N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 506: Growth, sale, distribution, transportation and processing of hemp and products derived from such hemp permitted

§ 506. Growth, sale, distribution, transportation and processing of

hemp and products derived from such hemp permitted. 1. Notwithstanding

any provision of law to the contrary, hemp and products derived from

such hemp are agricultural products which may be grown, cultivated,

produced, processed, manufactured, possessed in the state, and sold,

distributed, or transported in the state, pursuant to authorization

under federal law, the provisions of this article, article

thirty-three-B of the public health law or any other state law.

2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary restricting

the growing or cultivating, processing, manufacturing, sale,

distribution or transportation of hemp and products derived from such

hemp, and subject to authorization of the growth and cultivation of hemp

under federal law, the commissioner may: (a) authorize the growing,

cultivating, processing and manufacturing of hemp as part of

agricultural pilot programs conducted by the department or an

institution of higher education to study the growth and cultivation,

sale, distribution, transportation, processing and manufacturing of such

hemp and products derived from such hemp provided that the sites and

programs used for growing or cultivating hemp are authorized by, and

registered with, the department; and (b) license the growth and

cultivation of hemp, including the processing of hemp in connection with

its growing and cultivation, and the sale of hemp plants or hemp seed.