Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Division 70 - Plant Industries
Chapter 17 - Industrial Hemp
Section 2 CSR 70-17.020 - Registration and Permit Application Requirements
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates the applicant requirements for a producer registration and agricultural hemp propagule and seed permit.
PURPOSE: This rule explains the requirements for producer registrations and agricultural hemp propagule and seed permits.
(1) Persons must obtain-
(2) Each applicant for a producer registration or agricultural hemp propagule and seed permit must complete and submit an application on a form provided by the department.
(3) Persons must apply for a separate registration or permit for each noncontiguous parcel of land where viable industrial hemp will be produced, sold, distributed, or offered for sale.
(4) No application shall include any parcel of land not owned or rented by the person.
(5) The applicant and all key participants applying for the producer registration must meet the requirements of a state and federal fingerprint criminal history background check listed in 2 CSR 70-17.030.
(6) A complete producer registration application must provide the following:
(7) A complete agricultural hemp propagule and seed permit application must provide the following:
(8) Each registration or permit application must be submitted along with a nonrefundable fee payable to the Missouri Department of Agriculture as established in 2 CSR 70-17.070.
(9) Applications will not be processed until all requirements are received. Incomplete applications will expire sixty (60) days from the time the department notifies the applicant of missing documentation. If an application expires, the applicant must resubmit all documentation and associated fees.
(10) The department shall notify applicants by letter or email whether the application has been denied or approved.