N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 132.13

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 132.13 - Disposal

(a) The disposal of cannabis shall mean that the cannabis has been rendered unusable, except for stalks, stems, fan leaves, root balls, and soil media which do not have to be rendered unusable prior to disposal.

(b) Research licensees shall dispose of any investigational products that are outdated, damaged, deteriorated, contaminated, or otherwise deemed not appropriate for usage or any plant-based waste produced.

(c) Research licensees shall dispose of liquid and chemical waste in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

(d) Research licensees shall, at the conclusion of the research, dispose of all remaining investigational products subject to the research licensees approved research project. Unless otherwise approved by the Office, a research project will be deemed concluded on its estimated end date, as provided in the approved research licensee's application, or the license expiration date, whichever occurs first. The research licensee shall ensure remaining investigational products are disposed of in conformance with this Part.

(e) Research licensees shall ensure the return of all investigational products by research participants by the conclusion of the research project for disposal.

(f) Research licensees shall maintain records of disposal, which shall include:

(1) the type of plant material being disposed, if the material is a by-product of the processing or manufacturing process;

(2) investigational products being disposed, if a finished product;

(3) the weight of the disposed material, the number of plants, or in the case of a finished product, the quantity of the disposed product for each research project and in total as of the date of the reporting of the materials in this section; and

(4) the signatures of at least two (2) research licensee staff members who witnessed the disposal.

(g) All unused investigational products shall be recorded as waste in the research licensee's inventory tracking system.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 132.13

Adopted New York State Register August 9, 2023/Volume XLV, Issue 32, eff. 8/9/2023