an
				  emergency; operative 3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed
				  emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including
				  amendment of subsection (b), transmitted to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022;
				  amendments effective 11-7-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 26013,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 26012
					 and
					 26200,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 5 - Cannabis Events › Section 15602 - Temporary Cannabis Event Sales

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Only
				persons age 21 or older may purchase and consume cannabis goods at a temporary
				cannabis event. Prior to selling cannabis goods to a customer, the licensee
				making the sale shall confirm, using valid identification as specified in
				section 15404, the age and identity of the
				customer.
(b) All sales of cannabis
				goods at a temporary cannabis event must occur in a retail area as designated
				in the premises diagram pursuant to section
				15002.1(b)(5).
(c) Each sale at a temporary cannabis event
				shall be performed by a licensed retailer, a licensed non-storefront retailer,
				or licensed microbusiness that is authorized to engage in retail sales. The
				cannabis event organizer may also sell cannabis goods at the temporary cannabis
				event if the organizer separately holds a license authorizing the retail sale
				of cannabis goods.
(1) Licensed retailers or
				licensed microbusinesses shall only conduct sales activities within their
				specifically assigned area, identified in the diagram of the physical layout of
				the temporary cannabis event.
(2)
				Mobile sales activities via wagon, cart, or similar means are prohibited at the
				temporary cannabis event site.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 5 - Cannabis Events › Section 15603 - Temporary Cannabis Event Consumption

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Access
				to the area where cannabis consumption is allowed shall be restricted to
				persons 21 years of age or older.
(b) The event organizer licensee shall ensure
				that cannabis consumption is not visible from any public place or
				non-age-restricted area.
(c)
				Consumption of alcohol or tobacco shall not be allowed on the licensed
				premises.
(d) All requirements for
				onsite cannabis consumption imposed by the relevant local jurisdiction shall be
				followed and smoking of cannabis goods shall be prohibited in any areas where
				smoking is prohibited by law.
(e)
				The licensed cannabis event organizer, who holds the temporary cannabis event
				license, shall be responsible for ensuring that all rules and requirements for
				the onsite consumption of cannabis goods are followed.
(f) A licensed cannabis event organizer and
				all other licensees participating in a temporary cannabis event are required to
				follow all applicable requirements in this division pertaining to record
				keeping and waste management.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering former title 16, section
				  5603 to new title 4, section
				  15603 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
				  42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 26013,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 26200,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 5 - Cannabis Events › Section 15603.1 - Participation in Temporary Cannabis Events by Non-Retail Licensees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				Licensees who are not retailers may participate in licensed temporary cannabis
				events and may display cannabis or cannabis products in accordance with the
				following:
(1) Cannabis or cannabis products
				displayed shall not exceed the following amounts:
(A) 85.5 grams of non-concentrated
				cannabis.
(B) 24 grams of cannabis
				concentrate.
(C) 18 immature
				plants.
(D) 21
				seeds.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 5 - Cannabis Events › Section 15604 - Informational or Educational Cannabis Events

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				Informational or educational cannabis events where no sales of cannabis goods
				or consumption of cannabis goods is occurring are not required to be licensed
				by the Department.
(b) A person may
				display cannabis or cannabis products for informational or educational purposes
				consistent with Health and Safety Code sections
				11362.1
				and
				11362.77.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
				  5604 to new title 4, section
				  15604 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
				  42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
				  9-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This
				  filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
3. Amendment of subsection (b) refiled 3-28-2022 as an
				  emergency; operative 3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed
				  emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order transmitted
				  to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022 (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 26013,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 26013,
					 Business and Professions Code; and Sections
					 11362.1
					 and
					 11362.77,
					 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 2 - Laboratory License › Section 15701 - General Laboratory License Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  licensed laboratory shall maintain ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for the testing
				  of the following:
(1) Cannabinoids;
(2) Heavy metals;
(3) Microbial impurities;
(4) Mycotoxins;
(5) Residual pesticides;
(6) Residual solvents and processing
				  chemicals; and
(7) If tested,
				  terpenoids.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 2 - Laboratory License › Section 15702 - Laboratory License Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the information required in section
					 15002, an application for a testing
					 laboratory license includes the following:
(a) A valid certificate of accreditation,
				  issued by an accreditation body, that attests to the laboratory's competence to
				  perform testing, including all the required analytes for the following test
				  methods:
(1) Cannabinoids;
(2) Heavy metals;
(3) Microbial impurities;
(4) Mycotoxins;
(5) Residual pesticides;
(6) Residual solvents and processing
				  chemicals; and
(7) If tested,
				  terpenoids.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 2 - Laboratory License › Section 15703 - Interim Testing Laboratory License

