Section 505 ILCS 89/15 - Rules(a) The Department shall submit to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture a hemp production plan under which the Department monitors and regulates the production of industrial hemp in this State. The Department shall adopt rules incorporating the hemp production plan, including application and licensing requirements .(b) The rules set by the Department shall include one yearly inspection of a licensed industrial hemp cultivation operation and allow for additional unannounced inspections of a licensed industrial hemp cultivation operation at the Department's discretion.(c) The Department shall adopt rules necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Act in accordance with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations, including rules concerning standards and criteria for licensure and registration, for the payment of applicable fees, signage, and for forms required for the administration of this Act.(d) The Department shall adopt rules for the testing of the industrial hemp THC levels and the disposal of plant matter exceeding lawful THC levels, including an option for a cultivator to retest for a minor violation, with the retest threshold determined by the Department and set in rule. Those rules may provide for the use of seed certified to meet the THC levels mandated by this Act as an alternative to testing. Amended by P.A. 102-0690,§ 5, eff. 12/17/2021.Added by P.A. 100-1091,§ 15, eff. 8/26/2018.