1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to government operations; agriculture; authorizing expedited rulemaking 
1.3 	for industrial hemp;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 18K.06.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 18K.06, is amended to read:
1.6 	18K.06 RULEMAKING.
1.7 	(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the production, testing, and licensing 
1.8 	of industrial hemp.
1.9 	(b) Rules adopted under paragraph (a) must include, but not be limited to, provisions 
1.10 	governing:
1.11 	(1) the supervision and inspection of industrial hemp during its growth and harvest;
1.12 	(2) the testing of industrial hemp to determine delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol levels;
1.13 	(3) the use of background check results required under section 18K.04 to approve or 
1.14 	deny a license application; and
1.15 	(4) any other provision or procedure necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
1.16 	(c) Rules issued under this section must be consistent with federal law regarding the 
1.17 	production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.
1.18 	(d) The commissioner may use the expedited rulemaking process in section 14.389 to 
1.19 	adopt the rules required under this section that are required to conform to the Agriculture 
1.20 	Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-1072, and federal rules authorized under that 
1.21 	act.