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3	34		BILL NO. 2279 By: West (Josh), Ranson and
4	35		Dollens of the House
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6	37		and
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8	39		Kidd of the Senate
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15	45		An Act relating to agriculture; creating the Oklahoma
16	46		Industrial Hemp Remediation Program; defin ing terms;
17	47		declaring certain concentration to be de emed a
18	48		compliant hemp product; requiring certain hemp
19	49		products be destroyed; requiring certain
20	50		notification; providing for codification; and
21	51		providing an effective date.
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26		-	SUBJECT: Agriculture
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28	57		BE IT ENACTED BY THE P EOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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30	58		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
31	59		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3 -601 of Title 2, unless there
32	60		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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34	61		A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
35	62		Industrial Hemp Remediation Program".
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37	63		B. As used in the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Remediation Program,
38	64		the following words and terms, and any derivative of such words or
39	65		terms, shall have the following meanings, unl ess the context clearly
40	66		indicates otherwise:
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42	94		1. "Cannabis" means a genus of flowering plants in the family
43	95		Cannabaceae of which Cannabis sativa is a species and Cannabis
44	96		indica and Cannabis ruderalis are subspecies thereof. Cannabis
45		-	refers to any form of the plant in which the ~~d elta~~-9 ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 2279 Page 2~~
	97	+	refers to any form of the plant in which the delta-9
46	98		tetrahydrocannabinol concen tration on a dry-weight basis has not yet
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49	100		2. "Certified laboratory" means the laboratory operated by the
50	101		Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food , and Forestry or a
51	102		laboratory located in Oklahoma that is certified by the Department ;
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53	103		3. "Commercial sale" means the sale of a product in the stream
54	104		of commerce at retail, at wholesale or on the Internet ;
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56	105		4. "CSA" means the federal Controlled Substances Act ;
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58	106		5. "DEA" means the United States Drug Enforcement
59	107		Administration;
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61	108		6. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
62	109		Food, and Forestry;
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64	110		7. "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of
65	111		such plant including, but not limited to, the seeds and all
66	112		derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts
67	113		of isomers, whether growing or not, and grown from a certified seed
68	114		with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than
69	115		three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry -weight basis. Hemp and
70	116		hemp-derived cannabinoids, including cannabidiol, shal l be
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71	144		considered an agricultural commodity and not a controlled substance
72	145		due to the presence of hemp or hemp -derived cannabinoids ;
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75	147		Remediation Program and any final ruling from the USDA ;
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77	148		9. "Law enforcement" means any federal, state or local agencies
78	149		responsible for maintaining public order and enforcing the law ;
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80	150		10. "License" means the written authorization by the Department
81	151		for any person to grow, process, handle or transport certified seeds
82	152		or hemp in this state;
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84	153		11. "Person" means any natural person or any corporation,
85	154		general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
86	155		partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, charitab le
87	156		organization, joint stock company, joint venture, associ ation or any
88	157		other business or similar organization recognized by the state ;
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90	158		12. "Processor" means any person who is licensed by the
91	159		Department to process hemp in this state ;
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93	160		13. "State" means th e State of Oklahoma;
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95	161		14. "THC" means delta -9 tetrahydrocannabinol, which is a
96	162		psychoactive component in cannabis plants ;
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98	163		15. "Tracking software" means software that is approved by the
99	164		Department and is capable of transparently tracking hemp in any
100	165		state or form whatsoever including, but not limited to, a certifi ed
101	166		seed, any stage of growth, processing or handling, and any hemp
102	167		product; and
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104	195		16. "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture .
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106	196		C. In the event that any hemp produced under the Hemp Program
107	197		is determined by testing results to be noncomplian t with the Hemp
108	198		Program, the person holding the license for the noncompliant hemp
109	199		may request approval from the Department to remediate the
110	200		noncompliant hemp.
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112	201		D. If the Department approves the rem ediation of the
113	202		noncompliant hemp, the person holding the l icense shall promptly
114	203		have the noncompliant hemp extracted by a licensed processor into
115	204		concentrated form and the hemp concentrate shall be sampled by a
116	205		certified laboratory for compliance with USD A levels for THC in
117	206		concentrated form.
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120	208		for THC, the hemp concentrate shall be co mpliant as a hemp product
121	209		with the Hemp Program and may be used in commercial sales.
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124	211		levels for THC, the hem p concentrate shall be noncompliant with the
125	212		Hemp Program and shall be destroyed in accordance with the CSA and
126	213		DEA regulations found at 21 C .F.R., Section 1317.15, as enforced by
127	214		federal, state and local law enforcement. The person holding the
128	215		license for the noncompliant hemp concentrate shall promptly notify
129	216		the Department and USDA of its intent to destroy the noncompliant
130	217		hemp concentrate and verify destruction by submitting required
131	218		documentation using the tracking software.
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133	246		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021 .
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135		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2021.
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153		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
154		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
155		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
156		-	By: ________________________________ _
157		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
158		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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162		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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164		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
165		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
166		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
167		-	By: _________________________________
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	247	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND WILDLIFE
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