SALEM, Ore. — Proposed rules (i.e. draft rules) are now available for public comment. ODA will hold a hearing later this month for these proposed rules. If approved, these rules will be effective for the 2022 license year (January 1 – December 31, 2022. The proposed hemp rules can be found here.
Meeting the 2018 Farm Bill and HB 3000 Requirements
The 2018 Farm Bill (Farm Bill) created a federal framework for regulating hemp through the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Farm Bill requires states that want to have the delegated authority to regulate hemp to submit a state plan to USDA for review and approval within a year of the USDA publishing their rules. The USDA published final rules in March of 2021.
Following passage of HB 3000, which gives ODA authority to meet USDA requirements, ODA is updating their rules to meet the Farm Bill and final requirements in order to submit a state plan for review to the USDA. Some changes being made include:
- criminal background check requirements,
- changes to pre-harvest sampling requirements,
- establishing a May 31 application deadline for growers, and
- updates to enforcement.
Please send written comments to the rules coordinator by postal mail or email no later than 5:00 pm on October 22, 2021:
- Oregon Department of Agriculture
Attn: Alex Thomas
635 Capitol St NE
Salem, OR 97301 - athomas@oda.state.or.us
Public Hearing
- Tuesday, September 28Â at 11:00 am (virtual)
- Please join my meet​ing from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/980062285 - ​You can also dial in using your phone.
United States (Toll Free): 1-866-899-4679
United States: +1 (571)-317-3116
Access Code: 980-062-285​​​​​ - Find more information online on the Hemp Laws and Rules webpage.
— Oregon Department of Agriculture