Minnesota Administrative Rules

1565.0500 PROCESSOR LICENSE.

Subpart 1.

License required.

A person must possess a hemp processor license before obtaining raw hemp materials for commercial processing purposes. Hemp may only be processed in this state by a person with a processor license. If hemp is processed in this state by a person without a processor license, the processed hemp is prohibited from entering the stream of commerce.

Subp. 2.

Source material documentation.

A licensee must provide upon request to the commissioner or to law enforcement information documenting the source material for any hemp plants, plant parts, grain, seeds, and products that the licensee is in possession of or had processed. Documentation must include any test results from an accredited laboratory validating that plant materials and products do not exceed the acceptable hemp THC level.

Subp. 3.

Change in processing location.

A licensee must not change the location of a registered processing location without first notifying the commissioner. A licensee must submit the proposed change to the commissioner along with an updated legal description, geospatial location, or map specifying the proposed changes to the registered processing location and, if applicable, pay additional fees before commencing processing at the new location.

Subp. 4.

Hemp sourcing requirements.

A processor must obtain hemp from a licensed Minnesota grower or from sources approved through another state or federally approved plan. A processor must obtain a copy of the Fit for Commerce certificate or certificate of analysis demonstrating the hemp material is within the acceptable hemp THC level from the grower, specific to the lot being purchased, before processing the hemp.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 18K.06; L 2019 1Sp1 art 2 s 20

History:

46 SR 150

NOTE: This temporary exempt rule is effective until August 16, 2025, or until permanent rules implementing chapter 18K are adopted, whichever occurs first.

Published Electronically:

August 23, 2023