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HF 2045Died when the session ended · January 21, 2020

Relating to acreage limitations for the production of hemp, and including effective date provisions

Topics:Agriculture

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2020
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

ACREAGE LIMITATION —— EXCEPTION.1), which in part requires the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS) to regulate the production of hemp.2).4). DALS may issue any number of licenses to a qualified producer so long as all licensed crop sites do not exceed a total of acres. The bill allows DALS to waive the requirement limiting acres reserved for production, if at the time of application, it determines that the applicant has entered into a contract for the sale of at least percent of the hemp expected to be harvested at the applicant’s crop site.

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In addition, the harvested hemp sold pursuant to the contract must be used for: (1) grain or fiber, or (2) seed to grow hemp for seed production, grain, or fiber. DALS may require that the applicant provide any supporting materials to support the application. BACKGROUND. The IHA must comply with the relevant sections of the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-334, that allows states and tribes to assume primary regulatory authority over the production of hemp by submitting a plan for approval by the United States department of agriculture (USDA).3). 990). The USDA has neither approved nor disapproved Iowa’s state plan. EFFECTIVE DATE. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§204.2§204.4

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