Section 124.401G - [Effective 12/31/2024] Iowa hemp Act - negligent violation programNotwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a person shall not be guilty of an offense under this chapter, including under section 124.401 or 124.410, for producing, possessing, using, harvesting, handling, manufacturing, marketing, transporting, delivering, or distributing the plant cannabis, to the extent that the person is a USDA licensee acting in accordance with the federal hemp law, as those terms are defined in chapter 204A.
1. The person holds a valid hemp license issued by the department of agriculture and land stewardship as provided in chapter 204.2. The plant is or was produced on the licensee's crop site as provided in chapter 204.3. The offense arises out of a test of a sample of plants that are part of a crop produced on the licensee's crop site and the test indicates that the sample does not qualify as hemp under section 204.8 and does not exceed a maximum concentration of two percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol on a dry weight basis.4. The licensee is participating in or has successfully completed the negligent violation program that applies to the licensee's crop site described in subsection 3 if such program is established by the department of agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to section 204.15.Amended by 2024 Iowa, ch Chapter 1177,s 49, eff. 12/31/2024.Added by 2019 Iowa, ch 130, s 25, eff. 4/8/2020.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.