USDA Approves Hemp Production Plans For Massachusetts And 5 Native Tribes
USDA continues to receive and review hemp production plans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the approval of hemp production plans under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program for Massachusetts, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the Pala Band of Mission Indians, bringing the total of approved plans to 42.
USDA continues to receive and review hemp production plans from states and Indian tribes. To review approved plans or check the status of a plan, visit the Status of State and Tribal Hemp Production Plans webpage.
State and tribal plans previously approved include:
| States | Tribes |
|---|---|
| Delaware | Blackfeet Nation |
| Florida | Cayuga Nation |
| Georgia | Colorado River Indian Tribes |
| Iowa | Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs |
| Kansas | Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe |
| Louisiana | Fort Belknap Indian Community |
| Montana | Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska |
| Nebraska | La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indian Tribes |
| New Jersey | Oglala Sioux Tribe |
| Ohio | Otoe-Missouria Tribe |
| Pennsylvania | Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation |
| South Carolina | Pueblo of Picuris Tribe |
| Texas | Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa |
| Washington | Santa Rosa Cahuilla Indian Tribe |
| West Virginia | Santee Sioux Nation |
| Wyoming | Seneca Nation of Indians |
| Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe | |
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | |
| Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians | |
| Yurok Tribe |
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) directed USDA to develop a regulatory oversight program for hemp and include provisions for USDA to approve hemp production plans submitted by states and Indian tribes. Accordingly, on Oct. 31, 2019, USDA issued an interim final rule establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program and the provisions for USDA to approve submitted plans. State and tribal plans provide details on practices and procedures that enable hemp producers in their jurisdictions to operate according to their individual plans and in compliance with federal laws.
For additional information about the program, visit the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program webpage.
For information or questions related to a specific plan, please contact the applicable state or tribe.
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