Section 16308 - Canopy Requirements(a) Licensed cultivators shall comply with the following requirements for canopy areas: (1) Each canopy shall be marked with clearly identifiable physical boundaries around all areas that will contain mature plants. Physical boundaries include, but are not limited to, interior walls, shelves, greenhouse walls, hoop house walls, garden benches, hedgerows, fencing, garden beds, garden plots, or stakes delineating the perimeter.(2) Each canopy shall be of sufficient size to contain the mature plants in their entirety at any point in time. No portion of the plant is permitted to hang over an established canopy boundary.(b) Seeds, immature plants, or propagated material received from a licensed nursery as trade samples shall be cultivated in a canopy area dedicated to trade samples that meets the requirements of subsection (a). Canopy areas used to cultivate trade samples received from a licensed nursery shall be included in the licensed cultivator's cultivation plan and shall be included in the aggregate square footage of the canopy areas.(c) Licensed cultivators may utilize canopy areas to produce seeds for their own use.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 16308
1. New section filed 9-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative 3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including new subsections (b)-(c), transmitted to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022; amendments effective 11-7-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 45). Note: Authority cited: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26013 and 26060, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 9-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 9/27/2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative 3/28/2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including new subsections (b)-(c), transmitted to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11/7/2022; amendments effective 11/7/2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 45).