Senator Evan J. Vickers proposes the following substitute bill:


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CANNABIDIOL PRODUCT ACT

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers

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House Sponsor: Brad M. Daw

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill enacts and amends provisions related to cannabidiol products.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     defines terms;
13          ▸     authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Food to make rules regarding
14     cannabidiol;
15          ▸     authorizes the cultivation, production, and possession of hemp and the sale and use
16     of cannabidiol products under certain circumstances;
17          ▸     directs the Department of Agriculture and Food to issue licenses and enforce
18     operating requirements;
19          ▸     grants the Department of Agriculture and Food, the Division of Occupational and
20     Professional Licensing, the Department of Financial Institutions, and the
21     Department of Health rulemaking authority;
22          ▸     creates an exemption from sales and use tax for sales of cannabidiol products;
23          ▸     imposes a special tax on the sale of cannabidiol products;
24          ▸     creates the Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account;
25          ▸     amends provisions related to driving with a measurable metabolite of cannabinoid

26     medicine; and
27          ▸     prohibits a court from discriminating against a parent in a child custody case based
28     on the parent's legal use of a cannabidiol product.
29     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
30          None
31     Other Special Clauses:
32          This bill provides a special effective date.
33     Utah Code Sections Affected:
34     AMENDS:
35          4-41-101, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 25
36          4-41-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 25
37          41-6a-517, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 446
38          58-37-3.6, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 398
39          58-37f-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapters 89 and 326
40          78A-6-508, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 409
41     ENACTS:
42          4-41-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
43          4-41-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
44          4-41-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
45          4-41-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
46          4-43-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
47          4-43-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
48          4-43-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
49          4-43-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
50          4-43-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
51          4-43-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
52          4-43-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53          4-43-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
54          4-43-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
55          4-43-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
56          4-43-503, Utah Code Annotated 1953

57          4-43-601, Utah Code Annotated 1953
58          4-43-602, Utah Code Annotated 1953
59          4-43-701, Utah Code Annotated 1953
60          4-43-702, Utah Code Annotated 1953
61          4-43-703, Utah Code Annotated 1953
62          4-43-801, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63          26-62-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
64          26-62-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
65          26-62-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
66          26-62-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
67          26-62-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
68          58-67-808, Utah Code Annotated 1953
69          58-68-808, Utah Code Annotated 1953
70          58-88-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
71          58-88-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
72          58-88-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
73          58-88-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
74          59-12-104.8, Utah Code Annotated 1953
75          59-29-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
76          59-29-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
77          59-29-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
78          59-29-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
79          59-29-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
80          59-29-106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
81          59-29-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
82          59-29-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
83     

84     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
85          Section 1. Section 4-41-101 is amended to read:
86     
CHAPTER 41. HEMP AND CANNABIDIOL ACT

87     
Part 1. Industrial Hemp Research


88          4-41-101. Title.
89          (1) This chapter is known as the "Hemp and Cannabidiol Act."
90          (2) This part is known as "Industrial Hemp Research [Act]."
91          Section 2. Section 4-41-102 is amended to read:
92          4-41-102. Definitions.
93          For purposes of this chapter:
94          (1) "Cannabidiol product" means a chemical compound extracted from a hemp product
95     that:
96          (a) is processed into a medicinal dosage form; and
97          (b) contains less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol by weight before processing and no
98     more than a 10:1 ratio of cannabidiol to tetrahydrocannabinol after processing.
99          [(1)] (2) "Industrial hemp" means any part of a cannabis plant, whether growing or not,
100     with a concentration of less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol by weight.
101          [(2)] (3) "Industrial hemp certificate" means a certificate issued by the department to a
102     higher education institution to grow or cultivate industrial hemp under Subsection 4-41-103(1).
103          (4) "Medicinal dosage form" means the same as that term is defined in Section
104     26-62-102.
105          Section 3. Section 4-41-201 is enacted to read:
106     
Part 2. Cannabidiol Product Act

107          4-41-201. Title.
108          This part is known as "Cannabidiol Product Act."
109          Section 4. Section 4-41-202 is enacted to read:
110          4-41-202. Cannabidiol sales and use authorized.
111          (1) The sale or use of a cannabidiol product is prohibited except as provided in this
112     chapter or unless the product is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
113          (2) The department shall keep a list of registered cannabidiol products that the
114     department has determined, pursuant to Section 4-41-203, are safe for human consumption.
115          (3) A person may sell or use a cannabidiol product that is in the list of registered
116     cannabidiol products described in Subsection (2).
117          Section 5. Section 4-41-203 is enacted to read:
118          4-41-203. Standards for registration.

119          (1) The department shall determine by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G,
120     Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, standards for a registered cannabidiol
121     product, including standards for:
122          (a) testing to ensure the product is safe for human consumption;
123          (b) accurate labeling; and
124          (c) any other issue the department considers necessary.
125          (2) The department shall set a fee for a registered cannabidiol product, in accordance
126     with Section 4-2-103.
127          (3) The fee described in Subsection (2) may be paid by a producer, manufacturer, or
128     distributor of a cannabidiol product, but a cannibidiol product may not be registered with the
129     department until the fee is paid.
130          (4) The department shall set an administrative fine, larger than the fee described in
131     Subsection (2), for a person who sells a cannabidiol product that is not registered by the
132     department.
133          Section 6. Section 4-41-204 is enacted to read:
134          4-41-204. Department duties.
135          (1) The department shall work with the state's federal congressional delegation and
136     relevant federal agencies to seek a federal waiver from the Controlled Substances Act, in
137     whatever form that waiver may take, for a cannabidiol product produced in:
138          (a) compliance with the rules established pursuant to Subsection 4-41-203(1); or
139          (b) another state with similarly stringent rules, as determined by the department, to the
140     rules established pursuant to Subsection 4-41-203(1).
141          (2) The department shall report to the Legislature:
142          (a) on the rules established pursuant to Subsection 4-41-203(1) by October 31, 2018;
143     and
144          (b) in the event the department is successful in procuring a federal waiver.
145          (3) The department may seize and destroy any cannabidiol product offered for sale in
146     this state from a person that is not registered with the department.
147          (4) The department shall assess the fine described in Subsection 4-41-203(4) against
148     any person who offers an unregistered cannabidiol product for sale in this state.
149          Section 7. Section 4-43-101 is enacted to read:

