(a) A person under the age of eighteen (18) years of
age at the time the application is submitted to the Department is
ineligible for a license.
(b) A person who has had a hemp license revoked by
the Department, USDA, another state, Indian nation, or U.S. territory
is ineligible to apply for participation in the Department hemp program
for a period of five (5) years from the date of revocation. Upon application
following the five-year exclusionary period, the Department may deny
an application for any lawful reason, including previous conduct that
occurred while licensed by the Department, USDA, another state, Indian
nation, or U.S. territory.
(c) A person who is or has been convicted of a felony
relating to a controlled substance under federal law or the law of
any state may not, before the 10th anniversary of the date of the
conviction, hold a license, or be a key participant of a license holder,
or be a governing person of a business entity that holds a license
unless the person was lawfully growing hemp under the 2014 Farm Bill
before December 20, 2018, and whose conviction also occurred before
December 20, 2018.
(d) A person who falsifies any information contained
in a license application to the Department, or has previously submitted
an application to the Department, USDA, another state, Indian nation,
or U.S. territory with any materially false statements or misrepresentations
is ineligible for a license.
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