Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6184
Timestamp: 2019-12-12 01:20:02
Document Index: 399087623

Matched Legal Cases: ['§505', 'Art 29', '§520', '§507', '§ 2', '§ 506', '§  3', '§ 507', '§  4', '§ 508', '§ 5', '§  509', '§ 6', '§ 510', '§ 7', '§  511', '§  8', '§ 512', '§  9', '§ 513', '§ 514', '§ 10', '§  520', '§  521', '§ 522', '§  523', '§ 524', '§ 525', '§  526', '§ 527', '§ 528', '§ 529', '§  530', '§ 531', '§ 532', '§  533', '§ 534', '§  535', '§ 536', '§  537', 'ART 111', '§  538', '§  539', '§ 540', '§ 541', '§  542', '§ 543', '§ 544', '§ 545', '§  2', '§  506', '§ 3', '§  507', '§ 4', '§  508', '§  5', '§ 509', '§  7', '§ 511', '§ 8', '§  512', '§ 520', '§ 521', '§ 523', '§  525', '§  528', '§ 530', '§  536', '§ 537', 'ART  111', '§ 539', '§  541', '§ 542', '§  544', '§  546', '§  547', '§  11']

NY State Senate Bill S6184A
senate Bill S6184A
Relates to the growth of industrial hemp and the regulation of hemp extract; repealer
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Dec 09, 2019 approval memo.35
signed chap.614
ordered to third reading rules cal.692
substituted for a7680a
ordered to third reading cal.1845
Jun 11, 2019 print number 6184a
Jun 20, 2019 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 11, 2019 amend and recommit to agriculture
May 21, 2019 referred to agriculture
S6184A
S6184 - Details
Amd §§505 & 506, add Art 29-A §§520 - 547, rpld & add §§507 - 514, Ag & Mkts L
S6184 - Summary
Relates to the growth of industrial hemp and the regulation of hemp extract and provides for the licensing of cannabinoid related hemp extract and the requirements for such licenses.
S6184 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6184
relation to the growth of industrial hemp and the regulation of hemp
extract; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
The purpose of this legislation is to amend the industrial hemp growers
permitting process and to regulate hemp extract and product marketing in
Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 of section 505 of the Agriculture and
Markets law by clarifying the definition of Industrial hemp.
Section 2: Section 506 of the Agriculture and Markets law is amended to
update state law to reflect recent changes made at the Federal level.
Section 3: Section 507 of the Agriculture and Markets law is repealed
and a new Section 507 is created which outlines the prohibitions for
Section 4: Section 508 of the Agriculture and Markets law is repealed
and replaced. The section establishes a compliance action plan.
Section 5: Section 509 of the Agriculture and Markets law is repealed
and new section is created which outlines the granting, suspending or
revoking of licenses.
Section 6: Section 510 of the Agriculture and Markets law is repealed
and replaced, which outlines the regulations the Commissioner will
Section 7: Section 512 of the Agriculture and Markets law is repealed
and a new section is added which prohibits the growth, cultivation,
processing sale and/or distribution of industrial hemp without a permit.
Section 8: Section 512 of the Agriculture and Market law is repealed and
replaced with a new section 512 which allows the Department to collect
data concerning the growth, cultivation, production and processing of
hemp and develop best farming practices with input from Cornell Cooper-
ative Extension that are in compatible with State water quality and
other environmental objectives.
Section 9: Section 513 and 514 of the Agriculture and Markets law are
repealed and replaced. The new sections outline the Commissioner's
access to criminal history records and the Departments enforcement
Section 10: The Agriculture and Markets law is amended by adding a new
article 29-A which regulates hemp extract.
Section 11: Establishes the effective date.
New York State's industrial hemp program has been growing exponentially.
With this success, has come an increase in need to update the State's
permitting process for growers, processors and marketers and to specif-
ically regulate the hemp extract industry and build in protections for
This legislation establishes the Department of Agriculture's permitting
process for growers, processors and marketers and directs the Department
to create regulations addressing the process and enforcement of the
licensing provisions.
The huge growth of the hemp extract market has led to a greater need to
regulate the production and marketing of their products in an effort to
safeguard both consumers and producers. This legislation establishes the
regulation of hemp extract by establishing growers, manufacturer and
extractor licenses along with requiring laboratory testing of products
and product labeling.
The fiscal implications of this legislation are yet to be determined.
S6184 - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced  by Sens. METZGER, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
growth  of  industrial hemp and the regulation of hemp extract; and to
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 505 of the agriculture and markets
law,  as added by chapter 524 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
1. "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and  any  part
of  such  plant,  INCLUDING  THE  SEEDS  THEREOF  AND  ALL  DERIVATIVES,
EXTRACTS, CANNABINOIDS, ISOMERS, ACIDS, SALTS,  AND  SALTS  OF  ISOMERS,
whether  growing  or  not,  with  a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concen-
tration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
§ 2. Section 506 of the agriculture and markets  law,  as  amended  by
section  1  of  part OO of chapter 58 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
§ 506. Growth, sale, distribution, transportation  and  processing  of
industrial hemp and products derived from such hemp permitted. [Notwith-
standing any provision of law to the contrary, industrial] 1. INDUSTRIAL
hemp and products derived from such hemp are agricultural products which
may  be  grown,  produced  [and],  possessed  [in the state, and], sold,
distributed, transported [or] AND/OR processed [either] in [or  out  of]
state  [as part of agricultural pilot programs pursuant to authorization
under federal law and  the  provisions  of  this  article]  PURSUANT  TO
AUTHORIZATION  UNDER  FEDERAL LAW AND/OR THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
[Notwithstanding any provision of law to the  contrary  restricting  the
growing or cultivating, sale, distribution, transportation or processing
of  industrial  hemp and products derived from such hemp, and subject to
authorization under federal law, the]
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2. THE commissioner may authorize the growing or cultivating of indus-
trial hemp as part of  agricultural  pilot  programs  conducted  by  the
department and/or an institution of higher education to study the growth
and  cultivation,  sale,  distribution, transportation and processing of
such  hemp  and  products derived from such hemp provided that the sites
and programs used for growing or cultivating industrial hemp are  certi-
fied by, and registered with, the department.
3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL LIMIT THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPART-
MENT UNDER ANY OTHER ARTICLE OF THIS CHAPTER.
§  3. Section 507 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and a
new section 507 is added to read as follows:
§ 507. LICENSING; FEES. 1. NO PERSON  SHALL  GROW,  PROCESS,  PRODUCE,
DISTRIBUTE  AND/OR  SELL INDUSTRIAL HEMP OR PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM INDUS-
TRIAL HEMP IN THE STATE UNLESS (A) LICENSED BIENNIALLY  BY  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  OR (B) AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER AS PART OF AN AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
2. APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE TO GROW INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  SHALL  BE  MADE
UPON  A  FORM  PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, ACCOMPANIED BY A PER-ACRE
LICENSE FEE  AND  A  NON-REFUNDABLE  APPLICATION  FEE  OF  FIVE  HUNDRED
3.  THE APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH EVIDENCE OF HIS OR HER GOOD CHARACTER,
EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCY, THAT THE APPLICANT HAS  ADEQUATE  FACILITIES,
EQUIPMENT,  PROCESS  CONTROLS,  TESTING  CAPABILITY AND SECURITY TO GROW
4. GROWERS WHO INTEND TO CULTIVATE  HEMP  FOR  CANNABINOIDS  SHALL  BE
REQUIRED  TO  OBTAIN  LICENSURE  FROM THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
TWENTY-NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
5. A RENEWAL APPLICATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  AT
LEAST SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT LICENSE PERIOD.
§  4. Section 508 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and a
new section 508 is added to read as follows:
§ 508. COMPLIANCE ACTION PLAN. IF THE COMMISSIONER  DETERMINES,  AFTER
NOTICE  AND  AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING, THAT A LICENSEE HAS NEGLIGENTLY
VIOLATED A PROVISION OF AND/OR A REGULATION PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE, THAT LICENSEE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO  COMPLY  WITH  A  CORRECTIVE
ACTION  PLAN ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION BY
A REASONABLE DATE AND TO PERIODICALLY REPORT TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  WITH
RESPECT  TO  THE LICENSEE'S COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE FOR A PERIOD OF
NO LESS THAN THE NEXT TWO CALENDAR YEARS FOLLOWING THE COMMENCEMENT DATE
OF THE COMPLIANCE ACTION PLAN. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT
BE  APPLICABLE TO RESEARCH PARTNERS CONDUCTING HEMP RESEARCH PURSUANT TO
A RESEARCH PARTNER AGREEMENT, THE TERMS OF WHICH SHALL CONTROL.
§ 5. Section 509 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and  a
new section 509 is added to read as follows:
§  509.  GRANTING,  SUSPENDING OR REVOKING LICENSES.  THE COMMISSIONER
MAY DECLINE TO GRANT A NEW LICENSE, MAY DECLINE TO RENEW A LICENSE,  MAY
SUSPEND  OR REVOKE A LICENSE ALREADY GRANTED AFTER DUE NOTICE AND OPPOR-
TUNITY FOR HEARING WHENEVER HE OR SHE FINDS THAT:
1. ANY STATEMENT CONTAINED IN  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  AN  APPLICANT  OR
LICENSEE IS OR WAS FALSE OR MISLEADING;
2.  THE  APPLICANT  OR  LICENSEE  DOES  NOT  HAVE  GOOD CHARACTER, THE
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND/OR COMPETENCY, ADEQUATE  FACILITIES,  EQUIPMENT,
PROCESS  CONTROLS, TESTING CAPABILITY AND/OR SECURITY TO PRODUCE HEMP OR
PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM HEMP;
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3. THE APPLICANT OR LICENSEE HAS FAILED  OR  REFUSED  TO  PRODUCE  ANY
RECORDS  OR PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION DEMANDED BY THE COMMISSIONER REASON-
ABLY RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ARTICLE; OR
4. THE APPLICANT OR LICENSEE, OR ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, PARTNER, HOLD-
ER  OF  TEN  PERCENT OF THE VOTING STOCK, OR ANY OTHER PERSON EXERCISING
ANY POSITION OF MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH  ANY  OF
THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  OR RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
§ 6. Section 510 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and  a
new section 510 is added to read as follows:
§ 510. REGULATIONS.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEVELOP REGULATIONS CONSIST-
ENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE FOR THE GROWING AND CULTIVATION,
SALE,  DISTRIBUTION,  AND TRANSPORTATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP GROWN IN THE
1. THE AUTHORIZATION OR LICENSING OF ANY PERSON WHO  MAY:  ACQUIRE  OR
POSSESS  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  PLANTS OR SEEDS; GROW OR CULTIVATE INDUSTRIAL
HEMP PLANTS; AND/OR SELL, PURCHASE, DISTRIBUTE, OR TRANSPORT SUCH INDUS-
TRIAL HEMP PLANTS, PLANT PARTS, OR SEEDS;
2. MAINTAINING RELEVANT INFORMATION REGARDING LAND ON WHICH INDUSTRIAL
HEMP IS PRODUCED WITHIN THE STATE, INCLUDING THE  LEGAL  DESCRIPTION  OF
THE LAND, FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN THREE CALENDAR YEARS;
3.  THE PROCEDURE FOR TESTING OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRODUCED IN THE STATE
FOR DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL LEVELS, USING POST  DECARBOXYLATION  OR
OTHER SIMILARLY RELIABLE METHODS;
4.  THE  PROCEDURE FOR EFFECTIVE DISPOSAL OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP PLANTS OR
PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM HEMP THAT ARE PRODUCED IN VIOLATION OF THIS  ARTI-
5.  A  PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCTING AT LEAST A RANDOM SAMPLE OF INDUSTRIAL
HEMP PRODUCERS TO VERIFY THAT HEMP IS NOT PRODUCED IN VIOLATION OF  THIS
6. ANY REQUIRED SECURITY MEASURES; AND
7.  SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER REGULATION AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPRO-
PRIATE OR NECESSARY.