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  applicant may apply for an interim license prior to receiving ISO/IEC 17025
				  accreditation provided that the commercial cannabis business meets all other
				  licensure requirements for a testing laboratory and submits to the Department
				  an application in compliance with section
				  15002 and an attestation that the
				  commercial cannabis business has or intends to seek ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation
				  for all testing methods required by this division.
(b) An interim testing laboratory license
				  shall be valid for 12 months. The annual license fee for an interim license
				  shall be determined pursuant to the requirements in section
				  15014 for determining the annual
				  license fee for a testing laboratory license.
(c) To timely renew an interim license, a
				  completed license renewal form and the annual renewal license fee pursuant to
				  section 15014 shall be received by the
				  Department from the licensee no earlier than 60 calendar days before the
				  expiration of the license and no later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the last
				  business day before the expiration of the license if the renewal form is
				  submitted to the Department at its office(s), or no later than 11:59 p.m. on
				  the last business day before the expiration of the license if the renewal form
				  is submitted to the Department through its electronic licensing system. Failure
				  to receive a notice for license renewal does not relieve a licensee of the
				  obligation to renew an interim license as required.
(d) In the event the license is not renewed
				  prior to the expiration date, the licensee must not test any commercial
				  cannabis or cannabis products until the license is renewed.
(e) A licensee may submit a license renewal
				  form up to 30 calendar days after the license expires. Any late renewal form
				  will be subject to a late fee equal to 50 percent of the applicable licensing
				  fees required by subsection (c).
(f) The license renewal application shall
				  contain the following:
(1) The name of the
				  licensee. For licensees who are individuals, the applicant shall provide both
				  the first and last name of the individual. For licensees who are business
				  entities, the licensee shall provide the legal business name of the commercial
				  cannabis business;
(2) The license
				  number and expiration date;
(3) The
				  licensee's mailing address and licensed premises address; and
(4) An attestation that all information
				  provided to the Department in the original application under section
				  15002 or subsequent notification
				  under sections
				  15023 and
				  15024 is accurate and
				  current.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 3 - Sampling Cannabis and Cannabis Products › Section 15704 - Sampling Standard Operating Procedures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall develop and implement a sampling standard operating
				  procedure (SOP) that describes the laboratory's method for obtaining
				  representative samples of cannabis or cannabis products. The licensed
				  laboratory shall use and submit to the Department Sampling--Standard Operating
				  Procedures, Form DCC-LIC-021 (Amended 2/22), which is incorporated herein by
				  reference.
(b) The licensed
				  laboratory shall retain a copy of the sampling SOP on the licensed laboratory
				  premises and ensure that the sampling SOP is accessible to the sampler during
				  sampling.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect relocating article 3 from title 16, division 42,
					 chapter 6 and renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5704 to new title 4, section
					 15704 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
					 42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Amendment filed 9-27-2021 as an
					 emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed
					 emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
					 26013(b)(3)
					 and
					 26153.1(k).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
3. Amendment refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative
					 3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant
					 to Business and Professions Code sections
					 26013(b)(3)
					 and
					 26153.1(k).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including
					 amendment of subsection (a), transmitted to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022;
					 amendments effective 11-7-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						26013,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						26100,
						26102,
						26104
						and
						26110,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 3 - Sampling Cannabis and Cannabis Products › Section 15705 - General Sampling Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensed laboratory that obtains a representative sample from a licensed
				  distributor or licensed microbusiness shall perform all the required testing at
				  one licensed laboratory premises.
(b) The licensed laboratory may obtain and
				  analyze samples only from cannabis products batches in final form as required
				  by Business and Professions Code section
				  26100.
(c) The licensed laboratory sampler shall
				  collect a representative sample from each batch following the procedures
				  specified in the laboratory's sampling standard operating
				  procedure(s).
(d) The licensed
				  laboratory shall ensure that the sample is transported and subsequently stored
				  at the licensed laboratory premises in a manner that prevents degradation,
				  contamination, commingling, and tampering. If the cannabis or cannabis products
				  specify on the label how the cannabis or cannabis products shall be stored, the
				  laboratory shall store the sample as indicated on the label.
(e) The licensed laboratory shall complete a
				  chain of custody form for each sample that the laboratory collects and
				  analyzes.
(f) Once a representative
				  sample has been obtained for regulatory compliance testing, the licensed
				  laboratory that obtained the sample must complete the regulatory compliance
				  testing.
(g) If a licensed
				  laboratory is unable to competently complete the regulatory compliance testing
				  after sampling and before a COA is issued, the licensed distributor or
				  microbusiness authorized to engage in distribution who arranged for the testing
				  of the batch may request approval from the Department to have the impacted
				  batch re-sampled and tested by another licensed laboratory.
(1) The request shall be made in writing via
				  email to testinglabs@cannabis.ca.gov and shall include all of the following:
(A) The name and license number of the
				  distributor;
(B) The batch
				  numbers;
(C) The type and quantity
				  of cannabis or cannabis products;
(D) The name and license number of the
				  laboratory that took the initial sample and is not able to competently complete
				  the regulatory compliance testing;
(E) The name and license number of the
				  laboratory proposed to re-sample and complete the regulatory compliance testing
				  for the batch; and
(F) The reason
				  why the laboratory that initially took the sample cannot competently complete
				  the regulatory compliance testing.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 3 - Sampling Cannabis and Cannabis Products › Section 15706 - Chain of Custody (COC)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall develop and implement a COC protocol to ensure
				  accurate documentation is recorded for the transport, handling, storage, and
				  destruction of samples.
(b) The COC
				  protocol shall require the use of a COC form. The sampler shall use a COC to
				  record the following information for each sampled batch:
(1) Laboratory's name, licensed premises
				  address, and license number;
(2)
				  Date and time sampling started and ended;
(3) Licensed distributor or licensed
				  microbusiness' name, licensed premises address, and license number;
(4) Licensed cultivator's, licensed
				  manufacturer's, licensed distributor's, or licensed microbusiness' name,
				  licensed premises address, and license number;
(5) Batch number of the batch from which the
				  representative sample was obtained and assigned unique sample
				  identifier;
(6) Sample
				  matrix;
(7) Total batch size, by
				  weight, or unit count;
(8) Total
				  weight, or unit count of the representative sample;
(9) Sampling conditions or problems
				  encountered during the sampling process, if any;
(10) Printed name and signature of the
				  licensed distributor or licensed microbusiness' authorized to engage in
				  distribution employee; and
(11)
				  Printed name and signature of the sampler.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 3 - Sampling Cannabis and Cannabis Products › Section 15707 - Harvest Batch Sampling

