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House Bill 458
By: Representatives Pirkle of the 169
th
, Corbett of the 174
th
, Williams of the 148
th
, and
Rhodes of the 124
th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hemp
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farming, so as to provide for intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for license and2
permit fees, surety bonds, and eligibility; to provide for and require retail consumable hemp3
establishment licenses and wholesale consumable hemp establishment licenses; to allow4
persons convicted of any misdemeanor or a felony not related to a state or federally5
controlled substance within ten years of the application date to grow and process industrial6
hemp; to provide for exemptions for criminal background checks, federal criminal history7
reports, and classifiable electronically recorded fingerprints upon permit and license8
renewals; to provide for compliance with applicable laws; to require package requirements,9
labeling, and certificates of analysis for hemp products; to provide for ongoing reporting; to10
amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses11
against public health and morals, so as to prohibit the purchase of, sale of, and the offering12
of samples of hemp products by or to any individual under the age of 21 years old; to provide13
for inspections, enforcement, and penalties for violations; to provide for venue; to provide14
for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to15
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.16
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:17 23 LC 51 0332
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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hemp farming,19
is amended in Code Section 2-23-2, relating to intent, by revising paragraphs (5) and (6) and20
by adding a new paragraph to read as follows:21
"(5) Balance the desire to explore the cultivation and processing of hemp with public22
health, safety, and welfare regarding the potential for unwanted and unlawful uses of23
chemical elements of hemp; and
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(6) Enable the department, licensees, and universities to promote the cultivation and25
processing of hemp and the commercial sale of hemp products; and26
(7) Have revenue produced as a result of this chapter appropriated to the department for27
costs of administering this chapter."28
SECTION 2.29
Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 2-23-3, relating to definitions, by revising30
paragraph (6) and paragraph (12) and by adding new paragraphs to read as follows:31
"(1.2) 'Consumable hemp products' means a hemp product intended to be ingested,32
absorbed, or inhaled by humans or animals."33
"(3.1) 'Full panel certificate of analysis' means a document, produced by a laboratory34
which is unaffiliated with the processor and which has been accredited pursuant to the35
standards of the International Organization for Standardization for the competence,36
impartiality, and consistent operation of laboratories, attesting to the composition of a37
product, and which shall include a designation indicating whether the product passed or38
failed."39
"(6) 'Hemp products' means all products with the federally defined THC level for hemp40
derived from, or made by, processing hemp plants or plant parts that are prepared in a41
form available for legal commercial sale, but not including food products infused with42
THC unless approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration all finished43 23 LC 51 0332
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products with a concentration of delta-9-THC of not more than the federally defined THC44
level for hemp that is derived from or made by processing a hemp plant or plant part and45
prepared in a form available for commercial sale. Hemp products shall not be considered46
controlled substances solely due to the presence of hemp or hemp derived cannabinoids.47
(6.1) 'Industrial hemp product' means any hemp product that is not a consumable hemp48
product."49
"(8.1) 'Passing,' with regard to a full-panel certificate of analysis, means that the50
full-panel certificate of analysis attests to the final packaged product's composition of the51
following grouping of assays and, where applicable, that the final packaged product52
contains equal to or less than the maximum acceptable contaminant levels set forth:53
(A) Cannabinoids:54
(i) Total tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) sum percentage by weight of55
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; and Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolicacid:56
(ii) Cannabidiol (CBD);57
(iii) Cannabidiolic Acid (CBDA);58
(iv) Cannabigerol (CBG);59
(v) Cannabigerol Acid (CBGA);60
(vi) Cannabinol (CBN);61
(vii) Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-8-THC);62
(viii) Any isomer of Delta-9-THC, (e.g., Delta-8-THC, Delta-10-THC,63
Delta-11-THC); and64
(ix) Any ester of Delta-9-T HC (e.g. THC-O) or Delta-9(11)65
exo-tetrahydrocannabinol (Exo-THC);66
(B) Heavy metals:67
(i) Arsenic, in an amount less than 1.5 parts per million;68
(ii) Cadmium, in an amount less than 0.5 parts per million;69
