Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-10-21-.16 - Processor or Handler License Application

(1) Any person who wishes to engage in the processing, handling, or storing of hemp at any location in the State shall submit to the department annually a complete Processor/Handler License Application, incorporated by reference as part of the Processor/Handler License Application Packet.

(2) Any person who does not hold a license from the department shall not grow, cultivate, handle, store or process hemp or other cannabis.

(3) A person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall not apply for or hold a processor or handler license.

(4)

(a) Completed Processor/Handler License Application forms shall be postmarked or received by the department on or before the end of the application period established in the application.

(b) Completed Processor/Handler License Application forms shall be delivered to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, as stated in the application package.

(c) The department may deny any Processor/Handler License Application that is not received by the deadline established in the application.

(5) The department shall require each applicant to pay a processor or handler application fee in the amount established in by these regulations.

(6) Application fees shall not cover or include the cost of criminal background checks required by this regulation. Applicants and license holders shall pay criminal background check fees directly to ALEA or any other law enforcement agency designated by the department.

(7) The department may deny any Processor/Handler License Application that is received without the application fee established by the department.

(8) With the Processor/Handler License Application form, the applicant shall submit, at a minimum:

(a) Full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address;

(b) If the applicant represents a business entity, the full name of the business, the principal Alabama business location address, the full name of the applicant who will have signing authority on behalf of the entity, title, and email address of the person;

(c) Processing or handling plan;

(d) Planned source of hemp; and

(e) Maps and the street address, location ID, and GPS coordinates for each building or site where hemp will be processed, handled, or stored.

(9) Any Processor/Handler License Application that is missing required information shall be grounds for license denial.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-10-21-.16

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 02, November 30, 2021, eff. 1/14/2022. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 08, May 31, 2022, eff. 7/15/2022.

Author: N. Gunter Guy, Jr.

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-8-383.