TITLE XL AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CHAPTER 439-A HEMP
Section 439-A:2
439-A:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Cannabidiol" or "CBD" is a phytocannabinoid extracted from hemp plants.
II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.
III. "Department" means the department of agriculture, markets, and food.
IV. "Hemp products" means all products made from hemp, including cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, construction materials, plastics, seed, seed meal, seed oil, and certified seed for cultivation.
[Paragraph V effective until January 1, 2027; see also paragraph V set out below.]
V. "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration (THC) of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
[Paragraph V effective January 1, 2027; see also paragraph V set out above.]
V. "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 tetrahydrocannabinols concentration (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.