Hemp Registration

In order to apply for an out-of-state permit, a processor must supply the following to the department

• an application fee in the amount of $175 (fees are based on a sliding scale but the department will assess additional fees if applicable at a later point in time)
• the FD-99a application form
• a list of stakeholders having more than a 5% stake in the business along with their percentages of ownership
• a notarized attestation of good character of the major stakeholders referenced above, specifically that the natural persons referenced have not been convicted of a felony crime by the U.S. or any state or territory thereof or of soliciting for prostitution, pandering, letting premises for prostitution, contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, keeping a disorderly place, letting a disorderly place, or illegally dealing in controlled dangerous substances.

Sole proprietors must also supply a copy of a state-issued photo ID documenting the proprietor's date of birth.

Registration Process

• The following documents must be uploaded to the portal:
  • Labels for each product
  • Certificates of Analysis (CoA) from accredited labs for each product
  • A completed application form for each product (FD-10)
  • Laboratory accreditation verification documentation (ISO-IEC 17025)
  • An attestation that the product was produced from hemp
  • Photographs or renderings of each product that accurately depict the entirety of the product, including all accessories or physical items included or sold with the product
  • For each product, a detailed written description of how individual servings will be packaged and marketed for sale
  • A complete list of the firm’s previously registered products

  The department is unable to accept emailed links to files stored in iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon Drive, Dropbox, Box.net or other online-storage systems. 

• Administrative Coordinators will review all submitted documents.
  • If the submission is missing documents or information, the Administrative Coordinator will send back the document with comments or request further documentation.
  • Products will not be registered until every document (with correct information as required by LDH) is submitted to the portal.

  Each time the Administrative Coordinator asks for more documentation, and upon each response to LDH, the 60-day^* period for Administrative Coordinators to register or decline to register a product begins anew

• If the Department sends a request for more information on a product submission and does not hear back within 60^* business days, the Department will close the file.

• Administrative Coordinators will send an invoice ($50 per product submitted for registration) once every product has been accepted for registration
• Applicants will pay the invoice through money order, cashier’s check, or online through the portal, made payable to LDH. Advise your reviewer as to whether you wish to submit an online or offline payment once items have been accepted for registration. 
• The registered product will then be placed on the Louisiana Department of Health Database for Registered Consumable Hemp Products and the applicant will receive a Certificate of Consumable Hemp Product Registration (FD-8a)
• Each product must be renewed between July 1 and August 15 of every year

• Firms may be allowed, with permission granted by the Department, to attest/certify that the product has not changed since the last submission in lieu of repeat submission for product renewal

* This period excludes weekends, legal holidays, and state office closures.

LDH can only communicate for registration and permitting purposes with a firm's agents, officers, proprietors or their designees.