How SB208 changes current law

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The bill amends existing laws related to industrial hemp regulation and designates a new state vegetable.

• AS 03.05.010(a)

  including regulations that (A) specify approved sources or varieties of hemp seed or propagation material to be grown, sold, or offered for sale by an individual registered to produce industrial hemp, including material certified under a federally approved hemp program, federally certified seed scheme, or recognized third-party certifier, without requiring grow-out trials conducted by the department;

  It adds specific regulatory responsibilities for the commissioner concerning industrial hemp seed sources.

• AS 03.05.010(c)

  Noncompliant industrial hemp is industrial hemp that tests above 0.3 percent delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on a dry-weight basis [WHEN THE COMMISSIONER ISSUES A STOP ORDER]. → Noncompliant industrial hemp is industrial hemp that tests above 0.3 percent delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on a dry-weight basis.

  It removes the condition of issuing a stop order related to testing noncompliant industrial hemp.

• AS 03.05.010(c)(1)

  SHALL

  It mandates the issuance of a stop order to individuals with certain THC levels.

• AS 03.05.010(c)(2)

  MAY ISSUE A STOP ORDER TO → allow

  It allows a registered individual to retain and remediate noncompliant hemp before being issued a stop order.

• AS 03.05.010

  The commissioner of natural resources may issue enforcement actions for an industrial hemp violation using the corrective action plan developed under (a)(7)(K) of this section.

  It grants the commissioner the authority to issue enforcement actions based on a corrective action plan.

• AS 03.05.076(a)

  A SIGNED STATEMENT BY THE APPLICANT, MADE UNDER THE PENALTY OF PERJURY, AFFIRMING THAT THE APPLICANT (A) HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY RELATED TO A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THIS OR ANOTHER JURISDICTION WITHIN THE 10 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPLICATION; OR (B) WAS LAWFULLY GROWING HEMP BEFORE DECEMBER 20, 2018, AND WAS NOT CONVICTED OF A FELONY RELATED TO A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THIS OR ANOTHER JURISDICTION AFTER THAT DATE.

  It removes the requirement for applicants to affirm a felony conviction history regarding controlled substances.

• AS 03.05.076(b)(3)

  YEARS

  It changes the retention period of industrial hemp seeds from years to unspecified time.

• AS 03.05.076(d)(3)

  A STOP-SALE ORDER AND ISSUES A VIOLATION [NOTICE] under this section;

  It specifies that the department must notify other agencies only when it encounters certain violations.

• AS 03.05.076(e)(1)

  SHALL → MAY

  It changes the requirement for issuing stop-sale orders from mandatory to discretionary.

• AS 03.05.076(e)(2)

  MAY → MAY

  It allows the department to regulate shipping documentation and eliminates some permits.