Ala. Code § 2-8-381

Current through the 2024 Regular Session.

Section 2-8-381 - Definitions

As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries.

(2) GROWER. Any person, business entity, or cooperative licensed to grow industrial hemp by the department or an institution of higher education pursuant to this article.

(3) HEMP PRODUCTS. Any and all products made from industrial hemp, including, but not limited to, cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, particleboard, plastics, seed, seed meal and seed oil for consumption, and seed for cultivation if the seeds originate from industrial hemp varieties.

(4) INDUSTRIAL HEMP or HEMP. The plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, cultivated or possessed by a licensed grower or otherwise in accordance with the state's USDA-approved regulatory plan, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Industrial hemp shall be considered an agricultural crop or an agricultural commodity, or both, in all respects under state law. The term excludes marijuana as defined in subdivision (14) of Section 20-2-2.

(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. A postsecondary institution, as defined in 20 U.S.C.S. 1001(a), that offers a major course of study in agriculture issues.

Ala. Code § 2-8-381 (1975)

Amended by Act 2019-502,§ 1, eff. 6/10/2019.

Added by Act 2016-293,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2016.