§ 7. Section 511 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and  a
new section 511 is added to read as follows:
§  511.  PROHIBITIONS.    EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY STATE LAW, AND REGU-
LATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER,  THE  GROWTH,  CULTIVATION,  PROCESSING,
SALE, AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP IS PROHIBITED.
§  8. Section 512 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and a
new section 512 is added to read as follows:
§ 512. INDUSTRIAL HEMP DATA COLLECTION  AND  BEST  FARMING  PRACTICES.
THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  HAVE THE POWER TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH DATA AND
RESEARCH  CONCERNING,  AMONG  OTHER  THINGS,  THE  GROWTH,  CULTIVATION,
PRODUCTION  AND  PROCESSING  METHODS  OF  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  AND PRODUCTS
DERIVED FROM INDUSTRIAL HEMP  AND  WORK  WITH  THE  CORNELL  COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION  TO  PROMOTE  BEST FARMING PRACTICES FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP WHICH
ARE COMPATIBLE WITH STATE WATER QUALITY AND OTHER  ENVIRONMENTAL  OBJEC-
§  9.  Sections  513  and  514  of the agriculture and markets law are
REPEALED and two new sections 513 and 514 are added to read as follows:
§ 513. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION THROUGH THE DIVISION  OF
CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES.    IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF
THIS ARTICLE, THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED  TO  REQUEST,  RECEIVE  AND
REVIEW  CRIMINAL  HISTORY  INFORMATION  THROUGH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SERVICES (DIVISION) WITH RESPECT TO ANY PERSON SEEKING A LICENSE
OR AUTHORIZATION TO UNDERTAKE A HEMP PILOT PROJECT. AT  THE  COMMISSION-
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ER'S REQUEST, EACH RESEARCHER, PRINCIPAL AND/OR OFFICER OF THE APPLICANT
SHALL  SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT HIS OR HER FINGERPRINTS IN SUCH FORM AND
IN SUCH MANNER AS SPECIFIED BY THE DIVISION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCT-
ING  A CRIMINAL HISTORY SEARCH AND RETURNING A REPORT THEREON IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  DIVISION
PURSUANT  TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTY-FIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE PAYMENT OF THE PRESCRIBED  PROCESSING  FEES  FOR
THE  COST  OF  THE  DIVISION'S  FULL  SEARCH AND RETAIN PROCEDURES AND A
NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK. THE COMMISSIONER, OR HIS OR  HER
DESIGNEE,  SHALL  SUBMIT SUCH FINGERPRINTS AND THE PROCESSING FEE TO THE
DIVISION.  THE DIVISION SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSIONER A REPORT  WITH
RESPECT  TO  THE  APPLICANT'S  PREVIOUS  CRIMINAL  HISTORY, IF ANY, OR A
STATEMENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS NO PREVIOUS CRIMINAL HISTORY  ACCORDING
TO ITS FILES. FINGERPRINTS SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR A NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK. IF
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF FINGERPRINTS  ARE  REQUIRED,  THE  APPLICANT  SHALL
FURNISH THEM UPON REQUEST.
§ 514. AIDS TO ENFORCEMENT. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE FULL ACCESS
TO  ALL  PREMISES,  BUILDINGS,  FACTORIES, FARMS, VEHICLES, CARS, BOATS,
AIRPLANES, VESSELS, CONTAINERS, PACKAGES, BARRELS,  BOXES,  AND/OR  CANS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. THE COMMIS-
SIONER MAY, AT SUCH LOCATIONS, EXAMINE INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND HEMP PRODUCTS
AND MAY OPEN ANY PACKAGE AND/OR CONTAINER REASONABLY BELIEVED TO CONTAIN
INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  OR HEMP PRODUCTS, TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH INDUSTRIAL
HEMP OR HEMP PRODUCTS FOLLOW APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION.
2. A SEARCH WARRANT SHALL BE ISSUED BY ANY COURT TO WHICH  APPLICATION
IS MADE THEREFOR, WHENEVER IT SHALL BE MADE TO APPEAR TO SUCH COURT THAT
A LICENSEE HAS: REFUSED TO PERMIT ANY INDUSTRIAL HEMP TO BE INSPECTED OR
SAMPLES  TAKEN  THEREFROM;  REFUSED TO PERMIT ACCESS TO ANY PREMISES, OR
PLACE  WHERE  LICENSED  ACTIVITIES  ARE  CONDUCTED;  AND/OR  REFUSED  OR
PREVENTED  ACCESS  THERETO  BY  ANY INSPECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THAT
SUCH INSPECTOR HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT  SUCH  PERSON  HAS
ANY  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  IN  HIS  OR  HER  POSSESSION, OR UNDER HIS OR HER
CONTROL AND/OR IS IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OR REGULATIONS OF  THIS
ARTICLE.  IN  SUCH  A CASE, A WARRANT SHALL BE ISSUED IN THE NAME OF THE
PEOPLE, DIRECTED TO A POLICE OFFICER, COMMANDING  HIM  OR  HER  TO:  (A)
SEARCH ANY PLACE OF BUSINESS, FACTORY, BUILDING, PREMISES, OR FARM WHERE
LICENSED  ACTIVITIES  HAVE  OCCURRED  AND  ANY  VEHICLE,  BOAT,  VESSEL,
CONTAINER, PACKAGE, BARREL, BOX, TUB OR CAN, CONTAINING, OR BELIEVED  TO
CONTAIN  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  IN THE POSSESSION OR UNDER THE CONTROL OF ANY
PERSON WHO SHALL REFUSE TO ALLOW ACCESS TO SUCH HEMP FOR  INSPECTION  OR
SAMPLING,  (B) PERMIT THE INSPECTION AND SAMPLING OF ANY INDUSTRIAL HEMP
FOUND IN THE EXECUTION OF THE WARRANT, AS THE OFFICER APPLYING  FOR  THE
SEARCH  WARRANT  SHALL DESIGNATE WHEN THE SAME IS FOUND, BY AN INSPECTOR
OR A DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR BY THIS CHAP-
TER, AND/OR (C) PERMIT ACCESS TO ANY PLACE WHERE ACCESS  IS  REFUSED  OR
PREVENTED,  AND  TO  ALLOW  AND  ENABLE  A DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR OR OTHER
DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL  TO  CONDUCT  AN  INSPECTION  OF  THE  PLACE.    THE
PROVISIONS  OF  ARTICLE SIX HUNDRED NINETY OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW
SHALL APPLY TO SUCH WARRANT AS FAR AS APPLICABLE THERETO. THE OFFICER TO
WHOM THE WARRANT IS DELIVERED SHALL MAKE A RETURN IN WRITING OF  HIS  OR
HER PROCEEDINGS THEREUNTO TO THE COURT WHICH ISSUED THE SAME.
3.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY QUARANTINE INDUSTRIAL HEMP WHEN HE OR SHE HAS
REASON TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH COMMODITY DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION THER-
EOF, SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FIVE  OF  THIS
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ARTICLE, OR IS OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF OR DOES NOT MEET A STANDARD SET
FORTH  IN, APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. THE QUARANTINE MAY BY THE ISSU-
ANCE OF AN ORDER DIRECTING THE OWNER OR CUSTODIAN OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP NOT
TO  DISTRIBUTE,  DISPOSE  OF, OR MOVE THAT COMMODITY WITHOUT THE WRITTEN
PERMISSION OF THE COMMISSIONER. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ALSO  QUARANTINE  A
PRODUCT  BY  PLACING A TAG OR OTHER APPROPRIATE MARKING THEREON OR ADJA-
CENT THERETO THAT PROVIDES AND REQUIRES THAT SUCH PRODUCT  MUST  NOT  BE
DISTRIBUTED,  DISPOSED  OF,  OR MOVED WITHOUT HIS OR HER WRITTEN PERMIS-
SION, OR MAY QUARANTINE A PRODUCT BY OTHERWISE INFORMING  THE  OWNER  OR
CUSTODIAN THEREOF THAT SUCH CONDITION MUST BE COMPLIED WITH.
4.  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  SEIZE  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP BY TAKING PHYSICAL
POSSESSION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP WHEN HE OR SHE HAS SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE TO
BELIEVE THAT SUCH COMMODITY DOES NOT MEET THE  DEFINITION  THEREOF,  SET
FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE,
OR IS OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF, OR DOES NOT MEET A STANDARD  SET  FORTH
IN, APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION.
5.  SUBSEQUENT  TO QUARANTINING OR SEIZING INDUSTRIAL HEMP, AS AUTHOR-
IZED IN SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FOUR OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER
SHALL  PROMPTLY GIVE THE OWNER OR CUSTODIAN THEREOF AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
HEARD TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SUCH  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  SHOULD  NOT  BE  ORDERED
DESTROYED. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, THEREAFTER, CONSIDER ALL THE RELEVANT
EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION PRESENTED AND SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION WHETH-
ER SUCH INDUSTRIAL HEMP SHOULD BE ORDERED TO BE DESTROYED; THAT DETERMI-
NATION  MAY  BE REVIEWED AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE
§ 10. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new arti-
cle 29-A to read as follows:
ARTICLE 29-A
REGULATION OF HEMP EXTRACT
SECTION 520. DEFINITIONS.
521. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
522. CANNABINOID RELATED HEMP EXTRACT LICENSING.
523. CANNABINOID GROWER LICENSES.
524. CANNABINOID MANUFACTURER LICENSE.
525. CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR LICENSE.
526. CANNABINOID LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
527. INFORMATION TO BE REQUESTED IN APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES.
528. FEES.
529. SELECTION CRITERIA.
530. LIMITATIONS OF LICENSURE; DURATION.
531. LICENSE RENEWAL.
532. FORM OF LICENSE.
533. AMENDMENTS  TO  LICENSE  AND  DUTY  TO  UPDATE  INFORMATION
SUBMITTED FOR LICENSING.
534. RECORD KEEPING AND TRACKING.
535. INSPECTIONS AND ONGOING REQUIREMENTS.
536. PACKAGING AND LABELING OF HEMP EXTRACT.
537. PROVISIONS   GOVERNING   THE   GROWING,  MANUFACTURING  AND
EXTRACTING OF HEMP EXTRACT.
538. LABORATORY TESTING.
539. ADVERTISING.
540. RESEARCH.
541. REGULATIONS.
542. CANNABINOID PERMIT.
543. NEW YORK HEMP PRODUCT.
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544. PENALTIES AND VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
545. HEMP WORKGROUP.
§  520.  DEFINITIONS.  WHEREVER  USED IN THIS ARTICLE UNLESS OTHERWISE
EXPRESSLY STATED OR UNLESS THE CONTEXT  OR  SUBJECT  MATTER  REQUIRES  A
DIFFERENT  MEANING,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS SHALL HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVE
MEANINGS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH OR INDICATED:
1. "APPLICANT" MEANS A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION
AND INCLUDES BOARD MEMBERS WHO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO BECOME A  LICEN-
2.  "HEMP  EXTRACT" MEANS THE PLANT CANNABIS SATIVA L. AND ANY PART OF
SUCH PLANT, INCLUDING THE SEEDS THEREOF AND ALL  DERIVATIVES,  EXTRACTS,
CANNABINOIDS, ISOMERS, ACIDS, SALTS, AND SALTS OF ISOMERS, WHETHER GROW-
ING  OR  NOT,  WITH  A DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCENTRATION OF NOT
MORE THAN AN AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN REGULATION, USED  OR
INTENDED  FOR  HUMAN  OR  ANIMAL  CONSUMPTION OR USE FOR ITS CANNABINOID
CONTENT, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN REGULATION.  HEMP  EXTRACT
EXCLUDES  INDUSTRIAL HEMP USED OR INTENDED EXCLUSIVELY FOR AN INDUSTRIAL
PURPOSE AND THOSE FOOD AND/OR FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT ARE GENERALLY RECOG-
NIZED AS SAFE BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL  NOT  BE  REGULATED  AS  HEMP
EXTRACT WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS ARTICLE.
3. "CANNABINOID GROWER" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND
IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH  ARTICLE  TWENTY-NINE  OF THIS CHAPTER, TO ACQUIRE,
POSSESS, CULTIVATE, AND SELL HEMP EXTRACT FOR ITS CANNABINOID CONTENT.
4. "CANNABINOID MANUFACTURER" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED BY  THE  DEPART-
MENT  TO  ACQUIRE,  POSSESS,  AND MANUFACTURE HEMP EXTRACT FROM LICENSED
CANNABINOID GROWERS OR CANNABINOID EXTRACTORS FOR  THE  MANUFACTURE  AND
SALE  OF HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS MARKETED FOR CANNABINOID CONTENT AND USED
OR INTENDED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR USE.
5. "CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT
TO  ACQUIRE, POSSESS, EXTRACT AND MANUFACTURE HEMP EXTRACT FROM LICENSED
CANNABINOID GROWERS  FOR  THE  MANUFACTURE  AND  SALE  OF  HEMP  EXTRACT
PRODUCTS MARKETED FOR CANNABINOID CONTENT AND USED OR INTENDED FOR HUMAN
OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR USE.
6. "LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
7.  "INDUSTRIAL  HEMP" MEANS THE PLANT CANNABIS SATIVA L. AND ANY PART
EXTRACTS,  CANNABINOIDS,  ISOMERS,  ACIDS,  SALTS, AND SALTS OF ISOMERS,
WHETHER GROWING OR  NOT,  WITH  A  DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL  CONCEN-
§  521.  RULEMAKING  AUTHORITY.  1.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERFORM SUCH
ACTS, PRESCRIBE SUCH FORMS  AND  PROPOSE  SUCH  RULES,  REGULATIONS  AND
ORDERS  AS  IT  MAY  DEEM  NECESSARY  OR  PROPER TO FULLY EFFECTUATE THE
2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE  POWER  TO  PROMULGATE  ANY  AND  ALL
NECESSARY  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING,
TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF HEMP  EXTRACT,  INCLUDING  BUT
NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE  LICENSING  OF CANNABINOID GROWERS, MANUFACTURERS,
EXTRACTORS AND RETAILERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
(A) PRESCRIBING FORMS AND ESTABLISHING APPLICATION, REINSTATEMENT, AND
(B) THE  QUALIFICATIONS  AND  SELECTION  CRITERIA  FOR  LICENSING,  OR
(C) LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF LICENSES TO BE AWARDED;
(D)  THE  BOOKS AND RECORDS TO BE CREATED AND MAINTAINED BY LICENSEES,
AND PERMITTEES, INCLUDING THE REPORTS TO BE MADE THEREON TO THE  DEPART-
MENT,  AND INSPECTION OF ANY AND ALL BOOKS AND RECORDS MAINTAINED BY ANY
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LICENSEE, OR PERMITTEE, AND ON THE PREMISES OF ANY LICENSEE  OR  PERMIT-
(E)  METHODS  OF  PRODUCING,  PROCESSING,  AND PACKAGING HEMP EXTRACT;
CONDITIONS OF SANITATION, AND STANDARDS  OF  INGREDIENTS,  QUALITY,  AND
IDENTITY  OF  HEMP  EXTRACT PRODUCTS CULTIVATED, PROCESSED, PACKAGED, OR
SOLD BY LICENSEES; AND
(F) HEARING PROCEDURES AND ADDITIONAL CAUSES FOR CANCELLATION, REVOCA-
TION, AND/OR CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST ANY PERSON LICENSED,  OR  PERMITTED
3.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL PROMULGATE NECESSARY  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
GOVERNING  THE  SAFE PRODUCTION OF HEMP EXTRACT, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL
AND ENERGY STANDARDS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF PESTICIDES.
§ 522. CANNABINOID RELATED HEMP EXTRACT LICENSING.   1. PERSONS  GROW-
ING,  PROCESSING,  EXTRACTING,  AND/OR  MANUFACTURING  HEMP  EXTRACT  OR
PRODUCING HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED, SOLD OR MARKETED FOR CANNA-
BINOID CONTENT AND USED OR INTENDED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL  CONSUMPTION  OR
USE,  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THE FOLLOWING LICENSE OR LICENSES FROM
THE DEPARTMENT, DEPENDING UPON THE OPERATION:
(A) CANNABINOID GROWER LICENSE;
(B) CANNABINOID MANUFACTURER LICENSE;
(C) CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR LICENSE.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THOSE  PERSONS
GROWING,  PROCESSING  OR  MANUFACTURING  FOOD  OR  FOOD INGREDIENTS FROM
INDUSTRIAL HEMP, WHICH FOOD OR FOOD INGREDIENTS ARE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED
AS SAFE, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REGULATION AND/OR LICENSING BY THE  DEPART-
§  523. CANNABINOID GROWER LICENSES. 1. A CANNABINOID GROWER'S LICENSE
AUTHORIZES THE ACQUISITION, POSSESSION, CULTIVATION  AND  SALE  OF  HEMP
EXTRACT  GROWN OR USED FOR ITS CANNABINOID CONTENT ON THE LICENSED PREM-
ISES OF THE GROWER.
2. A PERSON HOLDING A CANNABINOID GROWER'S LICENSE SHALL NOT SELL HEMP
EXTRACT PRODUCTS MARKETED,  DISTRIBUTED  OR  SOLD  FOR  ITS  CANNABINOID
CONTENT  AND  INTENDED  FOR  HUMAN CONSUMPTION OR USE WITHOUT ALSO BEING
LICENSED AS A MANUFACTURER OR EXTRACTOR PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
3. PERSONS GROWING INDUSTRIAL HEMP PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE  OF
THIS  CHAPTER  ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO AND SHALL NOT SELL HEMP EXTRACT FOR
HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR USE, OTHER THAN AS FOOD OR A FOOD  INGRE-
DIENT  THAT HAS BEEN GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OR DETERMINED BY THE STATE TO BE SAFE FOR  HUMAN  CONSUMPTION
AS FOOD OR A FOOD INGREDIENT.
4. A PERSON AUTHORIZED UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER AS AN
INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  GROWER  SHALL  APPLY  FOR A CANNABINOID GROWER LICENSE
PROVIDED IT CAN DEMONSTRATE TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT  ITS  CULTIVATION  OF
INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HEMP EXTRACT CULTIVATED
UNDER A CANNABINOID GROWER LICENSE.
§ 524. CANNABINOID MANUFACTURER LICENSE. 1. A CANNABINOID MANUFACTURER
LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE LICENSEE'S ACQUISITION, POSSESSION, AND  MANUFAC-
TURE  OF  HEMP EXTRACT FROM A LICENSED CANNABINOID GROWER OR CANNABINOID
EXTRACTOR FOR THE PROCESSING OF HEMP EXTRACT OR THE PRODUCTION  OF  HEMP
EXTRACT  PRODUCTS  MARKETED, DISTRIBUTED OR SOLD FOR CANNABINOID CONTENT
AND USED OR INTENDED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR USE.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  NOTHING  SHALL
PREVENT  A  CANNABINOID  MANUFACTURER FROM MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL HEMP
PRODUCTS NOT USED OR INTENDED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR USE.
