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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 15720 - Microbial Impurities Testing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall analyze at minimum 1.0 grams of the representative
				  sample of cannabis or cannabis products to determine whether microbial
				  impurities are present.
(b) The
				  licensed laboratory shall report the result of the microbial impurities testing
				  by indicating "pass" or "fail" on the COA.
(c) The sample of inhalable cannabis and
				  cannabis products shall be deemed to have passed the microbial impurities
				  testing if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli is
				  not detected in 1 gram;
(2)
				  Salmonella spp. is not detected in 1 gram; and
(3) Pathogenic Aspergillus species A.
				  fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, and A. terreus are not detected in 1
				  gram.
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 15721 - Mycotoxin Testing

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall analyze at minimum 0.5 grams of the representative
				  sample of cannabis and cannabis products to determine whether mycotoxins are
				  present.
(b) The licensed
				  laboratory shall report the result of the mycotoxins testing in unit micrograms
				  per kilograms (?g/kg) on the COA and indicate "pass" or "fail" on the
				  COA.
(c) The sample shall be deemed
				  to have passed mycotoxin testing if both the following conditions are met:
(1) Total of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2
				  does not exceed 20 ?g/kg of substance, and
(2) Ochratoxin A does not exceed 20 ?g/kg of
				  substance.
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 15722 - Foreign Material Testing

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall analyze the representative sample of cannabis and
				  cannabis products to determine whether foreign material is present.
(b) The licensed laboratory shall report the
				  result of the foreign material test by indicating "pass" or "fail" on the
				  COA.
(c) The licensed laboratory
				  shall perform foreign material testing on the total representative sample prior
				  to sample homogenization.
(d) When
				  the licensed laboratory performs foreign material testing, at minimum, the
				  laboratory shall do all of the following:
(1)
				  Examine both the exterior and interior of the dried flower sample,
				  and
(2) Examine the exterior of the
				  cannabis product sample.
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 15723 - Heavy Metals Testing

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall analyze at minimum 0.5 grams of the representative
				  sample of cannabis and cannabis products to determine whether heavy metals are
				  present.
(b) The licensed
				  laboratory shall report the result of the heavy metals test 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 heavy metals testing if the presence of heavy metals does
				  not exceed the action levels listed in the following table.
Heavy Metal
Action Level (µg/g) for Inhalable
							 Cannabis and Cannabis Products
Action Level (µg/g) for
							 Non-Inhalable Cannabis and Cannabis Products
Cadmium
0.2
0.5
Lead
0.5
0.5
Arsenic
0.2
1.5
Mercury
0.1
3.0
(d)
				  If the sample fails heavy metals testing, the batch from which the sample was
				  collected fails heavy metals testing and shall not be released for retail
				  sale.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former title 16, section
					 5723 to new title 4, section
					 15723 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. Editorial correction of subsection (c) (Register 2022, No.
					 1).
4. 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.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including
					 amendment of subsection (c), 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,
						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 15724 - Cannabinoid Testing

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall analyze at minimum 0.5 grams of the representative
				  sample of cannabis and cannabis products to determine the cannabinoid profile
				  such as THC; THCA; CBD; CBDA; CBG; and CBN.
(b) The licensed laboratory shall establish a
				  limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 1.0 mg/g or lower for all cannabinoids analyzed
				  and reported.
(c) The licensed
				  laboratory shall report the result of the cannabinoid testing on the COA,
				  including, at minimum:
(1) A percentage for
				  THC, THCA, CBD, and CBDA;
(A) When the
				  licensed laboratory reports the result of the cannabinoid testing for harvest
				  batch representative samples on the COA in dry-weight percent, they shall use
				  the following equation:
Dry-weight percent cannabinoid = wet-weight percent
					 cannabinoid / (1- percent moisture / 100)
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 15725 - Terpenoid Testing

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(a) If
				  requested, the licensed laboratory shall analyze at minimum 0.5 grams of the
				  representative sample of cannabis or cannabis products to determine the
				  terpenoid profile of the sample.
(b) The licensed laboratory shall report the
				  result of the terpenoid testing on the COA both as a percentage and in either
				  milligrams per gram (mg/g) if by weight or milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL) if
				  by volume.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former title 16, section
					 5725 to new title 4, section
					 15725 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 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 6 - Post Testing Procedures › Section 15727 - Remediation and Retesting

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(a) A
				  cannabis or cannabis product batch that has been additionally processed after
				  failed regulatory compliance testing pursuant to section
				  17305 must be retested and
				  successfully pass all the analyses required under this chapter.
(b) A cannabis or cannabis product batch may
				  only be remediated twice. If the batch fails after the second remediation
				  attempt and the second retesting, the entire batch shall be
				  destroyed.
(c) Within one business
				  day of completing the required analyses of a representative sample obtained
				  from a remediated cannabis or cannabis product batch, the laboratory shall
				  upload the COA information into the track and trace system, or if the licensee
				  does not yet have access to the track and trace system, it shall be emailed to
				  the Department.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect relocating article 6 from title 16, division 42,
					 chapter 6 and renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5727 to new title 4, section
					 15727 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 section, 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,
						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 6 - Post Testing Procedures › Section 15728 - Post Testing Sample Retention

