Bill Summary for H 992 (2015-2016)
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Apr 27 2016
S.L. 2016-93
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AN ACT TO MODIFY THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH PROGRAM BY CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF RESEARCH PURPOSES AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSEES, CREATING CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP PROGRAM, AND GRANTING RULE‑MAKING AUTHORITY TO THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP COMMISSION.Intro. by Brody, Dixon, Langdon, Steinburg.
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Bill summary
Amends GS 106-568.53, which establishes the power and duties of the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission (Commission) to clarify that the Commission may issue licenses to a person, firm, or corporation to cultivate industrial hemp under the industrial hemp cultivation pilot program for research purposes (was, commercial purposes) to the extent allowed by federal law. Clarifies that research purposes include the growth, cultivation, and marketing of industrial hemp for purposes of Article 50E of GS Chapter 106 (Industrial Hemp).