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Appropriations panel debates S.323 changes for farms, fees and hemp regulation
Summary
Committee counsel and members reviewed S.323 sections affecting farm permit eligibility, removal of large/medium farm fees proposed to be backfilled from the general fund, and a transfer of hemp licensing to the Cannabis Control Board; members asked for agency testimony and requested an amendment to strike fee sections pending appropriations clarification.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on March 19 reviewed Senate Bill 323, a sprawling agriculture bill that includes changes to on‑farm permit eligibility, several program technical fixes and a package of fee and licensing changes that would shift some revenue and regulatory authority.
Bradley Shman of the Office of Legislative Council walked members through the bill and focused the committee on the sections with potential fiscal impact. He said the bill would expand accessory on‑farm permitting by allowing donated crops to count toward the statutory test that determines whether a property qualifies as a farm and is exempt from certain municipal permitting requirements. That statutory threshold “is at least $2,000 a…
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