150     
CHAPTER 43. CANNABIDIOL PRODUCERS

151     
Part 1. General Provisions

152          4-43-101. Title.
153          This chapter is known as "Cannabidiol Producers."
154          Section 8. Section 4-43-102 is enacted to read:
155          4-43-102. Definitions.
156          As used in this chapter:
157          (1) "Agent" means an employee or independent contractor of an entity.
158          (2) "Cannabidiol laboratory" means a person that:
159          (a) conducts a chemical or other analysis of a cannabidiol product; or
160          (b) possesses a cannabidiol product with the intent to conduct a chemical or other
161     analysis of the cannabidiol product.
162          (3) "Cannabidiol processor" means a person that:
163          (a) manufactures a hemp-grade product into a cannabidiol product;
164          (b) purchases or possesses a hemp-grade product with the intent to manufacture a
165     cannabidiol product; or
166          (c) sells or intends to sell a cannabidiol product to a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy.
167          (4) "Cannabidiol product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41-102.
168          (5) "Cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy" means a facility that:
169          (a) sells a cannabidiol product at retail to a patient with a written recommendation from
170     the patient's physician; and
171          (b) complies with any rules issued by the Division of Professional Licensing under
172     Section 58-88-104.
173          (6) "Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account" means the account created in Section
174     4-43-801.
175          (7) "Hemp cultivator" means a person licensed by the department to grow hemp.
176          (8) "Medical dosage form" means the same as that term is defined in Section
177     26-62-102.
178          (9) "Physician" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-62-102.
179          Section 9. Section 4-43-201 is enacted to read:
180     
Part 2. Cannabidiol Producer License


181          4-43-201. Cannabidiol processor -- Cannabidiol laboratory -- License -- Renewal.
182          (1) A person may not act as a cannabidiol processor or a cannabidiol laboratory
183     without a cannabidiol producer license issued by the department in accordance with this
184     chapter.
185          (2) A person may submit an application to the department for a cannabidiol producer
186     license of the class of:
187          (a) cannabidiol processor; or
188          (b) cannabidiol laboratory.
189          (3) An applicant for a license described in Subsection (2) shall submit to the
190     department:
191          (a) an application in a form determined by the department that includes information
192     required by the department by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
193     Administrative Rulemaking Act;
194          (b) a bond, as required by Section 4-43-203, for each license for which the person
195     applies;
196          (c) an application fee established by the department, in accordance with Section
197     63J-1-504, in an amount equal to the amount necessary to cover the department's cost to
198     implement this chapter; and
199          (d) an operating plan that complies with minimum operating standards determined by
200     the department by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
201     Rulemaking Act, that includes a plan for:
202          (i) security;
203          (ii) a cannabidiol processor:
204          (A) cannabidiol extraction; and
205          (B) processing technique; and
206          (iii) a cannabidiol laboratory:
207          (A) testing method; and
208          (B) testing capability.
209          (4) The department shall require a separate license and separate license fee for each
210     physical location of a cannabidiol processor and cannabidiol laboratory.
211          (5) The department may not issue a license to operate a hemp cultivator or a hemp

212     producer to a person:
213          (a) that holds a license for or has an ownership interest in a cannabidiol-qualified
214     pharmacy in the state; or
215          (b) that otherwise has an interest in a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy, as determined by
216     the department.
217          (6) The department may not issue a license to operate a cannabidiol laboratory to a
218     person:
219          (a) that holds a license for or has an ownership interest in a cannabidiol-qualified
220     pharmacy, a cannabidiol processor, or a hemp cultivator in the state; or
221          (b) that otherwise has an interest in a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy, a cannabidiol
222     processor, or a hemp cultivator as determined by the department.
223          (7) The department may establish additional application criteria and procedures by rule
224     made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
225          Section 10. Section 4-43-202 is enacted to read:
226          4-43-202. Renewal.
227          Except as provided in Subsection (2), the department shall renew the license of a
228     cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory licensed under Section 4-43-201 every two
229     years if, at the time of renewal:
230          (1) the cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory meets the requirements of
231     Section 4-43-201; and
232          (2) the cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory pays the department a license
233     renewal fee in an amount determined by the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.
234          Section 11. Section 4-43-203 is enacted to read:
235          4-43-203. Bond required for license.
236          (1) A cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory licensed under Section 4-43-201
237     shall post a $100,000 cash bond or surety bond, payable to the department.
238          (2) A cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory licensed under Section 4-43-201
239     shall maintain the bond described in Subsection (1) for as long as the processor or laboratory
240     continues to operate.
241          (3) The department shall require a bond posted under this section to be:
242          (a) in a form approved by the attorney general; and

243          (b) conditioned upon the cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory's compliance
244     with this chapter.
245          (4) If a bond described in Subsection (1) is canceled due to a processor's or laboratory's
246     negligence, the department may assess the producer or laboratory a $300 reinstatement fee.
247          (5) A processor or laboratory may not withdraw any part of a bond posted under
248     Subsection (1):
249          (a) during the period when the license is in effect; or
250          (b) while a license revocation proceeding is pending against the processor or
251     laboratory.
252          (6) A processor or laboratory forfeits a bond posted under Subsection (1) if the
253     processor's or laboratory's license is revoked.
254          (7) The department may, without revoking a license, make a claim against a bond
255     posted under Subsection (1) for money the processor or laboratory owes the department under
256     this chapter.
257          Section 12. Section 4-43-301 is enacted to read:
258     
Part 3. Hemp Producer Agents

259          4-43-301. Cannabidiol processor and laboratory agents.
260          (1) A cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory licensed under Section 4-43-201
261     shall maintain a current list of each agent of the cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol
262     laboratory.
263          (2) A cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory shall submit the list described in
264     Subsection (1) to the department before:
265          (a) January 1 of each year; and
266          (b) July 1 of each year.
267          (3) The department may audit the list described in Subsection (1) at any time, at
268     random, in order to determine that the list is accurate.
269          (4) A cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory is guilty of an infraction if the
270     cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory fails to maintain an accurate list of each agent
271     of the cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory in accordance with this section.
272          Section 13. Section 4-43-401 is enacted to read:
273     
Part 4. Cannabidiol Processor or Cannabidiol Laboratory


