11-51-103. Licensing.

(a) No person shall produce or process hemp unless the person has obtained a license from the department on a form provided by the department.

(b) The application for a license under this section shall include:

(i) The name and address of the applicant;

(ii) The physical address and legal description of all land and property where the production or processing will occur;

(iii) A statement that the applicant has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendre to a controlled substance felony within the past ten (10) years, or in the event the applicant is not an individual, a statement that no member, principal, officer or director of the applicant has been convicted of or pled nolo contendre to a controlled substance felony;

(iv) Authorization for reasonable access by the department for random inspections related to production or processing activities; and

(v) Verification that the applicant is a business entity organized under the laws of Wyoming or a Wyoming resident, as defined by rule of the department.

(c) The department shall issue a license, or renewal thereof, which is valid for one (1) year if:

(i) The requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met including that the applicant has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendre to a controlled substance felony within the past ten (10) years; and

(ii) Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) is received for each annual license or renewal application. This fee shall be reduced to five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a nonprofit or educational organization.

(d) Licenses under this section may authorize producing hemp and processing hemp products at more than one (1) location for the same licensee.

(e) Any person possessing hemp or hemp products only for the purpose of testing THC levels may, but shall not be required to, obtain a license under this article.