Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) All applicants and key participants in the business entity, if applicable, shall submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance with section 928.03 of the Revised Code.(B) Applicants submitting …

19.03 PDF: A licensed cultivator shall not:(A) Plant or grow any cannabis that is not hemp.(B) Plant or grow hemp on any site not approved by the department.(C) Plant or grow hemp in or within one hundred feet of any structure that is used for residential purposes.(D) Handle or s…

19.03 PDF: No licensed cultivator shall use any seed, cutting, clone, or planting from a variety that is on the department's prohibited hemp variety list which may be found by visiting the department's website www.agri.ohio.gov. Authorized By: 928.03 Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04 Fiv…

19.03 PDF: (A) A licensed cultivator shall submit a completed current harvest or destruction report form to the department at least fifteen days prior to the intended harvest date or intended destruction of a failed crop. The licensed cultivator shall indicate to the department t…

19.03 PDF: (A) All growing locations shall be subject to random sampling and inspection at any time by the department for compliance with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and this chapter.(B) During the sample collection window as outlined in rule 901:14-1-08 of the Administrativ…

19.03 PDF: (A) The department's testing laboratory shall be the official regulatory laboratory for compliance with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted pursuant to it. The department may contract with third-party laboratories to provide testing services on its b…

19.03 PDF: (A) All licensed cultivators must submit a destruction report in order to destroy hemp. No destruction may occur unless department personnel are present to witness the destruction unless otherwise notified by the department.(B) The department may conduct an inspection …

19.03 PDF: (A) Planting report.(1) A planting report for each growing location shall be submitted to the department by July first of each year or within fifteen days of planting, including replanting. The licensed cultivator shall utilize the planting report form which can be fou…

19.03 PDF: Licensed cultivators shall be responsible for scouting and monitoring unused fields for volunteer cannabis plants and to destroy those plants for three years past the last date of planting as reported to the department. Failure to control volunteers may result in the d…

19.03 PDF: (A) A licensed cultivator who uses a pesticide or fertilizer on hemp shall comply with all licensure and certification requirements of Chapters 905. and 921. of the Revised Code, if applicable.(B) A licensed cultivator shall not use any pesticide in violation of the pr…

19.03 PDF: (A) The department shall provide information about approved cultivation, handling, and storage site locations to representatives of the United States department of agriculture (USDA), and any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency whose representatives request…

19.03 PDF: (A) All licensed hemp cultivators engaged in the business of producing clones, cuttings, propagules, and seed for propagation purposes shall:(1) Not sell hemp seeds or plants to any person or business entity in the state of Ohio who is not licensed as a cultivator or a…

19.03 PDF: (A) Any private or non-profit entity, that is otherwise not a university, interested in obtaining a cultivation license for research purposes only shall apply for a license in accordance with rules 901:14-1-02 and 901:14-1-03 of the Administrative Code except that thes…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director shall deny, suspend, or revoke a hemp cultivation license if the licensed cultivator, applicant, or key participant has:(1) Provided false or misleading information on the hemp cultivation application or renewal application;(2) Not complied with the ba…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Abandoned application" means an application for licensure which was returned to the applicant by the department as incomplete and not finalized or corrected by the applicant and returned to the department within thirty days.(B) "Acceptable hemp THC level" means th…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person shall process hemp without a hemp processing license issued by the department.(B) Hemp processing licenses are valid for a period of three years provided that the licensee is compliant with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and this chapter.(C) Hemp proces…

19.03 PDF: (A) A person applying for a hemp processing license shall apply on a form provided by the department.(B) An applicant shall provide all of the following information to the department:(1) If the applicant is an individual:(a) The full legal name of the applicant;(b) The…

19.03 PDF: (A) Processing fee schedule.(1) The application fee shall be one hundred dollars for each processing application.(2) The annual license fee shall be five hundred dollars for processing the raw grain component of hemp for each processing site.(3) The annual license fee …

19.03 PDF: (A) All applicants and key participants in the business entity, if applicable, shall submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance with section 928.03 of the Revised Code.(B) Applicants submitting …

19.03 PDF: A licensed processor shall not:(A) Process or store any cannabis that is not hemp.(B) Process or store hemp or hemp products on any site not approved by the department.(C) Process, handle, or store hemp or hemp products in a building used as a personal residence or on …

19.03 PDF: (A) Any licensed processor who purchases raw, unprocessed hemp plant material shall meet the standards of financial responsibility required under this rule.(B) Each licensed processor having sold equal to or less than one hundred thousand dollars of raw, unprocessed he…

19.03 PDF: (A) All hemp processing facilities shall be subject to inspection and sampling by the department for compliance with Chapter 928. of the Revised Code and this chapter.(B) Representatives of the department shall be provided with complete and unrestricted access to all h…

19.03 PDF: All hemp processors shall comply with all applicable federal food safety regulations adopted in Chapter 901:3-17 of the Administrative Code. Authorized By: 928.03 Amplifies: 928.02, 928.04 Five Year Review Date: 1/26/2026

19.03 PDF: (A) All hemp processors extracting cannabinoids from hemp plant material shall obtain these materials from:(1) A licensed hemp cultivator in the state of Ohio;(2) A licensed cultivator in another state or jurisdiction's hemp program which has been approved by the Unite…