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§ 525. CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR LICENSE.    1.  A  CANNABINOID  EXTRACTOR
LICENSE  AUTHORIZES  THE  LICENSEE'S ACQUISITION, POSSESSION, EXTRACTION
AND MANUFACTURE OF HEMP EXTRACT FROM A LICENSED CANNABINOID  GROWER  FOR
THE  PROCESSING  OF  HEMP  EXTRACT  OR  THE  PRODUCTION  OF HEMP EXTRACT
PRODUCTS  MARKETED, DISTRIBUTED OR SOLD FOR CANNABINOID CONTENT AND USED
2. NO CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR LICENSEE SHALL ENGAGE IN ANY  OTHER  BUSI-
NESS  ON  THE  LICENSED  PREMISES; EXCEPT THAT NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
ARTICLE SHALL PREVENT A CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR LICENSEE FROM  ALSO  BEING
LICENSED AS A CANNABINOID GROWER ON THE SAME PREMISES.
3.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION, NOTHING
SHALL PREVENT A CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR FROM MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL HEMP
INDUSTRIAL HEMP PROCESSOR SHALL  QUALIFY  FOR  A  CANNABINOID  EXTRACTOR
LICENSE   PROVIDED  IT  CAN  DEMONSTRATE  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  THAT  ITS
EXTRACTION OF INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  MEETS  ALL  THE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  HEMP
EXTRACT UNDER A CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR LICENSE.
§  526. CANNABINOID LICENSE APPLICATIONS. 1. PERSONS SHALL APPLY FOR A
CANNABINOID GROWER LICENSE, CANNABINOID MANUFACTURER  LICENSE  AND/OR  A
CANNABINOID  EXTRACTOR  LICENSE BY SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION UPON A FORM
SUPPLIED BY THE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING  ALL  THE  REQUESTED  INFORMATION,
VERIFIED  BY THE APPLICANT OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLI-
2. A SEPARATE LICENSE SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR  EACH  FACILITY  AT  WHICH
GROWING, MANUFACTURING AND/OR EXTRACTING IS CONDUCTED.
3.  EACH  APPLICANT  SHALL REMIT WITH ITS APPLICATION THE FEE FOR EACH
REQUESTED LICENSE.
§ 527. INFORMATION TO BE REQUESTED IN APPLICATIONS  FOR  LICENSES.  1.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE THE MANNER AND FORM
IN  WHICH  AN APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR LICEN-
SURE UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
2. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT REGULATIONS,  INCLUDING  BY
EMERGENCY  RULE,  ESTABLISHING  INFORMATION WHICH MUST BE INCLUDED ON AN
APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE  UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE.  SUCH  INFORMATION  MAY
INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:  INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICANT'S IDEN-
TITY,  INCLUDING  RACIAL  AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY; OWNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT
INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE; EVIDENCE OF  GOOD  MORAL
CHARACTER,  INCLUDING THE SUBMISSION OF FINGERPRINTS BY THE APPLICANT TO
THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES; INFORMATION ABOUT  THE  PREM-
ISES  TO  BE  LICENSED;  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION
PRESCRIBED IN REGULATION.
3. ALL LICENSE APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE  APPLICANT  (IF  AN
INDIVIDUAL), BY A MANAGING PARTNER (IF A LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION),
BY AN OFFICER (IF A CORPORATION), OR BY ALL PARTNERS (IF A PARTNERSHIP).
EACH  PERSON  SIGNING SUCH APPLICATION SHALL VERIFY IT AS TRUE UNDER THE
4. ALL LICENSE OR PERMIT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK,
DRAFT OR OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT AS THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE OR AUTHOR-
IZE IN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR SUCH LICENSE OR PERMIT.
5. IF THERE BE ANY CHANGE, AFTER THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION OR  THE
GRANTING  OF  A LICENSE, IN ANY OF THE FACTS REQUIRED TO BE SET FORTH IN
SUCH APPLICATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT GIVING NOTICE OF SUCH CHANGE,
COST AND SOURCE OF MONEY INVOLVED IN THE CHANGE, DULY VERIFIED, SHALL BE
FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER SUCH CHANGE. FAILURE  TO
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DO  SO  SHALL, IF WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE, BE CAUSE FOR REVOCATION OF THE
6. IN GIVING ANY NOTICE, OR TAKING ANY ACTION IN REFERENCE TO A LICEN-
SEE OF A LICENSED PREMISES, THE DEPARTMENT MAY RELY UPON THE INFORMATION
FURNISHED   IN  SUCH  APPLICATION  AND  IN  ANY  SUPPLEMENTAL  STATEMENT
CONNECTED THEREWITH, AND SUCH INFORMATION MAY BE PRESUMED TO BE CORRECT,
AND SHALL BE BINDING UPON A LICENSEE OR LICENSED PREMISES AS IF CORRECT.
ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED IN SUCH APPLICATION OR  SUPPLE-
MENTAL STATEMENTS SHALL BE DEEMED MATERIAL IN ANY PROSECUTION FOR PERJU-
RY,  ANY PROCEEDING TO REVOKE, CANCEL OR SUSPEND ANY LICENSE, AND IN THE
DEPARTMENT'S DETERMINATION TO APPROVE OR DENY THE LICENSE.
7. THE DEPARTMENT MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, WAIVE THE SUBMISSION OF  ANY
CATEGORY  OF  INFORMATION  DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION FOR ANY CATEGORY OF
LICENSE OR PERMIT, PROVIDED THAT IT SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO WAIVE  THE
REQUIREMENT  FOR  SUBMISSION  OF ANY SUCH CATEGORY OF INFORMATION SOLELY
FOR AN INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT OR APPLICANTS.
§ 528. FEES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CHARGE  LICEN-
SEES A BIENNIAL LICENSE FEE. SUCH FEE MAY BE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF HEMP
EXTRACT  TO BE GROWN, PROCESSED, MANUFACTURED OR EXTRACTED BY THE LICEN-
SEE, THE GROSS ANNUAL RECEIPTS OF THE LICENSEE FOR THE PREVIOUS  LICENSE
PERIOD, OR ANY OTHER FACTORS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE DEPARTMENT.
§ 529. SELECTION CRITERIA. 1. AN APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH EVIDENCE:
(A) ITS ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MAINTAIN A DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL
CONCENTRATION  THAT  DOES NOT EXCEED A PERCENTAGE OF DELTA-9-TETRAHYDRO-
CANNABINOL CANNABIS SET BY THE COMMISSIONER  ON A DRY  WEIGHT  BASIS  OF
COMBINED  LEAVES  AND FLOWERS OF THE PLANT OF THE GENUS CANNABIS, OR PER
VOLUME OR WEIGHT OF CANNABIS PRODUCT, OR THE COMBINED PERCENT OF  DELTA-
9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL   AND  TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC  ACID  IN  COMBINED
LEAVES AND FLOWERS OF THE PLANT OF  THE  GENUS  CANNABIS  REGARDLESS  OF
MOISTURE  CONTENT, FOR ALL HEMP EXTRACT AND HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS CULTI-
VATED, PROCESSED, MANUFACTURED OR EXTRACTED BY THE APPLICANT;
(B) ITS ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE  STATE  LAWS  AND  REGU-
(C) THAT THE APPLICANT IS READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO PROPERLY CARRY ON
THE ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH A LICENSE IS SOUGHT; AND
(D)  THAT  THE  APPLICANT  IS IN POSSESSION OF OR HAS THE RIGHT TO USE
LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT SUFFICIENT TO PROPERLY CARRY ON THE ACTIV-
ITY DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION.
2. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSIDERING WHETHER TO GRANT THE LICENSE  APPLI-
CATION, SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER:
(A)  IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAT SUCH LICENSE BE GRANTED, TAKING
INTO CONSIDERATION WHETHER THE NUMBER OF LICENSES WILL  BE  ADEQUATE  OR
EXCESSIVE TO REASONABLY SERVE DEMAND;
(B)  THE APPLICANT AND ITS MANAGING OFFICERS ARE OF GOOD MORAL CHARAC-
TER AND DO NOT  HAVE  AN  OWNERSHIP  OR  CONTROLLING  INTEREST  IN  MORE
LICENSES OR PERMITS THAN ALLOWED BY THIS CHAPTER; AND
(C)  THE APPLICANT SATISFIES ANY OTHER CONDITIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE
3. IF THE COMMISSIONER IS NOT SATISFIED THAT THE APPLICANT  SHOULD  BE
ISSUED A LICENSE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE APPLICANT IN WRITING
OF THE SPECIFIC REASON OR REASONS FOR DENIAL.
4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY AND SOLE DISCRETION TO DETER-
MINE THE NUMBER OF LICENSES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
§  530.  LIMITATIONS OF LICENSURE; DURATION. 1. NO LICENSE PURSUANT TO
THIS ARTICLE MAY BE ISSUED TO A  PERSON  UNDER  THE  AGE  OF  TWENTY-ONE
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2.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT, BY CANOPY, PLANT
COUNT OR OTHER MEANS, THE AMOUNT OF HEMP EXTRACT ALLOWED  TO  BE  CULTI-
VATED, PROCESSED, EXTRACTED OR SOLD BY A LICENSEE.
3.  ALL  LICENSES  UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL EXPIRE TWO YEARS AFTER THE
DATE OF ISSUE AND BE SUBJECT TO ANY RULES OR LIMITATIONS  PRESCRIBED  BY
THE COMMISSIONER IN REGULATION.
§ 531. LICENSE RENEWAL. 1. EACH LICENSE, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTI-
CLE,  MAY  BE  RENEWED UPON APPLICATION THEREFOR BY THE LICENSEE AND THE
PAYMENT OF THE FEE FOR SUCH LICENSE AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS ARTICLE.
2. IN THE CASE  OF  APPLICATIONS  FOR  RENEWALS,  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY
DISPENSE  WITH  THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH STATEMENTS AS IT DEEMS UNNECES-
SARY IN VIEW OF THOSE CONTAINED IN THE APPLICATION MADE FOR THE ORIGINAL
LICENSE, BUT IN ANY EVENT THE SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE  LICENSED
PREMISES  SHALL  BE  DISPENSED  WITH,  PROVIDED  THE  APPLICANT FOR SUCH
RENEWAL SHALL FILE A STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO  THE  EFFECT  THAT
THERE HAS BEEN NO ALTERATION OF SUCH PREMISES SINCE THE ORIGINAL LICENSE
3.  THE DEPARTMENT MAY MAKE SUCH RULES AS MAY BE NECESSARY, NOT INCON-
SISTENT WITH  THIS  CHAPTER,  REGARDING  APPLICATIONS  FOR  RENEWALS  OF
LICENSES AND PERMITS AND THE TIME FOR MAKING THE SAME.
