1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; directing the commissioner of agriculture to apply for 
1.3 	primary jurisdiction to regulate industrial hemp production in this state.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPLICATION REQUIRED.
 1.6 	No later than August 1, 2019, the commissioner of agriculture must submit a plan to the 
1.7 	secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture and request primary regulatory 
1.8 	authority over the production of industrial hemp in this state, as provided under section 
1.9 	10113 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.