HF 2168

Hemp industry development and regulation provided, possession and cultivation of industrial hemp defense provided, and definition of marijuana modified.

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Section 1: Definitions provided including "associated rules".

Section 2: Duties of commissioner language is provided.

Section 3: Civil liability - a person regulated by this chapter is civilly liable for any violation of one of those statues or associated rules by the person's employee or agent.

Section 4: Access and entry language is modified.

Section 5: Purpose of entry language is modified.

Section 6: Notice of inspection samples and analyses language is modified.

Section 7: Inspection requests by others language is modified.

Section 8: Enforcement required language is modified.

Section 9: Commissioner's discretion language is modified.

Section 10: Agent for service of process language is modified.

Section 11: False statement or record language is modified.

Section 12: Cancellation of registration, permit, license, or certification language is modified.

Section 13: Service of order or notice language is modified.

Section 14: Unsatisfied judgments language is modified.

Section 15: Crediting of penalties, fees, and costs language is modified to include industrial hemp.

Section 16: General violation language is modified.

Section 17: Controlled substance offenses language is added.

Section 18: Short title modified to "Industrial Hemp Development Act".

Section 19: Purpose - to promote the state economy and agriculture industry by permitting the development of a regulated industrial hemp industry while maintaining strict control of marijuana.

Section 20: Definitions are provided.
Subdivision 1. Scope
Subdivision 2. Commissioner
Subdivision 3. Industrial hemp
Subdivision 4. Marijuana

Section 21: Industrial hemp authorized as agricultural crop language provided.

Section 22: Licensing language provided.

Section 23: Industrial hemp production and notification language provided.

Section 24: Rulemaking - the commissioner shall promulgate rules dealing with: supervising/inspecting industrial hemp during its growth and harvest, testing industrial hemp during growth to determine tetrahydrocannabinol levels, assessing fee, using results of background check, etc.

Section 25: Fees - any fee collected under this chapter must be credited to the industrial hemp account established in the agricultural fund in the state treasury.

Section 26: Defense for possession of marijuana language is provided.

Section 27: Marijuana language is amended to read, "Marijuana does not include industrial hemp as defined in section 18K.03".

Section 28: Wild hemp language is amended to read, "Wild hemp does not include industrial hemp grown by a person licensed under chapter 18K".

Section 29: Effective date provided.

SNA 2/26/08