SECTION 24.2. Information Submitted to the United States Secretary of Agriculture

(a) Not more than thirty (30) days after receiving and compiling the following information, the Department shall provide to the United States Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary's designee, the following information related to Department-licensed producers, in accordance with the Department's Information Gathering and Sharing Procedure:

(1) full name of individual or entity, residential or principal business address, telephone number, email address, name and title of each key participant of the entity, and employer identification number, if applicable;

(2) street address, and to the extent practicable, geospatial location for each production location where hemp will be produced in Texas;

(3) acreage dedicated to the production of hemp, or greenhouse or indoor square footage dedicated to the production of hemp;

(4) the total acreage of hemp planted, or square footage for greenhouses, harvested and if applicable, disposed; and

(5) the status and license number of the license holder.

(b) The Department shall provide real-time updates to USDA for all information that it reports to USDA under this rule, 7 C.F.R. §990.3, or 7 C.F.R. §990.70.

Source Note: The provisions of this §24.2 adopted to be effective March 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 1655