AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Section 15.2 of the Cannabis Control Act [720 ILCS 550/15.2] and Section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 USC 5940).DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
a) An institution of higher education shall not cultivate industrial hemp unless it has received a registration from the Department.
b) The Department will only provide registration if:
1) The industrial hemp is cultivated for purposes of agricultural or academic research; and
2) The research project studies the cultivation or marketing of industrial hemp.