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall retain the reserve sample, consisting of any portion
				  of a sample that was not used in the testing process. The reserve sample shall
				  be kept, at minimum, for 45 business days after the analyses, after which time
				  it may be destroyed and denatured to the point the material is rendered
				  unrecognizable and unusable.
(b)
				  The licensed laboratory shall securely store the reserve sample in a manner
				  that prohibits sample degradation, contamination, and tampering.
(c) The licensed laboratory shall provide the
				  reserve sample to the Department upon request.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5728 to new title 4, section
					 15728 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 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 7 - Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control › Section 15729 - Laboratory Quality Assurance (LQA) Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall develop and implement a LQA program to assure the
				  reliability and validity of the analytical data produced by the laboratory. The
				  LQA program shall, at minimum, include a written LQA manual that addresses the
				  following:
(1) Quality control
				  procedures;
(2) Laboratory
				  organization and employee training and responsibilities, including good
				  laboratory practice (GLP);
(3) LQA
				  objectives for measurement data;
(4) Traceability of data and analytical
				  results;
(5) Instrument
				  maintenance, calibration procedures, and frequency;
(6) Performance and system audits;
(7) Corrective action procedures;
(8) Steps to change processes when
				  necessary;
(9) Record retention and
				  document control;
(10) Test
				  procedure standardization; and
(11)
				  Method validation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 7 - Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control › Section 15730 - Laboratory Quality Control (LQC) Samples

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The licensed laboratory shall use LQC samples and adhere to
					 good laboratory practice (GLP) in the performance of each analysis according to
					 the following specifications.
(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall analyze LQC samples in the same manner as the
				  laboratory analyzes cannabis and cannabis products samples.
(b) The licensed laboratory shall use at
				  least one negative control, one positive control, and one laboratory replicate
				  sample in each analytical batch for each target organism during microbial
				  testing. If one of the controls produces unexpected results, the samples shall
				  be re-prepped and reanalyzed with a new set of controls.
(c) If the result of the microbial analyses
				  is outside the specified acceptance criteria in the following table, the
				  licensed laboratory shall determine the cause and take steps to remedy the
				  problem until the result is within the specified acceptance criteria.
Laboratory Quality Control
							 Sample
Acceptance Criteria
Corrective Action
Positive control
Produces expected result, positive result
Re-prep and reanalyze the entire analytical batch,
							 once. If problem persists, locate and remedy the source of unexpected result,
							 then re-prep samples and reanalyze with a new set of controls.
Negative control
Produces expected result, negative result
Re-prep and reanalyze the entire analytical batch,
							 once. If problem persists, locate and remedy the source of unexpected result,
							 then re-prep samples and reanalyze with a new set of controls.
Laboratory replicate sample
Sample results must concur
Reanalyze sample and associated replicate sample once.
							 If problem persists, re-prep samples and reanalyze.
(d)
				  The licensed laboratory shall prepare and analyze at least one of each of the
				  following LQC samples for each analytical batch:
(1) Method blank;
(2) Laboratory control sample (LCS);
				  and
(3) Laboratory replicate sample
				  or matrix spike sample.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 7 - Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control › Section 15731 - Limits of Detection (LOD) and Limits of Quantitation (LOQ) for Quantitative Analyses

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall calculate the LOD for chemical method analyses
				  according to any of the following methods:
(1) Signal-to-noise ratio of between 3:1 and
				  2:1;
(2) Standard deviation of the
				  response and the slope of calibration curve using a minimum of 7 spiked blank
				  samples calculated as follows; LOD = (3.3 x standard deviation of the response)
				  / slope of the calibration curve; or
(3) A method published by the United States
				  Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) or the United States Environmental
				  Protection Agency (USEPA).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 7 - Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control › Section 15732 - Data Package

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall compile and generate one data package for each
				  representative sample that the laboratory analyzes.
(b) The licensed laboratory shall create a
				  data package and use the Data Package Cover Page and Checklist Form,
				  DCC-LIC-024 (Amended 2/22), which is incorporated herein by reference. The data
				  package and form DCC-LIC-024 (Amended 2/22) shall be provided to the Department
				  immediately upon request.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5732 to new title 4, section
					 15732 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 (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
						26100,
						26104,
						26110
						and
						26160,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 7 - Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control › Section 15733 - Required Proficiency Testing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall participate in a proficiency testing program provided
				  by an organization that operates in conformance with the requirements of
				  ISO/IEC 17043, at least once every six months.
(b) The licensed laboratory shall annually,
				  successfully participate in a proficiency testing program for each of 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 7 - Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control › Section 15734 - Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory Proficiency Test Performance

