as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 05/13/2021 03:21pm
A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; clarifying that commercial animal feed may contain industrial
hemp; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 25.33, subdivisions 6, 8, by
adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 25.33, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
"Feed ingredient" means each of the constituent materials
making up a commercial feed.new text begin Feed ingredient includes industrial hemp for:
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(1) pet and horse feed, including specialty feed; and
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(2) other livestock when the United States Food and Drug Administration approves
industrial hemp as a feed ingredient for other livestock.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 25.33, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
"Drug" means (1) any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure,
mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than humans; and (2) articles
other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.new text begin Drug
does not include industrial hemp.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 25.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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"Industrial hemp" has the meaning given in section 18K.02,
subdivision 3.
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