Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-4-1005 - Fees

A. All licensing and/or registration fees are due at the time of application.

B. A grower applicant or licensee is not required to pay separate harvester or transporter licensing fees, unless providing harvesting or transport services for other licensed growers.

C. Inspection and assessment fees are invoiced by the Department and are due within 30 calendar days of the invoice date.

D. Site modification fees. The appropriate fee shall be submitted at the time an applicant submits a site modification application as provided in R3-4-1003(G)

E. Processor assessment fees are based on tonnage reports, shipping manifests or scale receipts of unprocessed hemp plants or plant parts received.

F. All outstanding inspection and assessment fees invoiced prior to November 15, shall be paid in full prior to the Department's processing of a licensee's renewal application.

G. THC sample analysis fees. Beyond the initial pre-harvest sample collected to determine regulatory compliance of a harvest lot of hemp, a licensee will be required to pay for any analytical fees before results are released. These include:

1. Any pre-harvest re-tests for crops that indicated a result above the threshold for compliance;

2. Post-harvest samples that have been determined to be a regulatory concern by the Department; or

3. By request from the grower that requires official analysis for commerce.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-4-1005

Adopted by exempt rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1447, effective 5/31/2019. Amended by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 1570, effective 9/16/2021.