SB 3 — Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; Industrial Hemp Program; licensing; agencies; revocation of licenses; fines; violations. Emergency.

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"Grain" means all of the parts of an industrial hemp plant except the stalk or the flower of the industrial hemp plant;

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"Final hemp-derived cannabinoid product" means any intermediate or final product derived from hemp, other than industrial hemp, that contains cannabinoids in any form and is intended for human or animal use through ingestion, inhalation, topical application, or other form of administration;

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"Handling" means possessing or storing industrial hemp for any period of time on premises owned, operated or controlled by a person licensed to cultivate or process industrial hemp and also includes possessing or storing industrial hemp in a vehicle for any period of time other than during its actual transport from the premises of a licensed person to cultivate or process industrial hemp to the premises of another licensed person;

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"Industrial hemp" or "hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L.

and any part of the plant, including the seeds thereof, and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis, as defined in 7 U.S.C., Section 1639o, as amended by Section 781 of Public Law 119-37.

Furthermore, industrial hemp means hemp that is grown for the use of the stalk, whole grain, oil, cake, nut, hull, or any other noncannabinoid derivative of the seeds, or for fiber, or for immature plants, such as microgreens or other edible leaf products, or for research purposes by an institution of higher education that does not enter the stream of commerce.

The term hemp does not include:

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viable seeds from a cannabis plant that exceed a total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, including SB3 HFLR Page 4 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.

tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis, b.

any cannabinoid that is synthesized or manufactured outside the plant Cannabis sativa L.

or that is not capable of being naturally produced by the plant, c.

intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products that contain greater than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, on a dry-weight basis or that contain any cannabinoid described in subparagraph b of this paragraph, or d.

final hemp-derived cannabinoid products containing greater than four-tenths of a milligram (0.4 mg) combined total per container of total tetrahydrocannabinols, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, and any other cannabinoids that have similar effects, or are marketed to have similar effects, on humans or animals as tetrahydrocannabinol, as determined by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Provided, however, that the exclusion in subparagraph d of this paragraph shall not apply to hemp-derived cannabinoid beverages containing ten milligrams (10 mg) or less of total tetrahydrocannabinols per container that are sold exclusively to SB3 HFLR Page 5 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.

persons twenty-one (21) years of age or older in a package store licensed under the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Such beverages shall be subject to age verification, labeling, packaging, testing, and other requirements established by the Department in consultation with the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission;

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"Key participant" means a person who has a direct or indirect financial interest in the entity producing hemp, such as an owner or partner in a partnership.

A key participant includes an individual who is part of a corporate entity or a tribal-owned corporation.

A key participant also includes an executive-level individual such as a chief executive officer, chief operating officer, or chief financial officer.

Such term shall not include such management personnel as a farm, field, or shift manager or a member of the leadership of a tribal government who is acting in his or her capacity as a tribal leader except when such member exercises executive managerial control over hemp production;

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"Licensee" means a person who holds a valid Industrial Hemp License to grow industrial hemp under the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program.

A licensee shall have the ability to remediate noncompliant industrial hemp with a total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than one percent (1.0%) on a dry-weight basis for retesting as set forth by the Department as long as the noncompliant industrial hemp has a total SB3 HFLR Page 6 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.

delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three- tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis after retesting, and the option to remediate the industrial hemp through the reasonable destruction of the flower or shredding of the entire lot into a homogeneous biomass results in the remediation of any part of the industrial hemp plant that is above three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis.

All noncompliant hemp must be tracked and documented.

The State Board of Agriculture shall have jurisdiction over such remediation, which includes, but is not limited to, destruction through composting, burning, or other regulated disposal methods if the industrial hemp is not remediated into a final product before processing below three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis;

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"License" means authorization by the Department for any person to grow and cultivate industrial hemp on a registered land area as part of the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program;

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"Processing" means converting industrial hemp into a marketable form, including the production of all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers;

provided, that such products qualify as hemp under this section and federal law;

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"Total tetrahydrocannabinols" or "total THC" means the sum of the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration and the tetrahydrocannabinol acid concentration, as measured after SB3 HFLR Page 7 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.

decarboxylation, plus any additional cannabinoids designated by the Secretary of the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services as having similar effects.

SECTION 3.

9ENGR. COMMITTEE REPORT BY:

COMMITTEES. ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OVERSIGHT, dated 04/14/2026 - DO PASS, As Amended.

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NO.

3 Page 2 Passed the Senate the 26th day of March, 2025.

3 Presiding Officer of the Senate 5 Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2025.

8 Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives ENGR.

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B.

NO.

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