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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-56-410. Testing

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section effective upon the fulfillment of the contingency set out in Acts of 2023, Act 629, § 17 (see Historical and Statutory Notes, below).>

(a) All hemp-derived products sold in this state shall be tested by an approved laboratory.

(b) An approved laboratory shall be an independent third-party laboratory.

(c) A hemp-derived product sold in this state shall be tested for the following and marked as to the hemp-derived product chemical makeup before being sold to consumers:

(1) Cannabinoid profile;

(2) Solvents;

(3) Pesticides;

(4) Microbials;

(5) Heavy metals; and

(6) Any non-hemp-based substance.

(d) A hemp-derived product shall not be distributed or sold in this state without a certificate of analysis from an approved laboratory that confirms:

(1) The hemp-derived product was tested by an approved laboratory;

(2) A tested representative sample of the hemp-derived product contained a total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that did not exceed three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) under this subchapter; and

(3) A detailed analysis and list of chemical makeup of the tested hemp-derived product under subsection (c) of this section.

(e) Arkansas Tobacco Control may periodically sample, analyze, and test any hemp-derived product located in this state.

(f) The Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control shall:

(1) Investigate and issue subpoenas to any permittee or approved laboratory used by a permittee that the director has reasonable suspicion of intentionally producing falsified test results on hemp-derived products; and

(2) Promulgate rules for the enforcement of this section and set penalties for any violation of the rules.

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