274     
General Operating Requirements

275          4-43-401. Cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory -- General operating
276     requirements.
277          (1) (a) A cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory shall operate in accordance
278     with the operating plan provided to the department under Section 4-43-201.
279          (b) A cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory shall notify the department
280     within 30 days of any change in the cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory operation
281     plan.
282          (c) The department shall review a cannabidiol processor's or cannabidiol laboratory's
283     operating plan for compliance with state law and administrative rules.
284          (d) A cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory may not operate under an
285     operating plan until the operating plan is reviewed and approved by the department under
286     Subsection (1)(c).
287          (2) The department shall establish physical facility standards for a cannabidiol
288     processor or cannabidiol laboratory by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
289     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
290          Section 14. Section 4-43-402 is enacted to read:
291          4-43-402. Cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory -- Inspection by
292     department.
293          (1) Subject to Subsection (2), the department shall inspect the records and facility of a
294     cannabidiol processor or cannabidiol laboratory in order to determine if the cannabidiol
295     processor or cannabidiol laboratory complies with the requirements of this chapter.
296          (2) The department may inspect the records and facility of a cannabidiol processor or
297     cannabidiol laboratory:
298          (a) as many as four times per year, scheduled or unscheduled; and
299          (b) if the department has reason to believe that the cannabidiol processor or
300     cannabidiol laboratory has violated the law, at any time, scheduled or unscheduled.
301          Section 15. Section 4-43-501 is enacted to read:
302     
Part 5. Cannabidiol Processor Operating Requirements

303          4-43-501. Cannabidiol processor -- Operating requirements.
304          (1) A cannabidiol processor shall ensure that a cannabidiol product that the cannabidiol

305     processor sells or provides to a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy complies with the requirements
306     of this part.
307          (2) A cannabidiol processor shall operate in a facility with a carbon filtration system
308     for air output.
309          (3) The department shall establish, by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
310     3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, physical facility standards for a cannabidiol processor.
311          Section 16. Section 4-43-502 is enacted to read:
312          4-43-502. Cannabidiol product.
313          A cannabidiol processor may only produce a cannabidiol product in a medicinal dosage
314     form.
315          Section 17. Section 4-43-503 is enacted to read:
316          4-43-503. Cannabidiol medicine -- Labeling and packaging.
317          (1) A cannabidiol processor shall ensure that any cannabidiol product that the
318     cannabidiol processor distributes to a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy has a label or package
319     that:
320          (a) clearly displays the cannabidiol profile of the product; and
321          (b) has a unique batch identifier that identifies the unique manufacturing process when
322     the cannabidiol product was manufactured.
323          (2) In addition to Subsection (1), the department shall establish, by rule made in
324     accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, labeling and
325     packaging standards for a cannabidiol product produced by a cannabidiol processor.
326          Section 18. Section 4-43-601 is enacted to read:
327     
Part 6. Cannabidiol Laboratory Operating Requirements

328          4-43-601. Hemp and cannabidiol product testing.
329          (1) A cannabidiol laboratory may not operate unless the cannabidiol laboratory is
330     capable of accurately testing a cannabidiol product as described in this section.
331          (2) A cannabidiol laboratory shall, before cannabidiol is offered for sale at a
332     cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy, test the cannabidiol as described in this section.
333          (3) A cannabidiol laboratory shall determine if a cannabidiol product contains, in an
334     amount that is harmful to human health:
335          (a) mold;

336          (b) fungus;
337          (c) pesticides;
338          (d) other microbial contaminants; or
339          (e) another harmful substance identified by the department under Subsection (5).
340          (4) For a cannabidiol product that is manufactured using a process that involves
341     extraction using hydrocarbons, a cannabidiol laboratory shall test the cannabidiol product for
342     residual solvents.
343          (5) The department shall determine by rule made in accordance with Title 63G,
344     Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
345          (a) the amount of substances described in Subsection (3) and the amount of residual
346     solvents that are safe for human consumption;
347          (b) additional cannabidiol testing that a cannabidiol laboratory is required to perform;
348     and
349          (c) minimum standards for a cannabidiol laboratory's testing methods and procedures.
350          Section 19. Section 4-43-602 is enacted to read:
351          4-43-602. Reporting -- Inspections.
352          (1) A cannabidiol laboratory shall report the results of each product test to the
353     department.
354          (2) A cannabidiol laboratory shall determine if the results of a lab test indicate that a
355     cannabidiol product batch is unsafe for human consumption.
356          (3) If a cannabidiol laboratory makes a determination described in Subsection (2), the
357     cannabidiol laboratory may not release the batch to a cannabidiol processor or a
358     cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy until the department has an opportunity to respond to the
359     cannabidiol laboratory within a period of time determined by the department.
360          (4) (a) If the department determines that a cannabidiol product batch is unsafe for
361     human consumption, the department shall destroy the product batch.
362          (b) If the department determines that a cannabidiol product batch was not cultivated in
363     accordance with this title, the department may seize, embargo, or destroy the cannabidiol
364     product batch.
365          (5) The department shall establish, by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
366     3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the amount of time that a cannabidiol laboratory is

367     required to hold a batch under Subsection (3).
368          (6) The department may conduct a test to:
369          (a) determine the accuracy of a cannabidiol laboratory's:
370          (i) cannabidiol product test results; or
371          (ii) analytical method; or
372          (b) validate a cannabidiol laboratory's testing methods.
373          Section 20. Section 4-43-701 is enacted to read:
374     
Part 7. Enforcement

375          4-43-701. Enforcement -- Fine -- Citation.
376          (1) The department may, for a violation of this chapter by a cannabidiol prossessor or
377     cannabidiol laboratory:
378          (a) revoke a license;
379          (b) refuse to renew a license;
380          (c) assess an administrative penalty; or
381          (d) take any other appropriate administrative action.
382          (2) The department shall deposit an administrative penalty imposed under this section
383     into the Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account established in Section 4-43-801.
384          (3) (a) The department may take an action described in Subsection (3)(b) if the
385     department concludes, upon inspection or investigation, that:
386          (i) the person has violated the provisions of this chapter or a rule made under this
387     chapter; or
388          (ii) the person prepared a cannabidiol product batch in a manner, or such that the batch
389     contains a substance, that poses a threat to human health.
390          (b) If the department makes the determination about a person described in Subsection
391     (3)(a)(i), the department shall:
392          (i) issue the person a citation in writing;
393          (ii) attempt to negotiate a stipulated settlement; or
394          (iii) direct the person to appear before an adjudicative proceeding conducted under
395     Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
396          (c) If the department makes the determination about a person described in Subsection
397     (3)(a)(ii), the department may:

