Section 11 AAC 40.665 - Waste disposal, including hemp destruction(a) A registrant shall store, manage, and dispose of any solid or liquid waste, including wastewater generated during industrial hemp or industrial hemp product production, processing, testing, or retail sales, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, regulations, and other law.(b) Industrial hemp waste or industrial hemp product waste must be made unusable for any purpose for which it was grown or produced and must be made unrecognizable before leaving the registered premises. Industrial hemp waste or industrial hemp product waste includes(1) industrial hemp plant waste, including stalks, leaves, stem, and flowers that have not been processed with solvent;(2) industrial hemp or industrial hemp products that has been found unfit for sale or consumption;(3) expired industrial hemp or industrial hemp products; or(4) industrial hemp or industrial hemp products that failed testing under 11 AAC 40.600-11 AAC 40.665.(c) Industrial hemp, industrial hemp product waste, and failed industrial hemp processing batches may be made unusable and unrecognizable through mowing, grinding, or compacting the hemp or hemp product and incorporating the industrial hemp or industrial hemp product with at least an equal amount of other compostable or non-compostable materials listed as follows, such that the resulting mixture cannot be easily separated and sorted: (3) vegetable-based grease or oils;(9) other wastes approved by the division or a representative of the division that will render the industrial hemp or industrial hemp products unusable and unrecognizable.(d) A registrant shall give notice to the division, on a form prescribed by the division, of the disposal of the industrial hemp or industrial hemp products not later than 10 business days after disposal.(e) If industrial hemp or industrial hemp products are found by or surrendered to a peace officer, the officer may dispose of the industrial hemp or industrial hemp products as set out in this section or by any method allowed under any applicable local ordinance.(f) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, a registrant may request written authorization from the division to utilize industrial hemp waste, such as spent floral material, for another purpose.Eff. 4/4/2020, Register 234, April 2020Authority:AS 03.05.010
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