- (1) Categories will be as follows: Category A are certified varieties formally approved by the department, Category B are certified varieties approved by other states or countries at a level equivalent to the department, Category C are all other hemp cultivars that an applicant reasonably believes will not produce a plant with over 0.3 percent total THC at any time prior to harvest and are not in Category D, and Category D includes all cultivars forbidden by any federal law or regulation or added by rule by the department because of its inability to consistently produce hemp.
- (2) A list of approved Category A and Category B varieties can be found on the department's website at https://agr.mt.gov/Industrial-Hemp . The list will be updated annually.
Authorizing statute(s): 80-18-107, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 80-18-102, 80-18-103, 80-18-106, MCA
History: NEW, 2019 MAR p. 532, Eff. 5/11/19; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 59, Eff. 1/16/21.