As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. 1. “Controlled substance” means the same as defined in section 124.101.
2. 2. “Conviction” means a conviction for an indictable offense, in this state or another state, and includes a guilty plea, deferred judgment from the time of entry of the deferred judgment until the time the defendant is discharged by the court without entry of judgment, or other finding of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction.
3. 3. “Crop site” or “site” means a single contiguous parcel of agricultural land suitable for the planting, growing, or harvesting of hemp, if the parcel does not exceed forty acres.
4. 4. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
5. 5. “Federal hemp law” means that part of Tit. X of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-334, that authorizes hemp production according to a state plan approved by the United States department of agriculture, as provided in §10113 of that Act, amending the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. §1621 et seq., including by adding §297A through 297E.

6. 6.

   1. a. “Hemp” means the plant cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof, and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent on a dry weight basis.
   2. b. “Hemp” also means a plant of the genus cannabis other than cannabis sativa L., with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent on a dry weight basis, but only to the extent allowed by the department in accordance with applicable federal law, including the federal hemp law.
7. 7. “Hemp license” or “license” means a hemp license issued pursuant to section 204.4.

8. 8.

   1. a. “Hemp product” means an item derived from or made by processing hemp or parts of hemp, including but not limited to any item manufactured from hemp, including but not limited to cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, particle board, plastic, hemp seed, seed meal, or seed oil.

   2. b. “Hemp product” does not include any of the following:

      1. (1) An item or part of an item with a maximum delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds three-tenths of one percent on a dry weight basis.
      2. (2) Hemp seed that is capable of germination.
9. 9. “Licensee” means a person who obtains a hemp license from the department under this chapter.
10. 10. “Local law enforcement agency” means an office of county sheriff or a municipal police department.
11. 11. “Negligent violation program” or “program” means the program that may be established by the department to allow a licensee to correct certain violations of this chapter as provided in section 204.15.
12. 12. “Produce” means to provide for the planting, raising, cultivating, managing, harvesting, and storing a crop.

Implementation of section subject to approval of a state plan as described in section 204.3 by the United States department of agriculture; 2019 Acts, ch 130, §18 NEW section

2019 Acts, ch 130, §2, 18, 19