Senate Bill S6961

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes procedures for the growing of industrial hemp

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8334
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 29 head, add Art 29-A §§510 - 514, Ag & Mkts L; amd §3397-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5978, A8297

2015-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes procedures for the growing of industrial hemp.

2015-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6961

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and  the  public  health
  law,  in relation to establishing procedures for the growing of indus-
  trial hemp

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds and
declares that it is necessary to establish policy and procedures for the
growing of industrial hemp in the state so that farmers and other  busi-
nesses  in  the  agricultural industry can take advantage of this market
opportunity when federal regulations permit.
  S 2. The article heading of article 29 of the agriculture and  markets
law,  as added by chapter 524 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
follows:
                               ARTICLE 29
                 GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP PILOT PROGRAM
  S 3. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new  arti-
cle 29-A to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 29-A
                        GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP
SECTION 510. DEFINITIONS.
        511. GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP PERMITTED.
        512. LICENSES TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP GROWERS.
        513. REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.
        514. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
  S 510. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "GROWER" MEANS ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY LICENSED WHO IS GRANT-
ED  A  LICENSE UNDER THIS ARTICLE BY THE COMMISSIONER TO GROW INDUSTRIAL
HEMP.
  2. "HEMP PRODUCTS" MEANS  ALL  PRODUCTS  MADE  FROM  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP,
INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO CLOTH, CORDAGE, FIBER, FOOD, FUEL, PAINT,
PAPER, PARTICLE BOARD, PLASTICS, SEED, SEED MEAL, SEED OIL,  AND  CERTI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06356-02-5
              

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