4.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE  AN  APPLICATION  FOR RENEWAL OF A
LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE NOT LESS THAN NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION OF THE CURRENT LICENSE.
5. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ONLY ISSUE A RENEWAL LICENSE UPON RECEIPT OF THE
PRESCRIBED RENEWAL APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FEE FROM A  LICENSEE  IF,  IN
ADDITION  TO  THE  CRITERIA IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS
ARTICLE, THE LICENSEE'S LICENSE IS NOT UNDER SUSPENSION AND HAS NOT BEEN
6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO  CHARGE  APPLICANTS  FOR
LICENSURE  UNDER THIS ARTICLE A NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE. SUCH FEE
MAY BE BASED  ON  THE  TYPE  OF  LICENSURE  SOUGHT,  CULTIVATION  AND/OR
PRODUCTION  VOLUME, OR ANY OTHER FACTORS DEEMED REASONABLE AND APPROPRI-
ATE BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ACHIEVE THE POLICY AND PURPOSE OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 532. FORM OF LICENSE. LICENSES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL
2. THE ACTIVITIES PERMITTED BY THE LICENSE;
3. THE LAND, BUILDINGS  AND  FACILITIES  THAT  MAY  BE  USED  FOR  THE
LICENSED ACTIVITIES OF THE LICENSEE;
4.  A  UNIQUE LICENSE NUMBER ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO THE LICENSEE;
5. SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEEM NECESSARY  TO
ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER.
§  533. AMENDMENTS TO LICENSE AND DUTY TO UPDATE INFORMATION SUBMITTED
FOR LICENSING. 1. UPON APPLICATION OF A LICENSEE TO  THE  DEPARTMENT,  A
LICENSE  MAY  BE  AMENDED  TO  ALLOW THE LICENSEE TO RELOCATE WITHIN THE
STATE, TO ADD OR DELETE LICENSED ACTIVITIES OR FACILITIES, OR  TO  AMEND
THE  OWNERSHIP  OR  ORGANIZATIONAL  STRUCTURE  OF THE ENTITY THAT IS THE
LICENSEE. THE FEE FOR SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL BE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
2. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE  APPLICANT
CHANGES  EITHER WHILE THE APPLICATION IS PENDING OR AFTER THE LICENSE IS
GRANTED, WITHIN TEN DAYS OF ANY SUCH CHANGE, THE APPLICANT  OR  LICENSEE
SHALL  SUBMIT  TO  THE DEPARTMENT A VERIFIED STATEMENT SETTING FORTH THE
CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF FACTS SET FORTH IN THE  APPLICATION.  FAILURE
TO  DO  SO  SHALL, IF WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE, BE CAUSE FOR REVOCATION OF
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3. A LICENSE SHALL BECOME VOID BY A CHANGE IN  OWNERSHIP,  SUBSTANTIAL
CORPORATE  CHANGE  OR  LOCATION  WITHOUT  PRIOR  WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE
COMMISSIONER.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS ALLOWING  FOR
CERTAIN TYPES OF CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP WITHOUT THE NEED FOR PRIOR WRITTEN
4.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SUBSTANTIAL CORPORATE CHANGE" SHALL
(A) FOR A CORPORATION, A CHANGE OF EIGHTY PERCENT OR MORE OF THE OFFI-
CERS AND/OR DIRECTORS, OR A TRANSFER OF EIGHTY PERCENT OR MORE OF  STOCK
OF SUCH CORPORATION, OR AN EXISTING STOCKHOLDER OBTAINING EIGHTY PERCENT
OR MORE OF THE STOCK OF SUCH CORPORATION; AND
(B)  FOR  A  LIMITED  LIABILITY COMPANY, A CHANGE OF EIGHTY PERCENT OR
MORE OF THE MANAGING MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY, OR  A  TRANSFER  OF  EIGHTY
PERCENT  OR  MORE  OF OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN SAID COMPANY, OR AN EXISTING
MEMBER OBTAINING A CUMULATIVE OF EIGHTY PERCENT OR MORE OF THE OWNERSHIP
INTEREST IN SAID COMPANY.
§ 534. RECORD KEEPING AND TRACKING.  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL,  BY
REGULATION,  REQUIRE EACH LICENSEE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE TO ADOPT AND
MAINTAIN  SECURITY,  TRACKING,  RECORD  KEEPING,  RECORD  RETENTION  AND
SURVEILLANCE  SYSTEMS,  RELATING  TO  ALL HEMP EXTRACT AT EVERY STAGE OF
ACQUIRING, POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORT,  SALE,  OR  DELIVERY,  OR
DISTRIBUTION  BY THE LICENSEE, SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION-
2. EVERY LICENSEE SHALL KEEP AND MAINTAIN UPON THE LICENSED  PREMISES,
ADEQUATE  BOOKS  AND  RECORDS OF ALL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE LICENSEE
AND SALE OF ITS PRODUCTS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ALL  INFORMATION  REQUIRED
BY RULES PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
3. EACH SALE SHALL BE RECORDED SEPARATELY ON A NUMBERED INVOICE, WHICH
SHALL  HAVE  PRINTED  THEREON  THE NUMBER, THE NAME OF THE LICENSEE, THE
ADDRESS OF THE LICENSED PREMISES, AND THE CURRENT LICENSE NUMBER.
4. SUCH BOOKS, RECORDS AND INVOICES SHALL BE KEPT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE
YEARS AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY ANY AUTHORIZED  REPRESEN-
TATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
§  535.  INSPECTIONS  AND ONGOING REQUIREMENTS. ALL LICENSEES SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO REASONABLE INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT,  AND  A  PERSON  WHO
HOLDS  A  LICENSE  MUST  MAKE  HIMSELF  OR HERSELF, OR AN AGENT THEREOF,
AVAILABLE AND PRESENT FOR ANY INSPECTION REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS SO THAT  ORDINARY  BUSI-
NESS  IS  NOT  INTERRUPTED  AND  SAFETY  AND SECURITY PROCEDURES ARE NOT
COMPROMISED BY THE INSPECTION.
§ 536. PACKAGING AND LABELING OF HEMP EXTRACT. 1.  THE  DEPARTMENT  IS
HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
PACKAGING AND LABELING OF HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS, SOLD OR  POSSESSED  FOR
SALE IN NEW YORK STATE.
2.  SUCH  REGULATIONS  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, REQUIRING
LABELS WARNING CONSUMERS OF ANY POTENTIAL IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH RESULT-
ING FROM THE CONSUMPTION OF HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS THAT SHALL BE  AFFIXED
TO  THOSE PRODUCTS WHEN SOLD, IF SUCH LABELS ARE DEEMED WARRANTED BY THE
3. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH A QR CODE FOR LABELS AND
ESTABLISH METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING,  AMONG  OTHER  THINGS,
SERVING  SIZES  FOR  HEMP  EXTRACT  PRODUCTS, ACTIVE CANNABINOID CONCEN-
TRATION PER SERVING SIZE, NUMBER OF  SERVINGS  PER  CONTAINER,  AND  THE
GROWING  REGION.  SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL ALSO REQUIRE A NUTRITIONAL FACT
PANEL THAT INCORPORATES DATA REGARDING SERVING SIZES AND POTENCY  THERE-
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4.  THE  PACKAGING,  SALE,  OR  POSSESSION BY ANY LICENSEE OF ANY HEMP
PRODUCT INTENDED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR USE NOT  LABELED  OR
OFFERED  IN CONFORMITY WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR THE IMPOSITION  OF  A  FINE,
AND/OR THE SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OR CANCELLATION OF A LICENSE.
§  537. PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE GROWING, MANUFACTURING AND EXTRACTING
OF HEMP EXTRACT. 1. NO  LICENSED  CANNABINOID  GROWER,  MANUFACTURER  OR
EXTRACTOR  SHALL SELL, OR AGREE TO SELL OR DELIVER IN THE STATE ANY HEMP
EXTRACT PRODUCTS, AS THE  CASE  MAY  BE,  EXCEPT  IN  SEALED  CONTAINERS
CONTAINING  QUANTITIES  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  SIZE STANDARDS PURSUANT TO
RULES ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.  SUCH  CONTAINERS  SHALL  HAVE  AFFIXED
THERETO SUCH LABELS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
2.  LICENSED  CANNABINOID  GROWERS  SHALL ONLY USE PESTICIDES THAT ARE
REGISTERED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVA-
TION   OR   THAT  SPECIFICALLY  MEET  THE  UNITED  STATES  ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY  REGISTRATION  EXEMPTION  CRITERIA  FOR  MINIMUM  RISK
PESTICIDES,  AND  ONLY  IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH  REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND
GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
3. ALL HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS SHALL BE EXTRACTED  AND  MANUFACTURED  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  GOOD  MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, PURSUANT TO PART 111 OR
117 OF TITLE 21 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS  MAY  BE  MODIFIED
AND DECIDED UPON BY THE COMMISSIONER IN REGULATION.
4.  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL APPROVE THE  MANUFACTURE,  DISTRIBUTION,  AND  SALE  OF
BEVERAGES  CONTAINING  NO MORE THAN TWENTY MILLIGRAMS OF CANNABIDIOL PER
TWELVE OUNCE BEVERAGE. THE HEMP EXTRACT USED IN SUCH BEVERAGES SHALL  BE
GROWN,  EXTRACTED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE DEPART-
MENT SHALL ISSUE GUIDANCE ON THE LABEL,  WARNING,  AND  ADVERTISING  FOR
§  538.  LABORATORY  TESTING.  1.  EVERY  CANNABINOID MANUFACTURER AND
CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR SHALL CONTRACT WITH AN INDEPENDENT  LABORATORY  TO
TEST  THE HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY THE LICENSED MANUFACTURER OR
EXTRACTOR. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
HEALTH,  SHALL  APPROVE  THE  LABORATORY AND REQUIRE THAT THE LABORATORY
REPORT TESTING RESULTS IN A MANNER DETERMINED BY THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE
COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE LABORATORY
TO PERFORM CERTAIN TESTS AND SERVICES.
2.  CANNABINOID  MANUFACTURERS  AND  CANNABINOID EXTRACTORS SHALL MAKE
LABORATORY TEST REPORTS  AVAILABLE  TO  PERSONS  HOLDING  A  CANNABINOID
PERMIT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE FOR
ALL CANNABIS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY THE LICENSEE.
