CSV.8.6.020 Inspections

(a) The Agricultural Division shall have the authority to conduct random inspections of a lot site to verify compliance with all requirements of the license issued and this Ordinance. Inspections may include sample collection by the Agricultural Division, with any designated law enforcement agent from the Police Department, to verify compliance with this Ordinance.

(b) The inspections shall be selected at random among all licensees annually, selection method and sampling times are to be determined by the Agricultural Division.

(c) Inspection visits may be conducted at any time by the Agricultural Division during regular business hours or outside of regular business hours, without advance notice, if the Agricultural Division has reason to believe a violation of this ordinance may be occurring or has occurred. The Agricultural Division and its designee, as well any designated law enforcement agent from the Tribal Law Enforcement, shall be granted unrestricted access to the lot and unrestricted access to all plants, parts, and seeds within the lot, whether growing or harvested, and all land, buildings, and other structures used for the production of hemp, and all documents and records pertaining to the Licensee's Hemp business.

(d) Licensees selected for an inspection shall be responsible for fees associated with the inspection. The Agricultural Division may charge a reasonable hourly fee for any inspector(s) designated by the Agricultural Division, actual drive time, mileage, time and any other administrative costs. All fees shall be paid within thirty (30) days of any invoice received from the Agricultural Division.

(e) All samples collected by the Agricultural Division shall become the property of the Tribe and no compensation shall be owed by the Tribe for such samples.

(f) The Tribe shall keep test results for all hemp tested for a minimum of three (3) years.

(g) If a crop is determined to contain a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration exceeding the acceptable hemp THC level, or if the Agricultural Division, with the required aid of the tribally designated law enforcement agent from the Police Department, may seize, detain, or dispose of the crop pursuant to Subchapter CSV.8.7 of this Ordinance.

(h) If any other cannabis is located, either within or outside of the lot, and is determined by the Agricultural Division to be non-compliant with this Ordinance, proper disposal methods will be followed pursuant to Subchapter CSV.8.7 of this Ordinance.