(a)(1) The department shall have the right, either through its own personnel or through an independent contractor as provided for in Code Section 2-23-9, to randomly test hemp at the fields and greenhouses of all licensees. Such testing, and the harvesting of the hemp tested, shall be conducted in compliance with regulations promulgated by the department.
(2) In the event that a test sample reveals a delta-9-THC concentration of more than 0.330 percent on a dry weight basis, the licensee’s entire crop with the same global positioning coordinates shall be destroyed in compliance with regulations promulgated by the department.
(3) In the event that a test sample reveals a delta-9-THC concentration of more than 0.3 percent but not more than 0.330 percent on a dry weight basis, the licensee’s crop shall be retested and if upon such retesting, the delta-9-THC concentration exceeds 0.3 percent, the entire crop with the same global positioning coordinates shall be destroyed in compliance with regulations promulgated by the department.
(b)(1) The department shall have the right, either through its own personnel or through an independent contractor as provided for in Code Section 2-23-9, to randomly test hemp products at the facilities of all permittees. Such testing shall be conducted in compliance with regulations promulgated by the department.
(2) In the event that a test sample reveals a delta-9-THC concentration of more than 0.3 percent, all related hemp products shall be destroyed by the permittee under the supervision of local law enforcement.