Section 1300.470  Operations – General Requirements

a)         Each facility shall develop and maintain an Operations and Management Practices Plan for each production area.

b)         Each production area shall be maintained free of debris.

c)         All persons working in direct contact with cannabis or cannabis-infused products shall conform to hygienic practices while on duty, including but not limited to the following:

1)         Litter and waste shall be properly removed and the operating systems for waste disposal shall be maintained in an adequate manner so that they do not constitute a source of contamination in areas where cannabis or cannabis-infused products are exposed;

2)         Floors, walls and ceilings shall be constructed in a manner that they may be adequately kept clean and in good repair;

3)         There shall be adequate lighting in all areas where cannabis and cannabis-infused products are stored and where equipment or utensils are cleaned;

4)         Rubbish shall be disposed of to minimize the development of odor and minimize the potential for the waste becoming an attractant, harborage or breeding place for pests;

5)         Any buildings, fixtures and other facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition;

6)         Toxic cleaning compounds, sanitizing agents, and solvents used in the production of cannabis concentrates shall be identified, held and stored in a manner that protects against contamination of cannabis, and in a manner that is in accordance with any applicable local, State or federal law, rule, regulation or ordinance;

7)         Only sanitizing agents registered with the Department pursuant to the Illinois Pesticide Act shall be used by infusers, and they shall be used in accordance with labeled instructions;

8)         All operations in the receiving, inspecting, transporting, segregating, preparing, production, packaging and storing of cannabis or cannabis-infused product shall be conducted in accordance with adequate sanitation principles.

d)         Any person who, by medical examination or supervisory observation, is shown to have, or appears to have, an illness, open lesion (e.g., boils, sores or infected wounds), or any other abnormal source of microbial contamination for whom there is a reasonable possibility of contact with cannabis shall be excluded from any operations that may be expected to result in microbial contamination until the condition is corrected.

e)         Each infuser shall provide its employees with adequate and readily accessible toilet facilities that are maintained in a sanitary condition and good repair.

f)         All operations in the receiving, inspecting, transporting, segregating, preparing, producing, packaging and storing of cannabis and cannabis-infused products shall be conducted in accordance with adequate sanitation principles.