West Virginia Code 19-12E-7 – Rule-making authority
The commissioner shall propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with § 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code that include, but are not limited to:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 19-12E-7
- CBD: means the compound by the same name derived from the hemp variety of the cannabis sativa L. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
- Handling: means possessing or storing hemp plants for any period of time on premises owned, operated, or controlled by a person licensed to cultivate or process hemp. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
- Hemp products: means all products derived from, or made by, processing hemp plants or plant parts, that are prepared in a form available for commercial sale. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
- industrial hemp: means all parts and varieties of the plant Cannabis sativa L. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
(1) Licensing persons who wish to grow, cultivate, handle, or process industrial hemp;
(2) Sampling and testing of the industrial hemp to determine tetrahydrocannabinol levels;
(3) Supervision of the industrial hemp during its growth and harvest;
(4) Assessment of fees that are commensurate with the costs of the commissioner’s activities in licensing, testing, and supervising industrial hemp production;
(5) The production and sale of industrial hemp;
(6) The production, sale, possession, handling, or transport of hemp products and extracts, including those containing one or more hemp-derived cannabinoids, including CBD; and
(7) Any other rules and procedures necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.