3. ON-SITE LABORATORY TESTING BY LICENSEES  IS  PERMISSIBLE;  HOWEVER,
SUCH  TESTING  SHALL  NOT  BE  CERTIFIED  BY THE DEPARTMENT AND DOES NOT
EXEMPT THE LICENSEE FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF QUALITY  ASSURANCE  TESTING
AT A TESTING LABORATORY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
§  539.  ADVERTISING.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS GOVERNING THE ADVERTISING OF HEMP EXTRACT AND ANY OTHER  RELATED
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
§ 540. RESEARCH. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMOTE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT  THROUGH  PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO BRING NEW HEMP EXTRACT AND
INDUSTRIAL HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS TO MARKET WITHIN THE STATE.
2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEVELOP AND CARRY OUT RESEARCH PROGRAMS RELAT-
ING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND HEMP EXTRACT.
§ 541. REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE REGULATIONS TO  IMPLE-
MENT THIS ARTICLE.
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§  542.  CANNABINOID  PERMIT.  THE  DEPARTMENT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO
ISSUE CANNABINOID PERMITS TO RETAILERS AUTHORIZING THEM TO SELL CANNABI-
NOID PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM HEMP EXTRACT  FOR  OFF-PREMISES  CONSUMPTION.
THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SET FEES FOR SUCH PERMIT,
TO  ESTABLISH  THE PERIOD DURING WHICH SUCH PERMIT IS AUTHORIZED, AND TO
MAKE RULES AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY REGULATIONS,  TO  IMPLE-
MENT THIS SECTION.
§ 543. NEW YORK HEMP PRODUCT. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ESTABLISH AND ADOPT
OFFICIAL GRADES AND STANDARDS FOR HEMP EXTRACT AND HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS
AS  HE  OR  SHE  MAY DEEM ADVISABLE, WHICH ARE PRODUCED FOR SALE IN THIS
STATE AND, FROM TIME TO TIME, MAY AMEND OR MODIFY SUCH GRADES AND STAND-
§ 544. PENALTIES AND VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. IF  THE  COMMISSIONER
DETERMINES  THAT  A PERSON WHO HAS GROWN, PROCESSED, MANUFACTURED AND/OR
EXTRACTED HEMP EXTRACT HAS VIOLATED THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ASSOCIATED  REGU-
LATIONS WITH A CULPABLE MENTAL STATE GREATER THAN NEGLIGENCE THE DEPART-
MENT  SHALL  IMMEDIATELY REPORT THE PERSON TO THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL AS REQUIRED BY  SECTION  10111
OF THE AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2018, PUBLIC L. NO.  115-334.
§ 545. HEMP WORKGROUP. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPOINT A NEW YORK STATE
INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  AND  HEMP  EXTRACT WORKGROUP, COMPOSED OF RESEARCHERS,
PRODUCERS, PROCESSORS AND MANUFACTURERS, TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND HEMP EXTRACT PROGRAMS, STATE  AND  FEDERAL  POLICIES
AND  POLICY INITIATIVES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROMOTION AND MARKET-
ING OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND HEMP EXTRACT AS CONSISTENT WITH  FEDERAL  AND
STATE  LAWS,  RULES  AND REGULATIONS, WHICH WORKGROUP SHALL CONTINUE FOR
SUCH TIME AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
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BILL NUMBER: S6184A
This act shall take effect on the 90th day
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6184--A
Introduced  by  Sens.  METZGER,  MAY,  SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered
ture -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
growth of industrial hemp and the regulation of hemp extract;  and  to
law, as added by chapter 524 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read  as
1.  "Industrial  hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part
whether growing or not,  with  a  delta-9  tetrahydrocannabinol  concen-
§  2.  Section  506  of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by
section 1 of part OO of chapter 58 of the laws of 2017,  is  amended  to
§  506.  Growth,  sale, distribution, transportation and processing of
may be grown, produced [and],  possessed  [in  the  state,  and],  sold,
distributed,  transported  [or] AND/OR processed [either] in [or out of]
state [as part of agricultural pilot programs pursuant to  authorization
under  federal  law  and  the  provisions  of  this article] PURSUANT TO
AUTHORIZATION UNDER FEDERAL LAW AND/OR THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  ARTICLE.
[Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law to the contrary restricting the
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of industrial hemp and products derived from such hemp, and  subject  to
trial  hemp  as  part  of  agricultural  pilot programs conducted by the
and cultivation, sale, distribution, transportation  and  processing  of
3.  THE  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  USED  FOR RESEARCH PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL BE SOURCED FROM AUTHORIZED NEW YORK STATE INDUSTRIAL HEMP  PRODUC-
ERS.  THE  RESEARCH  PARTNER  MAY  OBTAIN AN EXEMPTION FOR ONLY GRAIN OR
FIBER FROM THIS REQUIREMENT UPON A SATISFACTORY SHOWING TO  THE  DEPART-
MENT THAT A SUITABLE VARIETY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT
IS  NOT GROWN IN NEW YORK AND/OR THE USE OF NEW YORK SOURCED HEMP IS NOT
PRACTICABLE FOR THE PROJECT.  HEMP FOR EXTRACTS CAN ONLY BE SOURCED FROM
AUTHORIZED NEW YORK STATE INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRODUCERS.
4. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL LIMIT THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPART-
§ 3. Section 507 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and  a
§  507.  LICENSING;  FEES.  1. NO PERSON SHALL GROW, PROCESS, PRODUCE,
DISTRIBUTE AND/OR SELL INDUSTRIAL HEMP OR PRODUCTS DERIVED  FROM  INDUS-
TRIAL  HEMP  IN  THE STATE UNLESS (A) LICENSED BIENNIALLY BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER OR (B) AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER AS PART OF AN  AGRICULTURAL
2.  APPLICATION  FOR  A  LICENSE TO GROW INDUSTRIAL HEMP SHALL BE MADE
UPON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, ACCOMPANIED  BY  A  PER-ACRE
LICENSE  FEE  AND  A  NON-REFUNDABLE  APPLICATION  FEE  OF  FIVE HUNDRED
3. THE APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH EVIDENCE OF HIS OR HER GOOD  CHARACTER,
EXPERIENCE  AND  COMPETENCY, THAT THE APPLICANT HAS ADEQUATE FACILITIES,
EQUIPMENT, PROCESS CONTROLS, TESTING CAPABILITY  AND  SECURITY  TO  GROW
4.  GROWERS  WHO  INTEND  TO  CULTIVATE HEMP FOR CANNABINOIDS SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO OBTAIN LICENSURE FROM THE  DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
5.  A  RENEWAL  APPLICATION  SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER AT
§ 4. Section 508 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and  a
§  508.  COMPLIANCE ACTION PLAN. IF THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES, AFTER
NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING, THAT A LICENSEE  HAS  NEGLIGENTLY
ARTICLE,  THAT  LICENSEE  SHALL  BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH A CORRECTIVE
ACTION PLAN ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION  BY
A  REASONABLE  DATE  AND TO PERIODICALLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER WITH
RESPECT TO THE LICENSEE'S COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE FOR A  PERIOD  OF
OF  THE COMPLIANCE ACTION PLAN. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
BE APPLICABLE TO RESEARCH PARTNERS CONDUCTING HEMP RESEARCH PURSUANT  TO
§  5. Section 509 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and a
§ 509. GRANTING, SUSPENDING OR REVOKING LICENSES.    THE  COMMISSIONER
MAY  DECLINE TO GRANT A NEW LICENSE, MAY DECLINE TO RENEW A LICENSE, MAY
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SUSPEND OR REVOKE A LICENSE ALREADY GRANTED AFTER DUE NOTICE AND  OPPOR-
1.  ANY  STATEMENT  CONTAINED  IN  AN  APPLICATION FOR AN APPLICANT OR
2. THE APPLICANT  OR  LICENSEE  DOES  NOT  HAVE  GOOD  CHARACTER,  THE
REQUIRED  EXPERIENCE  AND/OR COMPETENCY, ADEQUATE FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT,
PROCESS CONTROLS, TESTING CAPABILITY AND/OR SECURITY TO PRODUCE HEMP  OR
3.  THE  APPLICANT  OR  LICENSEE  HAS FAILED OR REFUSED TO PRODUCE ANY
RECORDS OR PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION DEMANDED BY THE COMMISSIONER  REASON-
FOR DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL LEVELS, USING A REPRESENTATIVE  NON-DE-
CARBOXYLATED  SAMPLE OF FLOWERS AND LEAVES FROM THE WHOLE PLANT OR OTHER
SIMILARLY RELIABLE METHODS;
4. THE PROCEDURE FOR EFFECTIVE DISPOSAL OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP  PLANTS  OR
PRODUCTS  DERIVED FROM HEMP THAT ARE PRODUCED IN VIOLATION OF THIS ARTI-
5. A PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCTING AT LEAST A RANDOM SAMPLE  OF  INDUSTRIAL
HEMP  PRODUCERS TO VERIFY THAT HEMP IS NOT PRODUCED IN VIOLATION OF THIS
7. SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER REGULATION AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS  APPRO-
§  7. Section 511 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and a
§ 511. PROHIBITIONS.  EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY  STATE  LAW,  AND  REGU-
LATIONS  PROMULGATED  THEREUNDER,  THE  GROWTH, CULTIVATION, PROCESSING,
§ 8. Section 512 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED and  a
§  512.  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  DATA COLLECTION AND BEST FARMING PRACTICES.
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO COLLECT AND  PUBLISH  DATA  AND
PRODUCTION AND  PROCESSING  METHODS  OF  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  AND  PRODUCTS
DERIVED FROM INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND WORK WITH THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE  AND LIFE SCIENCE AT CORNELL PURSUANT TO SECTION FIFTY-SEVEN
HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND THE CORNELL  COOPERATIVE  EXTEN-
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SION  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR OF THE COUNTY LAW TO
PROMOTE BEST FARMING PRACTICES FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP WHICH ARE  COMPATIBLE
WITH STATE WATER QUALITY AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES.
