Industrial Hemp License
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
The Arkansas Hemp Program at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture administers the Arkansas Hemp Production Act of 2021 and the federal 2018 Farm Bill. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is the state agency in charge of licensing the growth, processing, handling, and storage of hemp material in Arkansas. Licensed Hemp Growers are permitted to legally produce and grow hemp crops, whereas Licensed Hemp Processor/Handlers are permitted to legally accept hemp crops for storage or handling, or to be processed into publicly marketable hemp products. For more information about the AR Hemp Program, please visit: https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/hemp-home
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Tied to business
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
- Military and veterans
- A temporary license available to military and spouses until formal license approval
Issuing body
- Department
- Arkansas Department of Agriculture
- Division
- Plant Industries Division
- Board
- Arkansas State Plant Board
- Address
- 1 Natural Resources Drive Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 225-1598
- Agency website
- www.agriculture.arkansas.gov
- Licence page
- https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant-industries/feed-and-fertilizer-section/hemp-home/
- Last updated
- June 28, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Nursery Dealer 11-9013.00
Source and verification
This record is Arkansas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Arkansas State Plant Board — see the issuing body section above.
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