§ 562 -   Definitions

§ 562. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Grower" means any person or business entity licensed under this chapter by the secretary as an industrial hemp grower.

(2) "Hemp products" means all products made from industrial hemp, including but not limited to cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, particle board, plastics, seed, seed meal, seed oil, and certified seed for cultivation if such seeds originate from industrial hemp varieties.

(3) "Industrial hemp" means varieties of the plant cannabis sativa having no more than 0.3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol, whether growing or not, that are cultivated or possessed by a licensed grower in compliance with this chapter.

(4) "Secretary" means the secretary of agriculture, food and markets. (Added 2007, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)