Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2013/S7047
Timestamp: 2019-01-18 13:28:34
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art 29', '§450', 'Art 30', '§550', 'Art 29', '§505']

NY State Senate Bill S7047
senate Bill S7047
Authorizes the growing of industrial hemp as part of an agricultural pilot program
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Dec 17, 2014 approval memo.24
signed chap.524
ordered to third reading rules cal.188
substituted for a9140
Jun 10, 2014 ordered to third reading cal.1265
Apr 21, 2014 referred to agriculture
Jun 10, 2014 - Rules committee Vote
S7047 - Details
Ren Art 29 §§450 - 455 to be Art 30 §§550 - 555, add Art 29 §§505 - 508, Ag & Mkts L
S7047 - Summary
Authorizes the growing of industrial hemp as part of an agricultural pilot program.
S7047 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7047
relation to authorizing the growing of industrial hemp as part of an
agricultural pilot program
To authorize the growing of industrial hemp as part of an agricultural
pilot program conducted by the department of Agriculture and/or an
institution of higher education pursuant to authorization under
Section 1 outlines legislative intent.  Section 2 adds a new article
29 to the agriculture and markets law establishing definitions,
prohibitions, and regulations for the growing of industrial hemp as
part of an agricultural pilot program pursuant to authorization under
The (federal) Agriculture Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) included a provision
to allow the cultivation of industrial hemp for research in states
that have legalized its growth. This bill would allow New York State
to take advantage of this federal authorization.  Industrial hemp
production would offer significant new economic opportunities for New
York State. Over 30 countries grow and process industrial hemp,
including Canada, Germany, England and France.  Currently, in the
United States, the Controlled Substance Act makes it illegal to raise
industrial hemp (Cannabis saliva) commercially without a permit from
the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
In an effort to take advantage of opportunities presented by hemp
production, ten states have now legalized its production when
permitted under federal regulations, with California being the most
recent to act in October of 2013. Many of these states are actively
pursuing licensure by the DEA. This legislation would ensure that New
York was positioned to take advantage of this new market should
federal policy permit. Industrial hemp and marijuana are both
classified by taxonomists as Cannabis saliva, a species with hundreds
of varieties. C. saliva is a member of the mulberry family. However,
industrial hemp is bred to maximize fiber, seed and/or oil while
marijuana varieties seek to maximize TI-IC (delta 9
tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary psychoactive ingredient in
marijuana), industrial hemp has a THC content of between 0.05 and 1%.
Marijuana has a THC content of 3% to 20%. Industrial hemp has numerous
uses. The major market for industrial hemp is as a food or supplement
as it is rich in protein and Omega fatty acids, and has a high fiber
content. The clothing industry also produces apparel and accessories
from industrial hemp and hemp blended fabrics. Auto manufacturers use
durable, green hemp composites and fabrics when feasible. Industrial
hemp can also be used for building materials, plant based plastics,
and paper products. Hemp can produce significantly higher yields than
competing crops, producing twice as much fiber per acre as cotton.
S7047 - Bill Text download pdf
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  author-
izing  the growing of industrial hemp as part of an agricultural pilot
declares that  it  is  necessary  to  establish  an  agricultural  pilot
program,  as authorized under federal law, for the growing of industrial
hemp in the state to provide research-based knowledge that can  be  used
by  farmers  and  businesses  to  develop  a successful hemp industry if
federal authorization is granted.
S 2. Article 27 and sections 450, 451, 452, 453, 454 and  455  of  the
agriculture  and  markets law, as renumbered by chapter 1047 of the laws
of 1965, are renumbered article 30 and sections 550, 551, 552, 553,  554
and 555 and a new article 29 is added to read as follows:
GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP
SECTION 505. DEFINITIONS.
506. GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP PERMITTED.
507. PROHIBITIONS.
508. REGULATIONS.
S 505. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
OF SUCH PLANT, WHETHER GROWING OR NOT, WITH A DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABI-
NOL CONCENTRATION OF NOT MORE THAN 0.3 PERCENT ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS.
2. "INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION" MEANS:
(A) ANY OF THE COLLEGES  AND  UNIVERSITIES  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION
THREE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW;
(B)  A  COLLEGE ESTABLISHED AND OPERATED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AND PROVIDING  TWO-
YEAR  OR  FOUR-YEAR  POST  SECONDARY  PROGRAMS  IN GENERAL AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS AND RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE;
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(C) THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO  OF
SECTION SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW; AND
(D)  A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TWO OR FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE GIVEN THE
POWER TO CONFER ASSOCIATE, BACCALAUREATE OR HIGHER DEGREES IN THIS STATE
BY THE LEGISLATURE OR BY THE REGENTS UNDER ARTICLE FIVE OF THE EDUCATION
S 506.  GROWTH  OF  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  PERMITTED.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, INDUSTRIAL HEMP IS AN AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCT WHICH MAY BE GROWN, PRODUCED AND POSSESSED IN THE STATE AS  PART
OF AN AGRICULTURAL PILOT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO AUTHORIZATION UNDER FEDERAL
LAW AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY RESTRICTING THE
GROWING OR CULTIVATING OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP, AND SUBJECT TO  AUTHORIZATION
UNDER FEDERAL LAW, THE COMMISSIONER MAY AUTHORIZE NO MORE THAN UP TO TEN
SITES  FOR  THE  GROWING OR CULTIVATING OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP AS PART OF AN
AGRICULTURAL PILOT PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND/OR AN  INSTI-
TUTION  OF  HIGHER EDUCATION TO STUDY THE GROWTH AND CULTIVATION OF SUCH
HEMP PROVIDED THAT THE SITES USED FOR GROWING OR CULTIVATING  INDUSTRIAL
HEMP ARE CERTIFIED BY, AND REGISTERED WITH, THE DEPARTMENT.
S  507.  PROHIBITIONS.  THE SALE, DISTRIBUTION OR EXPORT OF INDUSTRIAL
HEMP GROWN OR CULTIVATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE IS PROHIBITED.
S 508. REGULATIONS. IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH AND
THE COMMISSIONER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
DEVELOP  REGULATIONS  CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE FOR
THE APPROVAL OF AGRICULTURAL PILOT PROGRAMS FOR THE GROWING  AND  CULTI-
VATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
(A)  THE  AUTHORIZATION  OF ANY PERSON WHO AS PART OF SUCH PROGRAM MAY
ACQUIRE OR POSSESS INDUSTRIAL HEMP OR HEMP SEEDS; AND
(B) THE DISPOSITION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP AFTER  IT  HAS  BEEN  GROWN  OR
CULTIVATED AND STUDIED.