Agriculture Committee Report – Week 14, 2019

FLOOR ACTION:

SF 599 – Creating industrial hemp commodity

 

FLOOR ACTION:

SF 599 – Creating industrial hemp commodity

SF 599 creates an industrial hemp commodity within the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The Department will oversee production, regulation and enforcement of industrial hemp, along with establishing fees. The department must conduct an annual inspection of crop sites to ensure hemp tests register less than 0.3% THC.

[4/15: 49-1 (No: Whiting)]