MCL - Section 333.29301

INDUSTRIAL HEMP GROWERS ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 220 of 2020


333.29301 Report to USDA Farm Service Agency; grower duties.

Sec. 301.

    (1) After a grower is granted a registration under chapter II and not more than 60 days before the grower plants any industrial hemp, the grower shall report the following information to the USDA Farm Service Agency:
    (a) The address and total acreage of and GPS coordinates for each field, greenhouse, building, or other location where industrial hemp will be grown.
    (b) The grower's registration number.
    (2) A grower shall do all of the following:
    (a) Allow the department or a law enforcement agency to enter onto and inspect all premises where industrial hemp is or will be located, with or without cause and with or without advance notice.
    (b) On request from the department or a law enforcement agency, produce a copy of the grower's registration for inspection.
    (c) Contact the department to collect an official hemp sample under section 401.
    (d) Harvest the industrial hemp lot within 30 days after an official hemp sample is collected under section 401.
    (e) Dispose of or remediate under section 407, without compensation, any industrial hemp lot determined to be noncompliant under section 405.
    (f) Dispose of the following, without compensation, under section 407:
    (i) Industrial hemp that is at a location that is not disclosed on the grower's application under section 201.
    (ii) Industrial hemp that is grown in violation of this act.
    (g) Report all of the following information to the department by November 30 of each year:
    (i) Total acreage of industrial hemp that the grower grew in the immediately preceding growing season.
    (ii) Total acreage of industrial hemp that the grower harvested in the immediately preceding growing season.
    (iii) Total acreage of industrial hemp that the grower disposed of in the immediately preceding growing season.
    (h) Use only a compliance monitoring testing facility to test unofficial hemp samples for compliance monitoring to determine whether the industrial hemp is in compliance with this act.
    (i) If the department is inspecting or investigating a complaint, the grower or the grower's authorized agent must be present and do all of the following:
    (i) Allow the department to have access to all structures directly related to the production of industrial hemp including, but not limited to, a barn, machine shed, greenhouse, or storage area.
    (ii) Provide business records including books, accounts, records, files, and any other documents in print or electronic media that the department determines is relevant or necessary for the inspection or investigation.
    (iii) Allow a law enforcement agency to accompany the department during an inspection or investigation.
    (iv) Allow the department to collect official hemp samples for the purpose of completing an inspection or investigation.
    
    


History: 2020, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2020 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 2021