19.03 PDF: All processors extracting cannabinoids from hemp plant material shall have and follow an operational plan. The plan shall include at a minimum:(A) Implementation of standards and guidelines for processing of plant material and the extraction of cannabinoids;(B) Establi…

19.03 PDF: A processor may only use the methods, solvents, and gases set forth in this rule in the manufacture of hemp products.(A) A processor may use hydrocarbon solvent-based extraction methods in a spark-free and properly ventilated environment, isolated from any open flame o…

19.03 PDF: (A) All hemp products prior to being offered for sale shall be tested in accordance with this rule.(B) The hemp processor shall select a random sample from every batch or lot of hemp products produced at their facility that is of sufficient quantity to perform the requ…

19.03 PDF: For the purposes of this chapter, "testing laboratory" means any laboratory which is accredited to the 2017 edition of ISO/IEC 17025 "General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories" standard by a non-profit accreditation body that is si…

19.03 PDF: (A) A licensed processor shall ensure that the testing laboratory selected create a unique certificate of analysis for each batch or lot tested on its behalf, which shall include, at minimum:(1) The name and address of the testing laboratory where the analysis was perf…

19.03 PDF: (A) For the purpose of this rule, "hemp byproducts and waste" means a byproduct, produced as a result of processing hemp, that contains more than 0.3 per cent THC by dry weight basis.(B) A licensed processor shall dispose of hemp byproducts or waste in such a manner as…

19.03 PDF: (A) All hemp products, except for those made exclusively from hemp fibers, shall be labeled:(1) In accordance with the following standards:(a) The labeling requirements found in rule 901:3-1-11 of the Administrative Code.(b) The standard of identity requirements found …

19.03 PDF: (A) Each processor shall keep and maintain upon the licensed premises for a five-year period, unless otherwise stated in these rules, true, complete, legible, and current books and records. All required records must be made available for inspection if requested by the …

19.03 PDF: (A) The following products shall not be offered for sale:(1) Any hemp product which exceeds the acceptable hemp THC level.(2) All hemp products contained in a batch or lot which via laboratory testing:(a) Fails to satisfy the standards set forth in Table 9 of the "Cann…

19.03 PDF: (A) Whenever the director of agriculture finds or has cause to believe, that any hemp product is adulterated or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, within the meaning of sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, the director shall affix t…

19.03 PDF: (A) The department shall provide information about approved processing, handling, and storage site locations to representatives of the United States department of agriculture (USDA), and any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency whose representatives request …

19.03 PDF: (A) The director shall deny, suspend, or revoke a hemp processing license if the licensed processor or applicant has:(1) Provided false or misleading information on the hemp processing application or renewal application;(2) Not complied with the background check requir…

19.03 PDF: The federal meat inspection regulations housed in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations parts 300 to 442 (2024) adopted pursuant to the Federal Meat Inspection Act (34 Stat. 1260) as amended by the Wholesome Meat Act (81 Stat. 584, 21 U.S.C. Supp., Section 601 et …

19.03 PDF: As adopted in rule 901:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code, where ever used in 9 C.F.R. parts 300 to 442, the following definitions are modified as follows:(A) "Administrator" shall be read as "chief."(B) "Circuit Supervisor" shall be read as "district supervisor and/or …

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to rule 901:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code, the following sections of the federal meat inspection regulations are deleted in their entirety and shall not become rules of the Ohio department of agriculture:(A) From 9 C.F.R. Part 300, the following paragraphs…

19.03 PDF: As adopted in rule 901:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code, the following sections of 9 C.F.R. part 300 to 9 C.F.R. part 442 are amended to read as follows:(A) 9 C.F.R. Part 300 is hereby amended as follows:(1) In 9 C.F.R. 300.3(a) delete existing language and insert:"Th…

19.03 PDF: (A) Any person who slaughters, processes, or otherwise handles cattle, sheep, swine, or goats which have been or are to be processed as required by recognized religious dietary laws may apply for exemption from specific provisions of the act or regulations which are in…

19.03 PDF: The purpose of Chapter 901:2-2 of the Administrative Code is to implement the progressive enforcement actions provided for in division (D) of section 918.08 and division (C) of section 918.28 of the Revised Code.Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations parts 500.1 to…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to rule 901:2-2-01 of the Administrative Code, 9 C.F.R. 500.1 shall read as follows:(A) "C.F.R." means the Code of Federal Regulations.(B) "Department" means the Ohio department of agriculture.(C) "HACCP" means hazard analysis and critical control point.(D) "P…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to 901:2-2-01 of the Administrative Code, 9 C.F.R. 500.2 shall be read as follows:(A) The department may take regulatory control action without prior notification if any of the following are present or occur in an establishment:(1) Insanitary conditions or pra…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to rule 901:2-2-01 of the Administrative Code, 9 C.F.R. 500.3 and 9 C.F.R. 500.4 shall be read as follows:(A) The department may take a withholding action or impose a suspension without providing the establishment prior written notification when any of the fol…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to rule 901:2-2-01 of the Administrative Code, 9 C.F.R. 500.5 shall be read as follows:(A) Whenever the department takes a withholding action or imposes a suspension without prior notification as provided for in paragraph (A) of rule 901:2-2-04 of the Administ…

19.03 PDF: Pursuant to 901:2-2-01 of the Administrative Code, 9 C.F.R. 500.6 shall be read as follows:(A) The department, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may revoke an inspection license from an establishment when it finds:(1) An establishment produced and sh…