38-35-2. Purchasing, receiving, or obtaining industrial hemp--License required--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may purchase, receive, or obtain industrial hemp, other than industrial hemp product, for planting, storing, propagating, producing, or processing unless the person has a license as provided by this chapter or is working under contract with or under the direction of a licensee. The licensee is responsible, either civilly or criminally, for any person working under contract with or under the direction of a licensee for all sections of this chapter.
It shall be a Class 2 misdemeanor to purchase, receive, or obtain industrial hemp, other than industrial hemp product, for planting, storing, propagating, producing, or processing without a license. No unlicensed person is subject to criminal penalties for possession or distribution of hemp seed.
A person, whether or not licensed, who possesses or distributes a product determined to meet the definition of marijuana is subject to prosecution and penalties for possession or distribution of marijuana under chapter 22-42.
Source: SL 2020, ch 176, § 2, eff. Mar. 27, 2020.