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This bill directs
the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to establish a pilot
program for the indoor cultivation of hemp.
The ACF estimates that establishing an indoor cultivation program
would require additional staff and resources.
This bill includes allocations of $84,296 in fiscal year 2019-20 and
$108,233 in fiscal year 2020-21 for one Professional Licensing Supervisor
position, for changing one half-time Certified Seed Specialist position to a
seasonal position, for associated position costs and for contracted services
for laboratory testing of product samples.
Indoor growing will increase the number of licenses and the square
footage subject to monitoring, sampling and testing fees, resulting in a
revenue increase of $93,750 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $125,000 in fiscal
year 2020-21. This estimate assumes
that 100 growers would pay a $500 license fee and that each licensee would
have an average of 3,000 square feet subject to a 25¢ per square foot
monitoring, sampling and testing fee. |