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At a minimum, the application shall include:1\n\nThe name and mailing address of the applicant;2\n\nThe legal description and geographic data sufficient for locating (i) the land on which the applicant intends to grow industrial hemp, (ii) the site at which the applicant intends to handle industrial hemp, or (iii) the site at which the applicant intends to process industrial hemp. A registration shall authorize industrial hemp growth, handling, or processing only at the location specified in the registration;3\n\nA signed statement indicating whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony. A person with a prior felony drug conviction within 10 years of applying for a registration under this section shall not be eligible to be registered;4\n\nWritten consent allowing the sheriff’s office, police department, or Department of State Police, if a registration is ultimately issued to the applicant, to enter the premises on which the industrial hemp is grown, handled, or processed to conduct physical inspections of the industrial hemp and to ensure compliance with the requirements of this article. No more than two physical inspections shall be conducted under this subdivision per year, unless a valid search warrant for an inspection has been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction;5\n\nWritten consent allowing the Commissioner or his designee to enter the premises on which the industrial hemp is grown, handled, or processed to conduct inspections and sampling of the industrial hemp to ensure compliance with the requirements of this article;6\n\nA statement of the approximate square footage or acreage of the location he intends to use as a production field, handler’s storage site, or process site;7\n\nAny other information required by the Commissioner; and8\n\nThe payment of a nonrefundable application fee, in an amount set by the Commissioner.C\n\nEach registration issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed in successive years. Each annual renewal shall require the payment of a registration renewal fee, in an amount set by the Commissioner.D\n\nAll records, data, and information filed in support of a registration application submitted pursuant to this section and all information on a hemp producer license issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture submitted to the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall be considered proprietary and excluded from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).E\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection B, no federally licensed hemp producer shall be required to apply to the Commissioner for a registration to grow industrial hemp in the Commonwealth. Each federally licensed hemp producer shall submit to the Commissioner a copy of his hemp producer license issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to 7 C.F.R. 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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 158<\/a> and 180<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2018, chapters 689<\/a> and 690<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 653<\/a> and 654<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 744<\/a> and 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84070,"section_number":"18.2-247","catch_line":"Use of terms \"controlled substances,\" \"marijuana,\" \"Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI,\" \"imitation controlled substance,\" and \"counterfeit controlled substance\" in Title 18.2","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-247\/"},{"id":79195,"section_number":"3.2-4112","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4112\/"},{"id":73208,"section_number":"3.2-4114.2","catch_line":"Authority of Commissioner; notice to law enforcement; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4114.2\/"},{"id":66127,"section_number":"3.2-4116","catch_line":"Registration conditions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4116\/"},{"id":61850,"section_number":"3.2-4118","catch_line":"Forfeiture of industrial hemp grower, handler, or processor registration; violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4118\/"},{"id":71934,"section_number":"4.1-600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-600\/"},{"id":59669,"section_number":"54.1-3401","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3401\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196211,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87044,"identifier":"3.2-4115","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/2\/3.2-4115","url":"\/3.2-4115\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4115\/","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/2\/3.2-4115","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of registrations; exemption","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4115","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall establish a registration program to allow a person to grow<\/span>, handle<\/span>, or process<\/span> industrial hemp<\/span> in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person seeking to grow<\/span>, handle<\/span>, or process<\/span> industrial hemp<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall apply to the Commissioner<\/span> for a registration on a form provided by the Commissioner<\/span>. At a minimum, the application shall include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The name and mailing address of the applicant; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The legal description and geographic data sufficient for locating (i) the land on which the applicant intends to grow<\/span> industrial hemp<\/span>, (ii) the site at which the applicant intends to handle<\/span> industrial hemp<\/span>, or (iii) the site at which the applicant intends to process<\/span> industrial hemp<\/span>. A registration shall authorize industrial hemp<\/span> growth, handling, or processing only at the location specified in the registration; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A signed statement indicating whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony<\/span>. A person with a prior felony<\/span> drug conviction<\/span> within 10 years of