SB 918

Abstract

Industrial hemp extract; approval as food or ingredient; regulations; fund; emergency. Provides that an industrial hemp extract, as defined in the bill, is a food and is subject to applicable laws and regulations. The bill establishes (i) requirements for the production of an industrial hemp extract or a food containing an extract and (ii) conditions under which a manufacturer of such extract or food shall be considered an approved source. The bill authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations establishing contaminant tolerances, labeling requirements, and batch testing requirements, and it provides that moneys collected under the chapter shall be deposited in the Virginia Industrial Hemp Fund, created by the bill. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to report by November 1, 2020, a plan for the long-term sustainability of funding for the industrial hemp program. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to HB 1430.

Industrial hemp extract; approval as food or ingredient; regulations; fund; emergency. Provides that an industrial hemp extract, as defined in the bill, is a food and is subject to applicable laws and regulations. The bill establishes (i) requirements for the production of an industrial hemp extract or a food containing an extract and (ii) conditions under which a manufacturer of such extract or food shall be considered an approved source. The bill authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations establishing contaminant tolerances, labeling requirements, and batch testing requirements, and it provides that moneys collected under the chapter shall be deposited in the Virginia Industrial Hemp Fund, created by the bill. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to report by November 1, 2020, a plan for the long-term sustainability of funding for the industrial hemp program. The bill contains an emergency clause and is contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Industrial hemp extract; approval as food oringredient; regulations; fund. Provides that an industrial hemp extract, as defined in the bill, is a food and is subject to applicablelaws and regulations. The bill establishes (i) requirements for theproduction of an industrial hemp extract or a food containing anextract and (ii) conditions under which a manufacturer of such extractor food shall be considered an approved source. The bill authorizesthe Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulationsestablishing contaminant tolerances, labeling requirements, and batchtesting requirements, and it provides that moneys collected underthe chapter shall be deposited in the Virginia Industrial Hemp Fund,created by the bill. The bill directs the Secretary of Agricultureand Forestry to report by November 1, 2020, a plan for the long-termsustainability of funding for the industrial hemp program.