398          (i) seize, embargo, or destroy a hemp or cannabidiol product batch; and
399          (ii) direct the person to appear before an adjudicative proceeding conducted under Title
400     63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
401          (4) The department may, for a person subject to an uncontested citation, a stipulated
402     settlement, or a finding of a violation in an adjudicative proceeding under this section:
403          (a) assess the person a fine in an amount determined by the department in accordance
404     with Section 63J-1-504; or
405          (b) order the person to cease and desist from the action that creates a violation.
406          (5) The department may not revoke a license issued pursuant to this chapter via a
407     citation.
408          (6) If, within 15 calendar days after the day on which a department serves a citation for
409     a violation of this chapter, the person that is the subject of the citation fails to request a hearing
410     to contest the citation, the citation becomes the basis of the department's final order.
411          (7) The department may, for a person that fails to comply with a citation under this
412     section:
413          (a) refuse to issue or renew the person's license; or
414          (b) suspend, revoke, or place on probation the person's license.
415          Section 21. Section 4-43-702 is enacted to read:
416          4-43-702. Report to the Legislature.
417          The department shall report, each year before November 1, to the Health and Human
418     Services Interim Committee, on the department's administration and enforcement of this
419     chapter.
420          Section 22. Section 4-43-703 is enacted to read:
421          4-43-703. Fees -- Deposit into Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account.
422          The department shall deposit fees the department collects under this chapter into the
423     Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account created in Section 4-43-801.
424          Section 23. Section 4-43-801 is enacted to read:
425          4-43-801. Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account -- Creation.
426          (1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the
427     "Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account."
428          (2) The account created in this section is funded from:

429          (a) money deposited by the State Tax Commission under Title 59, Chapter 29,
430     Cannabidiol Product Tax Act;
431          (b) money deposited into the account by the Department of Agriculture and Food under
432     Title 4, Chapter 43, Cannabidiol Producers;
433          (c) appropriations made to the account by the Legislature; and
434          (d) the interest described in Subsection (3).
435          (3) Interest earned on the account is deposited into the account.
436          (4) The money in the account may only be used to fund, upon appropriation:
437          (a) the cost of state regulation of cannabidiol products under:
438          (i) Title 4, Chapter 43, Cannabidiol Producers;
439          (ii) Title 26, Chapter 62, Cannabidiol Product Act;
440          (iii) Title 59, Chapter 29, Cannabidiol Product Tax Act; and
441          (b) the cost to the state for investigation and enforcement related to cannabinoid
442     products.
443          (5) Subject to appropriation and available funds in the restricted account, at the end of
444     fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021, the director of the Division of Finance shall transfer into
445     the General Fund from the Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account an amount equal to the
446     General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019, respectively, to implement
447     the programs described in Subsection (4).
448          Section 24. Section 26-62-101 is enacted to read:
449     
CHAPTER 62. CANNABIDIOL PRODUCT ACT

450     
Part 1. General Provisions

451          26-62-101. Title.
452          This chapter is known as the "Cannabidiol Product Act."
453          Section 25. Section 26-62-102 is enacted to read:
454          26-62-102. Definitions.
455          (1) "Agent" means an employee or independent contractor of an entity.
456          (2) "Cannabidiol laboratory" means the same as that term is defined in Section
457     4-43-102.
458          (3) "Cannabidiol product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41-102.
459          (4) "Cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy" means the same as that term is defined in

460     Section 4-43-102.
461          (5) "Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account" means the account created in Section
462     4-43-801.
463          (6) "Medicinal dosage form" means a qualifying dosage form for a cannabidiol product
464     under Section 26-62-103.
465          (7) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice:
466          (a) medicine, under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act; or
467          (b) osteopathic medicine, under Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical
468     Practice Act.
469          Section 26. Section 26-62-103 is enacted to read:
470          26-62-103. Medicinal dosage form.
471          (1) For the purpose of this chapter, any of the following is a qualifying medicinal
472     dosage form for a cannabidiol product:
473          (a) a tablet;
474          (b) a capsule;
475          (c) a concentrated oil;
476          (d) a liquid suspension;
477          (e) a transdermal preparation; and
478          (f) a sublingual preparation.
479          (2) A patient may not purchase, use, or possess a cannabidiol product unless the
480     cannabidiol product is prepared in a medicinal dosage form.
481          (3) A cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy may not purchase, possess, or sell a cannabidiol
482     product unless the cannabidiol product is prepared in a medicinal dosage form.
483          (4) The department may recommend that the Legislature approve the use of an
484     additional medicinal dosage form.
485          Section 27. Section 26-62-201 is enacted to read:
486     
Part 2. Miscellaneous

487          26-62-201. Insurance coverage.
488          An insurance carrier, third-party administrator, or employer is not required to provide
489     reimbursement for treatment of an individual with a cannabinoid product under this chapter.
490          Section 28. Section 26-62-202 is enacted to read:

491          26-62-202. Report to the Legislature.
492          The department shall, before November 1 each year, report to the Health and Human
493     Services Interim Committee on the department's administration and enforcement of this
494     chapter.
495          Section 29. Section 41-6a-517 is amended to read:
496          41-6a-517. Definitions -- Driving with any measurable controlled substance in the
497     body -- Penalties -- Arrest without warrant.
498          (1) As used in this section:
499          (a) "Controlled substance" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2.
500          (b) "Practitioner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2.
501          (c) "Prescribe" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2.
502          (d) "Prescription" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2.
503          (2) In cases not amounting to a violation of Section 41-6a-502, a person may not
504     operate or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state if the person has any
505     measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body.
506          (3) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the controlled
507     substance was:
508          (a) involuntarily ingested by the accused;
509          (b) prescribed by a practitioner for use by the accused or recommended by a physician
510     for use by the accused; or
511          (c) otherwise legally ingested.
512          (4) (a) A person convicted of a violation of Subsection (2) is guilty of a class B
513     misdemeanor.
514          (b) A person who violates this section is subject to conviction and sentencing under
515     both this section and any applicable offense under Section 58-37-8.
516          (5) A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person for a violation of this
517     section when the officer has probable cause to believe the violation has occurred, although not
518     in the officer's presence, and if the officer has probable cause to believe that the violation was
519     committed by the person.
520          (6) The Driver License Division shall, if the person is 21 years of age or older on the
521     date of arrest:

