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HB 1167 2022
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fees; amending s. 581.217, F.S.;
3 requiring an applicant seeking a hemp extract or hemp
4 extract product registration certificate to submit an
5 application fee to the Department of Agriculture and
6 Consumer Services; requiring that such application fee
7 be deposited into a specified trust fund; providing a
8 contingent effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
13 581.217, Florida Statutes, as created by HB 679, is amended to
14 read:
15 581.217 State hemp program.—
16 (7) DISTRIBUTION OF HEMP EXTRACT AND HEMP EXTRACT
17 PRODUCTS.—
18 (b) Each hemp extract and hemp extract product
19 manufactured or distributed in the state must be registered with
20 the department before distribution. The person or entity whose
21 name appears on the label of the hemp extract or hemp extract
22 product must apply to the department for a registration
23 certificate on a form prescribed by the department. By applying
24 to register the hemp extract or hemp extract product, the
25 applicant assumes full responsibility for the registration,
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26 quality, and quantity of the extract or product manufactured or
27 distributed in the state. A hemp extract or hemp extract product
28 registration certificate is valid for 1 year after the date of
29 issuance and must be renewed annually on or before its
30 expiration date.
31 1. A completed registration certificate application must
32 be accompanied by all of the following:
33 a. A sample of the hemp extract or hemp extract product
34 and a copy of the proposed labeling as it will be manufactured
35 or distributed.
36 b. A certificate of analysis pursuant to paragraph (a)
37 which is dated no more than 30 days before the date upon which
38 the registration application is submitted.
39 c. An application fee not to exceed $500 for each hemp
40 extract or hemp extract product established by department rule.
41 The application fee shall be deposited into the department's
42 General Inspection Trust Fund.
43 2. The department may analyze a sample of the hemp extract
44 or hemp extract product and inspect the label to ensure that the
45 extract or product:
46 a. Meets all proposed labeling claims.
47 b. Meets all requirements under this subsection and
48 department rules.
49 c. Contains an acceptable hemp THC level.
50 d. Is not adulterated or misbranded pursuant to chapter
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51 500, chapter 502, or chapter 580.
52 3. The department shall deny a registration certificate
53 application that does not meet the requirements of this
54 paragraph or department rules.
55 Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date
56 that HB 679 or similar legislation takes effect, if such
57 legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an
58 extension thereof and becomes a law.
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