Chapter 122 |
2019 -- H 6218 AS AMENDED Enacted 07/08/2019 |
A N A C T |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- ASSENT TO FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT |
Introduced By: Representative June Speakman |
Date Introduced: June 13, 2019 |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
SECTION 1. Chapter 2-1 of the General Laws entitled "Agricultural Functions of |
Department of Environmental Management" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following |
section: |
2-1-10.1. Assent to food safety modernization act. |
The state of Rhode Island assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "FDA |
Food Safety Modernization Act," 21 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq., and the director of environmental |
management is authorized, empowered, and directed to perform those acts relating to produce on |
the farm that may be necessary for the modernization of the safety of the food supply, as defined |
in that act of Congress, in compliance with that act and with the rules and regulations |
promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration that are consistent with that act. |
SECTION 2. Section 21-28-1.02 of Chapter 21-28 of the General Laws entitled "Uniform |
Controlled Substances Act" is hereby amended by amending § 21-28-1.02(30) [effective until |
January 1, 2023] and § 21-28-1.02(29) [effective January 1, 2023] as follows: |
(30) "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; |
the seeds of the plant; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, |
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin, but shall not |
include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the |
seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of |
mature stalks, (except the resin extracted from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed from the |
plant which is incapable of germination. Marijuana shall not include "industrial hemp" or |
"industrial hemp products" which satisfy the requirements of chapter 26 of title 2, nor shall it |
include products that have been approved for marketing as a prescription medication by the U.S. |
Food and Drug Administration and legally prescribed. |
(29) "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; |
the seeds of the plant; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, |
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin, but shall not |
include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the |
seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of |
mature stalks, (except the resin extracted from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed from the |
plant which is incapable of germination. Marijuana shall not include "industrial hemp" or |
"industrial hemp products" which satisfy the requirements of chapter 26 of title 2, nor shall it |
include products that have been approved for marketing as a prescription medication by the U.S. |
Food and Drug Administration and legally prescribed. |
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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