N.J. Admin. Code § 2:25-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 2:25-2.1 - Information required for annual license applications

(a) Each person applying for a license under the Program shall annually submit a signed, complete, accurate, and legible application form.

(b) Processors and handlers shall apply to the Department at least 30 days prior to the anticipated date of handling or processing hemp.

(c) Growers shall apply to the Department at least 30 days prior to the anticipated date of planting.

(d) All applications shall include the following:

1. The name and address of the applicant;

2. If applicable, the business name(s) and type of business entity, including the employer identification number;

3. The legal description of the property on which the growing, processing, or handling area is proposed. This includes, but is not limited to, the county, municipality, and block and lot number(s);

4. The geospatial location, including the global positioning system location coordinates taken at the approximate center of the proposed licensed area;

5. A map of the licensed area on which the applicant plans to grow or process hemp showing the boundaries and dimensions of the growing area(s) in acres or square feet; and

6. A criminal background check from the New Jersey State Police for the applicant and other key participants. The applicants are responsible for obtaining and paying for such background checks. The background checks are to be included with the application at the time of submission.

(e) All applications must include a nonrefundable $ 50.00 annual application fee and an annual licensing fee pursuant to (f) below. The Department shall refund the licensing fee for denied applicants but shall not refund the application fee.

(f) Annual licensing fees are as follows:

1. Growers	$ 300.00 fee,
	plus $ 15.00 per each acre
2. Grain and/or fiber processors	$ 450.00
3. Floral, hemp oil, and CBD processors	$ 1000 each
4. Handlers	$ 450.00

(g) Hemp growers who process or handle their own hemp are not required to pay additional processor or handler licensing fees. If a grower processes or handles hemp grown from at least one separate hemp producer, that grower shall pay processing or handling licensing fees, as applicable.

(h) Hemp processors who produce multiple types of hemp products shall determine their annual fee based on the sum from the schedule above. For example, a hemp producer who processes: grain ($ 450.00), hemp oil ($ 1,000), and CBD extracts ($ 1,000), will pay a total licensing fee for the year of $ 2,450.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:25-2.1