1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; authorizing certain food additives derived from industrial 
1.3 	hemp; requiring rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 31.01, 
1.4 	by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.5 	chapter 31.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 31.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 23a.Industrial hemp. "Industrial hemp" has the meaning given in section 18K.02, 
1.10 	subdivision 3.

1.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 31.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
1.12 	read:
1.13 		Subd. 23b.Industrial hemp extract. "Industrial hemp extract" means a food additive 
1.14 	consisting of one or more nonintoxicating cannabinoids of industrial hemp.

1.15 	Sec. 3. [31.98] INDUSTRIAL HEMP EXTRACT; RULEMAKING.
1.16 		Subdivision 1.Approved additive. Notwithstanding section 31.101, subdivision 4, 
1.17 	industrial hemp extract is an approved food additive for intrastate commerce, subject to 
1.18 	state and local law.
1.19 		Subd. 2.Rulemaking. The commissioner must adopt rules concerning:
1.20 	(1) the production and manufacture of industrial hemp extract and food containing 
1.21 	industrial hemp extract;
2.1 	(2) the tolerance level required for food additives under section 31.122;
2.2 	(3) labeling requirements for industrial hemp extract and food containing industrial hemp 
2.3 	extract; and
2.4 	(4) batch testing requirements for industrial hemp extract, which may include criteria 
2.5 	and procedures for certifying laboratories that perform batch testing.