SB 17-109

Senate Bill 17-109, also known as the Industrial Hemp Animal Feed bill, establishes a committee under the Colorado Department of Agriculture to study whether hemp products can be safely used in animal feed. This group includes experts from various fields such as agriculture, veterinary science, and legal studies. The committee is tasked with providing recommendations by the end of 2017 on how to incorporate hemp into livestock diets if it's deemed safe and practical. Since the bill has been signed, its provisions are now law, meaning the study group will start their work immediately to assess the feasibility and safety of using hemp in animal feed.

Official Summary

The bill creates a group under the commissioner of agriculture to study the feasability of including hemp products in animal feed. The group includes a hemp producer, a hemp processor, a legal expert, a person from an institution of higher education who has studied hemp policy, a veterinarian, a livestock producer, and any other person the commissioner determines would facilitate understanding the legal, practical, or business considerations. The group will make recommendations by December 31, 2017. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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