Bill Text: IL HB5896 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the industrial hemp pilot program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-11 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5896 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB5896-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB5896 Introduced , by Rep. Norine Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 550/15.2
Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the industrial hemp pilot program.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by changing
Section 15.2 as follows:
(720 ILCS 550/15.2)
Sec. 15.2. Industrial hemp pilot program.
(a) Pursuant to Section 7606 of the the federal
Agricultural Act of 2014, an institution of higher education or
the Department of Agriculture may grow or cultivate industrial
hemp if:
(1) the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated for
purposes of research conducted under an agricultural pilot
program or other agricultural or academic research;
(2) the pilot program studies the growth, cultivation,
or marketing of industrial hemp; and
(3) any site used for the growing or cultivating of
industrial hemp is certified by, and registered with, the
Department of Agriculture.
(b) Before conducting industrial hemp research, an
institution of higher education shall notify the Department of
Agriculture and any local law enforcement agency in writing.
(c) The institution of higher education shall provide

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quarterly reports and an annual report to the Department of
Agriculture on the research and the research program shall be
subject to random inspection by the Department of Agriculture,
the Department of State Police, or local law enforcement
agencies. The institution of higher education shall submit the
annual report to the Department of Agriculture on or before
October 1.
(d) The Department of Agriculture may adopt rules to
implement this Section. In order to provide for the expeditious
and timely implementation of this Section, upon notification by
an institution of higher education that the institution wishes
to engage in the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp for
agricultural research purposes, the Department of Agriculture
may adopt emergency rules under Section 5-45 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of
this Section. If changes to the rules are required to comply
with federal rules, the Department of Agriculture may adopt
peremptory rules as necessary to comply with changes to
corresponding federal rules. All other rules that the
Department of Agriculture deems necessary to adopt in
connection with this Section must proceed through the ordinary
rule-making process. The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by this Section shall be deemed to be necessary for
the public interest, safety, and welfare.
The Department of Agriculture may determine, by rule, the
duration of an institution of higher education's pilot program

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or industrial hemp research. If the institution of higher
education has not completed its program within the timeframe
established by rule, then the Department of Agriculture may
grant an extension to the pilot program if unanticipated
circumstances arose that impacted the program.
(e) As used in this Section:
"Industrial hemp" means cannabis sativa L. having no more
than 0.3% total THC available, upon heating, or maximum delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol content possible.
"Institution of higher education" means a State
institution of higher education that offers a 4-year degree in
agricultural science.
(Source: P.A. 98-1072, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)