18-691-1 Me. Code R. § 11

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 691-1-11 - Fee Schedule

11.1 - Payment of Fees

11.1.1Application Fees. An applicant shall pay the application fee required by the Department at the time that the applicant submits an application for licensure to the Department for processing.

11.1.2License Fees. Before issuing an active license, the Department shall invoice the conditional licensee for the applicable fee as determined by the Department pursuant to Title 28-B and this rule. The Department shall not accept any license fees except pursuant to such invoice.

11.2 - Return of Fees Prohibited Pursuant to 28-B MRS §207(5), the Department may not return to an applicant or licensee or reimburse an applicant or licensee for any portion of an application or license fee paid by the applicant or licensee, regardless of whether the applicant withdraws its application prior to a final decision of the Department on the application, the licensee voluntarily terminates its license pursuant to 28-B MRS and this rule or the Department suspends or revokes the licensee's license in accordance with the provisions of 28-B MRS and this rule.

11.3 - Individual Identification Card Fees

Card Type	Fee
Original Issuance	$50.00 plus cost of fingerprinting and criminal history record check
Annual Renewal	$50.00
Reissuance (lost, stolen, damaged, info change)	$50.00

11.4 - Fingerprinting and Criminal History Record Check Fee

The fee for the fingerprinting and criminal history record checks shall be set by the State Police and/or State Bureau of Identification, in accordance with its usual operations.

11.5 - Tracking System Fees

Each licensee is responsible for all costs associated with its use of the tracking system and any associated vendor fees.

11.6 - Cultivation Facility Application and License Fees

License Type	Application Fee	Annual License Fee Outdoor Only	Indoor/Both
Tier 1 Cultivation Facility Plant-Count-Based Plant-Canopy-Based [OBJ]	$9.00/mature plant [OBJ]	$17/mature plant [OBJ]	$500.00
Tier 2 Cultivation Facility	$500.00	$1,500.00	$3,000.00
Tier 3 Cultivation Facility	$500.00	$5,000.00	$10,000.00
Tier 4 Cultivation Facility For each increase in canopy size	$500.00	$15,000.00 +$5,000	$30,000.00 +$10,000
Nursery Cultivation Facility	$60.00	$350.00	$350.00

11.7 - Other Cannabis Establishment Application and License Fees

License Type	Application Fee	License Fee
Products Manufacturing Facility	$250.00	$2,500.00
Cannabis Store	$250.00	$2,500.00
Testing Facility	$250.00	$1,000.00
Sample Collector	$100.00	$250.00

11.8 - Other Cannabis Establishment Fees

Fee Type	Application Fee
Transfer of Ownership	$250.00
Relocation	$250.00

11.9 - Annual Renewal and Late Renewal Application and License Fees

All renewal application and license fees shall be due annually in the amounts listed above in Section 11 of this rule and submitted in accordance with Section 11.1 of this rule, except that the Department may require payment of $2,500.00 in addition to the relevant application fee for renewal applications received less than 30 days prior to the date of expiration of the license. The Department may not accept an application for renewal of a license after the date of expiration of that license.

18-691 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 11