Title:
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Emergency Interim Ordinance Extending the Interim Ordinance Imposing a Moratorium on Hemp Manufacturing for 10 Months and 15 Days (Four-Fifths Vote Required) [Noticed 11/29/2019] {To be published in its entirety upon adoption}
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01729
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt an Interim Ordinance: 1) extending the term of Ordinance No. 2019-0040 by four-fifths relating to a moratorium on hemp manufacturing for 10 months and 15 days, to expire October 25, 2020; and 2) declaring the ordinance to be an urgency measure to take effect immediately upon adoption.
Contact: Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-8491; Zarah Cruz, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8925, Office of Cannabis Management, Office of the City Manager.
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Presenter: Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-8491, Office of the City Manager
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On November 5, 2019, the City Council adopted a 45-day moratorium to temporarily prohibit the manufacturing of hemp within the city's boundaries. This item seeks to extend the moratorium for another 10 months and 15 days, while staff conducts further research on the subject and the potential impacts if the City is to regulate it in the future.
The regulatory scheme for "industrial hemp" continues to evolve. Since 2013, the state of California has regulated the cultivation and sale of industrial hemp for both agriculture and commercial purposes. On December 20, 2018, the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly referred to as the "2018 Farm Bill") was signed into law. The bill immediately removed hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 Schedule I controlled substances list. It also provided that industrial hemp may now be grown and produced for agricultural purposes, subject to local zoning and land use restric...
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