SB679 SFAT Tarr #1 3-9

Childs  7949

Senator Tarr moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 679—A Bill to amend and reenact §11-16-23 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §19-12E-12 of said code; to amend and reenact §19-12F-1, §19-12F-3, §19-12F-4, §19-12F-7, §19-12F-8, §19-12F-9, and §19-12F-11 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §19-12F-9a; and to amend and reenact  §60-7-13 of said code, all relating to regulation of select plant-based derivatives, including hemp-derived cannabinoid products and regulation of kratom; clarifying findings; defining terms; redirecting moneys from monetary penalties assessed by Commissioner of Agriculture to another fund; requiring permits to manufacture, process, distribute, offer to sell, and sell regulated products; prohibiting retailer from adding imposed tax as separate new charge; specifying regulatory authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture and the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner; specifying funding requirements for nonintoxicating beer tax revenues; specifying application of the Administrative Procedures Act for certain contested cases; specifying application fees for certain permits; specifying requirements for business registration certificate, nexus, jurisdiction, and taxation relating to remote interstate sales and distribution; imposition of use tax; specifying maintenance of lists by the Commissioner of Agriculture of permittees, approved products and entities, and persons who cease to be permitted; specifying labeling requirements; authorizing use of funds by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner; specifying application of Tax Commissioner’s fee; authorizing memoranda of understanding and information sharing between Tax Commissioner, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner; specifying administrative sanctions; authorizing the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner to enforce regulation of the product at the retail level; authorizing enforcement actions involving agents of the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner and persons acting upon the request, direction, or control of law-enforcement agencies; clarifying Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner's authority over alcohol licensees selling kratom and hemp-derived cannabinoid products; and specifying transfer of excess Alcohol Beverage Control Enforcement Fund money.

Adopted

Rejected