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  sampler shall obtain a representative sample from each prepacked or unpacked
				  harvest batch. The representative sample must weigh 0.35% of the total harvest
				  batch weight.
(b) A sampler may
				  collect a representative sample greater than 0.35% of the total harvest batch
				  weight of a prepacked or unpacked harvest batch if necessary to perform the
				  required testing or to ensure that the samples obtained are
				  representative.
(c) The prepacked
				  or unpacked harvest batch from which a sample is obtained shall weigh no more
				  than 50.0 pounds. Laboratory analyses of a sample collected from a harvest
				  batch weighing more than 50.0 pounds shall be deemed invalid and the harvest
				  batch from which the sample was obtained shall not be released for retail
				  sale.
(d) When the sampler obtains
				  a representative sample from an unpacked harvest batch, the sampler shall do
				  all the following:
(1) Collect the number of
				  sample increments relative to the unpacked harvest batch size as listed in the
				  following table;
(2) Obtain sample
				  increments from random and varying locations of the unpacked harvest batch,
				  both vertically and horizontally. To the extent practicable, the sample
				  increments obtained from an unpacked harvest batch shall be of equal weight;
				  and
(3) To the extent practicable,
				  collect an equal number of sample increments from each container if the
				  unpacked harvest batch is stored in multiple containers.
Unpacked Harvest Batch Size
								(pounds)
Number of Increments (per sample)
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]10.0
8
10.1 - 20.0
16
20.1 - 30.0
23
30.1 - 40.0
29
40.1 - 50.0
34
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 3 - Sampling Cannabis and Cannabis Products › Section 15708 - Cannabis Product Batch and Pre-Roll Sampling

