2019 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry
§1468. Testing; inspections
RS 1468 - Testing; inspections
A. The department shall collect samples to test all industrial hemp crops prior to harvest to ensure the THC concentration does not exceed 0.3 percent. The grower shall harvest his approved industrial hemp plants not more than fifteen days following the date of sample collection by the department, unless specifically authorized in writing by the department.
B. In addition to any scheduled testing, the department may randomly inspect any industrial hemp crop or industrial hemp product and take a representative composite sample for field analysis if the department has reason to believe a violation of this Part has occurred. If a crop of industrial hemp or industrial hemp product contains a THC concentration that exceeds 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis, the department may detain, seize, destroy, or embargo an industrial hemp crop or industrial hemp product.
C. Any facility processing industrial hemp products for consumption shall be subject to inspection by the Louisiana Department of Health as provided for in R.S. 40:631.
Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019.
