* § 520. Definitions. Wherever used in this article unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context or subject matter requires a different meaning, the following terms shall have the representative meanings hereinafter set forth or indicated:

1. 1. "Applicant" means a for-profit entity or not-for-profit corporation and includes board members who submit an application to become a licensee.
2. 2. "Hemp extract" means any product made or derived from industrial hemp, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives whether growing or not, with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than an amount of the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such 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 an amount determined by the department in regulation, used or intended for human or animal consumption or use for its cannabinoid content, as determined by the commissioner in regulation. Hemp extract excludes industrial hemp used or intended exclusively for an industrial purpose and those food and/or food ingredients that are generally recognized as safe by the department, and shall not be regulated as hemp extract within the meaning of this article.
3. 3. "Cannabinoid grower" means a person licensed by the department, and in compliance with article twenty-nine of this chapter, to acquire, possess, cultivate, and sell hemp extract for its cannabinoid content.
4. 4. "Cannabinoid manufacturer" means a person licensed by the department to acquire, possess, and manufacture hemp extract from licensed cannabinoid growers or cannabinoid extractors for the manufacture and sale of hemp extract products marketed for cannabinoid content and used or intended for human or animal consumption or use.
5. 5. "Cannabinoid extractor" means a person licensed by the department to acquire, possess, extract and manufacture hemp extract from licensed cannabinoid growers for the manufacture and sale of hemp extract products marketed for cannabinoid content and used or intended for human or animal consumption or use.
6. 6. "License" means a license issued pursuant to this article.
7. 7. "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such 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 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. * NB Effective March 8, 2020