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(a) The
				  sampler shall obtain a representative sample from each cannabis product batch
				  or pre-roll batch.
(b) The sampler
				  may collect a greater number of sample increments if necessary to perform the
				  required testing or to ensure that the samples obtained are
				  representative.
(c) The cannabis
				  product batch or pre-roll batch from which a representative sample is obtained
				  shall contain no more than 150,000 units. Laboratory analyses of a sample
				  collected from a cannabis product batch containing more than 150,000 units
				  shall be deemed invalid and the cannabis product batch or pre-roll batch from
				  which the representative sample was obtained shall not be released for retail
				  sale.
(d) The sampler shall obtain
				  a representative sample of a cannabis product or pre-roll batch by collecting,
				  at minimum, the number of sample increments relative to the batch size as
				  listed in the following table. Each sample increment consists of 1 packaged
				  unit.
Cannabis Product or Pre-roll Batch Size
								(units)
Number of Sample Increments (per
								sample)
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]50
2
51 - 150
3
151 - 500
5
501 - 1,200
8
1,201 - 3,200
13
3,201 - 10,000
20
10,001 - 35,000
32
35,001 - 150,000
50
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former title 16, section
					 5708 to new title 4, section
					 15708 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
					 42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						26013,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						26100,
						26104
						and
						26110,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 3 - Sampling Cannabis and Cannabis Products › Section 15709 - Laboratory Transportation of Cannabis and Cannabis Products Samples

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(a) The
				  following requirements apply when a licensed testing laboratory transports
				  cannabis or cannabis products samples:
(1)
				  While transporting cannabis or cannabis products samples, a licensed testing
				  laboratory employee shall ensure the cannabis or cannabis products are not
				  visible to the public. Cannabis or cannabis products shall be stored in a
				  secure, fully enclosed trunk that cannot be accessed from inside the vehicle,
				  or in a secured area or compartment within the interior of the vehicle. A
				  "secured area" is defined as an area where solid or locking metal partitions,
				  cages, or high-strength shatterproof acrylic can be used to create a secure
				  compartment in the fully enclosed vehicle. The secured area may be comprised on
				  three sides by any part of the body of the vehicle, provided the parts of the
				  vehicle used for the purposes of this section are shatterproof and are not made
				  of glass.
(2) While left
				  unattended, vehicles and trailers shall be locked and secured.
(3) The licensed laboratory shall not leave a
				  vehicle or trailer containing cannabis or cannabis products samples unattended
				  in a residential area or parked overnight in a residential area.
(4) The licensed laboratory shall ensure that
				  any vehicle or trailer transporting cannabis or cannabis products samples has
				  an alarm system.
(5) The licensed
				  laboratory shall ensure that packages or containers holding cannabis or
				  cannabis products samples are neither tampered with nor opened during
				  transport.
(6) The licensed
				  laboratory transporting cannabis or cannabis products samples shall only travel
				  between licensees for whom the laboratory is conducting regulatory compliance
				  testing or quality assurance testing. A laboratory shall not deviate from the
				  travel requirements described in this section, except for necessary rest, fuel,
				  or vehicle repair stops.
(7) The
				  licensed laboratory may transport multiple cannabis or cannabis products
				  samples obtained from multiple licensees at once.
(8) Vehicles or trailers transporting
				  cannabis or cannabis products samples are subject to inspection by the
				  Department at any licensed premises or during transport at any time.
(9) No person under the age of 21 years old
				  shall be in a vehicle or trailer transporting cannabis or cannabis products
				  samples.
(10) Only an employee of
				  the licensed laboratory or security personnel who meets the requirement of
				  section 15045 shall be in a vehicle while
				  transporting cannabis or cannabis products samples.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 3 - Sampling Cannabis and Cannabis Products › Section 15710 - Laboratory Receipt of Samples Obtained from a Distributor or Microbusiness

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory may accept and analyze a sample from a licensed distributor
				  or licensed microbusiness authorized to engage in distribution for the required
				  testing under section
				  15714 only if there is an
				  accompanying COC form for the sample.
(b) The licensed laboratory employee who
				  receives the sample shall date, print, and sign their name on the accompanying
				  sample COC.
(c) The licensed
				  laboratory shall not analyze a sample obtained from a licensed distributor or
				  licensed microbusiness authorized to engage in distribution, and the batch from
				  which the sample was obtained may not be released for retail sale, if any of
				  the following occur:
(1) The sample is
				  received at the laboratory without the requisite COC form;
(2) The tamper-evident material is broken
				  prior to the sample being received at the laboratory; or
(3) There is evidence of sample commingling,
				  contamination, degradation, or a related occurrence rendering the sample
				  unusable for analytical testing when the sample is received at the
				  laboratory.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 4 - Standard Operating Procedures › Section 15711 - Laboratory Analyses Standard Operating Procedures

