Effective 28 Aug 2019

195.764. Fees, amount, use of — fund created. — 1. The department may charge producers and permit holders reasonable fees as determined by the department for the purposes of administering sections 195.740 to 195.773. Fees charged for purposes of administering sections 195.740 to 195.773 shall only be used to administer such sections, and shall not provide additional revenue for the department to use to administer any other program or provide staff to the department for any other program. All fees collected under sections 195.740 to 195.773 shall be deposited in the industrial hemp fund created under this section for use by the department to administer sections 195.740 to 195.773.

2. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Industrial Hemp Fund", which shall consist of any grants, gifts, donations, bequests, or money collected under sections 195.740 to 195.773. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and money in the fund shall be used solely by the department of agriculture for the purpose of administering such sections, including reimbursing the Missouri state highway patrol for the enforcement of such sections. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

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(L. 2018 H.B. 2034, A.L. 2019 S.B. 133)