| (a) Sampling and Collection Notification.
(1) A completed sample request form from a license
holder shall be submitted to the Department at least fifteen (15)
days prior to the expected harvest date.
(2) The Department's receipt of a sample request form
triggers a site inspection and sample collection by the Department
or its representative.
(b) Sampling and Collection.
(1) The material selected for sampling will be determined
by the Department's Sampling and Collection Procedure.
(2) If the license holder fails to complete harvest
within fifteen (15) days of sample collection, a secondary sample
of each lot to be harvested shall be collected and submitted for testing.
The license holder must notify the Department of a delay in harvesting
by submitting another, or second, complete, sample request form to
initiate a second or subsequent sample collection from each lot to
be harvested.
(3) The Department will grant or conduct no more than
two (2) sample requests per lot. The Department may grant or conduct
additional sample requests under unusual circumstances, including
an event unforeseeable by a reasonable person.
(4) A separate sample must be taken for each lot.
(5) Samples shall be labeled and prepared for transport
to the laboratory for testing in accordance with the Department's
Sampling and Collection Procedure.
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