Texas Hemp Label QR Code Requirement: A Plain-English Guide
If you sell consumable hemp products in Texas, your label needs a QR code or URL linking to your certificate of analysis (COA) — it's not optional. Here's exactly what the rule requires, straight from the code.
The actual rule
Texas's requirement lives in 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 300.402 (Packaging and Labeling Requirements), part of the state's Consumable Hemp Program. Every consumable hemp product label must include:
- The batch number and test date
- The product name
- The manufacturer's name and contact information
- A THC compliance certification
- A QR code or URL linking to the certificate of analysis
The certificate of analysis itself has to show the delta-9 THC concentration — including the lab's measurement of uncertainty — coming in at 0.3% or less. That's the federal hemp threshold, and Texas wants it provable at a glance.
What actually has to be on the other end of that link
Scanning the code or visiting the URL needs to land on the real, current certificate of analysis for that specific batch — not a generic "our products are tested" page, and not last year's results for a similar product. It needs to tie to the batch number printed right next to it on the label.
The part that trips people up
A lot of small hemp brands handle this by uploading a PDF somewhere convenient — a Google Drive link, a page buried on their website — and printing that URL on the label. The problem: those links move. A website gets redesigned, a file gets reorganized into a different folder, a Drive link expires. Once thousands of units are already printed and on shelves, a broken link means the product is technically out of compliance and there's no way to fix it without a full relabel.
The fix is having one URL, generated once per batch, that's built to never change — regardless of what happens to the rest of your website.
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Create my batch page →Worth knowing: this rule may change
Texas has proposed amendments to its hemp rules that, among other things, would touch the labeling section — always worth checking the Texas DSHS Consumable Hemp Program page directly for the current version before you finalize a print run. This page reflects the rule as of mid-2026 and we'll update it if it changes.
Source: 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 300.402 · Texas DSHS — Consumable Hemp Program Labeling