SF 2192

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/15/2019 08:58am

A bill for an act
relating to government operations; agriculture; authorizing expedited rulemaking
for industrial hemp; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 18K.06.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 18K.06, is amended to read:

18K.06 RULEMAKING.

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the production, testing, and licensing
of industrial hemp.

(b) Rules adopted under paragraph (a) must include, but not be limited to, provisions
governing:

(1) the supervision and inspection of industrial hemp during its growth and harvest;

(2) the testing of industrial hemp to determine delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol levels;

(3) the use of background check results required under section 18K.04 to approve or
deny a license application; and

(4) any other provision or procedure necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(c) Rules issued under this section must be consistent with federal law regarding the
production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.

new text begin (d) The commissioner may use the expedited rulemaking process in section 14.389 to
adopt the rules required under this section that are required to conform to the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-1072, and federal rules authorized under that
act.
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