522          (a) suspend, for a period of 120 days, the driver license of a person convicted under
523     Subsection (2) of an offense committed on or after July 1, 2009; or
524          (b) revoke, for a period of two years, the driver license of a person if:
525          (i) the person has a prior conviction as defined under Subsection 41-6a-501(2); and
526          (ii) the current violation under Subsection (2) is committed on or after July 1, 2009,
527     and within a period of 10 years after the date of the prior violation.
528          (7) The Driver License Division shall, if the person is 19 years of age or older but
529     under 21 years of age on the date of arrest:
530          (a) suspend, until the person is 21 years of age or for a period of one year, whichever is
531     longer, the driver license of a person convicted under Subsection (2) of an offense committed
532     on or after July 1, 2011; or
533          (b) revoke, until the person is 21 years of age or for a period of two years, whichever is
534     longer, the driver license of a person if:
535          (i) the person has a prior conviction as defined under Subsection 41-6a-501(2); and
536          (ii) the current violation under Subsection (2) is committed on or after July 1, 2009,
537     and within a period of 10 years after the date of the prior violation.
538          (8) The Driver License Division shall, if the person is under 19 years of age on the date
539     of arrest:
540          (a) suspend, until the person is 21 years of age, the driver license of a person convicted
541     under Subsection (2) of an offense committed on or after July 1, 2009; or
542          (b) revoke, until the person is 21 years of age, the driver license of a person if:
543          (i) the person has a prior conviction as defined under Subsection 41-6a-501(2); and
544          (ii) the current violation under Subsection (2) is committed on or after July 1, 2009,
545     and within a period of 10 years after the date of the prior violation.
546          (9) The Driver License Division shall subtract from any suspension or revocation
547     period the number of days for which a license was previously suspended under Section
548     53-3-223 or 53-3-231, if the previous suspension was based on the same occurrence upon
549     which the record of conviction is based.
550          (10) The Driver License Division shall:
551          (a) deny, suspend, or revoke a person's license for the denial and suspension periods in
552     effect prior to July 1, 2009, for a conviction of a violation under Subsection (2) that was

553     committed prior to July 1, 2009; or
554          (b) deny, suspend, or revoke the operator's license of a person for the denial,
555     suspension, or revocation periods in effect from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011, if:
556          (i) the person was 20 years of age or older but under 21 years of age at the time of
557     arrest; and
558          (ii) the conviction under Subsection (2) is for an offense that was committed on or after
559     July 1, 2009, and prior to July 1, 2011.
560          (11) A court that reported a conviction of a violation of this section for a violation that
561     occurred on or after July 1, 2009, to the Driver License Division may shorten the suspension
562     period imposed under Subsection (7)(a) or (8)(a) prior to completion of the suspension period
563     if the person:
564          (a) completes at least six months of the license suspension;
565          (b) completes a screening;
566          (c) completes an assessment, if it is found appropriate by a screening under Subsection
567     (11)(b);
568          (d) completes substance abuse treatment if it is found appropriate by the assessment
569     under Subsection (11)(c);
570          (e) completes an educational series if substance abuse treatment is not required by the
571     assessment under Subsection (11)(c) or the court does not order substance abuse treatment;
572          (f) has not been convicted of a violation of any motor vehicle law in which the person
573     was involved as the operator of the vehicle during the suspension period imposed under
574     Subsection (7)(a) or (8)(a);
575          (g) has complied with all the terms of the person's probation or all orders of the court if
576     not ordered to probation; and
577          (h) (i) is 18 years of age or older and provides a sworn statement to the court that the
578     person has not consumed a controlled substance not prescribed by a practitioner for use by the
579     person or unlawfully consumed alcohol during the suspension period imposed under
580     Subsection (7)(a) or (8)(a); or
581          (ii) is under 18 years of age and has the person's parent or legal guardian provide an
582     affidavit or other sworn statement to the court certifying that to the parent or legal guardian's
583     knowledge the person has not consumed a controlled substance not prescribed by a practitioner

584     for use by the person or unlawfully consumed alcohol during the suspension period imposed
585     under Subsection (7)(a) or (8)(a).
586          (12) If the court shortens a person's license suspension period in accordance with the
587     requirements of Subsection (11), the court shall forward the order shortening the person's
588     license suspension period prior to the completion of the suspension period imposed under
589     Subsection (7)(a) or (8)(a) to the Driver License Division.
590          (13) (a) The court shall notify the Driver License Division if a person fails to:
591          (i) complete all court ordered screening and assessment, educational series, and
592     substance abuse treatment; or
593          (ii) pay all fines and fees, including fees for restitution and treatment costs.
594          (b) Upon receiving the notification, the division shall suspend the person's driving
595     privilege in accordance with Subsections 53-3-221(2) and (3).
596          (14) The court:
597          (a) shall order supervised probation in accordance with Section 41-6a-507 for a person
598     convicted under Subsection (2); and
599          (b) may order a person convicted under Subsection (2) to participate in a 24-7 sobriety
600     program as defined in Section 41-6a-515.5 if the person is 21 years of age or older.
601          (15) (a) A court that reported a conviction of a violation of this section to the Driver
602     License Division may shorten the suspension period imposed under Subsection (6) before
603     completion of the suspension period if the person is participating in or has successfully
604     completed a 24-7 sobriety program as defined in Section 41-6a-515.5.
605          (b) If the court shortens a person's license suspension period in accordance with the
606     requirements of this Subsection (15), the court shall forward to the Driver License Division the
607     order shortening the person's suspension period.
608          (c) The court shall notify the Driver License Division if a person fails to complete all
609     requirements of a 24-7 sobriety program.
610          (d) Upon receiving the notification described in Subsection (15)(c), the division shall
611     suspend the person's driving privilege in accordance with Subsections 53-3-221(2) and (3).
612          Section 30. Section 58-37-3.6 is amended to read:
613          58-37-3.6. Exemption for possession or distribution of a cannabinoid product or
614     expanded cannabinoid product pursuant to an approved study.

