FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2021

February 4, 2021

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 88

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

1. On page 4, line 16, strike "on a dry weight basis" and

insert in lieu thereof "or a concentration allowed by federal law,

whichever is greater, based on dry weight".

 

     2. On page 5, line 1, strike "human ingestion or inhalation"

and insert in lieu thereof "use in a hemp finished product".

 

     3. On page 5, line 7, after "percent", insert "or a

concentration allowed by federal law, whichever is greater, based on

dry weight".

 

     4. On page 6, line 16, strike "A" and insert in lieu thereof

"Except as specified in Subsection H of this section, a".

 

     5. On page 8, line 6, strike the closing quotation mark.

 

     6. On page 8, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following new

subsection:

 

          "H. A person engaged in the manufacturing or use of hemp

seed or hemp seed derivatives for products intended for human food

is not subject to the provisions of this section but shall be

subject to the provisions of the Food Service Sanitation Act and the

New Mexico Food Act."".

 

     7. On page 9, line 6, strike "A person that transports" and on

lines 8 and 9, strike "hemp extract or hemp finished products" and

insert in lieu thereof "Except for a person who transports hemp

extract or hemp finished products for personal use, the

transportation of hemp extract or hemp finished products intended

for human ingestion or inhalation".,

 

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.                         

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

Derrick J. Lente, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:      8

No:       0

Excused:  Ezzell

Absent:   None

 

 

 

 

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