Industrial hemp -- Agricultural and academic research.
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(1) The department or a certified higher education institution may cultivate or process industrial hemp for agricultural and academic research.
(2) The department shall issue an industrial hemp certificate to a higher education institution to cultivate or process industrial hemp for the purpose of agricultural or academic research if the higher education institution submits to the department:
(a) the location where the higher education institution intends to cultivate or process industrial hemp;
(b) the higher education institution's research plan; and
(c) the name of an employee of the higher education institution who will supervise the industrial hemp cultivation, processing, and research.
(3) The department shall maintain a list of each industrial hemp certificate holder.
(4) The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to ensure that an industrial hemp project or research pilot project meets the standards of an agricultural pilot project, as defined by Section 7606 of the United States Agricultural Act of 2014.
(5) The department may set a fee in accordance with Subsection 4-2-103(2) for the application for an industrial hemp certificate.