615          (1) As used in this section:
616          (a) "Cannabidiol product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41-102.
617          [(a)] (b) "Cannabinoid product" means a product intended for human ingestion that:
618          (i) contains an extract or concentrate that is obtained from cannabis;
619          (ii) is prepared in a medicinal dosage form; and
620          (iii) contains at least 10 units of cannabidiol for every one unit of tetrahydrocannabinol.
621          [(b)] (c) "Cannabis" means any part of the plant cannabis sativa, whether growing or
622     not.
623          [(c)] (d) "Drug paraphernalia" means the same as that term is defined in Section
624     58-37a-3.
625          [(d)] (e) "Expanded cannabinoid product" means a product intended for human
626     ingestion that:
627          (i) contains an extract or concentrate that is obtained from cannabis;
628          (ii) is prepared in a medicinal dosage form; and
629          (iii) contains less than 10 units of cannabidiol for every one unit of
630     tetrahydrocannabinol.
631          [(e)] (f) "Medicinal dosage form" means:
632          (i) a tablet;
633          (ii) a capsule;
634          (iii) a concentrated oil;
635          (iv) a liquid suspension;
636          (v) a transdermal preparation; or
637          (vi) a sublingual preparation.
638          [(f)] (g) "Tetrahydrocannabinol" means a substance derived from cannabis that meets
639     the description in Subsection 58-37-4(2)(a)(iii)(AA).
640          (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter[,]:
641          (a) an individual who possesses or distributes a cannabinoid product or an expanded
642     cannabinoid product is not subject to the penalties described in this title for the possession or
643     distribution of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol to the extent that the individual's possession
644     or distribution of the cannabinoid product or expanded cannabinoid product complies with
645     Title 26, Chapter 61, Cannabinoid Research Act[.];

646          (b) an individual who grows, processes, possesses, transports, or distributes
647     cannabidiol for medicinal use or a hemp-grade product that is intended to be processed into
648     cannabidiol for medicinal use, is not subject to the penalties described in this title to the extent
649     that the individual's growth, processing, possession, transportation, or distribution of the
650     cannabidiol or hemp-grade product is in compliance with Title 4, Chapter 43, Cannabidiol
651     Producers; and
652          (c) a person who processes, possesses, or sells cannabidiol is not subject to the
653     penalties described in this title if:
654          (i) the person is a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy; or
655          (ii) the person is an individual whose physician has recommended use of the
656     cannabidiol and the individual purchased the cannabidiol from a cannabidiol-qualified
657     pharmacy.
658          Section 31. Section 58-37f-203 is amended to read:
659          58-37f-203. Submission, collection, and maintenance of data.
660          (1) (a) The division shall implement on a statewide basis, including non-resident
661     pharmacies as defined in Section 58-17b-102, the following two options for a pharmacist to
662     submit information:
663          (i) real-time submission of the information required to be submitted under this part to
664     the controlled substance database; and
665          (ii) 24-hour daily or next business day, whichever is later, batch submission of the
666     information required to be submitted under this part to the controlled substance database.
667          (b) (i) On and after January 1, 2016, a pharmacist shall comply with either:
668          (A) the submission time requirements established by the division under Subsection
669     (1)(a)(i); or
670          (B) the submission time requirements established by the division under Subsection
671     (1)(a)(ii).
672          (ii) Prior to January 1, 2016, a pharmacist may submit information using either option
673     under this Subsection (1).
674          (c) The division shall comply with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.
675          (2) (a) The pharmacist in charge of the drug outlet where a controlled substance is
676     dispensed shall submit the data described in this section to the division:

677          (i) in accordance with the requirements of this section;
678          (ii) in accordance with the procedures established by the division; and
679          (iii) in the format established by the division.
680          (b) A dispensing medical practitioner licensed under Chapter 17b, Part 8, Dispensing
681     Medical Practitioner and Dispensing Medical Practitioner Clinic Pharmacy, shall comply with
682     the provisions of this section and the dispensing medical practitioner shall assume the duties of
683     the pharmacist under this chapter.
684          (3) The pharmacist described in Subsection (2) shall, for each controlled substance
685     dispensed by a pharmacist under the pharmacist's supervision other than those dispensed for an
686     inpatient at a health care facility, submit to the division the following information:
687          (a) the name of the prescribing practitioner;
688          (b) the date of the prescription;
689          (c) the date the prescription was filled;
690          (d) the name of the individual for whom the prescription was written;
691          (e) positive identification of the individual receiving the prescription, including the
692     type of identification and any identifying numbers on the identification;
693          (f) the name of the controlled substance;
694          (g) the quantity of the controlled substance prescribed;
695          (h) the strength of the controlled substance;
696          (i) the quantity of the controlled substance dispensed;
697          (j) the dosage quantity and frequency as prescribed;
698          (k) the name of the drug outlet dispensing the controlled substance; [and]
699          (l) the name of the pharmacist dispensing the controlled substance[.]; and
700          (m) in the case of a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy dispensing a cannabidiol product:
701          (i) the name of the recommending physician;
702          (ii) the date of the recommendation;
703          (iii) the date the recommendation was filled by the cannabidiol-qualfied pharmacy;
704          (iv) the name of the individual for whom the recommendation was written; and
705          (v) any other information the division requires by rule, made in accordance with Title
706     63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
707          (4) An individual whose records are in the database may obtain those records upon

708     submission of a written request to the division.
709          (5) (a) A patient whose record is in the database may contact the division in writing to
710     request correction of any of the patient's database information that is incorrect. The patient
711     shall provide a postal address for the division's response.
712          (b) The division shall grant or deny the request within 30 days from receipt of the
713     request and shall advise the requesting patient of its decision by mail postmarked within 35
714     days of receipt of the request.
715          (c) If the division denies a request under this Subsection (5) or does not respond within
716     35 days, the patient may submit an appeal to the Department of Commerce, within 60 days
717     after the postmark date of the patient's letter making a request for a correction under this
718     Subsection (5).
719          (6) The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
720     Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish submission requirements under this part,
721     including the electronic format in which the information required under this section shall be
722     submitted to the division.
723          (7) The division shall ensure that the database system records and maintains for
724     reference:
725          (a) the identification of each individual who requests or receives information from the
726     database;
727          (b) the information provided to each individual; and
728          (c) the date and time that the information is requested or provided.
729          Section 32. Section 58-67-808 is enacted to read:
730          58-67-808. Recommendation of cannabidiol products.
731          (1) A physician may recommend the use of a cannabidiol product to a patient.
732          (2) It is not a breach of the applicable standard of care for a physician to recommend
733     treatment with a cannabidiol product to an individual under this section.
734          (3) A physician who recommends treatment with a cannabidiol product to an
735     individual under this section may not, solely based on that recommendation, be subject to:
736          (a) civil liability;
737          (b) criminal liability; or
738          (c) licensure sanctions under this title.