ING A CRIMINAL HISTORY SEARCH AND RETURNING A REPORT THEREON IN  ACCORD-
ANCE  WITH  THE  PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE DIVISION
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTY-FIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE  LAW,
WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE PAYMENT OF THE PRESCRIBED PROCESSING FEES FOR
THE COST OF THE DIVISION'S FULL  SEARCH  AND  RETAIN  PROCEDURES  AND  A
NATIONAL  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK. THE COMMISSIONER, OR HIS OR HER
DESIGNEE, SHALL SUBMIT SUCH FINGERPRINTS AND THE PROCESSING FEE  TO  THE
DIVISION.   THE DIVISION SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSIONER A REPORT WITH
RESPECT TO THE APPLICANT'S PREVIOUS  CRIMINAL  HISTORY,  IF  ANY,  OR  A
STATEMENT  THAT THE APPLICANT HAS NO PREVIOUS CRIMINAL HISTORY ACCORDING
SERVICES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO  THE  FEDERAL
ADDITIONAL  COPIES  OF  FINGERPRINTS  ARE  REQUIRED, THE APPLICANT SHALL
TO ALL PREMISES, BUILDINGS, FACTORIES,  FARMS,  VEHICLES,  CARS,  BOATS,
AIRPLANES,  VESSELS,  CONTAINERS,  PACKAGES, BARRELS, BOXES, AND/OR CANS
INDUSTRIAL HEMP OR HEMP PRODUCTS, TO DETERMINE WHETHER  SUCH  INDUSTRIAL
2.  A SEARCH WARRANT SHALL BE ISSUED BY ANY COURT TO WHICH APPLICATION
SAMPLES TAKEN THEREFROM; REFUSED TO PERMIT ACCESS TO  ANY  PREMISES,  OR
PREVENTED ACCESS THERETO BY ANY INSPECTOR OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  AND  THAT
SUCH  INSPECTOR  HAS  REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH PERSON HAS
ANY INDUSTRIAL HEMP IN HIS OR  HER  POSSESSION,  OR  UNDER  HIS  OR  HER
CONTROL  AND/OR IS IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OR REGULATIONS OF THIS
ARTICLE. IN SUCH A CASE, A WARRANT SHALL BE ISSUED IN THE  NAME  OF  THE
PEOPLE,  DIRECTED  TO  A  POLICE  OFFICER, COMMANDING HIM OR HER TO: (A)
CONTAINER,  PACKAGE, BARREL, BOX, TUB OR CAN, CONTAINING, OR BELIEVED TO
CONTAIN INDUSTRIAL HEMP IN THE POSSESSION OR UNDER THE  CONTROL  OF  ANY
PERSON  WHO  SHALL REFUSE TO ALLOW ACCESS TO SUCH HEMP FOR INSPECTION OR
SAMPLING, (B) PERMIT THE INSPECTION AND SAMPLING OF ANY INDUSTRIAL  HEMP
FOUND  IN  THE EXECUTION OF THE WARRANT, AS THE OFFICER APPLYING FOR THE
SEARCH WARRANT SHALL DESIGNATE WHEN THE SAME IS FOUND, BY  AN  INSPECTOR
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TER,  AND/OR  (C)  PERMIT ACCESS TO ANY PLACE WHERE ACCESS IS REFUSED OR
PREVENTED, AND TO ALLOW AND  ENABLE  A  DEPARTMENT  INSPECTOR  OR  OTHER
DEPARTMENT  OFFICIAL  TO  CONDUCT  AN  INSPECTION  OF  THE  PLACE.   THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SIX HUNDRED NINETY OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW
WHOM  THE  WARRANT IS DELIVERED SHALL MAKE A RETURN IN WRITING OF HIS OR
3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY QUARANTINE INDUSTRIAL HEMP WHEN HE OR SHE  HAS
EOF,  SET  FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS
FORTH IN, APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. THE QUARANTINE MAY BY THE  ISSU-
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546. PROHIBITIONS.
547. SEVERABILITY.
§ 520. DEFINITIONS. WHEREVER USED IN  THIS  ARTICLE  UNLESS  OTHERWISE
EXPRESSLY  STATED  OR  UNLESS  THE  CONTEXT OR SUBJECT MATTER REQUIRES A
DIFFERENT MEANING, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE  REPRESENTATIVE
AND  INCLUDES BOARD MEMBERS WHO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO BECOME A LICEN-
2. "HEMP EXTRACT" MEANS ANY PRODUCT MADE OR  DERIVED  FROM  INDUSTRIAL
HEMP, INCLUDING THE SEEDS THEREOF AND ALL DERIVATIVES WHETHER GROWING OR
NOT,  WITH A DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCENTRATION OF NOT MORE THAN
AN AMOUNT OF THE PLANT CANNABIS SATIVA L. AND ANY PART  OF  SUCH  PLANT,
INCLUDING THE SEEDS THEREOF AND ALL DERIVATIVES, EXTRACTS, CANNABINOIDS,
ISOMERS,  ACIDS,  SALTS,  AND  SALTS OF ISOMERS, WHETHER GROWING OR NOT,
WITH A DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCENTRATION OF NOT  MORE  THAN  AN
AMOUNT  DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN REGULATION, USED OR INTENDED FOR
HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR  USE  FOR  ITS  CANNABINOID  CONTENT,  AS
DETERMINED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  IN  REGULATION. HEMP EXTRACT EXCLUDES
INDUSTRIAL HEMP USED OR INTENDED EXCLUSIVELY FOR AN  INDUSTRIAL  PURPOSE
AND  THOSE FOOD AND/OR FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT ARE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS
SAFE BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL NOT BE REGULATED AS HEMP EXTRACT WITH-
IN THE MEANING OF THIS ARTICLE.
IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  TO  ACQUIRE,
4.  "CANNABINOID  MANUFACTURER" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED BY THE DEPART-
MENT TO ACQUIRE, POSSESS, AND MANUFACTURE  HEMP  EXTRACT  FROM  LICENSED
CANNABINOID  GROWERS  OR  CANNABINOID EXTRACTORS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND
SALE OF HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS MARKETED FOR CANNABINOID CONTENT AND  USED
5.  "CANNABINOID  EXTRACTOR" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT
TO ACQUIRE, POSSESS, EXTRACT AND MANUFACTURE HEMP EXTRACT FROM  LICENSED
CANNABINOID  GROWERS  FOR  THE  MANUFACTURE  AND  SALE  OF  HEMP EXTRACT
7. "INDUSTRIAL HEMP" MEANS THE PLANT CANNABIS SATIVA L. AND  ANY  PART
WHETHER  GROWING  OR  NOT,  WITH  A DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCEN-
§ 521. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. 1.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PERFORM  SUCH
ACTS,  PRESCRIBE  SUCH  FORMS  AND  PROPOSE  SUCH RULES, REGULATIONS AND
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ORDERS AS IT MAY DEEM  NECESSARY  OR  PROPER  TO  FULLY  EFFECTUATE  THE
2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  HAVE  THE  POWER TO PROMULGATE ANY AND ALL
NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING  THE  PRODUCTION,  PROCESSING,
TRANSPORTATION,  DISTRIBUTION,  AND  SALE OF HEMP EXTRACT, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE  LICENSING  OF  CANNABINOID  GROWERS,  MANUFACTURERS,
(B)  THE  QUALIFICATIONS  AND  SELECTION  CRITERIA  FOR  LICENSING, OR
(D) THE BOOKS AND RECORDS TO BE CREATED AND MAINTAINED  BY  LICENSEES,
AND  PERMITTEES, INCLUDING THE REPORTS TO BE MADE THEREON TO THE DEPART-
MENT, AND INSPECTION OF ANY AND ALL BOOKS AND RECORDS MAINTAINED BY  ANY
LICENSEE,  OR  PERMITTEE, AND ON THE PREMISES OF ANY LICENSEE OR PERMIT-
(E) METHODS OF PRODUCING,  PROCESSING,  AND  PACKAGING  HEMP  EXTRACT;
CONDITIONS  OF  SANITATION,  AND  STANDARDS OF INGREDIENTS, QUALITY, AND
IDENTITY OF HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS CULTIVATED,  PROCESSED,  PACKAGED,  OR
TION,  AND/OR  CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST ANY PERSON LICENSED, OR PERMITTED
3. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRON-
MENTAL  CONSERVATION AND THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT AGENCY, SHALL PROMULGATE NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS  GOVERNING
THE  SAFE PRODUCTION OF HEMP EXTRACT, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY
INDUSTRIAL HEMP PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THIS  CHAPTER,  WHICH
FOOD  OR  FOOD  INGREDIENTS  ARE  GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE, SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO REGULATION AND/OR LICENSING BY THE DEPARTMENT.
§ 523. CANNABINOID GROWER LICENSES. 1. A CANNABINOID GROWER'S  LICENSE
AUTHORIZES  THE  ACQUISITION,  POSSESSION,  CULTIVATION AND SALE OF HEMP
EXTRACT GROWN OR USED FOR ITS CANNABINOID CONTENT ON THE LICENSED  PREM-
EXTRACT  PRODUCTS  MARKETED,  DISTRIBUTED  OR  SOLD  FOR ITS CANNABINOID
CONTENT AND INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OR  USE  WITHOUT  ALSO  BEING
LICENSED  AS  A  MANUFACTURER  OR  EXTRACTOR PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR
OTHERWISE PERMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO  OF  THIS
3.  PERSONS GROWING INDUSTRIAL HEMP PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF
THIS CHAPTER ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO AND SHALL NOT SELL HEMP  EXTRACT  FOR
HUMAN  OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR USE, OTHER THAN AS FOOD OR A FOOD INGRE-
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DIENT THAT HAS BEEN GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE
DEPARTMENT  OR  DETERMINED BY THE STATE TO BE SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
AS FOOD OR A FOOD INGREDIENT WITHOUT ALSO BEING LICENSED AS  A  MANUFAC-
TURER  OR  EXTRACTOR  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE OR OTHERWISE PERMITTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.
INDUSTRIAL HEMP GROWER SHALL APPLY  FOR  A  CANNABINOID  GROWER  LICENSE
PROVIDED  IT  CAN  DEMONSTRATE TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT ITS CULTIVATION OF
INDUSTRIAL HEMP MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HEMP  EXTRACT  CULTIVATED
LICENSE  AUTHORIZES THE LICENSEE'S ACQUISITION, POSSESSION, AND MANUFAC-
TURE OF HEMP EXTRACT FROM A LICENSED CANNABINOID GROWER  OR  CANNABINOID
EXTRACTOR  FOR  THE PROCESSING OF HEMP EXTRACT OR THE PRODUCTION OF HEMP
EXTRACT PRODUCTS MARKETED, DISTRIBUTED OR SOLD FOR  CANNABINOID  CONTENT
2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS SECTION, NOTHING SHALL
PREVENT A CANNABINOID MANUFACTURER FROM  MANUFACTURING  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP
§  525.  CANNABINOID  EXTRACTOR  LICENSE.   1. A CANNABINOID EXTRACTOR
LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE LICENSEE'S  ACQUISITION,  POSSESSION,  EXTRACTION
AND  MANUFACTURE  OF HEMP EXTRACT FROM A LICENSED CANNABINOID GROWER FOR
THE PROCESSING OF  HEMP  EXTRACT  OR  THE  PRODUCTION  OF  HEMP  EXTRACT
TITY, INCLUDING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY; INFORMATION ABOUT PRIOR USE
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OF  FARMLAND; OWNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE CORPO-
RATE  STRUCTURE;  EVIDENCE  OF  GOOD  MORAL  CHARACTER,  INCLUDING   THE
SUBMISSION  OF FINGERPRINTS BY THE APPLICANT TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE  SERVICES; INFORMATION ABOUT THE PREMISES TO BE LICENSED; FINAN-
CIAL STATEMENTS; AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION PRESCRIBED IN REGULATION.
