15.03.230 Agricultural Practices

(a) A registered entity shall:

(1) Use good agricultural practices (GAPS) and must conform to all applicable laws and rules of New York State;

(2) Use water from a public water supply or present a plan, approved by the Authority, which demonstrates the ability to obtain sufficient quantities of water of equal or greater quality as that from a public water supply and to monitor the quality of such water on an ongoing basis;

(3) Upon prior written notice to the Authority, only use pesticides that are registered by the Tribe that specifically meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency registration exemption criteria for Minimum Risk Pesticides;

(4) Process the leaves and flowers of the female plant only, in a safe and sanitary manner;

(5) Perform visual inspection of the harvested plant material to ensure there is no mold, mildew, pests, rot or gray or black plant material;

(6) Have a separate secure area for temporary storage of any medical marijuana or medical marijuana product that needs to be destroyed; and

(7) Provide continual environmental monitoring for temperature, ventilation and humidity at all locations in the manufacturing facility where unprocessed leaf and flower material is stored, until further extraction or other processing is completed.

(b) Production of any approved medical marijuana product shall be in accordance with general sanitary conditions. Poisonous or toxic materials, including but not limited to insecticides, rodenticides, detergents, sanitizers, caustics, acids and related cleaning compounds must be stored in a separate area from the marijuana and medical marijuana products in prominently and distinctly labeled containers, except that nothing herein precludes the convenient availability of detergents or sanitizers to areas where equipment, containers and utensils are washed and sanitized.