739          Section 33. Section 58-68-808 is enacted to read:
740          58-68-808. Recommendation of cannibidiol products.
741          (1) A physician may recommend the use of a cannbidiol product to a patient.
742          (2) It is not a breach of the applicable standard of care for a physician to recommend
743     treatment with a cannabidiol product to an individual under this section.
744          (3) A physician who recommends treatment with a cannabidiol product to an
745     individual under this section may not, solely based on that recommendation, be subject to:
746          (a) civil liability;
747          (b) criminal liability; or
748          (c) licensure sanctions under this title.
749          Section 34. Section 58-88-101 is enacted to read:
750     
CHAPTER 88. CANNABIDIOL-QUALIFIED PHARMACIES

751     
Part 1. General Provisions

752          58-88-101. Title.
753          This chapter is known as "Cannabidiol-Qualified Pharmacies."
754          Section 35. Section 58-88-102 is enacted to read:
755          58-88-102. Definitions.
756          As used in this chapter:
757          (1) "Cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy" means a pharmacy that sells cannabidiol at retail
758     to a patient with a written recommendation from the patient's physician.
759          (2) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice:
760          (a) medicine, under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act; or
761          (b) osteopathic medicine, under Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical
762     Practice Act.
763          Section 36. Section 58-88-103 is enacted to read:
764          58-88-103. Cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy requirements.
765          (1) A pharmacy licensed in this state may become a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy if
766     it:
767          (a) registers with the division, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the division;
768     and
769          (b) complies with all rules issued by the division under Section 58-88-104.

770          (2) A cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy may sell a cannabidiol product to a patient if the
771     patient produces a written recommendation from the patient's physician.
772          Section 37. Section 58-88-104 is enacted to read:
773          58-88-104. Division to make rules.
774          (1) A pharmacy that seeks to sell cannabidiol at retail shall do so in accordance with
775     rules established by the division.
776          (2) The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
777     Administrative Rulemaking Act, governing:
778          (a) the requirements for a pharmacy to become a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy,
779     including:
780          (i) the manner in which a pharmacy registers with the division to become a
781     cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy;
782          (ii) requirements for the division to accept or reject a pharmacy's registration as a
783     cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy;
784          (iii) the class of pharmacy that may become a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy; and
785          (iv) any other requirements the division considers reasonably necessary to implement
786     its duties under this chapter; and
787          (b) the manner in which a pharmacy may sell cannabidiol at retail.
788          Section 38. Section 59-12-104.8 is enacted to read:
789          59-12-104.8. Exemption from sales tax for cannabinoid products.
790          (1) As used in this section:
791          (a) "Cannabidiol product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41-102.
792          (b) "Cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy" means the same as that term is defined in
793     Section 58-88-102.
794          (2) In addition to the exemptions described in Section 59-12-104, the sale by a
795     cannabinoid-qualified pharmacy of a cannabidiol product is not subject to the taxes imposed by
796     this chapter.
797          Section 39. Section 59-29-101 is enacted to read:
798     
CHAPTER 29. CANNABIDIOL PRODUCT TAX ACT

799     
Part 1. General Provisions

800          59-29-101. Title.

801          This chapter is known as the "Cannabidiol Product Tax Act."
802          Section 40. Section 59-29-102 is enacted to read:
803          59-29-102. Definitions.
804          As used in this chapter:
805          (1) "Cannabidiol product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41-102.
806          (2) "Cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy" means the same as that term is defined in
807     Section 58-88-102.
808          (3) "Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account" means the account created in Section
809     4-43-801.
810          Section 41. Section 59-29-103 is enacted to read:
811          59-29-103. Imposition of tax -- Rate -- Administration.
812          (1) There is imposed a tax on the retail purchaser of a cannabidiol product at a
813     cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy in the state in an amount equal to 5.77% of amounts paid or
814     charged for the cannabidiol product.
815          (2) The commission shall administer, collect, and enforce the tax authorized under this
816     chapter in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies, and Chapter
817     12, Sales and Use Tax Act.
818          Section 42. Section 59-29-104 is enacted to read:
819          59-29-104. Collection of tax.
820          A cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy shall:
821          (1) collect the tax imposed by Section 59-29-103 from a cannabidiol product
822     purchaser; and
823          (2) file a return with the commission and pay the tax calculated on the return to the
824     commission:
825          (a) quarterly on or before the last day of the month immediately following the last day
826     of the previous calendar quarter if:
827          (i) the cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy is required to file a quarterly sales and use tax
828     return with the commission under Section 59-12-107; or
829          (ii) the cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy is not required to file a sales and use tax return
830     with the commission under Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act; or
831          (b) monthly on or before the last day of the month immediately following the last day

