USDA Approves Hemp Production Plans for U.S. Virgin Islands, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Chippewa Cree Tribe, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians

Date
May 27, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the approval of hemp production plans under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program for U.S. Virgin Islands, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Chippewa Cree Tribe, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, bringing the total of approved plans to 47.

USDA continues to receive and review hemp production plans from states and Indian tribes. To review approved plans or check the status of a plan, visit the Status of State and Tribal Hemp Production Plans webpage.

State and tribal plans previously approved include: 

States

Tribes

Delaware

Blackfeet Nation

Florida

Cayuga Nation

Georgia

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Iowa

Colorado River Indian Tribes

Kansas

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

Louisiana

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe

Massachusetts

Fort Belknap Indian Community

Montana

Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska

Nebraska

La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indian Tribes

New Jersey

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida

Ohio

Oglala Sioux Tribe

Pennsylvania

Otoe-Missouria Tribe

South Carolina

Pala Band of Mission Indians

Texas

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

Washington

Pueblo of Picuris Tribe

West Virginia

Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Wyoming

Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

 

Santa Rosa Cahuilla Indian Tribe

   
 

Santee Sioux Nation

 

Seneca Nation of Indians

 

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe

 

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

 

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

 

Yurok Tribe

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) directed USDA to develop a regulatory oversight program for hemp and include provisions for USDA to approve hemp production plans submitted by states and Indian tribes. Accordingly, on Oct. 31, 2019, USDA issued an interim final rule establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program and the provisions for USDA to approve submitted plans. State and tribal plans provide details on practices and procedures that enable hemp producers in their jurisdictions to operate according to their individual plans and in compliance with federal laws.

For additional information about the program, visit the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program webpage.

For information or questions related to a specific plan, please contact the applicable state or tribe.

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