Nev. Admin. Code § 453A.Sec. 194

Current through June 11, 2024
Section 453A.Sec. 194 - NEW
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a marijuana establishment shall:
(a) Store, manage and dispose of all solid and liquid waste and wastewater generated during the processing of marijuana or production of marijuana products in accordance with all applicable state and local laws and regulations; and
(b) Render waste containing marijuana unusable before the waste leaves the marijuana establishment. Such waste includes, without limitation:
(1) Waste from marijuana plants, including, without limitation, roots, stalks, leaves, stems, flower, trim or solid plant material and any plant material used to create an extract;
(2) Solvents used in the processing of marijuana or extraction of concentrated marijuana;
(3) Any plant material or solvents discarded as a result of quality assurance testing or any other testing performed by a marijuana testing facility; and
(4) Any other waste as determined by the Department.
2. A marijuana distributor or retail marijuana store may return a marijuana product to a marijuana cultivation facility or marijuana product manufacturing facility to be rendered unusable.
3. Unless another method approved by the Department is used, waste containing marijuana must be rendered unusable by grinding and incorporating the waste with:
(a) For disposal using an organic method other than composting, the following kinds of compostable mixed waste:
(1) Food waste;
(2) Yard waste;
(3) Soil; or
(4) Other waste as approved by the Department; or
(b) For disposal in a landfill or other method not described in paragraph (a), the following kinds of noncompostable mixed waste:
(1) Paper waste;
(2) Cardboard waste;
(3) Plastic waste; or
(4) Other waste as approved by the Department.

The amount of waste containing marijuana in the resulting mixture must be less than 50 percent by volume. Such waste must not be disposed of by composting.

4. A marijuana establishment shall provide notice to the Department using the seed-to-sale tracking system before rendering unusable and disposing of marijuana or marijuana products.

Nev. Admin. Code § 453A.Sec. 194

Added to NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R092-17AP, eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 453D.200