An Act clarifying the definition of agriculture

HD 434 amends Massachusetts law to explicitly include the cultivation of hemp and marijuana within the legal definition of agriculture. This change directly affects farmers and businesses growing hemp or marijuana, bringing their operations under the state's agricultural regulatory framework. The bill modifies MGL Chapter 128, Section 1a by adding the phrase "the growing and cultivation of both hemp and marijuana" after existing references to floricultural and horticultural commodities. This clarification ensures hemp and marijuana cultivation is treated as agricultural activity for regulatory purposes, without altering the legal status of these crops.