FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATUREHB 581/a
FIRST SESSION, 2019
March 9, 2019
Mr. President:
Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
HOUSE BILL 581, as amended
has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
1. Strike House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee Amendment 4.
2. On page 10, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following new subsections:
"E. Transporting hemp or hemp-derived material without a harvest certificate shall constitute a petty misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500).
F. Product in excess of eight ounces that has the appearance of hemp and is in the possession of a person suspected of violating the provisions of Subsection E of this section may be seized by a law enforcement agency until such time as the agency is able to identify the product, in cooperation with the department of environment or the New Mexico department of agriculture, but for no longer than five days.
G. As used in this section, "harvest certificate" means a certificate, license, permit or other document pursuant to rules adopted under the Hemp Manufacturing Act for use during transportation of hemp or hemp-derived material, whether in the possession of a person or electronically verified by a law enforcement agency."".
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Richard C. Martinez, Chairman
Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
Date ________________________
The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
Yes: 7
No: 0
Excused: Cervantes, O'Neill, Payne, Wirth
Absent: None
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