(1) At least annually and more often as required by the commissioner, a person who obtains a registration under this article 61 to engage in industrial hemp cultivation shall file with the department a report that includes the following information:
(a) Prior to planting, a verification that the crop the registrant will plant is of a type and variety of hemp that will produce a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than three-tenths of one percent on a dry-weight basis; and (b) Repealed.
(c) Any other information required by the commissioner by rule.
(2) The commissioner, in consultation with the committee, shall adopt rules to establish an inspection program to determine THC concentration. The rules must also establish a process by which a registrant may apply to the commissioner for a waiver from the THC concentration limits above the acceptable hemp THC limit.
Source: L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 13-241), ch. 342, p. 1995, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2017: (2) amended, (SB 17-090), ch. 37, p. 111, § 1, effective August 9. L. 2019: IP(1) and (1)(a) amended and (1)(b) repealed, (SB 19-220), ch. 350, p. 3241, § 5, effective May 29. L. 2020: IP(1) and (2) amended, (SB 20-197), ch. 194, p. 903, § 6, effective September 14.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 19-220, see section 1 of chapter 350, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.