Licenses required; compliance

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (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 product made with hemp in violation of rules adopted under section 928.03 of the Revised Code.