PREFILED    DEC 18 2018

REFERENCE TITLE: industrial hemp; licensing; effective date

State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019

SB 1003

Introduced by Senator Borrelli

 

AN ACT

 

amending Laws 2018, chapter 287, section 7; amending laws 2018, chapter 287, section 9; relating to agricultural licensing.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Laws 2018, chapter 287, section 7 is amended to read:

Sec. 7.  Rulemaking authority; exemption

A.  The Arizona department of agriculture may adopt rules to carry out title 3, chapter 2, article 4.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act Laws 2018, chapter 287.

B.  The Arizona department of agriculture shall adopt the initial rules to carry out title 3, chapter 2, article 4.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by Laws 2018, chapter 287, by May 31, 2019.

B.  C.  For the purposes of this act, the Arizona department of agriculture is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, for one year after the general effective date of the fifty-third legislature, second regular session August 3, 2018.

Sec. 2.  Laws 2018, chapter 287, section 9 is amended to read:

Sec. 9.  Effective date

Title 3, chapter 2, article 4.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act Laws 2018, chapter 287, and sections 13‑3405, 41‑619.51, 41‑1758, 41‑1758.01 and 41‑1758.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act laws 2018, chapter 287, are effective one year from and after the general effective date of the fifty‑third legislature, second regular session from and after May 31, 2019.

Sec. 3.  Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.