Amendment #230 to H3800

Pesticides for hemp and cannabis cultivation

Mr. Rogers of Cambridge moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 2511-0103, by adding the following: “; provided, however, that not later than January 20, 2020 the department of agriculture, in consultation with the cannabis control commission, shall issue guidance specifying a list of allowable pesticides for hemp and cannabis cultivation; and provided further, that the department of agriculture shall review and update said guidance annually, at a minimum, and shall release a draft of said guidance for public comment no fewer than 30 days prior to such issuance”; and in said item by striking out the figures “$1,243,718” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$1,543,718”