(iii) Chromium, in an amount less than 0.5 parts per million;70 23 LC 51 0332
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(iv) Lead, in an amount less than 0.5 parts per million; and71
(v) Mercury, in an amount less than 0.3 parts per million;72
(C) Residual pesticides:73
(i) Abamectin, in an amount less than 0.3 parts per million;74
(ii) Acephate, in an amount less than 5 parts per million;75
(iii) Acequinocyl, in an amount less than 4 parts per million;76
(iv) Acetamiprid, in an amount less than 5 parts per million;77
(v) Aldicarb, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;78
(vi) Azoxystrobin, in an amount less than 40 parts per million;79
(vii) Bifenazate, in an amount less than 5 parts per million;80
(viii) Bifenthrin, in an amount less than 0.5 parts per million;81
(ix) Chlormequat Chloride, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;82
(x) Chlordane, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;83
(xi) Chlorpyrifos, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;84
(xii) Cyfluthrin, in an amount less than 1 parts per million;85
(xiii) Daminozide, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;86
(xiv) Diazinon, in an amount less than 0.2 parts per million;87
(xv) Dichlorvos, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;88
(xvi) Dimethoate, in an amount less than 0.2 parts per million;89
(xvii) Etoxazole, in an amount less than 1.5 parts per million;90
(xviii) Fenoxycarb, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;91
(xix) Fenhexamid, in an amount less than 10 parts per million;92
(xx) Fluoxastrobin, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;93
(xxi) Fipronil, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;94
(xxii) Imazalil, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;95
(xxiii) Imidacloprid, in an amount less than 3 parts per million;96
(xxiv) Malathion, in an amount less than 5 parts per million;97 23 LC 51 0332
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(xxv) Myclobutanil, in an amount less than 9 parts per million;98
(xxvi) Paclobutrazol, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million;99
(xxvii) Permethrin, in an amount less than 20 parts per million;100
(xxviii) Spirotetramat, in an amount less than 13 parts per million;101
(xxix) Thiacloprid, in an amount less than 0.01 parts per million; and102
(xxx) Trifloxystrobin, in an amount less than 30 parts per million;103
(D) Residual solvents:104
(i) Acetones, in an amount less than 5000 parts per million;105
(ii) Butanes, in an amount less than 5000 parts per million;106
(iii) Benzene, in an amount less than 1.0 parts per million;107
(iv) Methanol, in an amount less than 3000 parts per million;108
(v) Ethanol, in an amount less than 5000 parts per million;109
(vi) Heptanes, in an amount less than 5000 parts per million;110
(vii) Hexane, in an amount less than 10 parts per million;111
(viii) Toluene, in an amount less than 890 parts per million; and112
(ix) Total Xylenes (m,o,p-xylene), in an amount less than 1.0 parts per million;113
(E) Any visible foreign or extraneous material that is not intended to be part of the114
product being produced, including, but not limited to, mold, hair, insects, metal, or115
plastic;116
(F) Microbiological impurities, meeting the following colony-forming unit in per117
gram (CFU/g) levels:118
(i) Total viable aerobic bacteria, not exceeding 105 CFU/g;119
(ii) Total Yeast and Mold, not exceeding 10,000 CFU/g;120
(iii) Total Coliforms, not exceeding 103 CFU/g;121
(iv) Bile-tolerant Gram Negative Bacteria, not exceeding 103 CFU/g;122
(v) E. coli (pathogenic strains) and Salmonella, not detected in 1 gram; and123
(vi) Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, less than 1 CFU/g;124 23 LC 51 0332
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(G) Mycotoxins:125
(i) Aflatoxin B1 at less than 20 µg (micrograms) of any mycotoxin per kg of material;126
(ii) Aflatoxin B2 at less than 20 µg (micrograms) of any mycotoxin per kg of127
material;128
(iii) Aflatoxin G1 at less than 20 µg (micrograms) of any mycotoxin per kg of129
material;130
(iv) Aflatoxin G 2at less than 20 µg (micrograms) of any mycotoxin per kg of131
material; and132
(v) Ochratoxin A at less than 20 µg (micrograms) of any mycotoxin per kg of133
material;134
(H) Vitamin E acetate in an amount less than 100 parts per million in an inhalable135
hemp product."136
"(10.1) 'QR code' means a quick response code that is a type of machine-readable,137
two-dimensional barcode that stores information about a product."138
"(12) 'Retail consumable hemp establishment license' means a license issued by the139
department under the authority of this chapter to an establishment that prepares or sells140
prepackaged consumable hemp products to an end consumer.141
(13) 'THC' means tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, or a combination142
of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid.143
(14) 'Wholesale consumable hemp establishment license' means a license issued by the144
department under the authority of this chapter to an establishment that manufactures,145
processes, packs, holds, or prepares consumable hemp products for sale to other146
businesses."147 23 LC 51 0332
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SECTION 3.
