N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30-7.17

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 17:30-7.17 - Cannabis business and testing laboratory fees

(a) The following fees shall be paid by conditional license applicants or license holders, as applicable:

1. Conditional microbusiness license application submission fee	$100
2. Conditional standard cannabis business license application submission fee	$200
3. Conditional microbusiness license application approval fee	$400
4. Conditional standard cannabis business license application approval fee	$800
5. Conditional microbusiness license conversion application submission fee	$100
6. Conditional standard cannabis business license conversion application submission fee	$200
7. Conditional microbusiness license conversion application approval fee	$400
8. Conditional standard cannabis business license conversion application approval fee	$800

(b) Submission fees represent 20 percent of the total application fee and shall be payable by all conditional license applicants.

(c) Approval fees represent 80 percent of the total application fee and shall only be payable by successful conditional license applicants.

(d) The following licensing fees shall be paid by license applicants or license holders, as applicable:

1. Annual microbusiness license application submission fee	$200
2. Annual standard cannabis business license application submission fee	$400
3. Annual microbusiness license application approval fee	$800
4. Annual standard cannabis business license application approval fee	$1,600
5. Expanded ATC certification fee:
i. Medical cannabis cultivator expansion	$400,000
ii. Medical cannabis manufacturer expansion	$300,000
iii. Medical cannabis dispensary expansion	$100,000
iv. Vertically integrated ATC with three dispensaries	$1,000,000
v. Vertically integrated ATC with two dispensaries	$900,000
vi. Vertically integrated ATC with one dispensary	$800,000
6. Annual microbusiness cannabis cultivator initial or renewal licensing fee	$1,000
7. Annual standard cannabis cultivator initial or renewal licensing fee:
i. Tier I	$5,000
ii. Tier II	$10,000
iii. Tier III	$20,000
iv. Tier IV	$30,000
v. Tier V	$40,000
vi. Tier VI	$50,000
8. Annual microbusiness cannabis manufacturer initial or renewal licensing fee	$1,000
9. Annual standard cannabis manufacturer initial or renewal licensing fee:
i. With premises up to 10,000 square feet	$20,000
ii. With premises greater than 10,000 square feet	$30,000
10. Annual microbusiness cannabis retailer initial or renewal licensing fee	$1,000
11. Annual standard cannabis retailer initial or renewal licensing fee	$10,000
12. Annual microbusiness cannabis wholesaler initial or renewal licensing fee	$1,000
13. Annual standard cannabis wholesaler initial or renewal licensing fee	$10,000
14. Annual microbusiness cannabis distributor initial or renewal licensing fee	$1,000
15. Annual standard cannabis distributor initial or renewal licensing fee	$ 3,000
16. Annual microbusiness cannabis delivery service initial or renewal licensing fee	$1,000
17. Annual standard cannabis delivery service initial or renewal licensing fee	$ 3,000
18. Microbusiness conversion application submission fee	$200
19. Microbusiness conversion application approval fee	$800
20. Testing laboratory license application submission fee	$400
21. Testing laboratory license application approval fee	$1,600
22. Testing laboratory initial or renewal licensing fee	$4000
23. Background investigation fee
i. Financial source	$1,000
ii. Management services contractor	$1,000
iii. Each owner or principal of cannabis business or testing laboratory	$250
24. Cannabis Business Identification Card issuance fee	$25
26. Cannabis consumption area endorsement application submission fee	$200
27. Cannabis consumption area endorsement application approval fee	$800
28. Microbusiness cannabis consumption area endorsement initial or renewal licensing fee	$1,000
29. Standard cannabis consumption area endorsement initial or renewal licensing fee	$ 5,000

(e) Submission fees represent 20 percent of the total application fee and shall be payable by all annual license applicants.

(f) Approval fees represent 80 percent of the total application fee and shall only be payable by successful annual license applicants.

(g) An expanded ATC shall pay initial or renewal licensing fees in accordance with the license(s) it holds, pursuant to (d) above.

(h) Annual initial or renewal licensing fees at (d) above shall include an annual license converted from a conditional license.

(i) For the first year of operation for a cannabis business following the initial issuance of the cannabis business's license(s), the amount due in annual licensing fee shall be calculated by subtracting the amount of annual application submission and approval fees submitted pursuant to this subchapter from the total amount of annual licensing fees due for the cannabis business.

1. Background investigation fees shall not be considered application fees pursuant to this subsection.

(j) The following material change fees shall be paid by annual license holders, as applicable:

1. The fee to apply for a change of location of a cannabis business premises is:

i. Standard cannabis business annual: $ 10,000; or

ii. Microbusiness: $ 1,000;

2. The fee to apply for a change or modification of the cannabis business' capacity or physical plant is $ 2,000;

i. This fee shall not apply to a microbusiness converting to a standard cannabis business pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:307.15; and

3. The fee to apply for the transfer of more than 50 percent of ownership interest in a license holder is $ 20,000.

i. Any financial source, management services contractor, owner, or principal may be required to pay background investigation fees as part of an ownership interest transfer.

(k) Fees shall be paid by certified check, money order, or any other form of payment approved by the Commission, and made payable to the "Treasurer, State of New Jersey."

(l) Fees shall be deposited in the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:6I-50.

(m) Conditional license applicants or license holders and social equity business license applicants or license holders shall be exempt from any background investigation fee at (d)23 above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30-7.17

Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 1583(a), effective 8/19/2021

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 402(a), effective 3/6/2023

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 274(a), effective 2/20/2024