Pennsylvania SB 1135: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for emergency COVID-19 provisions.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1379
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1135
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, KANE, FONTANA, COLLETT, KEARNEY, COSTA
AND L. WILLIAMS, JANUARY 9, 2026
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, JANUARY 9, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, providing for the use of hemp in commercial animal
feed.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 3 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 8
HEMP IN COMMERCIAL ANIMAL FEED
Sec.
801. Definitions.
802. Administration.
§ 801. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Commercial feed." All material or combinations of material
that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as
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feed or for mixing in feed, unless the material is specifically
excluded by law. The term includes the addition of hemp seed or
a substance derived from hemp seed for use as feed or for mixing
in feed for a pet, specialty pet, horse or for other
nonproduction animals.
"Industrial hemp." The plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part
of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a
dry-weight basis.
§ 802. Administration.
(a) Duties of department.--The department shall have the
following duties:
(1) To i mplement this chapter.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 71
(relating to seed) and its attendant regulations, to regulate
the labeling and testing of industrial hemp and industrial
hemp seeds within this Commonwealth, including in commercial
feed.
(3) To establish, through regulation, recordkeeping
requirements necessary to administer this chapter.
(b) Duties of secretary.-- If the secretary determines that a
Federal agency is authorized to regulate industrial hemp, the
secretary shall transmit notice of the authorization to the
Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next
available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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