(1) The department and its licensee may grow, cultivate, or process industrial hemp.

(2) The department shall certify a higher education institution to grow or cultivate industrial hemp for the purpose of agricultural or academic research if the higher education institution submits to the department: (a) the location where the higher education institution intends to grow or cultivate industrial hemp; (b) the higher education institution's research plan; and (c) the name of an employee of the higher education institution who will supervise the industrial hemp growth, cultivation, and research.

(a) the location where the higher education institution intends to grow or cultivate industrial hemp;

(b) the higher education institution's research plan; and

(c) the name of an employee of the higher education institution who will supervise the industrial hemp growth, cultivation, and research.

(3) The department shall maintain a list of each industrial hemp certificate holder and licensee.

(4) The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to: (a) ensure any industrial hemp project or research pilot project meets the standards of an agricultural pilot project, as defined by Section 7606 of the United States Agricultural Act of 2014; (b) establish requirements for a license to participate in an industrial hemp research pilot program; (c) establish requirements for a license to grow, cultivate, process, or market industrial hemp; (d) set sampling and testing procedures for industrial hemp; and (e) define a class or category of an industrial hemp product that is eligible for sale, transfer, or distribution to a member of the public.

(a) ensure any industrial hemp project or research pilot project meets the standards of an agricultural pilot project, as defined by Section 7606 of the United States Agricultural Act of 2014;

(b) establish requirements for a license to participate in an industrial hemp research pilot program;

(c) establish requirements for a license to grow, cultivate, process, or market industrial hemp;

(d) set sampling and testing procedures for industrial hemp; and

(e) define a class or category of an industrial hemp product that is eligible for sale, transfer, or distribution to a member of the public.

(5) A person seeking to cultivate industrial hemp shall provide to the department: (a) the legal description and global positioning coordinates sufficient for locating any field or greenhouse the person uses to grow industrial hemp; and (b) written consent allowing a representative of the department and local law enforcement to enter all premises where the person cultivates, processes, or stores industrial hemp for the purpose of: (i) conducting a physical inspection; or (ii) ensuring compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(a) the legal description and global positioning coordinates sufficient for locating any field or greenhouse the person uses to grow industrial hemp; and

(b) written consent allowing a representative of the department and local law enforcement to enter all premises where the person cultivates, processes, or stores industrial hemp for the purpose of: (i) conducting a physical inspection; or (ii) ensuring compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(i) conducting a physical inspection; or

(ii) ensuring compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(6) An individual who has been convicted of a drug-related felony within the last 10 years is not eligible to obtain a license under this chapter.

(7) The department may set a fee in accordance with Subsection 4-2-103(2) for the application for an industrial hemp certificate and the application for an industrial hemp license.