Texas Administrative Code › Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 12 - COMPASSIONATE-USE/LOW-THC CANNABIS PROGRAM › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12.9 - Sanitation; Waste Disposal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Licensees
				  must maintain regulated premises in a clean and sanitary condition, and shall
				  take all reasonable measures to ensure:
(1)
				  Litter and waste are routinely removed and waste disposal systems are routinely
				  inspected in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal law, rule,
				  regulation or ordinance;
(2)
				  Fixtures, floors, walls, ceilings, buildings or other facilities are kept in
				  good repair;
(3) Regulated premises
				  are adequately screened and otherwise protected against the entry of
				  pests;
(4) Refuse disposal is
				  conducted in a manner to minimize the development of odor and the potential for
				  breeding of pests;
(5) Contact
				  surfaces, including utensils and equipment used for the cultivation, drying,
				  trimming, or storage of product, are cleaned and sanitized in a manner to
				  protect against contamination;
(6)
				  Potentially toxic chemicals used within the cultivation facility are
				  identified, stored, and disposed of in a manner to protect against
				  contamination of the product, in compliance with all applicable local, state,
				  or federal laws, rules, regulations or ordinances;
(7) Storage and transportation of product is
				  under conditions that protect against physical, chemical, and microbial
				  contamination;
(8) Safes, vaults,
				  and storage rooms are in good working order, with climate control systems
				  sufficient to prevent spoilage;
(9)
				  Processing site is free of contamination and suitable for the safe and sanitary
				  preparation of the product, including ensuring all equipment, counters and
				  surfaces used for processing are food-grade and nonreactive with any solvent
				  being used, with easily cleanable surface areas constructed in a manner to
				  reduce the potential for development of mold or fungus;
(10) Hand-washing facilities provide
				  effective hand-cleaning and sanitizing materials, with sanitary towel service
				  or hand drying devices, and hot and cold running water;
(11) All persons working in direct contact
				  with product conform to hygienic practices while on duty, including but not
				  limited to:
(A) Maintaining adequate personal
				  cleanliness, including washing hands thoroughly before handling product and as
				  often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent
				  cross-contamination when changing tasks;
(B) Refraining from direct contact with
				  product if the person has or may have an illness, open lesion, including boils,
				  sores, or infected wounds, or any other abnormal source of microbial
				  contamination, until such condition is corrected;
(C) Keeping fingernails trimmed and filed so
				  that the edges and surfaces are cleanable;
(D) Unless wearing intact gloves in good
				  repair, having no fingernail polish or artificial fingernails on the employee's
				  fingernails;
(E) Wearing clean
				  clothing appropriate to assigned tasks or protective apparel such as coats,
				  aprons, gowns, or gloves to prevent contamination; and
(F) Reporting to the employer's director or
				  manager any health condition experienced by the employee that may adversely
				  affect the safety or quality of product with which the employee may come into
				  contact;
(12)
				  Prohibiting any employee with a health condition that may adversely affect the
				  safety or quality of the product from having direct contact with any product or
				  equipment or materials for processing low-THC cannabis, or from performing any
				  task that reasonably might contaminate or adversely affect any
				  product.