832     of the previous calendar month if the cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy is required to file a
833     monthly sales and use tax return with the commission under Section 59-12-108.
834          Section 43. Section 59-29-105 is enacted to read:
835          59-29-105. Deposit of tax revenue.
836          The commission shall deposit revenues generated by the tax imposed by this chapter
837     into the Cannabinoid Product Restricted Account created in Section 4-43-801.
838          Section 44. Section 59-29-106 is enacted to read:
839          59-29-106. Records.
840          (1) A cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy shall maintain any record typically considered
841     necessary to determine the amount of tax that the pharmacy is required to remit to the
842     commission under this chapter.
843          (2) The commission may require a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy to keep any record
844     the commission reasonably considers necessary to constitute sufficient evidence of the amount
845     of tax the cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy is required to remit to the commission under this
846     chapter:
847          (a) by notice served upon the cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy; or
848          (b) by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
849     Rulemaking Act.
850          (3) Upon notice by the commission, a cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy shall open the
851     pharmacy's records for examination by the commission.
852          Section 45. Section 59-29-107 is enacted to read:
853          59-29-107. Rulemaking authority.
854          The commission may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
855     Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:
856          (1) implement the tax imposed by this chapter; and
857          (2) enforce payment of the tax imposed by this chapter.
858          Section 46. Section 59-29-108 is enacted to read:
859          59-29-108. Penalties and interest.
860          A cannabidiol-qualified pharmacy that fails to comply with any provision of this
861     chapter is subject to penalties and interest as provided in Sections 59-1-401 and 59-1-402.
862          Section 47. Section 78A-6-508 is amended to read:

863          78A-6-508. Evidence of grounds for termination.
864          (1) In determining whether a parent or parents have abandoned a child, it is prima facie
865     evidence of abandonment that the parent or parents:
866          (a) although having legal custody of the child, have surrendered physical custody of the
867     child, and for a period of six months following the surrender have not manifested to the child
868     or to the person having the physical custody of the child a firm intention to resume physical
869     custody or to make arrangements for the care of the child;
870          (b) have failed to communicate with the child by mail, telephone, or otherwise for six
871     months;
872          (c) failed to have shown the normal interest of a natural parent, without just cause; or
873          (d) have abandoned an infant, as described in Subsection 78A-6-316(1).
874          (2) In determining whether a parent or parents are unfit or have neglected a child the
875     court shall consider, but is not limited to, the following circumstances, conduct, or conditions:
876          (a) emotional illness, mental illness, or mental deficiency of the parent that renders the
877     parent unable to care for the immediate and continuing physical or emotional needs of the child
878     for extended periods of time;
879          (b) conduct toward a child of a physically, emotionally, or sexually cruel or abusive
880     nature;
881          (c) habitual or excessive use of intoxicating liquors, controlled substances, or
882     dangerous drugs that render the parent unable to care for the child;
883          (d) repeated or continuous failure to provide the child with adequate food, clothing,
884     shelter, education, or other care necessary for the child's physical, mental, and emotional health
885     and development by a parent or parents who are capable of providing that care;
886          (e) whether the parent is incarcerated as a result of conviction of a felony, and the
887     sentence is of such length that the child will be deprived of a normal home for more than one
888     year;
889          (f) a history of violent behavior; or
890          (g) whether the parent has intentionally exposed the child to pornography or material
891     harmful to a minor, as defined in Section 76-10-1201.
892          (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(c), the court may not discriminate against a parent
893     because of the parent's possession or consumption of a cannabidiol product, in accordance with

894     Title 26, Chapter 62, Cannabidiol Product Act.
895          [(3)] (4) A parent who, legitimately practicing the parent's religious beliefs, does not
896     provide specified medical treatment for a child is not, for that reason alone, a negligent or unfit
897     parent.
898          [(4)] (5) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a parent may not be considered neglectful
899     or unfit because of a health care decision made for a child by the child's parent unless the state
900     or other party to the proceeding shows, by clear and convincing evidence, that the health care
901     decision is not reasonable and informed.
902          (b) Nothing in Subsection [(4)] (5)(a) may prohibit a parent from exercising the right to
903     obtain a second health care opinion.
904          [(5)] (6) If a child has been placed in the custody of the division and the parent or
905     parents fail to comply substantially with the terms and conditions of a plan within six months
906     after the date on which the child was placed or the plan was commenced, whichever occurs
907     later, that failure to comply is evidence of failure of parental adjustment.
908          [(6)] (7) The following circumstances constitute prima facie evidence of unfitness:
909          (a) sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, or death of a sibling of the child, or of any
910     child, due to known or substantiated abuse or neglect by the parent or parents;
911          (b) conviction of a crime, if the facts surrounding the crime are of such a nature as to
912     indicate the unfitness of the parent to provide adequate care to the extent necessary for the
913     child's physical, mental, or emotional health and development;
914          (c) a single incident of life-threatening or gravely disabling injury to or disfigurement
915     of the child;
916          (d) the parent has committed, aided, abetted, attempted, conspired, or solicited to
917     commit murder or manslaughter of a child or child abuse homicide; or
918          (e) the parent intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes the death of another parent
919     of the child, without legal justification.
920          Section 48. Contingent effective date.
921          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 8, 2018.
922          (2) The following sections take effect on July 1, 2019 or the day on which the
923     Department of Agriculture and Food receives a federal waiver as described in Section
924     4-41-204, whichever comes first:

925          (a) Section 4-43-101;
926          (b) Section 4-43-102;
927          (c) Section 4-43-201;
928          (d) Section 4-43-202;
929          (e) Section 4-43-203;
930          (f) Section 4-43-301;
931          (g) Section 4-43-401;
932          (h) Section 4-43-402;
933          (i) Section 4-43-501;
934          (j) Section 4-43-502;
935          (k) Section 4-43-503;
936          (l) Section 4-43-601;
937          (m) Section 4-43-602;
938          (n) Section 4-43-701;
939          (o) Section 4-43-702;
940          (p) Section 4-43-703;
941          (q) Section 4-43-801;
942          (r) Section 26-62-101;
943          (s) Section 26-62-102;
944          (t) Section 26-62-103;
945          (u) Section 26-62-201;
946          (v) Section 26-62-202;
947          (w) Section 41-6a-517;
948          (x) Section 58-37-3.6;
949          (y) Section 58-37f-203;
950          (z) Section 58-67-808;
951          (aa) Section 58-68-808;
952          (bb) Section 58-88-101;
953          (cc) Section 58-88-102;
954          (dd) Section 58-88-103;
955          (ee) Section 58-88-104;

956          (ff) Section 59-12-104.8;
957          (gg) Section 59-29-101;
958          (hh) Section 59-29-102;
959          (ii) Section 59-29-103;
960          (jj) Section 59-29-104;
961          (kk) Section 59-29-105;
962          (ll) Section 59-29-106;
963          (mm) Section 59-29-107;
964          (nn) Section 59-29-108; and
965          (oo) Section 78A-6-508.