Grow Hemp in Utah
1) How to Apply for a Hemp Grower License in Utah?
To apply for an Industrial Hemp License Renewal please use this application.
What Is Needed To Apply For A Grower License?
A completed criminal history report from the FBI (Background Check). The criminal history report cannot be older than three months.
Legal description of the growing area.
An aerial photograph identifying the lots of each area.
An application for a Growers License. (Please create an online UtahID account in order to apply for an 8001 Industrial Hemp Grower License)
$500.00 licensing fee to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
2) How to Apply for a Hemp Processor License in Utah?
What Is Needed To Apply For A Processor License?
A completed criminal history report from the FBI (Background Check). The criminal history report cannot be older than three months.
UDAF or FDA Food Permit, or a Good Manufacturing Practice Certificate valid for year of processing.
Blueprint of the processing facility
An application for a Processor License. (Please create an online UtahID account in order to apply for an 8002 Industrial Hemp Processor License)
Pay $2000.00 processor licensing fee to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
3) Licensed Hemp Grower Reports and Information?
Starting July 1st, 2020, Official Sample Tests will be billed at $65.00 per test and $65.00 per hour to sample. Samples will be taken of each lot to verify as industrial hemp. Lots are a contiguous area in a field, greenhouse, or indoor growing structure containing the same variety or strain of cannabis throughout and is defined by a maximum of 25,000 plants or 10 acres and planted within a two-week time frame. All work performed for the sampling of lots will be billed at a minimum of one hour, then in fifteen (15) minute increments after the first hour. Lab sample reports will not be released until payment has been received.
UDAF will continue to operate under the Utah hemp program rules until September 30th 2021. Our current projection is to operate under a USDA approved state plan effective October 1st 2021 which will include applicable requirements set forth by the USDA Final Rule on Hemp Production.
4) How many days do I have to harvest my hemp crop?
30 days until September 30th 2021. October 1st 2021 growers will likely have 15 days to harvest per USDA Interim final rule.
As you move plant material (propagules, seeds, starts, transplants, etc.), complete the required Transportation Permit form within five (5) days of moving the hemp plant material.
Transportation Permit
As you prepare to plant your 2020 Hemp Crop, complete the required Planting Report form within ten (10) days of seeding or transplanting.
Planting Report
As you approach thirty (30) days before harvest, complete the Hemp Harvest Report Sample Request form and allow 5 days for an inspector to schedule a sampling inspection.
Hemp Harvest Report Sample Request
Thirty (30) days after completion of harvest the licensee shall submit a Production Report.
Hemp Production Report
To update your license please fill out this form