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(c) Contracted growers.--
(1) The department, to the extent necessary to carry out
the provisions of an agricultural pilot program, may contract
with a person to grow or cultivate industrial hemp.
(2) An institution of higher education holding a permit
from the department, to the extent necessary to carry out the
provisions of an agricultural pilot program, may contract
with a person to grow or cultivate industrial hemp.
(3) A contract between an institution of higher
education and a person must incorporate the provisions of the
permit issued to the institution of higher education and must
require written approval from the department.
(4) A person with a contract to grow or cultivate
industrial hemp must provide the following information:
(i) The name and mailing address of the person.
(ii) The legal description and global positioning
coordinates sufficient to locate each site to be used to
grow or cultivate industrial hemp.
(iii) A signed declaration indicating whether the
person has ever been convicted of a felony or
misdemeanor.
(5) A person with a contract under this subsection is
subject to a grant of necessary permissions, waivers or other
form of valid legal status by the United States Drug
Enforcement Administration or other appropriate Federal
agency pursuant to Federal laws relating to industrial hemp.
The department may seek all-inclusive permissions, waivers or
other forms of valid legal status from the United States Drug
Enforcement Administration or other appropriate Federal
agency pursuant to Federal laws relating to industrial hemp
for all persons with a contract to grow or cultivate
industrial hemp.
(6) A person with a felony drug conviction within the
past 10 years may not contract to grow or cultivate
industrial hemp under this subsection.
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