Bill Text: NY S06961 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes procedures for the growing of industrial hemp.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-07 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES [S06961 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06961-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6961
                    IN SENATE
                                     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:
     1    Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds and
     2  declares that it is necessary to establish policy and procedures for the
     3  growing of industrial hemp in the state so that farmers and other  busi-
     4  nesses  in  the  agricultural industry can take advantage of this market
     5  opportunity when federal regulations permit.
     6    § 2. The article heading of article 29 of the agriculture and  markets
     7  law,  as added by chapter 524 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
     8  follows:
     9                                 ARTICLE 29
    10                   GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP PILOT PROGRAM
    11    § 3. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new  arti-
    12  cle 29-A to read as follows:
    13                                ARTICLE 29-A
    14                          GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP
    15  Section 510. Definitions.
    16          511. Growth of industrial hemp permitted.
    17          512. Licenses to industrial hemp growers.
    18          513. Revocation and suspension of license.
    19          514. Rules and regulations.
    20    § 510. Definitions. As used in this article:
    21    1. "Grower" means any person or business entity licensed who is grant-
    22  ed  a  license under this article by the commissioner to grow industrial
    23  hemp.
    24    2. "Hemp products" means  all  products  made  from  industrial  hemp,
    25  including  but  not limited to cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint,
    26  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