<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:90:09:06"><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000000">44</span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000000">:</span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000000">90</span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000000">:</span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000000">09</span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000000">:</span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000000">06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000001">Creation of batches.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0"> </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">A cultivation facility or cannabis product manufacturing facility shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">    (1)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">Divide cannabis </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">into homogenous batches not to exceed 50 pounds, and as directed by a cannabis testing facility</span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">    (2)  Divide cannabis products into homogenous batches as directed by a cannabis testing facility, and in accordance with the following size limitations:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">            (a)  Cannabis product batches containing concentrated cannabis may not exceed 50 pounds (22.7 kilograms); and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">            (b)  Cannabis product batches containing cannabis extract or products that are infused with cannabis or cannabis extract may not exceed 70,000 unpackaged retail servings;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">Assign a unique batch identifier to the cannabis or cannabis products; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">    (4)  </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">When cannabis is harvested or trimmed:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">            (a)  </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">Cannabis flower shall be assigned to a batch containing a single strain from a single harvest date; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">            (b)  </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">Cannabis trim may be assigned to a batch containing multiple strains and from multiple trimming dates.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">    A batch may be divided into multiple containers. If a cannabis or cannabis product yield is in excess of the batch size limitations, the yield must be divided into separate batches in accordance with this section in order to be sampled. With the exception of trim, all cannabis and cannabis products in each batch must be uniform throughout.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">    </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0"> </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021; 49 SDR 9, effective August 8, 2022.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">    </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">(5)(d)(k)</span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">(l)</span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">    </span><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665C0">(5).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s837f35ad-52bb-4e72-935b-76f25fd20665000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>