2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 35 - Agriculture
Agricultural Products - Standards and Regulations - Continued
Article 61 - Industrial Hemp Regulatory Program
§ 35-61-104. Registration - cultivation of industrial hemp - research and development growth - rules
(1) (a) A person wishing to engage in industrial hemp cultivation for commercial purposes or to grow industrial hemp for research and development purposes shall apply to the department for a registration in a form and manner determined by the commissioner, in consultation with the committee, prior to planting the industrial hemp for commercial or research and development purposes. The application must include the name and address of the applicant and the legal description, global positioning system location, and map of the land area on which the applicant plans to engage in industrial hemp cultivation or research and development growth operations. An application to engage in industrial hemp cultivation for commercial purposes must identify by name each officer, director, member, partner, or owner of at least ten percent of the entity and any other person who has managing or controlling authority over the entity. The applicant shall also submit to the department the fee required by section 35-61-106 (2). Application for registration pursuant to this section is a matter of statewide concern.
(b) If a person registered under the industrial hemp remediation pilot program prior to May 28, 2013, applies for a registration pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) within sixty days after the applications are made available, the person may continue to engage in industrial hemp activities as authorized under the pilot program until the commissioner makes a determination on the person's application.
(2) If a person applies for registration in accordance with subsection (1) of this section and the commissioner determines that the person has satisfied the requirements for registration pursuant to this article, the commissioner shall issue a registration to the person.
(3) A registration issued pursuant to this section is valid for one year. In order to continue engaging in industrial hemp cultivation or research and development growth operations in this state, the registrant must annually apply for a registration in accordance with subsection (1) of this section.
(4) If the registrant wishes to alter the land area on which the registrant will conduct industrial hemp cultivation or research and development growth operations, before altering the area, the registrant shall submit to the department an updated legal description, global positioning system location, and map specifying the proposed alterations.
(5) The commissioner shall adopt rules by March 1, 2014, and as necessary thereafter to implement the registration program and to implement and administer this article.
