N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30A-7A.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 17:30A-7A.9 - Clinical registrant fees
(a) The following permitting fees shall be paid by clinical registrant permit applicants or holders, as applicable:

1. Annual clinical registrant permit application fee $2,000
2. Annual medical cannabis cultivator initial or renewal permitting fee:
i. Tier I (up to 10,000 sq. ft.) $5,000
ii. Tier II (10,001-25,000 sq ft.) $10,000
iii. Tier III (25,001-50,000 sq ft.) $20,000
iv. Tier IV (50,001-75,000 sq ft.) $30,000
v. Tier V (75,001-100,000 sq ft.) $40,000
vi. Tier VI (100,001-150,000 sq ft.) Tier V (75,001-100,000 sq ft.)
3. Annual medical cannabis manufacturer initial or renewal permitting fee:
i. With premises up to 10,000 square feet $20,000
ii. With premises greater than 10,000 square feet $30,000
4. Annual medical cannabis dispensary initial or renewal permitting fee $10,000
5. Background investigation fee:
i. Financial source $1,000
ii. Management services contractor $1,000
iii. Each owner or principal of clinical registrant $250.00
6. ATC Identification Card issuance fee $25.00

(b) The total application fee, which is non-refundable, includes fees for submission and approval payable by all clinical registrant permit applicants.
(c) For the first year of operation for a clinical registrant following the initial issuance of the clinical registrant's permit(s), the amount due in annual permitting fee shall be calculated by subtracting the amount of application fees submitted pursuant to this subchapter from the total amount of permitting fees due for the clinical registrant.
1. Background investigation fees shall not be considered application fees pursuant to this subsection.
(d) The following material change fees shall be paid by annual permit holders, as applicable:
1. The fee to apply for a change of location of a clinical registrant premises is $ 10,000;
2. The fee to apply for a change or modification of the clinical registrant's capacity or physical plant is $ 2,000; and
3. The fee to apply for the transfer of any ownership interest that results in a change in who owns more than 50 percent in a permit holder is $ 20,000.
i. Any owner or principal may be required to pay background investigation fees as part of an ownership interest transfer.
(e) Fees shall be paid by certified check, money order, or any other form of payment approved by the Commission, and made payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey."
(f) Fees shall be deposited in the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:61-50.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30A-7A.9

Adopted by 56 N.J.R. 1728(b), effective 8/19/2024