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Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 2-23-5, relating to procedure for licensing,149
fees, licensing requirements, and limitations on licenses, by revising paragraph (2) of150
subsection (a) and subsection (c) as follows:151
"(2) Hemp grower licenses shall be issued for one calendar year at an annual license fee152
of $50.00 per acre cultivated up to a maximum license fee of $5,000.00
$1,000.00."153
"(c)(1) Upon receipt of an application for a hemp grower license, the department shall154
conduct a criminal background check and is authorized to obtain a federal criminal155
history report in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection for an individual or, if156
the applicant is a business entity, all key participants seeking to obtain a hemp grower157
license. For renewal of any previously issued license, a background check shall not be158
required.159
(2) At least one set of classifiable electronically recorded fingerprints of the individual160
applicant or, if the applicant is a business entity, one set of classifiable electronically161
recorded fingerprints of each key participant shall be submitted to the department in162
accordance with the fingerprint system of identification established by the director of the163
Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department shall transmit the fingerprints to the164
Georgia Crime Information Center, which shall submit the fingerprints to the Federal165
Bureau of Investigation for a search of bureau records and an appropriate report and shall166
promptly conduct a search of state records based upon the fingerprints. After receiving167
the report from the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of168
Investigation, the department shall review the record for all individuals or key169
participants, as applicable. For renewal of any previously issued license, such set of170
classifiable electronically recorded fingerprints shall not be required for any individual171
applicant or key participant who has already submitted such.172
(3) No license shall be issued to any applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor173
involving sale of or trafficking in a controlled substance or a felony related to a state or174 23 LC 51 0332
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federally controlled substance within ten years of the date of application or who175
materially falsifies any information contained in a license application.176
(4) Upon receipt of an application for renewal of any previously issued license, the177
department may require a signed affidavit stating that the licensee has not had a material178
change to his or her permit eligibility."179
SECTION 4.180
Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 2-23-6, relating to procedure for permitting181
and limitations on permits and interests, by revising subsections (c) through (g) as follows:182
"(c)(1) Upon receipt of an application for a hemp processor permit, the department shall183
conduct a criminal background check and is authorized to obtain a federal criminal184
history report in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection for an individual or, if185
the applicant is a business entity, all key participants seeking to obtain a hemp processor186
permit. For renewal of any previously issued permit, such criminal background check187
or federal criminal history report shall not be required for any individual applicant or key188
participant who has undergone such.189
(2) At least one set of classifiable electronically recorded fingerprints of the individual190
applicant or, if the applicant is a business entity, one set of classifiable electronically191
recorded fingerprints of each key participant shall be submitted to the department in192
accordance with the fingerprint system of identification established by the director of the193
Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department shall transmit the fingerprints to the194
Georgia Crime Information Center, which shall submit the fingerprints to the Federal195
Bureau of Investigation for a search of bureau records and an appropriate report and shall196
promptly conduct a search of state records based upon the fingerprints. After receiving197
the report from the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of198
Investigation, the department shall review the record for all individuals or key199
participants, as applicable. For renewal of any previously issued license, such set of200 23 LC 51 0332
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classifiable electronically recorded fingerprints shall not be required for any individual201
applicant or key participant who has already submitted such.202
(3) No permit shall be issued to any applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor203
involving sale of or trafficking in a controlled substance or a felony related to a state or204
federally controlled substance within ten years of the date of application or who205
materially falsifies any information contained in a license application.206
(d) The department shall annually accept applications for hemp processor permits to be207
issued by the department and renew on an annual basis.208
(e) Hemp processor permits shall be issued for one five calendar year years at an annual209
a permit fee of $25,000.00, to be paid in annual installments of $5,000.00, so long as no210
administrative action has been taken by the department regarding such permittee under this211
chapter. If annual permit fee installments are not paid according to the preapproved212
schedule, the department may revoke the permit. The department may annually require a213
signed affidavit stating that the permittee has not had a material change to his or her permit214
eligibility.215
(f) Issuance of any hemp processor permit shall be conditioned upon the permittee's216
compliance with Code Section 2-23-7 prior to initiating hemp processing activities.217
(g) A permittee may also apply for and be issued no more than one hemp grower license.218
No permittee shall be required to obtain a retail consumable hemp establishment license219
or wholesale consumable hemp establishment license pursuant to Code Section 2-23-6.2220
or a hemp grower license pursuant to Code Section 2-23-5 in order to operate in such221
capacities."222
SECTION 5.223
Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 2-23-6.1, relating to procedure for224
permitting and limitations on permits and interests, by revising subsection (a) as follows:225 23 LC 51 0332
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"(a) Any applicant for a hemp processor permit shall make and deliver to the
