410 ILCS 707/20: Hemp and industrial hemp cultivation.

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

(a) No person shall cultivate hemp or industrial hemp in this State without a hemp cultivation license issued by the Department.

(b) An application for a cultivation license shall include:

(1) the name and address of the applicant; and

(2) the legal description of the land area to be used to cultivate hemp, including Global Positioning System coordinates.

(c) The Department may determine, by rule, the duration of a cultivation license, applicable license fees, and the requirements for license renewal.

(d) The Department shall submit to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture a hemp production plan under which the Department monitors and regulates the cultivation of hemp and industrial hemp in this State. The Department shall adopt rules incorporating the hemp production plan, including application and licensing requirements.

(e) The Department may conduct inspections of hemp cultivation licensees at the Department's discretion.

(f) The Department shall adopt rules necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Act in accordance with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations, including rules governing standards and criteria for licensure and registration, payment of applicable fees, required signage, and forms required for the administration of this Act.

(g) The Department shall adopt rules for the testing of hemp THC levels and the disposal of plant matter exceeding lawful THC levels, including an option for a cultivator to request a retest for a minor violation, with the retest threshold determined by the Department and set by rule.

(h) The Department may impose fines, not to exceed $10,000, on hemp cultivation licensees for violations of this Act and rules.

(i) The Department's rules that are related to the cultivation of industrial hemp and adopted under the Industrial Hemp Act shall remain in effect until superseded by rules adopted under this Act. Upon the effective date of this Act, hemp cultivation licensees under the Industrial Hemp Act shall be automatically licensed under this Act subject to the existing renewal period.