as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/05/2014 08:33am
A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; authorizing industrial hemp research in accordance with
federal law; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 18K.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
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"Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
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"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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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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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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The commissioner may adopt rules that govern the pilot
program in accordance with this section and Public Law 113-79.
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