§64-9-1. Department of Agriculture.

(a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on June 23, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-20-6 of this code, modified by the Department of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on October 21, 2025, relating to the Department of Agriculture (registration forms and tags for registration, taxation, and control of dogs, 61 CSR 01B), is authorized.

(b) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on June 24, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-5-1 of this code, modified by the Department of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on August 18, 2025, relating to the Department of Agriculture (grades and standards for apples, 61 CSR 08), is authorized.

(c) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-1-4 of this code, modified by the Department of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on September 24, 2025, relating to the Department of Agriculture (public markets, 61 CSR 11), is authorized.

(d) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on June 23, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-10B-9 of this code, modified by the Department of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on August 18, 2025, relating to the Department of Agriculture (licensing of livestock dealers, 61 CSR 11H), is authorized.

(e) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 8, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-11E-8 of this code, modified by the Department of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on September 24, 2025, relating to the Department of Agriculture (Grade A pasteurized milk, 61 CSR 15), is authorized.

(f) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-12E-7 of this code, modified by the Department of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on December 4, 2025, relating to the Department of Agriculture (select plant-based derivatives and select plant-based derivative products of hemp and kratom, 61 CSR 30), is authorized with the following amendments:

On page 3, subsection 2.20. by striking out the words “2.0 percent and naturally derived” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “10 milligrams per dose”;

On page 4, subsection 2.30. after the word “occurring” by inserting the word “and”;

On page 11, subsection 8.13. by striking out the word “percentage” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “ milligram”;

And,

On page 14, paragraph 11.2.a.2., by striking out the words “2 percent and non-naturally occurring/synthetic products” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “10 milligrams per dose and non-naturally occurring and fully synthetic products.

(g) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-36-1 of this code, modified by the Department of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on September 24, 2025, relating to the Department of Agriculture (agritourism, 61 CSR 37), is authorized.

8. The legislative rule filed in the State Register on March 6, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-11E-8 of this code, modified by the Department of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on August 20, 2025, relating to the Department of Agriculture (exempted dairy farms and milk and milk products processing, 61 CSR 40), is authorized.