South Dakota Hermp Bill Introduced

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to authorize the production of
industrial hemp.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

Section 1. Any person who has registered with the Department of
Agriculture to do so may plant, harvest, possess, process, sell, or buy
industrial hemp, cannabis sativa L., with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
content of 0.3 percent or less. Any person who harvests, possesses, or
sells industrial hemp with a THC content of more than 0.3 percent is
guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, no violation of this section
that involves a THC content of less than three percent may be
prosecuted.

Section 2. The secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall
design and implement a registry within the department by January 1,
2002.


Bill on-line: <http://legis.state


STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2001
Friday, January 19, 2001

167E0424
SENATE BILL NO. 86


Introduced by: Senators Volesky and Koetzle and Representatives
Nachtigal, Begalka, and Bradford