N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 508

* § 508. Regulations. In cooperation with the commissioner of health\nand the commissioner of criminal justice services, the commissioner\nshall develop regulations consistent with the provisions of this article\nfor the approval of agricultural pilot programs for the growing and\ncultivation, sale, distribution, transportation or processing of\nindustrial hemp and products derived from such hemp, including, but not\nlimited to:\n (a) the authorization of any person who as part of such programs may:\nacquire or possess industrial hemp plants or hemp seeds; grow or\ncultivate industrial hemp plants; and/or, sell, purchase, distribute,\ntransport or process such plants, seeds and products; and\n (b) the disposal, if necessary, of industrial hemp after it has been\ngrown or cultivated and studied.\n * NB Effective until March 8, 2020\n * § 508. Compliance action plan. If the commissioner determines, after\nnotice and an opportunity for hearing, that a licensee has negligently\nviolated a provision of and/or a regulation promulgated pursuant to this\narticle, that licensee shall be required to comply with a corrective\naction plan established by the commissioner to correct the violation by\na reasonable date and to periodically report to the commissioner with\nrespect to the licensee's compliance with this article for a period of\nno less than the next two calendar years following the commencement date\nof the compliance action plan. The provisions of this section shall not\nbe applicable to research partners conducting hemp research pursuant to\na research partner agreement, the terms of which shall control.\n * NB Effective March 8, 2020\n