HAR §11-37-51. General hemp processing facility requirements

(a) Hemp biomass shall not be processed into crude extract or a manufactured hemp product within five hundred feet of a pre-existing playground, school, state park, state recreation area, residential neighborhood, hospital, or daycare facility. (b) A hemp processing facility shall not be located within a house, dwelling unit, residential apartment, or other residential structure. (c) A hemp processing facility shall: (1) Be an enclosed indoor facility; (2) Comply with all applicable zoning, building, and fire codes; and 37-53 3622 §11-37-51 (3) Be secured to prevent unauthorized entry and cross-contamination or unintended exposure to physical, chemical, and biological sources of contamination, including any hazardous by-products of hemp processing, including but not limited to delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. (d) Only authorized personnel shall be allowed access into processing, production, storage, and product control areas. (e) All personnel and visitors shall be properly supervised while in a hemp processing facility. (f) Hemp processors shall allow any member of the department, or any agent or third party authorized by the department, to enter at reasonable times upon any private property in order to inspect, sample, and test any hemp biomass, crude extract, or manufactured hemp product, equipment, and facilities incident to the processing or storage of hemp biomass, crude extract, or manufactured hemp products and to review all pertinent records. [Eff 8/9/21; comp 2/24/22; comp 4/29/22; am and comp 12/6/24; comp JAN 28 2026 ] (Auth: HRS §328G-4) (Imp: HRS §§328G-2, 328G-3, 328G-4) ###