Section 928.04 | Licenses required; compliance.
(A) Except as authorized under division (A)(4) or (5) of section 928.02 of the Revised Code, no person shall cultivate hemp without a hemp cultivation license issued by the director of agriculture under this chapter, if the director implements a program to monitor and regulate hemp cultivation under division (A)(1) of section 928.02 of the Revised Code, or process hemp without a hemp processing license issued by the director of agriculture under this chapter.
(B) No person who holds a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license issued by the director under this chapter shall violate this chapter or rules adopted under it.
(C) No person subject to a corrective action plan issued by the director of agriculture under section 928.05 of the Revised Code shall fail to comply with the plan.
(D) No person shall transport hemp or a hemp product in violation of rules adopted under section 928.03 of the Revised Code.
Last updated July 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- July 30, 2019 – Enacted by Senate Bill 57 - 133rd General Assembly [ View July 30, 2019 Version ]
- September 30, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly [ View September 30, 2025 Version ]