N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 506

§ 506. Growth of industrial hemp permitted. Notwithstanding any\nprovision of law to the contrary, industrial hemp is an agricultural\nproduct which may be grown, produced and possessed in the state as part\nof an agricultural pilot program pursuant to authorization under federal\nlaw and the provisions of this article.\n Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary restricting the\ngrowing or cultivating of industrial hemp, and subject to authorization\nunder federal law, the commissioner may authorize no more than up to ten\nsites for the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp as part of an\nagricultural pilot program conducted by the department and/or an\ninstitution of higher education to study the growth and cultivation of\nsuch hemp provided that the sites used for growing or cultivating\nindustrial hemp are certified by, and registered with, the department.\n