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2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 13 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food
Chapter 571 - Nursery Stock; Licensed Agricultural Crops
Section 571.300 - Definitions for ORS 571.300 to 571.315.

Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat ยง 571.300 (2015)
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As used in ORS 571.300 to 571.315:

(1) "Agricultural hemp seed" means Cannabis sativa seed:

(a) That meets any labeling, quality and other standards set by the Director of Agriculture and that is intended for sale or is sold to, or purchased by, licensed growers for planting; or

(b) That is not intended for planting, but remains in an unprocessed or partially processed condition capable of germination.

(2) "Crop" means any contiguous field of industrial hemp grown under a single license.

(3) "Grower" means a person, joint venture or cooperative that produces industrial hemp.

(4) "Handler" means a person, joint venture or cooperative that receives industrial hemp for processing into commodities, products or agricultural hemp seed.

(5) "Industrial hemp":

(a) Means all nonseed parts and varieties of the Cannabis sativa plant, whether growing or not, that contain a cropwide average tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.

(b) Means any Cannabis sativa seed that:

(A) Is part of a growing crop;

(B) Is retained by a grower for future planting;

(C) Is agricultural hemp seed or is for processing into, or use as, agricultural hemp seed; or

(D) Has been processed in a manner or to an extent that it is incapable of germination.

(c) Does not mean industrial hemp commodities or products.

[2009 c.897 §1; 2015 c.503 §1]

Note: 571.300 to 571.315 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 571 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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