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KRS 260.850

Definitions for KRS 260.850 to 260.869

Known as the Kentucky Farm Milk Handlers Law

The act spans §§ 260–260 (168 sections).

Effective: June 29, 2023 History: Amended 2023 Ky

As used in KRS 260.850 to 260.869:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture;

(2) "Cultivating" means planting, growing, and harvesting a plant or crop;

(3) "Department" means the Kentucky Department of Agriculture;

(4) "Handling" means possessing or storing hemp for any period of time on premises owned, operated, or controlled by a person licensed to cultivate or process hemp. "Handling" also includes possessing or storing hemp in a vehicle for any period of time other than during its actual transport from the premises of a licensed person to cultivate or process hemp to the premises of another licensed person;

(5) "Hemp" or "industrial hemp":

(a) Means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis; and (b) Does not include medicinal cannabis as defined in KRS 218B.010;

(6) "Hemp products" or "industrial hemp products":

(a) Means products derived from, or made by, processing hemp plants or plant parts; and (b) Does not include medicinal cannabis products as defined in KRS 218B.010;

(7) "Licensee" means an individual or business entity possessing a license issued by the department under the authority of this chapter to grow, handle, cultivate, process, or market hemp or hemp products;

(8) "Marketing" means promoting or selling a product within the Commonwealth, in another state, or outside of the United States. "Marketing" includes efforts to advertise and gather information about the needs or preferences of potential consumers or suppliers;

(9) "Processing" means converting an agricultural commodity into a marketable form; and (10) "University" means an accredited institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.