Section 0080-10-03-.07 - VIOLATIONS(1) In addition to other requirements of the Act and this chapter, persons subject to this chapter must: (a) Maintain areas where HDC products are sold, offered for sale, or held for inventory so as to be readily accessible for inspection;(b) Provide adequate lighting necessary for inspection of all HDC products offered or held for retail sale;(c) Provide full access to facilities, inventory, records, and invoices necessary to departmental inspection;(d) Give full information as to the source of any cannabis or HDC product currently or previously held in their possession during the previous two years;(e) Consent to sampling of all HDC product offered or held for retail sale by the licensee; and,(f) Consent to recall of all associated HDC product batches when testing of the product indicates a failure under Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-10-02-.04 or .05 or a foodborne outbreak or other illness is causally linked by federal authorities or the department of health to particular HDC product batches.(2) In addition to other requirements of the Act and this chapter, persons subject to this chapter must not: (a) Sell or offer for sale HDC products at retail without first securing a license from the department;(b) Sell or offer for sale HDC products at retail, including raw products, unless they meet manufacturing, labeling, and testing requirements under Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-10-02;(c) Interfere with an authorized representative of the department in performance of their duties;(d) Violate any federal or state quarantine of plants, regulated articles, or other material; or,(e) Violate any departmental order issued under the Act or this chapter, including but not limited to orders to hold or dispose of HDC product.(3) Violation of any workplace safety or environmental protection standard enforced by state or federal authorities is grounds for denial of program inspection and denial or revocation of any license issued by the department.(4) A person is responsible for violations of the Act or this chapter when committed by either the person or their agent.(5) Each violation of the Act or this chapter is grounds for issuance of hold or destruction orders for any HDC product held by the violator or their agent, denial or revocation of any license or registration issued by the department, actions for injunction, imposition of civil penalties, and/or pursuit of criminal charges against the violator.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-10-03-.07
New rules filed September 27, 2024; effective 12/26/2024.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 43-27-211.