2020 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry
§1481. Definitions
RS 1481 - Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "CBD" means cannabidiol.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of alcohol and tobacco control.
(3) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.
(4) "Federally defined THC level for hemp" means the greater of the following:
(a) A delta-9-THC concentration of not more than three-tenths of a percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis.
(b) The THC concentration for hemp defined in 7 U.S.C. 1639o.
(5) "Industrial hemp" or "hemp" means 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, whether growing or not, with no more than the federally defined THC level for hemp.
(6) "Industrial hemp-derived CBD product" means any industrial hemp-derived product that contains CBD intended for consumption or topical use.
(7) "Remote retailer" means a person or entity who offers any industrial hemp-derived CBD product for sale at retail, or for any transaction of products in lieu of a sale, through a digital application, catalog, or the internet, that can be purchased and delivered directly to a consumer in Louisiana.
(8) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means the sale or any transaction in lieu of a sale of products to the public for use or consumption but does not include the sale or any transaction in lieu of a sale of products for resale.
(9) "State plan" means a plan required for approval by the United States Secretary of Agriculture to monitor and regulate the production of hemp.
Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1.