FURNISHED  IN  SUCH  APPLICATION  AND  IN  ANY  SUPPLEMENTAL   STATEMENT
ALL  INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED IN SUCH APPLICATION OR SUPPLE-
RY, ANY PROCEEDING TO REVOKE, CANCEL OR SUSPEND ANY LICENSE, AND IN  THE
7.  THE DEPARTMENT MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, WAIVE THE SUBMISSION OF ANY
CATEGORY OF INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION FOR  ANY  CATEGORY  OF
LICENSE  OR PERMIT, PROVIDED THAT IT SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO WAIVE THE
REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION OF ANY SUCH CATEGORY  OF  INFORMATION  SOLELY
§  528. FEES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CHARGE LICEN-
EXTRACT TO BE GROWN, PROCESSED, MANUFACTURED OR EXTRACTED BY THE  LICEN-
SEE,  THE GROSS ANNUAL RECEIPTS OF THE LICENSEE FOR THE PREVIOUS LICENSE
CONCENTRATION THAT DOES NOT EXCEED A PERCENTAGE  OF  DELTA-9-TETRAHYDRO-
CANNABINOL  CANNABIS  SET  BY THE COMMISSIONER  ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS OF
COMBINED LEAVES AND FLOWERS OF THE PLANT OF THE GENUS CANNABIS,  OR  PER
VOLUME OR WEIGHT OF CANNABIS PRODUCT;
(B)  ITS  ABILITY  TO  COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND REGU-
(D) THAT THE APPLICANT IS IN POSSESSION OF OR HAS  THE  RIGHT  TO  USE
2.  THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSIDERING WHETHER TO GRANT THE LICENSE APPLI-
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(A) IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAT SUCH LICENSE BE GRANTED,  TAKING
INTO  CONSIDERATION  WHETHER  THE NUMBER OF LICENSES WILL BE ADEQUATE OR
LICENSES OR PERMITS THAN ALLOWED BY THIS CHAPTER;
(C) PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY FARMING
IN  THE  STATE  AND  ARE ELIGIBLE OR CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN AGRICULTURAL
ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE-AA OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
(D) THE APPLICANT SATISFIES ANY OTHER CONDITIONS AS DETERMINED BY  THE
3.  IF  THE COMMISSIONER IS NOT SATISFIED THAT THE APPLICANT SHOULD BE
§ 530. LIMITATIONS OF LICENSURE; DURATION. 1. NO LICENSE  PURSUANT  TO
THIS ARTICLE MAY BE ISSUED TO A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS.
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SUBJECT TO REASONABLE INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND A PERSON WHO HOLDS  A  LICENSE  MUST  MAKE
HIMSELF  OR  HERSELF, OR AN AGENT THEREOF, AVAILABLE AND PRESENT FOR ANY
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INSPECTION REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE REASON-
ABLE ACCOMMODATIONS SO THAT ORDINARY BUSINESS  IS  NOT  INTERRUPTED  AND
SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES ARE NOT COMPROMISED BY THE INSPECTION.
§  536.  PACKAGING AND LABELING OF HEMP EXTRACT. 1. THE DEPARTMENT, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH,  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO
PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PACKAGING AND LABELING OF
HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS, SOLD OR POSSESSED FOR SALE IN NEW YORK STATE.
DEPARTMENT. NO LABEL MAY STATE THAT HEMP  EXTRACT  CAN  TREAT,  CURE  OR
PREVENT ANY DISEASE WITHOUT APPROVAL PURSUANT TO FEDERAL LAW.
3.  SUCH  RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH A QR CODE WHICH MAY BE
USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY  FOR  LABELS  AND  ESTABLISH
METHODS  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  DETERMINING,  AMONG OTHER THINGS, SERVING
SIZES FOR HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCTS, ACTIVE  CANNABINOID  CONCENTRATION  PER
SERVING  SIZE, NUMBER OF SERVINGS PER CONTAINER, AND THE GROWING REGION,
STATE OR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IF NOT FROM THE  UNITED  STATES.  SUCH  REGU-
LATIONS  SHALL  ALSO  REQUIRE  A SUPPLEMENT FACT PANEL THAT INCORPORATES
DATA REGARDING SERVING SIZES AND POTENCY THEREOF.
4. THE PACKAGING, SALE, OR POSSESSION BY  ANY  LICENSEE  OF  ANY  HEMP
PRODUCT  INTENDED  FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION OR USE NOT LABELED OR
OFFERED IN CONFORMITY WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED IN  ACCORD-
ANCE  WITH  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A FINE,
§ 537. PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE GROWING, MANUFACTURING AND  EXTRACTING
OF  HEMP  EXTRACT.  1.  NO  LICENSED CANNABINOID GROWER, MANUFACTURER OR
EXTRACTOR SHALL SELL, OR AGREE TO SELL OR DELIVER IN THE STATE ANY  HEMP
EXTRACT  PRODUCTS,  AS  THE  CASE  MAY  BE,  EXCEPT IN SEALED CONTAINERS
CONTAINING QUANTITIES IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  SIZE  STANDARDS  PURSUANT  TO
RULES  ADOPTED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT.  SUCH CONTAINERS SHALL HAVE AFFIXED
2. LICENSED CANNABINOID GROWERS SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING  PESTI-
3.  ALL  HEMP  EXTRACT PRODUCTS SHALL BE EXTRACTED AND MANUFACTURED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, PURSUANT TO  PART  111  OR
117  OF  TITLE  21 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS MAY BE MODIFIED
4. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE
DEPARTMENT  SHALL  APPROVE  THE  MANUFACTURE,  DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF
BEVERAGES CONTAINING NO MORE THAN TWENTY MILLIGRAMS OF  CANNABIDIOL  PER
TWELVE  OUNCE BEVERAGE. THE HEMP EXTRACT USED IN SUCH BEVERAGES SHALL BE
GROWN, EXTRACTED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE  DEPART-
MENT  SHALL  ISSUE  GUIDANCE  ON  THE LABEL, WARNING, POINT OF SALE, AND
ADVERTISING FOR SUCH BEVERAGES.
5. TERPENES DERIVED FROM THE HEMP PLANT ARE  GENERALLY  RECOGNIZED  AS
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3.  ON-SITE  LABORATORY  TESTING BY LICENSEES IS PERMISSIBLE; HOWEVER,
SUCH TESTING SHALL NOT BE CERTIFIED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  AND  DOES  NOT
EXEMPT  THE  LICENSEE FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING
§ 539. ADVERTISING. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGU-
LATIONS  GOVERNING THE ADVERTISING OF HEMP EXTRACT AND ANY OTHER RELATED
MENT THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO BRING NEW HEMP  EXTRACT  AND
2.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEVELOP AND CARRY OUT RESEARCH PROGRAMS WHICH
MAY INCLUDE PROGRAMS AT THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND
LIFE  SCIENCES,  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION FIFTY-SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE
EDUCATION LAW AND/OR NEW YORK  STATE  UNIVERSITY  RESEARCH  INSTITUTIONS
RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND HEMP EXTRACT.
§  541. REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE REGULATIONS TO IMPLE-
§ 542. CANNABINOID PERMIT. THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO
ISSUE  CANNABINOID  PERMITS  TO RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS
AUTHORIZING THEM TO SELL CANNABIS PRODUCTS DERIVED  FROM  HEMP  EXTRACT.
TO ESTABLISH THE PERIOD DURING WHICH SUCH PERMIT IS AUTHORIZED,  AND  TO
MAKE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY REGULATIONS, TO IMPLE-
AS HE OR SHE MAY DEEM ADVISABLE, WHICH ARE PRODUCED  FOR  SALE  IN  THIS
§  544. PENALTIES AND VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE
PROVISION OF ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE FAILURE  TO  COMPLY  WITH  THE
REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
THEREUNDER, MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR A FIRST VIOLATION; NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A
SECOND  VIOLATION;  AND  NOT  MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A THIRD
VIOLATION AND EACH SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION THEREAFTER.
INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND HEMP EXTRACT  WORKGROUP,  COMPOSED  OF  RESEARCHERS,
PRODUCERS,  PROCESSORS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND HEMP EXTRACT PROGRAMS, STATE
AND FEDERAL POLICIES AND POLICY INITIATIVES, AND OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  THE
PROMOTION  AND MARKETING OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND HEMP EXTRACT AS CONSIST-
ENT WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, WHICH  WORKGROUP
SHALL CONTINUE FOR SUCH TIME AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
§  546.  PROHIBITIONS. EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE MANU-
FACTURING OF HEMP EXTRACT  FOR  HUMAN  OR  ANIMAL  CONSUMPTION  AND  THE
DISTRIBUTION  AND/OR SALE THEREOF IS PROHIBITED IN THIS STATE UNLESS THE
MANUFACTURER IS LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE. HEMP EXTRACT  AND  PRODUCTS
DERIVED  THEREFROM FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL CONSUMPTION PRODUCED OUTSIDE THE
STATE SHALL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED OR SOLD IN THIS STATE  UNLESS  THEY  MEET
ALL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED FOR SUCH PRODUCT MANUFACTURED
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IN  THE STATE UNDER THIS ARTICLE AND ITS RULES AND REGULATIONS AS DETER-
MINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
§  547. SEVERABILITY. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE OR THE APPLICA-
LIDITY  SHALL NOT AFFECT OTHER PROVISIONS OR APPLICATIONS OF THE ARTICLE
AND TO THIS END THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE ARE DECLARED TO BE SEVER-
§  11.  This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
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