Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/11/2023

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HF100 NINTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR BD 1-10100-9 85.1 Sec. 37. [342.37] CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY LICENSING. 85.2 Subdivision 1. Authorized actions. A cannabis testing facility license entitles the license 85.3 holder to obtain and test immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis 85.4 products, hemp plant parts, hemp concentrate, artificially derived cannabinoids, 85.5 lower -potency hemp edibles, and hemp -derived consumer products from cannabis 85.6 microbusinesses, cannabis mezzobusinesses, cannabis cultivators, cannabis manufacturers, 85.7 cannabis wholesalers, lower -potency hemp edible manufacturers, medical cannabis 85.8 cultivators, medical cannabis processors, and industrial hemp growers. 85.9 Subd. 2. Additional information required. In addition to the information required to 85.10 be submitted under section 342.14, subdivision 1, and rules adopted pursuant to that section, 85.11 a person, cooperative, or business seeking a cannabis testing facility license must submit 85.12 the following information in a form aaaroved by the office: 85.13 (1) an operating plan demonstrating the proposed layout of the facility, including a 85.14 diagram of ventilation and filtration systems and policies to avoid sales to unlicensed 85.15 businesses; 85.16 (2) proof of accreditation by a laboratory accrediting organization approved by the office 85.17 that, at a minimum, requires a laboratory to operate formal management systems under the 85.18 International Organization for Standardization; and 85.19 (3) evidence that the business will comply with the applicable operation reauirements 85.20 for the license being sought. 85.21 Subd. 3. Multiple licenses; limits. (a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a 85.22 cannabis testing facility license may not own or operate, or be employed by, any other 85.23 cannabis business or hemp business. 85.24 (b) The office by rule may limit the number of cannabis testing facility licenses a person 85.25 or business may hold. 85.26 (c) For purposes of this subdivision, a restriction on the number of licenses a business 85.27 may hold applies to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and general 85.28 partner of a cannabis business. 85.29 Sec. 38. [342.38] CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY OPERATIONS. 85.30 Subdivision 1. Testing services. A cannabis testing facility shall provide some or all 85.31 testing services required under section 342.61 and rules adopted pursuant to that section. Article 1 Sec. 38. 85