HF 2300 (LSB 5788YH (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2300

BY  SORENSEN

A BILL FOR

An Act limiting the authority of counties and cities to regulate hemp production on land zoned for specific purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  335.2B  Hemp production —— limitation.
   A county shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance under this chapter to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the location of hemp production by a USDA licensee as defined in section 204A.2 in any location zoned for commercial or industrial purposes.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  414.34  Hemp production —— limitation.
   A city shall not adopt or enforce any regulation or restriction under this chapter to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the location of hemp production by a USDA licensee as defined in section 204A.2 in any location zoned for commercial or industrial purposes.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits counties and cities from adopting or enforcing any regulation or restriction that regulates, restricts, or prohibits the location of hemp production by a USDA licensee as defined in Code section 204A.2 in any location zoned for commercial or industrial purposes.