44:90:05:10Safety of cannabis -- Use or presence of prohibited pesticides -- Contaminants.

The use or presence at a medical cannabis establishment of any pesticide with an active ingredient not on the approved list is a violation of this article and SDCL chapter 34-20G, and any cannabis to which the pesticide was applied is nonusable. The knowing use or presence at a medical cannabis establishment of any pesticide containing, as an active ingredient, a synthetic chemical agent not on the approved list is a serious and knowing violation of this article and SDCL chapter 34-20G, and any cannabis to which the pesticide was applied is nonusable. The knowing use or presence at a medical cannabis establishment of any pesticide listing a nonsynthetic substance prohibited in organic crop production under 7 C.F.R. § 205.602 (December 27, 2018) is a serious and knowing violation of this article and SDCL chapter 34-20G, and any cannabis to which the pesticide was applied is nonusable. Cannabis is nonusable if it contains a level of any of the following contaminants at or in excess of the action level: (1) Residual pesticides unless approved by the department: Analyte Action Level ug/g (ppm) Abamectin 0.5 Azoxystrobin 0.2 Bifenazate 0.2 Etoxazole 0.2 Imazalil 0.2 Imidacloprid 0.4 Malathion 0.2 Myclobutanil 0.2 Permethrins 0.2 Spinosad 0.2 Spiromesifen 0.2 Spirotetramat 0.2 Tebuconazole 0.4 Any other prohibited synthetic pesticide 0.5 (2) Mycotoxin: Mycotoxin Action Level ug/kg (parts per billion) Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2) 20 Ochratoxin A 20 (3) Microbials: Microbials Action Level cfu/g Total Aerobic Bacteria 105 E. coli (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli - STEC) <1 Salmonella <1 Aspergillus fungi (fumigatus, flavus, terreus, and niger) <1 Total Yeast and Mold 104 Bile-tolerant Gram Negative Bacteria 103 (4) Heavy metals: Metals Action Level ug/g (parts per million) Arsenic 0.2 Cadmium 0.2 Lead 0.5 Mercury 0.1

Source: 48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021.