Section 2-25-8. – Accountability and oversight.
§ 2-25-8. Accountability and oversight. (a) On an annual basis, the department shall prepare a report that details the performance of the local agriculture and seafood small grants and technical assistance program, and the disbursements made during the prior year from the local agriculture and seafood small grants and technical assistance fund and other sources, […]
Section 2-27-5. – Duties of the commission.
§ 2-27-5. Duties of the commission. The commission shall: (1) Develop the criteria necessary for defining the most important forest land under this chapter; (2) Make a reasonably accurate inventory of all land in the state that meets the definition of forest land; (3) Inform the public, public officials, and other citizens and interested persons […]
Section 2-25-9. – Powers and duties.
§ 2-25-9. Powers and duties. The department of environmental management may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this section. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 37, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 38, § 1.
Section 2-27-6. – Forest land conservation fund.
§ 2-27-6. Forest land conservation fund. (a) There is hereby established a forest land conservation fund. (b) The fund may be utilized for purposes consistent with this chapter. (c) The fund shall consist of the following sources: (1) Sums the legislature may appropriate; (2) Monies received from federal, state, or other sources, including bond funds; […]
Section 2-26-1. – Short title.
§ 2-26-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Industrial Hemp Growth Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 441, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 442, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 15, § 1.
Section 2-27-7. – Severability.
§ 2-27-7. Severability. If any provisions of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter, rule, regulation, or order, and the application of that provision […]
Section 2-26-2. – Legislative findings.
§ 2-26-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) The cannabis sativa plant used for the production of hemp is separate and distinct from forms of cannabis used to produce marijuana. (2) Hemp is used for products such as building materials, cloth, cordage, fiber, food, floor coverings, fuel, industrial chemicals, paint, […]
Section 2-26-3. – Definitions.
§ 2-26-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Applicant” means any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity who or that, on his, her, or its own behalf, or on behalf of another, has applied for permission to engage in any act or activity that is […]
Section 2-26-4. – Hemp an agricultural product.
§ 2-26-4. Hemp an agricultural product. Hemp is an agricultural product that may be grown as a crop, produced, possessed, distributed, sold at retail, and commercially traded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Hemp is subject to primary regulation by the department. The division may assist the department in the regulation of hemp growth […]
Section 2-26-5. – Authority over licensing and sales.
§ 2-26-5. Authority over licensing and sales. (a) The department shall prescribe rules and regulations for the licensing and regulation of hemp growers, handlers, licensed CBD distributors, and licensed CBD retailers and persons employed by the applicant not inconsistent with law, to carry into effect the provision of this chapter and shall be responsible for […]