MA Commercial Industrial Hemp Grower License Application
Certification language:
By signing this application and initialing where required, the individual signing hereby acknowledges that they have the
legal authority to bind the applicant and agrees to the following:
(please initial): I understand that the cultivation or processing of industrial hemp in Massachusetts may
be a violation of state and federal law, unless done so in accordance with applicable state and federal law, including
but not limited to, the 2018 Farm Bill, USDA guidance and regulations, and M.G.L. c. 128, Sections 116 through 123.
(please initial): I understand that growing or processing industrial hemp in violation
of federal law may
include further legal action in accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill and applicable federal law.
(please initial): I understand that state penalties for growing or processing industrial hemp in violation of
state law may include the suspension or revocation or my license and civil administrative fines in accordance with
M.G.L. c. 128, Section 123.
(please initial): I understand that if the growing or processing site(s) is subject to an Agricultural Preservation
Restriction (“APR”) or Agricultural Covenant, the land may not be eligible for use in the Department’s Industrial Hemp
Program. I further understand that it is my responsibility to review and understand the terms and conditions set forth in
the APR or Agricultural Covenant before submitting this application.
(please initial): I understand that it is my responsibility to ensure that I obtain any other applicable
licenses,
permits, or approvals required by local or state law for the type of activity to be conducted.
(please initial): I understand that any individual/entity registered by the Department to grow or process
industrial hemp shall be subject to audit, inspection, and testing pursuant to M.G.L. c. 128, Section 122 by and at
the discretion of the Department.
(please initial): I hereby give consent for the Department to conduct both scheduled and random
inspections
of and around the premises on which industrial hemp is being sown, grown, harvested, stored, and
processed.
(please initial): I understand that upon approval of my application, the Department may share the location
of
my grow sites with municipal officials and local law enforcement in the city or town where hemp will be grown or
processed. I further understand that any information obtained by the Department may be disclosed to the public and/or
to law enforcement agencies without further notice to me, the Applicant, the owner of the property registered for
cultivation or processing of industrial hemp, or any Department representatives, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
(please initial): I understand that it is my responsibility to ensure that the hemp I receive for processing
complies with the testing requirements set forth by the Department, including that it meet all contaminant
limitations, along with any other applicable testing requirements or standards set by local, state, or federal law for
the type of product to be produced.
(please initial): I acknowledge and understand that licensure to grow or cultivate or process industrial hemp
is authorized by M.G.L. c. 128, Sections 116 through 123 and that my actions with respect to the growth, cultivation,
harvest, processing, or transportation of industrial hemp otherwise subject me to obligations and regulations imposed
under federal and state law, and potentially the laws of other states.
(please initial): _ I acknowledge that as a licensed processor in Massachusetts I may only receive hemp
products
from another licensed processor or licensed grower in Massachusetts, unless otherwise authorized by federal
law. In the event that I obtain hemp products from outside of Massachusetts, I may be required to provide the
Department with the origin and copies of any federal approvals required by law.
