2-3901. Commercial industrial hemp act; citation; definitions. (a) K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 2-3901 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the commercial industrial hemp act. (b) As used in the commercial industrial hemp act: (1) “Commercial” means the cultivation or production of industrial hemp for purposes other than research as […]
2-3902. Same; industrial hemp research and cultivation; licensure; criminal history record checks; rules and regulations; fees; reports to the legislature. (a) The Kansas department of agriculture, alone or in coordination with a state educational institution, may cultivate industrial hemp grown from authorized seed or clone plants and promote the research and development of industrial hemp, […]
2-3903. Same; commercial industrial hemp act licensing fee fund. (a) The alternative crop research act licensing fee fund created in the state treasury shall be renamed the commercial industrial hemp act licensing fee fund and continue to be administered by the secretary of agriculture. All expenditures from the commercial industrial hemp act licensing fee fund […]
2-3904. Research program licenses; application deadline extension for 2019 growing season. The secretary of agriculture shall continue to accept any applications for licensure submitted under the provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 2-3902, and amendments thereto, for the 2019 growing season from March 1, 2019, through June 1, 2019. History: L. 2019, ch. 37, § 3; […]
2-3905. Commercial industrial hemp act; legislative intent. (a) It is the intent of the legislature of the state of Kansas that the implementation of the commercial industrial hemp act by the Kansas department of agriculture shall be conducted in the least restrictive manner allowed under federal law. (b) This section shall be a part of […]
2-3906. Commercial industrial hemp plan; requirements for hemp producers; violations by hemp producers; criminal history record checks; license modification fee limit. (a) The Kansas department of agriculture, in consultation with the governor and attorney general, shall submit a plan to the United States department of agriculture under which the Kansas department of agriculture will monitor […]
2-3907. Requirements for hemp processors; registration; penalties; criminal history record checks. (a) The state fire marshal shall create and maintain a registry of all hemp processors operating within the state of Kansas. (b) Any person engaging in the processing of industrial hemp shall register annually with the state fire marshal prior to processing industrial hemp. […]
2-3908. Unlawful hemp products; penalties; exceptions. (a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any of the following hemp products to be manufactured, marketed, sold or distributed by any person in the state of Kansas: (A) Cigarettes containing industrial hemp; (B) cigars containing industrial hemp; (C) chew, dip or other smokeless material containing industrial hemp; (D) […]
2-3909. Disposal of waste by-products. (a) (1) All solid waste, as defined in K.S.A. 65-3402, and amendments thereto, and all hazardous waste, as defined in K.S.A. 65-3430, and amendments thereto, resulting from the cultivation, production or processing of industrial hemp under the commercial industrial hemp act shall be managed in accordance with all applicable solid […]
2-3910. Stop sale, use or removal order for violations of act. In addition to any other remedy that the state fire marshal may exercise pursuant to the Kansas fire prevention code, K.S.A. 31-132 et seq., and amendments thereto, the state fire marshal may issue a stop sale, use or removal order whenever the state fire […]
2-3911. Effective disposal of industrial hemp; requirements; criminal history record check. (a) Whenever a person licensed under the commercial industrial hemp act is required to conduct effective disposal of industrial hemp pursuant to standards established by the controlled substances act, 21 U.S.C. 13 et seq., or under regulations adopted by the United States drug enforcement […]
