1 CRR-NY 159.6NY-CRR

STATE COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
CHAPTER III. PLANT INDUSTRY
SUBCHAPTER F. INDUSTRIAL HEMP
PART 159. LICENSE TO GROW AND RESEARCH HEMP
1 CRR-NY 159.6
1 CRR-NY 159.6
159.6 License term, form, and amendment.
(a) The department shall issue commercial and research licenses.
(1) All growers seeking a license to grow hemp for commercial sale or distribution shall apply for a commercial license.
(2) All growers seeking to engage in hemp research, and that will not offer hemp for commercial sale or distribution, may seek a research license.
(3) Unless a person is eligible for and obtains a license from the department, such person shall not grow, cultivate, or handle hemp.
(b) The effective date of the license shall commence on the date of issuance set forth on the license.
(c) Licenses shall be issued on a form prepared by the department, containing, among other things, the name of the grower, the grower’s principal place of business, a unique license number, and the license’s date of issuance and expiration.
(d) Amendment of a license is required if there is any change to the information submitted in the license application, including, among other things: the sale of a business, the growing or handling of hemp in a new location, the cessation of growing or handling of hemp at an authorized location, and/or the addition or removal key participants of the licensee.
(1) An application for an amendment of a license shall be made on a form prepared by the department, shall provide all the requested information, and be submitted to the department together with a non-refundable $100 amendment application fee.
(2) An incomplete amendment application shall not be processed and will be returned to the applicant, unless the department, in its sole discretion, determines it more expedient to request the information from the applicant.
(3) The same procedures applicable to a license application shall apply to an application for an amendment.
1 CRR-NY 159.6
Current through January 15, 2022
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