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Commissioner a surety bond executed by a surety corporation authorized to transact227
business in this state and approved by the Commissioner. Any and all bond applications228
shall be accompanied by a certificate of good standing issued by the Commissioner of229
Insurance. If any company issuing a bond shall be removed from doing business in this230
state, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Insurance to notify the Commissioner231
within 30 days. The bond shall be in such
amount as the Commissioner may determine,232
not exceeding an amount equal to 2 percent of the amount of hemp purchased from233
licensees by the permittee in the most recent calendar year; provided, however, that the234
minimum amount of such bond shall be $300,000.00 and the maximum amount shall be235
$1 million $50,000.00. Such bond shall be upon a form prescribed or approved by the236
Commissioner and shall be conditioned to secure the faithful accounting for and payment237
to licensees for hemp purchased by such permittee as well as to secure the permittee's238
compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Whenever the Commissioner shall239
determine that a previously approved bond has for any cause become insufficient, the240
Commissioner may require an additional bond or bonds to be given in compliance with this241
Code section. Unless the additional bond or bonds are given within the time fixed by242
written demand therefor, or if the bond of a permittee is canceled, the permit of such243
permittee shall be immediately revoked by operation of law without notice or hearing, and244
such permittee shall be ineligible to reapply for such permit for a period of four years after245
such revocation."246
SECTION 6.247
Said chapter is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:248
"2-23-6.2.249
(a) A retail consumable hemp establishment license shall be issued by the department.250
Such license shall be issued for one calendar year at an annual permit fee of $250.00.251 23 LC 51 0332
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(b) A wholesale consumable hemp establishment license shall be issued by the department.252
Such license shall be issued for one calendar year at an annual permit fee of $1,500.00.253
(c) No retail establishment shall sell or offer for sale any consumable hemp product in this254
state without first obtaining a retail consumable hemp establishment license issued by the255
department.256
(d) No person shall act as a wholesaler or distributer of consumable hemp products in this257
state without first obtaining a wholesale consumable hemp establishment license issued by258
the department."259
SECTION 7.260
Said chapter is further amended by adding new Code sections to read as follows:261
"2-23-9.1.262
(a) No consumable hemp product shall be sold or otherwise distributed in this state unless263
the manufacturer has, within the last 12 months, contracted for a full-panel certificate of264
analysis to be conducted on such product and such analysis has been designated as passing.265
(b) Any consumable hemp product sold or otherwise distributed in this state shall bear266
conspicuous labeling providing the information from a passing certificate of analysis267
conducted on the product within the last 12 months or allowing a consumer to access such268
information using a QR code.269
(c) The department shall randomly test consumable hemp products available for purchase270
at retail consumable hemp establishments to ensure compliance with this Code section.271
Such testing shall be conducted in compliance with this chapter and with regulations272
promulgated by the department.273
(d) In the event that a test sample reveals a delta-9-THC concentration of more than the274
federally defined THC level for hemp, all related hemp products shall be disposed of in275
compliance with this chapter and with regulations promulgated by the department.276 23 LC 51 0332
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2-23-9.2.277
Any consumable hemp product shall have a maximum total concentration of any278
combination of delta-9-THC, isomers of delta-9-THC, and esters of delta-9-THC of 25mg279
per individual dose and 500mg per individual package."280
SECTION 8.281
Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 2-23-11, relating to plan for regulation;282
approval, by adding a new subsection as follows:283
"(c) The department may submit an amended plan to the secretary of agriculture of the284
United States if or when required by any amendment to this chapter, the rules and285
regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to this chapter, or federal law or286
regulation."287
SECTION 9.288
Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 2-23-12, relating to rules and regulations,289
as follows:290
"2-23-12.291
The department, in consultation with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, shall may292
promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.293
Such rules and regulations shall include the plan provided for in Code Section 2-23-11294
upon the approval of such plan by the secretary of agriculture of the United States."295
SECTION 10.296
Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against297
public health and morals, is amended by adding a new article to read as follows:298 23 LC 51 0332
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"ARTICLE 10299
16-12-240.300
As used in this article, the term:301
(1) 'Community service' means a public service which an individual under the age of 21302
years might appropriately be required to perform as punishment for certain offenses303
provided for in this article as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.304
(2) 'Consumable hemp products' has the same meaning as provided in Code305
Section 2-23-3.306
(3) 'Person' means any natural person or any firm, partnership, company, corporation, or307
other entity.308
(4) 'Proper identification' means any document issued by a governmental agency that309
contains a description of an individual, such individual's photograph, or both; provides310
such individual's date of birth; and includes, without being limited to, a passport, military311
identification card, driver's license, or an identification card authorized under Code312
Sections 40-5-100 through 40-5-104. Proper identification shall not include a birth313
certificate.314
16-12-241.315
(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly:316
(A) Sell or barter, directly or indirectly, any consumable hemp product to any317
individual under the age of 21 years;318
