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Title: Hemp Program License
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Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)

Subject: Agricultural Products
Agriculture
Creation Date: 9/11/2008 2:10:35 PM
Modification Date: 8/12/2026 1:48:35 PM

Agency Name: Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Department of
Agency URL: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/
Agency Description: The mission of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is to enhance all Minnesotans’ quality of life by equitably ensuring the integrity of our food supply, the health of our environment, and the strength and resilience of our agricultural economy.
Agency Phone: 651-201-6000
800-967-2474
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/

Agency Address:
625 N. Robert Street

St. Paul
MN
55155

Division Name: Industrial Hemp Pilot Program - Plant Protection
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Review Hemp Program

The application period for a 2026 hemp license has closed. The application period for a 2027 hemp license opens in November.

If you are a current license holder and need to add or change locations, submit a Change Request Form. If you need to request an inspection/THC test, contact the MDA Hemp Program.

Information for first-time growers and processors

Information for returning growers and processors

The revised Minnesota State Plan, updated to incorporate the federal Final Rule for commercial hemp regulation was approved by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and went into effect on May 6, 2021. Visit the USDA-Domestic Hemp Production Program website to view the Minnesota State Plan.

View the Hemp Program FAQs

Rules:
Statutes: 13.643 Subd 7
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Forms:

Forms + Resources

Hemp License Change Request Form

2025 Hemp Annual Report

Fees:

2026 FEES

The MDA is required to collect annual fees for registration of sites and certification of hemp crops through THC testing. All fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable. There is a $50 fee for all license changes made after the initial application period, including changing the license holder's name, adding a grower or processor category, and adding or changing grow or processing locations. All changes must be made by submitting a Hemp License Change Request Form

*NOTE: THE MINIMUM COST OF A HEMP LICENSE IS $400 ($150 + $250 FOR ONE LOCATION). EACH LICENSE MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF ONE REGISTERED LOCATION.

Hemp License $150*

Each Location $250*

Each Sample for THC Testing $100

Each Inspection Beyond the First One $250

License Change Fee $50

THC Testing Fees:

Every hemp variety planted is considered a separate lot and must be reported and tested separately.
The licensee will be invoiced for each sample taken. The fee of one THC test is $100.
If more than one variety is grown, each one will be sampled separately and invoiced after the inspection at $100 per variety.
If more than one inspection at a location during the year is required, then the licensee will be invoiced $250 for the additional inspection, plus $100 per THC test beyond the first one.

Important Notice: New License and Permit Surcharge

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our services, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is introducing a license and permit surcharge (Minn. Stat.§ 17.033). This surcharge is an application processing charge that will be added to all licensing and permitting applications and renewals beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The surcharge will be calculated as 5% of the license or permit fee, with a minimum charge of $5.

Period of Issuance: Each license expires on December 31 of the year issued.
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Activity: Hemp
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