Tennessee Code 43-27-102 – Hemp license – Requirements

(a) Any person who produces hemp in this state shall obtain an annual license from the department.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-27-102

Department: means the department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 43-27-101
Hemp: means the plant cannabis sativa L. See Tennessee Code 43-27-101
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

(b) In order to obtain and maintain a hemp license, a person must:

(1) Submit to the department a description of all land on which the person produces hemp in this state, to include global positioning system coordinates and other information sufficient to identify the property;

(2) Submit to the department any other information prescribed by rules as necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter;

(3) Consent to reasonable inspection and sampling by the department of the person’s hemp crop and inventory; and

(4) Not be convicted of a state or federal felony drug offense within the previous ten (10) years.

(c) The department shall maintain all records that the department creates, or that are submitted to the department, for regulation of hemp in this state for a period of at least five (5) years.

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