Revolutionizing Animal Nutrition:
Advocating for Hemp Feed Regulation and Innovation

Our vision is to grow hemp producers and processors access to the billion-dollar animal feed and supplements market; completing a local supply chain from farmer to feeder.

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The HFC is a diverse set of stakeholders across hemp, agricultural, supplement, animal production, pet and manufacturing industries working together to gain approval for hemp as an feed ingredient.

Regulatory Approval

Learn about manufacturer and formulator pathways to gaining Federal approval using the Ingredients Definition Application or Feed Additive Petition.

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Clinical Feed trials and nutritional analysis are key to proving the safety and efficacy of hemp and its by-products as animal feed. Help the HFC gain approval for hemp feed by sharing data and supporting research.

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Response to Industry Questions Around Tentative Definition and Potential Concerns on Cannabinoid Thresholds

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Montana

HB0396 (2021)(passed) allows naturally occurring plant material, including hemp, to be used in feed for various animals. (HB0396) and (Montana Hemp Feed Policy)

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West Virginia
(2020)(approved) Allows hemp products for both human and animal consumption. West Virginia Code §19-12E-5(6).
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Virginia

(2023)(passed) Allows production of hemp products including animal feed. (Va. Code § 3.2-4112 et seq. Chapters 744 and 794 of the 2023 Acts of Assembly)
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Texas

(2023)(passed) Feed Industry Memos 5-36 (2023) and 5-35 (2023) issue guidance to allow hemp seed meal as a commercial feed ingredient for horses and chickens.
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Tennessee

(2018) (passed) Allows the use of industrial hemps in commercial feed. (House Bill No. 1875)

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Pennsylvania

 (2023)(introduced) Plans to allow the use of hemp in commercial animal feed. (Senate Bill No. 407)
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Oklahoma

(2022)(passed) allows hemp grain and its derivatives for livestock feed. (Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program Title 2§3-403)

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Ohio
(2019) Allows hemp products for both human and animal consumption. (Ohio Revised Code 928.01.F)
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New York

(2023)(introduced) Authorizes hemp seed or products derived from hemp seed for pets and horses. (State Assembly Bill A06435)
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New Jersey

(2019) Allows hemp products for both human and animal consumption. (N.J.A.C. 2:25-1)

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Kentucky

(2022)(passed) GRAS approval for hemp seed meal & hemp seed oil (12 KAR 2:041)
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Kansas

(2023)(introduced) Allowing hemp fiber, grain and seeds to be used as food for livestock, poultry and pets (HB 2168)

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Alaska

(2018)(passed) No prohibitions on hemp use in animal feed. (AS 03.05.076.)

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