SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has authorised the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s plan to control hemp manufacturing statewide. The approval permits the state via ODA to proceed as the first regulator of hemp manufacturing in Oregon, the company mentioned Thursday.
ODA beforehand operated its Hemp Program utilizing the authorities supplied by Oregon Revised Statutes and the 2014 Farm Bill.
As of Jan. 1, hemp manufacturing all through the U.S. should adjust to the 2018 federal Farm Bill’s hemp provisions and USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program rules.
In addition, state departments of agriculture with USDA-approved plans, like ODA, should regulate hemp manufacturing in accordance with the 2018 federal Farm Bill’s hemp provisions and USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program rules.
The new federal hemp rules required some changes to ODA’s Hemp Program. Notable modifications in response to the brand new federal rules embrace:
- Each key participant on the grower software should submit a prison historical past report back to ODA
- Reporting necessities for the situation and acreage of hemp planted
- The most window to gather samples earlier than harvest have to be not more than 30 days
- Growers should register with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
The modifications above are along with the Oregon Legislatures modifications to the State Laws relating to Hemp via House Bill 3000.
A key requirement stays the identical, all Oregon hemp growers and handlers should first have their license authorised earlier than beginning hemp manufacturing. Applications to develop hemp are on the ODA Hemp Growers webpage. Additionally, discover details about ODA’s Hemp Program, the authorised state plan, and the newly adopted rules on the Hemp Laws and Rules webpage. For all ODA Hemp Program updates, subscribe to the ODA Hemp listserv.