HF 2315

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/24/2014 03:28pm

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; authorizing industrial hemp research in accordance with
federal law; authorizing rulemaking; requiring a report; proposing coding for
new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18K.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [18K.01] DEFINITIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope. new text end

new text begin The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Industrial hemp. new text end

new text begin "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L.
and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
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Sec. 2.

new text begin [18K.03] PILOT PROGRAM; OTHER RESEARCH AUTHORIZED.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Authorized activity. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may grow or cultivate
industrial hemp pursuant to a pilot program administered by the commissioner to study
the growth, cultivation, or marketing of industrial hemp. The commissioner may
authorize institutions of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp as part
of the commissioner's pilot program or as is necessary to perform other agricultural or
academic research.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Site registration. new text end

new text begin Before growing or cultivating industrial hemp, each site
must be certified by and registered with the commissioner. A person must register each
site in the form prescribed by the commissioner.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Rulemaking. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may adopt rules that govern the pilot
program in accordance with this section and Public Law 113-79.
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Sec. 3. new text begin REPORT REQUIRED.
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new text begin No later than January 15, 2015, the commissioner of agriculture must report to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture finance proposed legislation
to implement sections 1 and 2, including a fee structure that complies with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.1285, and is sufficient to cover the commissioner's costs. The
commissioner must use funds previously appropriated to the commissioner for fiscal
year 2014 or 2015 to carry out this section.
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Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 2015.
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