Senate Bill 19-240 Summary

• Wholesale food manufacturers producing industrial hemp products must pay a $300 annual registration fee to the state, regardless of gross annual sales (other manufacturers pay $60 or $300 based on sales volume).

• Counties and municipalities may establish local licensing requirements and fees for businesses engaged in storage, extraction, processing, or manufacturing of industrial hemp, but cannot impose additional food production regulations that conflict with state law.

• The Department of Public Health and Environment may convene a stakeholder work group to study regulation of industrial hemp products, including representatives from processors, retailers, legal experts, consumer advocates, and other industry participants.

• The stakeholder work group must deliver written conclusions and legislative recommendations to agricultural committees by December 1, 2019, and the work group authority expires September 1, 2021.

• If Senate Bill 19-220 is enacted, the Department must participate in stakeholder processes to develop Colorado's hemp management plan in compliance with the federal Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018.