Missouri Laws 195.740 – Definitions
For the purposes of sections 195.740 to 195.773, the following terms shall mean:
(1) “Agricultural hemp propagule”, any viable nonseed plant material used to cultivate industrial hemp including, but not limited to, transplants, cuttings, and clones;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 195.740
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Person: an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Missouri Laws 195.010
- Sale: includes barter, exchange, or gift, or offer therefor, and each such transaction made by any person, whether as principal, proprietor, agent, servant or employee. See Missouri Laws 195.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession thereof, and any area subject to the legal authority of the United States of America. See Missouri Laws 195.010
(2) “Agricultural hemp seed”, Cannabis sativa L. seed that meets any labeling, quality, or other standards set by the department of agriculture and that is intended for sale, is sold to, or is purchased by registered producers for planting;
(3) “Crop”, industrial hemp grown under a single registration;
(4) “Department”, the Missouri department of agriculture;
(5) “Indoor cultivation facility”, any greenhouse or enclosed building or structure capable of continuous cultivation throughout the year that is not a residential building;
(6) “Industrial hemp plant monitoring system”, a reporting system that includes, but is not limited to, testing, transfer reports, and data collection maintained by a producer or agricultural hemp propagule and seed permit holder and available to the department for purposes of monitoring viable industrial hemp cultivated as an agricultural product from planting to final sale or transfer as a publicly marketable hemp product;
(7) “Nonviable”, plant material or agricultural hemp seed that is not capable of living or growing;
(8) “Produce”, the cultivation and harvest of viable industrial hemp;
(9) “Producer”, a person who is a Missouri resident, or an entity that is domiciled in this state, who grows or produces viable industrial hemp;
(10) “Publicly marketable product”, any nonviable hemp material, including seed, stem, root, leaf, or floral material, that contains no material with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration exceeding three-tenths of one percent on a dry weight basis.