1. (a) Subject to section 15 of this chapter, the production of, possession of, scientific study of, and commerce in industrial hemp is authorized in Indiana. Industrial hemp is an agricultural product that 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. (1) industrial hemp; and

   2. (2) agricultural hemp seed;

      to ensure integrity of audits and security of field sites of each commodity.

2. (b) All growers and handlers must have an industrial 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.

3. (c) An application for an industrial hemp license or agricultural hemp seed production license must include the following:

   1. (1) The name and address of the applicant.
   2. (2) The name and address of the industrial hemp operation of the applicant.
   3. (3) The global positioning system coordinates and legal description of the property used for the industrial hemp operation.
   4. (4) If the industrial hemp license or agricultural hemp seed production license application is made by a grower, the acreage size of the field where the industrial hemp will be grown.
   5. (5) A statement signed by the applicant, under penalty of perjury, that the person applying for the industrial 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. (6) A written consent allowing the state police department to conduct a state or national criminal history background check.
   7. (7) A written consent allowing the state police department, if a license is issued to the applicant, to enter the premises on which the industrial hemp is grown to conduct physical inspections of industrial hemp planted and grown by the applicant, and to ensure the plants meet the definition of industrial hemp as set forth in section 6 of this chapter. Not more than two (2) physical inspections may be conducted under this subdivision per year, unless a valid search warrant for an inspection has been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
   8. (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. (9) Any other information required by the state seed commissioner.

As added by P.L.165-2014, SEC.1.