N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 506
Growth, sale, distribution, transportation and processing of hemp and products derived from such hemp permitted
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As of January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2016
§ 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
§ 506. Growth, sale, distribution, transportation and processing of\nindustrial hemp and products derived from such hemp permitted.\nNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, industrial hemp\nand products derived from such hemp are agricultural products which may\nbe grown, produced and possessed in the state, and sold, distributed,\ntransported or processed either in or out of state as part of\nagricultural pilot programs pursuant to authorization under federal law\nand the provisions of this article.\n Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary restricting the\ngrowing or cultivating, sale, distribution, transportation or processing\nof industrial hemp and products derived from such hemp, and subject to\nauthorization under federal law, the commissioner may authorize no more\nthan ten sites for the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp as part\nof agricultural pilot programs conducted by the department and/or an\ninstitution of higher education to study the growth and cultivation,\nsale, distribution, transportation and processing of such hemp and\nproducts derived from such hemp provided that the sites and programs\nused for growing or cultivating industrial hemp are certified by, and\nregistered with, the department.\n
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