Current as of March 2025
In order to produce hemp in the United States, you must obtain a hemp license from the approved regulatory licensing authority in the state, tribe, or U.S. territory where you intend to produce hemp. Hemp program contact information can be found below for regulatory licensing authorities approved to issue hemp production licenses.
To work as a certified sampling agent, you must contact the state, tribe, or U.S. territory directly to determine sampling and testing requirements in their jurisdiction. If you intend to sample in multiple states, tribal jurisdictions, and U.S. territories, you must follow the sampling requirements for each regulatory licensing authority. States, tribes, and U.S. territories may have their own training requirements to become certified.
States | Territories | Tribes | USDA Managed Hemp Programs
States
Alabama
http://agi.alabama.gov/hemp/about/
Email: ALHemp@agi.alabama.gov
Phone: 334-240-3713
Alaska
http://plants.alaska.gov/industrialhemp.htm
Email: industrialhemp@alaska.gov
Phone: 907-761-3867
Arizona
http://agriculture.az.gov/plantsproduce/industrial-hemp-program
Email: azhemp@azda.gov
Phone: 602-542-3228
Arkansas
http://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant-industries/feed-and-fertilizer-section/hemp-home/
Email: industrialhemp@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Phone: 501-225-1598
California
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/industrialhemp/
Email: industrialhemp@cdfa.ca.gov
Phone: 916-518-3283
Connecticut
http://portal.ct.gov/DOAG/Regulatory/Regulatory/Hemp-Home-Page
Email: AGR.Hemp@ct.gov
Phone: 860-713-2502
Colorado
http://ag.colorado.gov/plants/hemp
Email: hemp@state.co.us
Phone: (303) 869-9050
Delaware
http://agriculture.delaware.gov/plant-industries/hemp-program/
Email: DDA_HempProgram@delaware.gov
Phone: 302-698-4577
Florida
http://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Plant-Industry/Hemp-Cultivation-Licensing
Email: cannabis@freshfromflorida.com
Phone: 805-617-7723
Georgia
http://agr.georgia.gov/hemp-program
Email: hemp@agr.georgia.gov
Phone: 404-586-1140
Idaho
http://agri.idaho.gov/main/hemp/
Email: hemp@isda.idaho.gov
Phone: 208-332-8502
Illinois
http://agr.illinois.gov/plants/industrial-hemp.html
Email: AGR.Hemp@illinois.gov
Phone: 217-524-2143
Indiana
http://www.in.gov/isda/divisions/economic-development/hemp/
http://www.oisc.purdue.edu/hemp/index.html
Email: indianahemp@groups.purdue.edu
Phone: 765-496-1567
Kentucky
http://www.kyagr.com/marketing/hemp-pilot.html
Email: Hemp@ky.gov
Phone: 502-782-4113
Louisiana
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/industrial-hemp/
Email: industrialhemp@ldaf.la.gov
Phone: 225-925-4863
Maine
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/hemp/
Email: mary.yurlina@maine.gov
Phone: 207-287-7545
Maryland
http://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/Industrial-Hemp.aspx
Email: jim.drews@maryland.gov
Phone: 410-841-5960
Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/industrial-hemp-program
Email: mahemp@mass.gov
Phone: 508-281-6775
Michigan
http://www.michigan.gov/mdard/0,4610,7-125-1569_74018---,00.html
Email: mdard-clu@mdard.michigan.gov OR mottm@michigan.gov
Phone: 517-284-5771
Minnesota
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/hemp
Email: hemp.mda@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-201-6600
Montana
http://agr.mt.gov/Hemp
Email: hempinfo@mt.gov
Phone: 406-444-2402
Nevada
http://agri.nv.gov/Plant/Seed_Certification/Industrial_Hemp/Industrial_Hemp_Forms/
Rheanna Jackson - Hemp Program Coordinator
Email: r.jackson@agri.nv.gov
Phone: (775) 386-8996
New Jersey
http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/nj_hemp.html
Email: NJHemp@ag.nj.gov
Phone: 609-406-6941
New Mexico
http://nmdeptag.nmsu.edu/aes/hemp-program.html
Email: hemp@nmda.nmsu.edu
Phone: 575-646-3207
New York
http://agriculture.ny.gov/industrial-hemp
Email: industrialhempnys@agriculture.ny.gov
Phone: 877-249-6841
North Dakota
http://www.ndda.nd.gov/divisions/plant-industries/hemp
John Mortenson, Plant Protection Specialist
Email: jmortenson@nd.gov
Phone: 701-328-4128
Ohio
http://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/hemp-program
Email: hemp@agri.ohio.gov
Phone: 614-728-2101
Oklahoma
http://ag.ok.gov/licensing-permits/
Email: hemp@ag.ok.gov
Phone: 405-522-5974
Oregon
http://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/hemp/pages/abouthemp.aspx
Email: hemp@oda.state.or.us
Phone: 503-986-4652
Pennsylvania
http://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/hemp/Pages/default.aspx
Email: RA-AGPLHEMP@pa.gov
Phone: 223-666-2561
Rhode Island
http://dbr.ri.gov/divisions/medicalmarijuana/index.php
Email: DBR.HempCompliance@dbr.ri.gov
Phone: 401-889-5607
South Carolina
http://agriculture.sc.gov/divisions/consumer-protection/hemp/
Email: hempstaff@scda.sc.gov
Phone: 803-734-8339
South Dakota
http://sdda.sd.gov/ag-services/hemp/default.aspx
Derek Schiefelbein, Industrial Hemp Program Manager
Email: derek.schiefelbein@state.sd.us
Email: Richard.Geppert@state.sd.us
Phone: 605-773-4432
Tennessee
