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I, c. 110; 2023, cc. 744, 794.","full_text":"A\n\nA person who is not a federally licensed hemp producer shall obtain a registration pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-4115 prior to growing, handling, or processing any industrial hemp in the Commonwealth.B\n\nA person issued a registration pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115 shall:1\n\nMaintain records that reflect compliance with this article;2\n\nRetain all industrial hemp growing, handling, or processing records for at least three years;3\n\nAllow his production field, handler’s storage site, or process site to be inspected by and at the discretion of the Commissioner or his designee, the Department of State Police, or the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality in which the production field, or handler’s storage site, or process site exists;4\n\nAllow the Commissioner or his designee to monitor and test the grower’s, handler’s, or processor’s industrial hemp for compliance with tetrahydrocannabinol levels and for other appropriate purposes established pursuant to § 3.2-4114, at the cost of the grower, handler, or processor; and5\n\nIf required by the Commissioner, destroy, at the cost of the grower, handler, or processor and in a manner approved of and verified by the Commissioner, any Cannabis sativa that the grower grows, the handler handles, or the processor processes that has been tested and, following any re-sampling and retesting as authorized pursuant to the provisions of § 3.2-4114.2, is found to have a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol that is greater than that allowed by federal law, or any Cannabis sativa product that the processor produces.C\n\nA processor shall not sell industrial hemp or a substance containing an industrial hemp extract, as defined in § 3.2-5145.1, to a person if the processor knows or has reason to know that such person will use the industrial hemp or substance containing an industrial hemp extract in a substance that (i) contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that is greater than 0.3 percent or (ii) contains more than two milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package and does not contain an amount of cannabidiol that is at least 25 times greater than the amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240218,"text":"A person who is not a federally licensed hemp producer shall obtain a registration pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-4115 prior to growing, handling, or processing any industrial hemp in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":240219,"text":"A person issued a registration pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115 shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":240220,"text":"Maintain records that reflect compliance with this article;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":240221,"text":"Retain all industrial hemp growing, handling, or processing records for at least three years;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":240222,"text":"Allow his production field, handler’s storage site, or process site to be inspected by and at the discretion of the Commissioner or his designee, the Department of State Police, or the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality in which the production field, or handler’s storage site, or process site exists;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":240223,"text":"Allow the Commissioner or his designee to monitor and test the grower’s, handler’s, or processor’s industrial hemp for compliance with tetrahydrocannabinol levels and for other appropriate purposes established pursuant to § 3.2-4114, at the cost of the grower, handler, or processor; 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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57850,"section_number":"3.2-4114","catch_line":"Regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4114\/"},{"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":87044,"section_number":"3.2-4115","catch_line":"Issuance of registrations; exemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4115\/"},{"id":81195,"section_number":"3.2-5145.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5145.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196215,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66127,"identifier":"3.2-4116","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/2\/3.2-4116","url":"\/3.2-4116\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4116\/","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/2\/3.2-4116","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration conditions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4116","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A person who is not a federally licensed hemp producer<\/span> shall obtain a registration pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-4115<\/a> prior to growing, handling, or processing any industrial hemp<\/span> in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A person issued a registration pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115<\/a> shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Maintain records that reflect compliance with this article; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Retain all industrial hemp<\/span> growing, handling, or processing records for at least three years; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Allow his production field<\/span>, handler<\/span>’s storage site, or process site<\/span> to be inspected by and at the discretion of the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee, the Department<\/span> of State Police, or the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of the locality in which the production field<\/span>, or handler<\/span>’s storage site, or process site<\/span> exists; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Allow the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee to monitor and test the grower<\/span>’s, handler<\/span>’s, or processor<\/span>’s industrial hemp<\/span> for compliance with tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> levels and for other appropriate purposes established pursuant to § 3.2-4114<\/a>, at the cost of the grower<\/span>, handler<\/span>, or processor<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> If required by the Commissioner<\/span>, destroy, at the cost of the grower<\/span>, handler<\/span>, or processor<\/span> and in a manner approved of and verified by the Commissioner<\/span>, any Cannabis sativa that the grower<\/span> grows<\/span>, the handler<\/span> handles<\/span>, or the processor<\/span> processes that has been tested and, following any re-sampling and retesting as authorized pursuant to the provisions of § 3.2-4114.2<\/a>, is found to have a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> that is greater than that allowed by federal law<\/span>, or any Cannabis sativa product<\/span> that the processor<\/span> produces. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A processor<\/span> shall not sell industrial hemp<\/span> or a substance containing an industrial hemp<\/span> extract, as defined in § 3.2-5145.1<\/a>, to a person if the processor<\/span> knows or has reason to know that such person will use the industrial hemp<\/span> or substance containing an industrial hemp<\/span> extract in a substance that (i) contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> concentration that is greater than 0.3 percent or (ii) contains more than two milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> per package and does not contain an amount of cannabidiol that is at least 25 times greater than the amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> per package. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION CONDITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-4116)\n\nA. A person who is not a federally licensed hemp producer shall obtain a\nregistration pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-4115 prior to growing,\nhandling, or processing any industrial hemp in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. A person issued a registration pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115 shall:\n\n 1. Maintain records that reflect compliance with this article;\n\n 2. Retain all industrial hemp growing, handling, or processing records for at\n least three years;\n\n 3. Allow his production field, handler’s storage site, or process site\n to be inspected by and at the discretion of the Commissioner or his designee,\n the Department of State Police, or the chief law-enforcement officer of the\n locality in which the production field, or handler’s storage site, or\n process site exists;\n\n 4. Allow the Commissioner or his designee to monitor and test the\n grower’s, handler’s, or processor’s industrial hemp for\n compliance with tetrahydrocannabinol levels and for other appropriate purposes\n established pursuant to § 3.2-4114, at the cost of the grower, handler,\n or processor; and\n\n 5. If required by the Commissioner, destroy, at the cost of the grower,\n handler, or processor and in a manner approved of and verified by the\n Commissioner, any Cannabis sativa that the grower grows, the handler handles,\n or the processor processes that has been tested and, following any re-sampling\n and retesting as authorized pursuant to the provisions of § 3.2-4114.2,\n is found to have a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol that is greater than\n that allowed by federal law, or any Cannabis sativa product that the processor\n produces.\n\nC. A processor shall not sell industrial hemp or a substance containing an\nindustrial hemp extract, as defined in § 3.2-5145.1, to a person if the\nprocessor knows or has reason to know that such person will use the industrial\nhemp or substance containing an industrial hemp extract in a substance that (i)\ncontains a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that is greater than 0.3\npercent or (ii) contains more than two milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol\nper package and does not contain an amount of cannabidiol that is at least 25\ntimes greater than the amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package.\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}}