Indiana § 15-15-13-7 - Hemp regulations; rules; licenses; license applications
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§ 15-15-13-7. Hemp regulations; rules; licenses; license applications
Sec. 7. (a) Subject to section 15 of this chapter, the production of, possession of, scientific study of, and commerce in hemp is authorized in Indiana. Hemp is subject to regulation by the state seed commissioner. The state seed commissioner shall adopt rules to oversee the licensing, production, and management of:
(1) hemp; and
(2) agricultural hemp seed.
(b) All growers and handlers must have a hemp license issued by the state seed commissioner. Growers and handlers engaged in the production of agricultural hemp seed must also have an agricultural hemp seed production license.
(c) An application for a hemp license or agricultural hemp seed production license must include the following:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) The name and address of the hemp operation of the applicant.
(3) The global positioning system coordinates and legal description of the property used for the hemp operation.
(4) If the hemp license or agricultural hemp seed production license application is made by a grower, the acreage size of the field where the hemp will be grown.
(5) A statement signed by the applicant, under penalty of perjury, that the person applying for the hemp license or agricultural hemp seed production license has not been convicted of a drug related felony or misdemeanor in the previous ten (10) years.
(6) A written consent allowing the state police department to conduct a state or national criminal history background check.
(7) A written consent allowing the state police department, the state seed commissioner, or the state seed commissioner's authorized representative, if a license is issued to the applicant, to conduct aerial inspections and to enter the premises on which the hemp is grown to conduct physical inspections of hemp planted and grown by the applicant, and to ensure the plants meet the definition of hemp as set forth in section 6 of this chapter.
(8) A nonrefundable application fee, which must include the amount necessary to conduct a state or national criminal history background check, in an amount determined by the state seed commissioner.
(9) Any other information required by the state seed commissioner.
As added by P.L.165-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.190-2019, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-15-13-7 ("Hemp regulations; rules; licenses; license applications") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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