Assembly Bill A8977

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to hemp, cannabinoid hemp, and hemp extract

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A8977 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6968
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Arts 29 & 29-A, add Art 29 §§505 - 521, Ag & Mkts L (as proposed in S.6184-A & A.7680-A); add Art 33-B §§3398 - 3398-u, amd §3302, Pub Health L

2019-A8977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to hemp, cannabinoid hemp, and hemp extract.

2019-A8977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8977
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and  the  public  health
   law,  in  relation to hemp, cannabinoid hemp, and hemp extract; and to
   repeal certain provisions of the agriculture and markets law  relating
   thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Articles 29 and 29-A of the agriculture  and  markets  law,
 article  29-A  as  added  by  a chapter of the laws of 2019 amending the
 agriculture and markets law relating to the growth  of  industrial  hemp
 and  the  regulation  of  hemp extract, as proposed in legislative bills
 numbers S.6184-A and A.7680-A, are REPEALED and  a  new  article  29  is
 added to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 29
                              GROWTH OF HEMP
 SECTION 505. DEFINITIONS.
         506. GROWTH,  SALE,  DISTRIBUTION, TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING
                OF HEMP AND PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM SUCH HEMP PERMITTED.
         507. PROHIBITIONS.
         508. REGULATIONS.
         509. HEMP GROWER'S AUTHORIZATION, LICENSE; FEES; REQUIREMENTS.
         510. GRANTING, SUSPENDING OR REVOKING LICENSES.
         511. PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW.
         512. TRANSFERABILITY; CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL.
         513. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION THROUGH THE DIVISION
                OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
         514. RECORDS.
         515. AIDS TO ENFORCEMENT.
         516. COMPLIANCE ACTION PLAN.
         517. PENALTIES.
         518. REMEDIES.
         519. HEMP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
         520. HEMP DATA COLLECTION AND BEST FARMING PRACTICES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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