Sec. 9.5. (a) A person who is a handler licensed under this section may distribute clones and other nonseed propagative materials of a hemp plant using the person’s own labeling, if the distributor does the following:

(1) Complies with the requirements of this chapter.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-15-13-9.5

  • handler: means an individual, a partnership, a company, or a corporation that receives hemp for scientific research, or for processing into commodities, hemp products, or agricultural hemp seed. See Indiana Code 15-15-13-5
  • hemp: means the plant Cannabis sativa L. See Indiana Code 15-15-13-6
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Reports the variety and quantity of each variety of the propagative material of plant sold.

(3) Pays the inspection fee on the basis of the report.

(4) Labels the propagative material with the information required by the state seed commissioner.

(5) Keeps records to accurately determine the named varieties and the number of plants of each variety distributed.

(6) Grants the state seed commissioner or the state seed commissioner’s authorized representative access to examine the handler’s records and verify the quantity and each variety of propagative material distributed.

(7) Report, under oath, to the state seed commissioner on forms furnished by the state seed commissioner each variety and quantity of propagative material sold during each semiannual period.

(8) Any other information or conditions stated in the application.

     (b) The state seed commissioner may revoke a handler’s license if the commissioner determines any of the following:

(1) That the licensee has not complied with the requirements under this chapter.

(2) The report required in subsection (a) has not been submitted and is more than ten (10) days late.

(3) The report required in subsection (a) contained false information.

(4) The labeling requirements under this chapter have not been met.

     (c) If the inspection fee has not been paid and is more than ten (10) days late, the state seed commissioner shall assess a late fee.

     (d) Each year the:

(1) report required under subsection (a)(7); and

(2) inspection fees required under this chapter;

for the period beginning on January 1 and ending on June 30 and for the period beginning on July 1 and ending on December 31 are due not more than thirty (30) days after the end of the semiannual period.

As added by P.L.190-2019, SEC.11.

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