USDA Publishes Final Rule for Hemp Production
Thursday Jan 21st, 2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the final rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States. The final rule incorporates modifications to regulations established under the interim final rule published in October 2019.
The modifications are based on public comments following the publication of the IFR and lessons learned during the 2020 growing season. The final rule is available for viewing in the Federal Register and will be effective on March 22, 2021. With the publication of this final rule, USDA brings to a close a full and transparent rule-making process that started with a hemp listening session in March 2019, said USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary Greg Ibach. USDA staff have taken the information you have provided through three comment periods and from your experiences over a growing season to develop regulations that meet Congressional intent whi
Representative image The agency’s final rule includes provisions on compliance, procedures for handling violations, and testing of THC levels.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a new final rule to regulate domestic hemp production that builds upon the agency’s interim final rule (IFR) created in October 2019.
“With the publication of this final rule, USDA brings to a close a full and transparent rule-making process that started with a hemp listening session in March 2019,” USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary Greg Ibach said in a release. “USDA staff have taken the information you have provided through three comment periods and from your experiences over a growing season to develop regulations that meet Congressional intent while providing a fair, consistent, science-based program for states, tribes, and individual producers.”
The USDA today announced the final rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States. The final rule incorporates modifications to regulations established under the interim final rule (IFR)
USDA Final Hemp Rule draws mixed reactions from industry stakeholders The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the final rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States well over a year after publishing draft regulations.
The Final Rule incorporates modifications to regulations established under the interim final rule (IFR) published in October 2019. The modifications are based on some 5,900 public comments and lessons learned during the 2020 growing season.
“USDA staff have taken the information you have provided through three comment periods and from your experiences over a growing season to develop regulations that meet Congressional intent while providing a fair, consistent, science-based process for states, tribes and individual producers. USDA staff will continue to conduct education and outreach to help industry achieve compliance with the requirements,” said USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs Unde
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On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it had published a Final Rule for the Domestic Production of Hemp. The rule, which modifies current hemp laws and relaxes some restrictions, will become effective on March 22, according to the USDA press release.
The Final Rule reportedly incorporates modifications that were part of the October 2019 interim final rule, based on public comments after the interim rule was published, and derived from “lessons learned” from the 2020 hemp growing season. The rule makes modifications to licensing requirements, recordkeeping, THC concentration testing procedures, procedures for disposal of plants that do not meet the correct THC levels, and other procedures for violations.