Wisconsin

Industrial Hemp

Wis. Stat. § 94.55 (2017)

Wis. Stat. § 94.67 (2017)

Wis. Stat. § 97.02 (2017)

Wis. Stat. § 348.27(18)(a)(1)(f) (2017)

Wis. Stat. § 961.14(4)(t)(2) (2017)

Wis. Stat. § 961.32(3) (2017)

Wis. Stat. § 961.442 (2017)

Wis. Stat. § 961.55(9) (2017)

Wis. Stat. § 973.01 (2017)

• Allows the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to issue licenses to grow and process industrial hemp. GPS coordinates, fee payment and a criminal history search are required for licenses.
• Allows a person without a license to possess, transport, sell, distribute or buy industrial hemp that was grown and processed by a person with a license.
• Directs the DATCP to establish rules for licensing and establish a seed certification program.
• Allows DATCP or an institution of higher education to create a pilot program to study industrial hemp. Native American tribes may also establish a pilot program with assistance from DATCP or an institution of higher education.
• Amends the definition of agricultural commodity.

2017 Act No. 100
Industrial Hemp
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 2017

History

1989 Act No. 121
Amendments to Controlled Substances Act
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 19, 1990

1981 Act No. 206
Amendments to Controlled Substances Act
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 1982

1971 Act No. 219
Uniform Controlled Substances Act
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1972

Resources

• Wisconsin Legislature
• Wisconsin Constitution
• Wisconsin Statutes
• Wisconsin Administrative Code
• Wisconsin Session Laws

Page last updated on January 29, 2018