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall develop, implement, and maintain written standard
				  operating procedures (SOP) for sample preparation and each required test
				  method. The licensed laboratory shall use and submit to the Department the
				  following forms which are incorporated by reference:
(1) Sample Preparation--Standard Operating
				  Procedures, Form DCC-LIC-022 (Amended 2/22), which is incorporated herein by
				  reference; and
(2) Test
				  Methods--Standard Operating Procedures, Form DCC-LIC-023 (Amended 2/22), which
				  is incorporated herein by reference.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 4 - Standard Operating Procedures › Section 15712 - Test Methods

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(a) The
				  laboratory shall develop, implement, and validate test methods for the analyses
				  of samples as required under this division.
(b) To the extent practicable, the laboratory
				  test methods shall comport with the following guidelines:
(1) US Food and Drug Administration's
Bacterial Analytical Manual
, 2016;
(2) AOAC International's
Official
				  Methods of Analysis for Contaminant Testing of AOAC International
,
				  20th Edition, 2016; and
(3) United
				  States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary's
Methods of Analysis
				  for Contaminant Testing
, 2016.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 4 - Standard Operating Procedures › Section 15712.2 - Verification of Cannabinoid Test Method for Dried Flower, Including Non-Infused Pre-Rolls

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(a)
				  Prior to using the cannabinoid test method identified in section
				  15712.1(b) for
				  regulatory compliance testing, each licensed laboratory shall perform a method
				  verification of the cannabinoid test method in their own laboratory to
				  demonstrate that the laboratory is capable of meeting the cannabinoid test
				  method's performance specifications.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, "method
				  verification" means the process of demonstrating that a laboratory is capable
				  of replicating a validated test method with an acceptable level of
				  performance.
(c) For purposes of
				  this chapter, "reagent blank" means reagents that are used in the procedure
				  taken through the entire method and which are added in the same volumes as used
				  in the sample preparation. A reagent blank is analyzed in the same manner as
				  the representative sample.
(d) To
				  complete the method verification of the cannabinoid test method identified in
				  section 15712.1(b), the
				  laboratory shall address the criteria listed in the following table:
Criteria
Number Required
Reagent blanks
>=1
Method blanks
>=1
Spike concentration levels
>=2
Spike replicates
>=3
(e) As part of the method verification:
(1) The licensed laboratory shall calculate
				  the Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantification (LOQ) for all analytes
				  in accordance with section
				  15731; and
(2) The licensed laboratory shall evaluate
				  the linear dynamic range for all analytes to ensure they meet the needs for the
				  cannabinoid test method.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 4 - Standard Operating Procedures › Section 15713 - Validation of Test Methods

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory may use a nonstandard, amplified, or modified test method
				  or a method that is designed or developed by the licensed laboratory to
				  validate the methods for analyses of samples.
(b) The licensed laboratory shall follow the
				  guidelines set forth in the US Food and Drug Administration's
Guidelines for the Validation of Analytical Methods for the Detection
				  of Microbial Pathogens in Foods and Feeds
, 2nd Edition, April 2015,
				  incorporated herein by reference, to validate test methods for the microbial
				  analysis of samples. The licensed laboratory shall include and address the
				  criteria listed in the following table when validating test methods for
				  microbial analyses of samples.
Criteria
Requirement
Number of target organisms; inclusivity
5
Number of non-target organisms; exclusivity
5
Number of analyte levels per matrix: Qualitative
							 methods
3 levels: high and low inoculum levels and 1
							 uninoculated level
Number of analyte levels per matrix: Quantitative
							 methods
4 levels: low, medium and high inoculum levels and 1
							 uninoculated level
Replicates per food at each level tested
2 or more replicates per level
(c)
				  The licensed laboratory shall follow the guidelines set forth in the US Food
				  and Drug Administration's
Guidelines for the Validation of Chemical
				  Methods for the FDA FVM Program
, 2nd Edition, April 2015, incorporated
				  herein by reference, to validate test methods for chemical analysis of samples.
(1) The licensed laboratory shall include and
				  address the following criteria to validate test methods for chemical analyses
				  of samples:
(A) Accuracy;
(B) Precision;
(C) Linearity and range;
(i) The Coefficient of Determination (r2) for
				  all calibration curves shall be greater than or equal to 0.99.
(ii) Linear regression or quadratic
				  regression shall only be used for calibration curves. Curves shall not be
				  weighted at all or only weighted at 
				  1/x.
(iii) LOQ for analytes tested shall be within
				  the range of the calibration curve.
(D) Calibration standard;
(i) For calibration curves, there shall be a
				  minimum of five calibration standards, not including zero; and
(ii) Each calibration curve must include an
				  Initial Calibration Verification (ICV). The percent recovery must be between
				  70% to 130%.
(E)
				  Sensitivity and selectivity;
(F)
				  Limit of detection and limit of quantitation;
(G) Recovery;
(H) Reproducibility; and
(I) Robustness.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 5 - Laboratory Testing and Reporting › Section 15714 - Required Testing

