Applications and Licensing

January 1^st, 2025, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) began administering hemp producer licensing in Kansas. This means, USDA directly regulates hemp production where Kansas producers must apply for and be issued a license by USDA before hemp is planted. To obtain a license to produce hemp under USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program, applicants must create an account using the Hemp eManagement Platform (HeMP) and use HeMP to submit a USDA Hemp Application. Individuals that have been convicted of a felony related to a controlled substance in the last 10 years are not eligible to receive a license from USDA per 2018 Farm Bill requirements. For more information about eligibility and licensing, please visit the USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program website.

Under USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program, hemp producers are required to submit crop acreage reports with their local Farm Service Agency and are responsible for contracting with certified hemp sampling agents and testing laboratories for official compliance sampling and testing. Additionally, producers are responsible for all applicable reporting requirements in USDA’s Final Rule on Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program.

Producing Hemp on Tribal Land

Individuals cultivating or producing industrial hemp on land within Kansas must be licensed under USDA's Domestic Hemp Production Program. However, if hemp cultivation or production occurs on land belonging to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation or the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, producers must be licensed by the respective tribal nation's regulatory authority.

To produce hemp on land within tribal nations, please consult and work with each tribal nation in consideration of their laws and regulations. If you are located in a tribal nation not listed above, such production may be regulated by USDA . For more information, visit the USDA's website for the Domestic Hemp Production Program.

Hemp Processing

Persons seeking to process industrial hemp must register with the State Fire Marshal pursuant to K.S.A. 02-3901 et seq.

For more information about the industrial hemp processor registry applications, please visit the State Fire Marshal’s website: firemarshal.ks.gov

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