OAR 603-048-0636: Hemp Microgreens

(1) Notwithstanding OAR 603-048-0600, a grower is not required to pre-harvest sample and test cut microgreens prior to transfer or sale. (2) Notwithstanding OAR 603-048-2300 to 603-048-2480, growers and handlers are not required to test cut microgreens under ORS 571.330. Cut microgreens are a part of industrial hemp that are exempt from ORS 571.330. (3) The Department may sample and test any growing microgreens crop and any cut microgreens. (4) The Department may require that a licensee in possession of cut microgreens conduct testing under OAR 603-048-0600 or OAR 603-048-2300 to 603-048-2480 at the expense of the licensee. (5) Cut microgreens are subject to all other requirements for industrial hemp as identified in these rules. (6) The Department may detain and dispose of any microgreens or cut microgreens if they contain an average total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. (7) A grower may only produce microgreens via germination from agricultural hemp seed. (8) A licensee may not dry microgreens prior to sale to a consumer.