applying for a registration under this section shall not be eligible to be registered; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Written consent allowing the sheriff’s office, police department<\/span>, or Department<\/span> of State Police, if a registration is ultimately issued to the applicant, to enter the premises on which the industrial hemp<\/span> is grown, handled, or processed to conduct physical inspections of the industrial hemp<\/span> and to ensure compliance with the requirements of this article. No more than two physical inspections shall be conducted under this subdivision per year, unless a valid search warrant<\/span> for an inspection has been issued by a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Written consent allowing the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee to enter the premises on which the industrial hemp<\/span> is grown, handled, or processed to conduct inspections and sampling of the industrial hemp<\/span> to ensure compliance with the requirements of this article; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A statement of the approximate square footage or acreage of the location he intends to use as a production field<\/span>, handler<\/span>’s storage site, or process site<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Any other information required by the Commissioner<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> The payment of a nonrefundable application fee, in an amount set by the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each registration issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed in successive years. Each annual renewal shall require the payment of a registration renewal fee, in an amount set by the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> All records, data, and information filed in support of a registration application submitted pursuant to this section and all information on a hemp producer license issued by the U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture submitted to the Commissioner<\/span> pursuant to this section shall be considered proprietary and excluded from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B, no federally licensed hemp producer<\/span> shall be required to apply to the Commissioner<\/span> for a registration to grow<\/span> industrial hemp<\/span> in the Commonwealth. Each federally licensed hemp producer<\/span> shall submit to the Commissioner<\/span> a copy of his hemp producer license issued by the U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture pursuant to 7 C.F.R. Part 990. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF REGISTRATIONS; EXEMPTION (\u00a7 3.2-4115)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall establish a registration program to allow a person to\ngrow, handle, or process industrial hemp in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Any person seeking to grow, handle, or process industrial hemp in the\nCommonwealth shall apply to the Commissioner for a registration on a form\nprovided by the Commissioner. At a minimum, the application shall include:\n\n 1. The name and mailing address of the applicant;\n\n 2. The legal description and geographic data sufficient for locating (i) the\n land on which the applicant intends to grow industrial hemp, (ii) the site at\n which the applicant intends to handle industrial hemp, or (iii) the site at\n which the applicant intends to process industrial hemp. A registration shall\n authorize industrial hemp growth, handling, or processing only at the location\n specified in the registration;\n\n 3. A signed statement indicating whether the applicant has ever been convicted\n of a felony. A person with a prior felony drug conviction within 10 years of\n applying for a registration under this section shall not be eligible to be\n registered;\n\n 4. Written consent allowing the sheriff’s office, police department, or\n Department of State Police, if a registration is ultimately issued to the\n applicant, to enter the premises on which the industrial hemp is grown,\n handled, or processed to conduct physical inspections of the industrial hemp\n and to ensure compliance with the requirements of this article. No more than\n two physical inspections shall be conducted under this subdivision per year,\n unless a valid search warrant for an inspection has been issued by a court of\n competent jurisdiction;\n\n 5. Written consent allowing the Commissioner or his designee to enter the\n premises on which the industrial hemp is grown, handled, or processed to\n conduct inspections and sampling of the industrial hemp to ensure compliance\n with the requirements of this article;\n\n 6. A statement of the approximate square footage or acreage of the location he\n intends to use as a production field, handler’s storage site, or process\n site;\n\n 7. Any other information required by the Commissioner; and\n\n 8. The payment of a nonrefundable application fee, in an amount set by the\n Commissioner.\n\nC. Each registration issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period\nof one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed in successive years.\nEach annual renewal shall require the payment of a registration renewal fee, in\nan amount set by the Commissioner.\n\nD. All records, data, and information filed in support of a registration\napplication submitted pursuant to this section and all information on a hemp\nproducer license issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture submitted to the\nCommissioner pursuant to this section shall be considered proprietary and\nexcluded from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§\n2.2-3700 et seq.).\n\nE. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B, no federally licensed hemp\nproducer shall be required to apply to the Commissioner for a registration to\ngrow industrial hemp in the Commonwealth. Each federally licensed hemp producer\nshall submit to the Commissioner a copy of his hemp producer license issued by\nthe U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to 7 C.F.R. Part 990.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 158, 180; 2018, cc. 689, 690; 2019, cc. 653, 654; 2021, Sp.\nSess. I, c. 110; 2023, cc. 744, 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}