ORS § 571.NEW

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 571.NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Operative 1/1/2026]
(1) As used in this section and sections 12 and 13 of this 2024 Act, "cannabinoid" means any of the chemical compounds that are the active constituents derived from industrial hemp.
(2)
(a) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, in consultation with the State Department of Agriculture, shall establish a registration program for industrial hemp products that contain cannabinoids and are intended for human or animal consumption or use. An industrial hemp product described in this paragraph is not subject to the requirements of this section unless the industrial hemp product is in its final form and ready for sale, transfer or delivery to a consumer in this state.
(b) A person that is located within or outside this state and that, as determined by the commission by rule, is responsible for the manufacture, packaging or distribution of an industrial hemp product described in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall, prior to selling, transferring or delivering the industrial hemp product directly to a consumer in this state or selling, transferring or delivering the industrial hemp product to a retailer in this state for the purpose of sale to a consumer in this state:
(A) Annually submit the information described in subsection (3) of this section to the commission in a manner specified by the commission by rule;
(B) Include on the industrial hemp product a label that contains the information described in subsection (4) of this section; and
(C) Pay an annual registration fee established by the commission by rule.
(3) A person described in subsection (2) of this section shall submit to the commission the following information about an industrial hemp product that contains cannabinoids and is intended for human or animal consumption or use:
(a) The name and type of the product;
(b) The name and physical address of the manufacturer of the product;
(c) The mailing address of the manufacturer of the product;
(d) A certificate of analysis for a batch of the product;
(e) A copy of the label for the product;
(f) A statement about whether the product is an adult use cannabis item; and
(g) Any other information required by the commission by rule.
(4) A person described in subsection (2) of this section shall label an industrial hemp product that contains cannabinoids and is intended for human or animal consumption or use with a label that contains the following information:
(a) The name and type of the product;
(b) The name and physical address of the manufacturer of the product;
(c) The ingredients of the product;
(d) The net weight or volume of the product;
(e) The serving size and number of servings contained in a package of the product;
(f) The potency of the product and a list of the cannabinoid contents of the product;
(g) The address of a publicly accessible website that contains the certificate of analysis for the product;
(h) Health and safety warnings required by law or rule;
(i) If the product is an adult use cannabis item, the following language:
(A) "For use only by adults 21 and older."; and
(B) "Keep out of reach of children.";
(j) If the product is a food product, any other information required by law or rule for food products; and
(k) Any other information required by the commission by rule.
(5) In adopting rules under subsection (4) of this section, the commission:
(a) May establish different labeling standards for different types of industrial hemp products that contain cannabinoids and are intended for human or animal consumption or use, and may consider existing product quality requirements or standards applicable to different types of products; and
(b) May not adopt rules that are more restrictive than is reasonably necessary to protect the public health and safety.
(6) If an industrial hemp product is intended only for human consumption or use, the person described in subsection (2) of this section shall comply with the requirements of ORS 571.337 and 571.339.
(7)
(a) The fee collected under this section may not exceed the cost of administering ORS 571.309 and sections 2, 4 and 11 to 14 of this 2024 Act.
(b) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund established under ORS 475C. 297.
(8) A person is not required to submit to the commission the information described in subsection (3) of this section for an industrial hemp product that contains cannabinoids and is intended for human or animal consumption or use if another person has submitted the information for the product and the product continues to be consistent with the previously submitted information.
(9) The commission may refuse to register an industrial hemp product that contains cannabinoids and is intended for human or animal consumption or use if, based on the information described in subsection (3) or (4) of this section, the sale of the product to a consumer is prohibited by section 12 of this 2024 Act or by the commission by rule.
(10) This section does not apply to an industrial hemp product that:
(a) Does not contain cannabinoids;
(b) Is intended only for topical use;
(c) Is an industrial hemp grain or fiber product that does not contain added cannabinoids;
(d) Is a commercial feed product for animals registered under ORS 633.006 to 633.089; or
(e) Is transported through this state en route to a final destination in another state.

ORS 571.NEW

Added by 2024 Ch. 16,§ 11, eff. 3/20/2024, op. 1/1/2026.