Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1471 – A. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to cultivate, handle, process, or transport industrial hemp in any of the following circumstances:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1471
- Commissioner: means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- handling: means any of the following:
(a) Transporting or delivering industrial hemp material in intrastate commerce for compensation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- Industrial hemp: means the plant Cannabis sativa L. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- Person: means an individual or any legal or commercial entity, including a corporation, business trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or joint venture. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
- Process: means converting industrial hemp into a marketable form. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- THC: means a combination of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
A. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to cultivate, handle, process, or transport industrial hemp in any of the following circumstances:
(1) Without a license.
(2) Outside the scope of a license.
(3) If the industrial hemp originates from a seed that has not been approved by the commissioner.
(4) If the Cannabis sativa L. plant or any part of that plant would otherwise be industrial hemp as defined by this Part except that it has a THC concentration that exceeds the THC concentration authorized in this Part. This shall not include handling the plant for destruction as required by the department pursuant to this Part.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than twenty years and shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, the Southern University Agricultural Center, and the University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy when performing research and development as provided for in La. Rev. Stat. 3:1469.
Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.