The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 7 : Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco

Chapter 031 : Cannabis

Subchapter 003 : Hemp

• § 854. Hemp registration and licensure

  (a) Producers. All persons engaged in the production of hemp shall register with the Board as growers and shall provide their location, the nature of their activities, and evidence that those activities conform to the requirements of federal law and regulation. A person shall apply for registration or renewal of registration on a form provided by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by the fee required under section 858 of this subchapter.

  (b) Processors. All persons engaged in the processing of hemp, including trade in hemp-derived cannabinoids and process intermediaries, shall be licensed by the Board. A person shall apply for a license or renewal of a license on a form provided by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by the fee required under section 858 of this subchapter.

  (c) Products. All hemp-derived products containing or reasonably expected to contain more than 0.4 mg tetrahydrocannabinol shall be registered with the Board prior to sale to any person within this State. A person shall apply for registration or renewal of registration on a form provided by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by the fee required under section 858 of this subchapter.

  (d) All applicants. The Board may deny an application for licensure, registration, or renewal if the applicant:

  (1) fails to establish that its activities comply with State and federal law;

  (2) refuses the Board or its lawful designees entry upon its premises to inspect and confirm compliance, including by sampling hemp and hemp products for potency testing;

  (3) fails to submit information requested by the Board; or

  (4) fails to submit the fee required under section 858 of this subchapter. (Added 2025, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. June 18, 2026.)