PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Rules Review Committee has approved the state’s industrial hemp rules.
According to the rules approved on Monday, every hemp grower licensed by the state will pay a grower inspection fee of $250 and every hemp lot shall not be inspected more than 15 days before the hemp is harvested.
Once it has been insepcted and tested, it can then be harvested.
Growers will need to contact the Department of Public Safety at least 30 days prior to harvest to schedule an inspection.
Industrial Hemp in the program must not exceed a T-H-C level of more than .3-percent.
Governor Kristi Noem signed the industrial hemp program package in the spring.
The Approval of the rules means farmers can growe hemp beginning in 2021.
