Section 2-8-380 – Short Title.

Section 2-8-380 Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Industrial Hemp Research Program Act. (Act 2016-293, §1.)

Section 2-8-381 – Definitions.

Section 2-8-381 Definitions. As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries. (2) GROWER. Any person, business entity, or cooperative licensed to grow industrial hemp by the department or an institution of higher education pursuant to this article. (3) HEMP PRODUCTS. Any and […]

Section 2-8-382 – Purposes; Programs; Legislative Findings.

Section 2-8-382 Purposes; programs; legislative findings. (a) The purpose of this article is to assist Alabama in the development of a more permanent, profitable, and diversified agriculture by moving to the forefront of industrial hemp production, development, and commercialization of hemp products in agribusiness, and other business sectors, both nationally and globally and to the […]

Section 2-8-383 – Rulemaking Authority; Disposition of Funds; Powers and Duties of Department.

Section 2-8-383 Rulemaking authority; disposition of funds; powers and duties of department. (a) The department may adopt rules in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, as necessary to administer an industrial hemp research program and to license growers to grow industrial hemp pursuant to this article, including rules establishing reasonable fees for licenses, permits, […]