204.14 Criminal offense — falsified permit or certificate.
A person is subject to criminal penalties provided under the applicable provisions in chapter 124 or 453B, if all of the following apply:
1. The person commits an offense under one of the applicable provisions of chapter 124 or 453B by possessing, handling, using, manufacturing, marketing, transporting, delivering, or distributing the plant cannabis, regardless of whether the plant was produced in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
2. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, the person is required to hold a certificate of analysis to possess, handle, use, manufacture, market, transport, deliver, or distribute hemp that has been harvested under this chapter.
b. The person is required to hold a temporary harvest and transportation permit to possess, harvest, or move hemp.
3. The person knowingly or intentionally does any of the following:
a. Falsifies the temporary harvest and transportation permit or certificate of analysis.
b. Acquires the temporary harvest and transportation permit or certificate of analysis that the person knows has been falsified.
2019 Acts, ch 130, §14, 18, 19; 2020 Acts, ch 1065, §16, 19; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §107 – 109
Section implemented effective April 8, 2020; the secretary of agriculture published an advisory notice that the state plan for the production of hemp was certified by the United States department of agriculture in IAB Vol. XLII, No. 21 (4/8/20), p. 2630; 2019 Acts, ch 130, §18, 19
Subsections 2 and 3 amended