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall be deemed to have successfully participated in a
				  proficiency testing program for an analyte tested in a specific method if the
				  test results demonstrate a "satisfactory" or otherwise proficient performance
				  determination by the proficiency testing program provider.
(b) The licensed laboratory may not report
				  test results for analytes that are deemed by the proficiency testing program
				  provider as "unacceptable," "questionable," "unsatisfactory", or otherwise
				  deficient.
(c) The licensed
				  laboratory may resume reporting test results for analytes that were deemed
				  "unacceptable," "questionable," "unsatisfactory", or otherwise deficient, only
				  if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The licensed laboratory satisfactorily
				  remedies the cause of the failure for each analyte; and
(2) The licensed laboratory submits, to the
				  Department, a written corrective action report demonstrating how the laboratory
				  has fixed the cause of the failure.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 7 - Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control › Section 15735 - Laboratory Audits

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall conduct an internal audit at least once per year or
				  in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17025 accrediting body's requirement, whichever
				  is more frequent.
(b) The internal
				  audit must include all of the components required by the ISO/IEC 17025
				  internal-audit standards.
(c)
				  Within 3 business days of completing the internal audit, the licensed
				  laboratory shall submit the results of the internal audit to the
				  Department.
(d) Within 3 business
				  days of receiving the accrediting body onsite audit findings, the licensed
				  laboratory shall submit the results to the Department.
(e) The licensed laboratory shall submit any
				  audit results to the Department, accompanied by the Licensee Notification and
				  Request Form, Notifications and Requests Regarding Testing Laboratories,
				  DCC-LIC-029 (New 2/22), which is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5735 to new title 4, section
					 15735 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 subsections (d) and (e), 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
						and
						26104,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 8 - Laboratory Employee Qualifications › Section 15736 - General Laboratory Employee Qualifications

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory may only employ persons who are at least 21 years of
				  age.
(b) The licensed laboratory
				  shall develop and implement an employee training program to ensure competency
				  of laboratory employees for their assigned functions.
(c) The licensed laboratory shall ensure and
				  document that each laboratory employee meets the employee
				  qualifications.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect relocating article 8 from title 16, division 42,
					 chapter 6 and renumbering former title 16, section
					 5736 to new title 4, section
					 15736 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 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
						26102
						and
						26104,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 8 - Laboratory Employee Qualifications › Section 15737 - Supervisor or Management Responsibilities and Qualifications

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall employ a supervisor or management employee who must
				  be responsible for:
(1) Overseeing and
				  directing the scientific methods of the licensed laboratory;
(2) Ensuring that the licensed laboratory
				  achieves and maintains a laboratory quality assurance program as required by
				  section 15729; and
(3) Providing ongoing and appropriate
				  training to laboratory employees.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 8 - Laboratory Employee Qualifications › Section 15738 - Analyst and Sampler Qualifications

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(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall employ an analyst who, at minimum, must have either:
(1) Earned a master's degree or a bachelor's
				  degree in biological, chemical, agricultural, environmental, or related
				  sciences from an accredited college or university; or
(2) Completed 2 years of college or
				  university education that included coursework in biological, chemical,
				  agricultural, environmental, or related sciences from an accredited college or
				  university, plus at least 3 years of full-time practical
				  experience.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15739 - Records. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect relocating article 9 from title 16, division 42,
					 chapter 6 and renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5739 to new title 4, section
					 15739 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 of article 9 (section
					 15739) and section 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 of article 9 (section
					 15739) and section 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 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15800 - Right of Access. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect relocating chapter 7 from title 16, division 42 and
					 renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5800 to new title 4, section
					 15800 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 of chapter 7 (sections
					 15800-15815) and section 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 of chapter 7 (sections
					 15800-15815) and section 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,
						26015
						and
						26160,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						11181,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15801 - Notice to Comply. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5801 to new title 4, section
					 15801 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
						and
						26018,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15802 - Citations; Orders of Abatement; Administrative Fines. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5802 to new title 4, section
					 15802 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: Sections
						125.9
						and
						26013,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						125.9,
						148,
						149
						and
						26012,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15803 - Contesting Citations. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5803 to new title 4, section
					 15803 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
						125.9,
						26012
						and
						26016,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15804 - Citation Compliance. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5804 to new title 4, section
					 15804 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
						125.9
						and
						26012,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15805 - Minor Decoys. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former title 16, section
					 5805 to new title 4, section
					 15805 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: Sections
						26013
						and
						26140,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						26140,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15806 - Attire and Conduct. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former title 16, section
					 5806 to new title 4, section
					 15806 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
						26011.5,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15807 - Entertainers and Conduct. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former title 16, section
					 5807 to new title 4, section
					 15807 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
						26011.5,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 9 - Record Retention [Repealed] › Section 15808 - Additional Grounds for Discipline. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section
					 5805 to new title 4, section
					 15805 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
						26011.5,
						26012,
						26030
						and
						26031,
						Business and Professions Code.