(B) Purchase any consumable hemp product for any individual under the age of 21319
years; or320
(C) Advise, counsel, or compel any individual under the age of 21 years to smoke,321
inhale, chew, or use consumable hemp products.322
(2)(A) The prohibition contained in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply323
with respect to the sale of consumable hemp products by a person when such person has324 23 LC 51 0332
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been furnished with proper identification showing that the individual to whom the325
consumable hemp products are sold is 21 years of age or older.326
(B) In any case where a reasonable or prudent person could reasonably be in doubt as327
to whether or not the individual to whom consumable hemp products are to be sold or328
otherwise furnished is 21 years of age or older, it shall be the duty of the person selling329
or otherwise furnishing such consumable hemp products to request to see and to be330
furnished with proper identification in order to verify the age of such individual. The331
failure to make such request and verification in any case where the individual to whom332
the consumable hemp products are sold or otherwise furnished is less than 21 years of333
age may be considered by the trier of fact in determining whether the person who sold334
or otherwise furnished such consumable hemp products did so knowingly.335
(3) Any person that violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.336
(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any individual under the age of 21 years to:337
(A) Purchase, attempt to purchase, or possess for personal use any consumable hemp338
products; or339
(B) Misrepresent his or her identity or age or use any false identification for the340
purpose of purchasing or procuring any consumable hemp products.341
(2) An individual under the age of 21 years who commits an offense provided for in342
paragraph (1) of this subsection or in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section343
shall be punished by requiring the performance of community service not to exceed 20344
hours that may be related to the awareness of the health hazards of consumable hemp345
product use.346
16-12-242.347
(a) Any person owning or operating a place of business in which consumable hemp348
products are sold or offered for sale shall post in a conspicuous place a sign which shall349
contain the following statement:350 23 LC 51 0332
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'SALE OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21351
YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.'352
Such sign shall be printed in letters of at least one-half inch in height.353
(b) Any person that fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code354
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.355
16-12-243.356
(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'consumable hemp product sample' means a357
consumable hemp product distributed to members of the general public at no cost for358
purposes of promoting the product.359
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute any consumable hemp product sample360
to any individual under the age of 21 years.361
(c) A person distributing consumable hemp product samples shall require proof of age362
from a prospective recipient in any case where a reasonable or prudent person could363
conclude on the basis of appearance that such prospective recipient may be under the age364
of 21 years.365
(d) It shall be unlawful for any individual under the age of 21 years to receive or attempt366
to receive any consumable hemp product sample.367
(e) No person shall distribute consumable hemp product samples on any public street,368
sidewalk, or park within 500 feet of any school or playground when such facilities are369
being used primarily by individuals under the age of 21 years.370
(f) A violation of subsection (b), (c), or (e) of this Code section shall be punished as a371
misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (d) of this Code section shall be punished as372
provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 16-12-171.373 23 LC 51 0332
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16-12-244.374
(a) The provisions of this article shall be enforced through actions brought in any court of375
competent jurisdiction by the prosecuting district attorney for the county in which the376
alleged violation occurred as well as through administrative citations issued by special377
agents or enforcement officers of the Commissioner of Agriculture. Any fine collected for378
a violation of such provisions shall be paid to the clerk of the court of the jurisdiction in379
which the violation occurred. Upon receipt of a fine for any violation of such provision,380
such clerk shall promptly notify the Commissioner of Agriculture of the violation.381
(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture, acting through special agents or enforcement382
officers, shall annually conduct random, unannounced inspections at locations where383
consumable hemp products are sold or distributed to ensure compliance with this article.384
Individuals under the age of 21 years may be enlisted to test compliance with this article;385
provided, however, that such individuals may be used to test compliance with this article386
only if the testing is conducted under the direct supervision of such special agents or387
enforcement officers and written parental consent for such individuals has been provided.388
Any other use of individuals under the age of 21 years to test compliance with this article389
or any other similar provisions shall be unlawful, and the person or persons responsible for390
such use shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this article.391
16-12-245.392
The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to make reasonable rules and regulations393
for the administration and enforcement of this article. The Commissioner of Agriculture394
may designate employees of the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of395
administering and enforcing this article and may delegate to employees of such department396
any of the duties required of the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to this article."397 23 LC 51 0332
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SECTION 11.
398
Sections 1 through 5 and 7 through 11 of this Act shall become effective upon this Acts399
approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 6 of this400
Act shall become effective January 1, 2024.401
SECTION 12.402
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.403