http://www.tn.gov/agriculture/farms/hemp-industry.html
Email: industrial.hemp@tn.gov
Phone: 615-837-5137
Texas
http://www.texasagriculture.gov/RegulatoryPrograms/Hemp.aspx
Email: Hemp@TexasAgriculture.gov
Phone: 979-542-3691
Virginia
http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/plant-industry-services-hemp.shtml
Email: Hemp@vdacs.virginia.gov
Phone: 804-786-1241
Washington
http://agr.wa.gov/departments/agricultural-products/hemp
Email: hemp@agr.wa.gov
Phone: 509-249-6931
West Virginia
http://agriculture.wv.gov/divisions/plant-industries/industrial-hemp/
Email: hemp@wvda.us
Phone: 304-558-2212
Wyoming
http://agriculture.wy.gov/index.php?section=hemp-program
Email: agrhemp@wyo.gov
Phone: 307-777-3502
U.S. Territories
Puerto Rico
Irving Rodriguez, Director
Email: olicpr@agricultura.pr.gov
Phone: 787-792-3212
Website: http://www.agricultura.pr.gov/
US Virgin Islands
Website: http://doa.vi.gov/
St. Thomas Office
Phone: 340-774-5182
St. Croix Office
Phone: 340-725-5268
Tribes
For Tribal entities and to grow or sample on Tribal Land, please contact the USDA directly for further information and contact info.
Email USDA: Farmbill.Hemp@usda.gov
Blackfeet Nation Tribal Council
Email: rdesrosier@blackfeetnation.com
Cahuilla Band of Indians
Email: tribalcouncil@cahuilla.net
Cayuga Nation
Email: bjradford@gocayuga.com
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribe
Email: rwassana@c-a-tribes.org
Cheyenne River Sioux
Email: mcvnconsulting@gmail.com
Chippewa Cree
Email: jbelcourttr@yahoo.com
Colorado River Indian Tribes
Email: rloudbear@critdoj.com
Comanche Nation
Email: dylan.tiddark@comanchenation.com
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Email: michele.stacona@wstribes.org
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Email: corin@galandabroadman.com
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Email: joeyowle@nc-cherokee.com
Flandreau Santee Sioux
Email: tony.reider@fsst.org
Fort Belknap Indian Community
Email: dale.fox@ftbelknap.org
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
Email: trhodd@iowas.org
La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians
Email: norma.contreras@lajolla-nsn.gov
Lac Courte Oreilles
Email: Dyllan.Linehan@lco-nsn.gov
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Waganakising Odawak
Email: Rfisher@LTBBODAWA-NSN.gov
Lower Sioux Indian Community
Email: deb.dirlam@lowersioux.com
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
Email: JeanineB@miccosukeetribe.com
Nez Perce Tribe
Email: shannonw@nezperce.org
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Email: president.bearrunner@oglala.org
Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Email: rebecca.bartlett@omdevelopment.org
Pala Band of Mission Indians
Email: rsmith@palatribe.com
Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians
Email: taguilar@pauma-nsn.gov
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Email: jdaniel@pawneenation.org
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Email: WilliamMitchell@pbpnation.org
Pueblo of Picuris Tribe
Email: tribalsecretary@picurispueblo.org
Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Email: Ewhite@redlakenation.org
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Email: lloyd.guy@rst-nsn.gov
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
Email: megan.dietrich@meskwaki-nsn.gov
San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona
Email: roseria.astor@scat-nsn.gov
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
Email: vminott@santarosa-nsn.gov
Santee Sioux Nation
Email: rtrudell@santeedakota.org
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Email: lincoln.s@sno-nsn.gov
Seneca Nation
Email: SNCannabisDept@sni.org
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians
Email: mcastello@soboba-nsn.gov
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Email: info@standingrock.org
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
Email: Joseph.Mirelez@torresmartinez-nsn.gov
Turtle Mt. Band of Chippewa Indians
Email: sheldon.thomas@tmbci.org
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Email: jbeareagle@bigfirelaw.com
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Email: cbonewitz@hobbsstraus.com
Yakama Nation
Email: AgricultureOffice@Yakama.com
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
Email: nicholerose@icloud.com
Yurok Tribe
Email: hhoopes@yuroktribe.nsn.us
USDA Managed Hemp Programs
http://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp
Email: Farmbill.Hemp@usda.gov
Phone: (888) 721-HEMP (4367)
States
• Hawaii
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• New Hampshire
• North Carolina
• Utah
• Vermont
• Wisconsin
Tribes
- Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
- Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
- Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
- Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
- Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation
- Walker River Paiute Tribe
- White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Resources
Read State and Tribal hemp plans for sampling, testing, training, and other requirements