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(a) All
				  sample increments collected must be homogenized prior to sample analyses,
				  notwithstanding foreign material testing.
(b) The licensed laboratory shall test each
				  representative sample for the following:
(1)
				  Cannabinoids;
(2) Foreign
				  material;
(3) Heavy
				  metals;
(4) Microbial
				  impurities;
(5)
				  Mycotoxins;
(6) Moisture content
				  and water activity;
(7) Residual
				  pesticides;
(8) Residual solvents
				  and processing chemicals; and
(9)
				  If applicable, terpenoids.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 5 - Laboratory Testing and Reporting › Section 15715 - Phase-In of Required Laboratory Testing. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5715 to new title 4, section
					 15715 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
					 42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Repealer filed 9-27-2021 as an
					 emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed
					 emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
					 26013(b)(3)
					 and
					 26153.1(k).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
3. Repealer refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative
					 3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant
					 to Business and Professions Code sections
					 26013(b)(3)
					 and
					 26153.1(k).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order transmitted
					 to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022 (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						26013,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						26100,
						26104
						and
						26110,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 5 - Laboratory Testing and Reporting › Section 15717 - Moisture Content and Water Activity Testing

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall analyze at minimum 0.5 grams of the representative
				  sample of dried flower to determine the level of water activity and the
				  percentage of moisture content.
(1) The dried
				  flower sample, including pre-rolls, shall be deemed to have passed water
				  activity testing if the water activity does not exceed 0.65 Aw. The laboratory
				  shall report the result of the water activity test on the certificate of
				  analysis (COA) and indicate "pass" or "fail" on the COA.
(2) The licensed laboratory shall report the
				  result of the moisture content test on the COA as a
				  percentage.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 5 - Laboratory Testing and Reporting › Section 15718 - Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall analyze at minimum 0.25 grams of the representative
				  sample of cannabis product or pre-rolls to determine whether residual solvents
				  or processing chemicals are present.
(b) The licensed laboratory shall report the
				  result of the residual solvents and processing chemicals testing in unit
				  micrograms per gram (µg/g) on the COA and indicate "pass" or "fail" on
				  the COA.
(c) The sample shall be
				  deemed to have passed the residual solvents and processing chemicals testing if
				  the presence of any residual solvent or processing chemical listed in the
				  following tables in Category I and Category II does not exceed the indicated
				  action levels.
(1) Notwithstanding subsection
				  (c), the limit for ethanol does not apply to cannabis products that are
				  tinctures.
(2) Notwithstanding
				  subsection (c), the limit for ethanol or isopropyl alcohol does not apply to
				  cannabis products that are topical cannabis products.
Category I Residual Solvent or
							 Processing Chemical
CAS No.
Cannabis Product or Pre-Roll Action
							 Level (µg/g)
1,2-Dichloroethane
107-06-2
1.0
Benzene
71-43-2
1.0
Chloroform
67-66-3
1.0
Ethylene oxide
75-21-8
1.0
Methylene chloride
75-09-2
1.0
Trichloroethylene
79-01-6
1.0
Category II Residual Solvent or
							 Processing Chemical
CAS No.
Cannabis Product or Pre-roll Action
							 Level (µg/g)
Acetone
67-64-1
5000
Acetonitrile
75-05-8
410
Butane
106-97-8
5000
Ethanol
64-17-5
5000
Ethyl acetate
141-78-6
5000
Ethyl ether
60-29-7
5000
Heptane
142-82-5
5000
Hexane
110-54-3
290
Isopropyl alcohol
67-63-0
5000
Methanol
67-56-1
3000
Pentane
109-66-0
5000
Propane
74-98-6
5000
Toluene
108-88-3
890
Total xylenes (ortho-, meta-, para-)
1330-20-7
2170