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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart C - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CANNABIS VOCATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1300.205 - License Selection Criteria

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a) Each application shall address all
				criteria and measures as set forth in this Subpart. The failure by an applicant
				to address all of the required criteria and measures will result in the
				application being returned to the applicant. If all materials, documentations,
				fees and information required by the application form are not submitted, the
				application shall be returned to the applicant along with a deficiency notice
				from the Department. The applicant shall then have 10 calendar days from the
				date of the deficiency notice to resubmit the application in its entirety.
				Applications that are still incomplete after this opportunity to cure will not
				be scored and will be returned to the applicant.
b) The required criteria and measures shall
				include the following, with each criteria accounting for up to the indicated
				maximum number of the total points available for each criteria, for a total of
				1000 points:
1)
Experience and
				credentials of the applicant's faculty
(200 points);
2)
Student population that is more
				than 50% low-income in each of the past 4 years
(200
				points);
3)
Security plan,
				including a requirement that all cannabis plants be in an enclosed, locked
				facility
(200 points);
4)
Curriculum plan, including processing and testing curriculum for the
				Career in Cannabis Certificate
(200 points);
5)
Career advising and job placement
				plan for participating students
(200 points)
.
[410
				ILCS
				705/25-10(b)]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart C - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CANNABIS VOCATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1300.215 - License Transferability

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A program license is not transferable to a new entity. A
				  license is not transferable to a new location without Department
				  approval.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart C - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CANNABIS VOCATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1300.220 - License Renewal

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a)
				Every program license shall expire annually on the date it was
				issued.
b) Every renewal
				application for a license shall be filed annually with the Department at least
				45 calendar days prior to the expiration date of the existing
				license.
c) The Department will
				send written notification of expiration to each licensed program at least 90
				days prior to the expiration date. However, failure to receive a renewal form
				from the Department will not excuse the program from renewing the license prior
				to its expiration.
d) The renewal
				application must include a list of all faculty members participating in the
				cannabis curriculum and contain the signature of the faculty member charged
				with supervising the cannabis curriculum.
e) The license renewal fee shall be
				$50.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart C - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CANNABIS VOCATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1300.230 - Modifications and Alterations

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Before making any modification to a licensed enclosed and
				  locked facility, the program must complete an Amended Application for License,
				  submit it to the Department with the appropriate schedules, and receive
				  approval from the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart C - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CANNABIS VOCATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1300.235 - License Awards and Denials

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a)
				Licenses shall only be issued for the program as stated in the
				application.
b)
The
				Department may issue up to 8 program licenses by September 1, 2020
.
				[410 ILCS
				705/25-5(a)]
c) Licenses shall be awarded to the highest
				scoring applicant based on the criteria in Section
				1300.205.
d)
Beginning with the 2021-2022
				academic year, and subject to Section 2-12(h) of the Public Community College
				Act, community colleges awarded program licenses may offer qualifying students
				a Career in Cannabis Certificate, which includes, but is not limited to,
				courses that allow participating students to work with, study, and grow live
				cannabis plants so as to prepare students for a career in the legal cannabis
				industry, and to instruct participating students on the best business
				practices, professional responsibility, and legal compliance of the cannabis
				industry
. [410 ILCS
				705/25-5(b)]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart C - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CANNABIS VOCATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1300.245 - Agents and Identification Cards

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a)
All faculty members shall be
				required to maintain registration as an agent-in-charge and have a valid agent
				identification card
(ID card)
prior to teaching or
				participating in the licensee's cannabis curriculum that involves instruction
				offered in the enclosed, locked facility or facilities.
[410
				ILCS 705/25-20(a)]
b) Prior to receiving an agent-in-charge or
				agent ID card, the faculty member must successfully pass a background check
				pursuant to Section 1300.265.
c)
				Each faculty member must apply to the Department for a Community College
				Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program (CC Program) agent-in-charge or agent ID card
				for each licensed Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program licensee by which he or she
				is employed.
d) The CC Program
				agent-in-charge or agent application shall be submitted electronically, and on
				forms provided by the Department, in accordance with the Act and this Part. The
				electronic application will include instructions for its completion and
				submission. The application will include requests for information in support of
				the application needed by the Department in making its determination. If all
				materials, documentation and information required by the Act and this Part are
				not submitted, the application shall be returned to the applicant.
e) Application Process
Along with the application, the applicant shall
				  submit:
1) A copy of the applicant's
				social security card;
2) A copy of
				the applicant's valid driver's license or State issued ID card;
3) A document verifying the applicant's place
				of residency, such as a bank statement, cancelled check, insurance policy, etc.
				The document must contain the applicant's full residence address;
4) Verification from ISP that the applicant's
				background check has been conducted;
5) A copy of the applicant's faculty ID
				card;
6) Any additional information
				requested by the Department; and
7)
				The required fee of $50.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart C - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CANNABIS VOCATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1300.265 - Background Check

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a)
All faculty receiving an agent or agent-in-charge or agent ID card must
				successfully pass a background check required by Section 5-20 of the Act prior
				to participating in a licensee's cannabis curriculum that involves instruction
				offered in the enclosed, locked facility.
[410 ILCS
				705/25-20(b)]
b) ISP shall act as the Department's agent
				for purposes of receiving electronic fingerprints and conducting background
				checks of each applicant for a CC Program agent or agent-in-charge ID card.
1) ISP will conduct background checks for
				conviction information contained within ISP and FBI criminal history databases
				to the extent allowed by law.
2)
				For verification of any statutorily imposed duty to conduct background checks
				pursuant to the Act, ISP will transmit the results of the background check to
				the Department and that transmittal shall conclude the verification
				process.
3) The electronic
				background checks shall be submitted as outlined in either the Illinois Uniform
				Conviction Information Act or 20 Ill. Adm. Code
				1265.30 (Electronic
				Transmission of Fingerprint Requirements).
A)
				Manual fingerprints will not be accepted and shall not be scanned and converted
				into an electronic format.
B)
				Fingerprint images of the individual being fingerprinted, and related
				alphanumeric identification data submitted to ISP for the purpose of this
				fingerprint-based background check, shall be submitted
				electronically.
C) Electronic
				transmission of fingerprint data to ISP shall be accomplished utilizing
				livescan procedures or other comparable technology approved for use by
				ISP.
D) If the fingerprints are
				rejected by ISP, the applicant shall have his or her fingerprints collected
				electronically by a livescan fingerprint vendor a second time.
E) In the event of equipment malfunction or
				other special circumstance that make electronic transmission of fingerprint
				data impractical, ISP may allow limited use of paper fingerprint
				records.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart C - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CANNABIS VOCATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1300.280 - Enforcement

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a)
The
				Department has the authority to suspend or revoke any faculty agent-in-charge
				or agent ID card for any violation of Article 25 of the Act.
b)
The Department has the authority
				to suspend or revoke any Program license for any violation found under this
				Article.
c)
The
				Board shall revoke the authority to offer the Certificate of any community
				college that has had its license revoked by the Department.
[410 ILCS
				705/25-25]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart C - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CANNABIS VOCATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM › Section 1300.295 - Requests for Information

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Upon a request for information from the Cannabis Regulation
				  Oversight Officer, the Board, or the Department, a Licensee must transmit the
				  requested information to the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, the Board,
				  or the Department. Requests from the public shall be processed in accordance
				  with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.300 - License Application

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a) A
				Craft Grower License shall be obtained for each facility prior to commencement
				of any production activities. The license shall, along with any other
				certificate, business license or other authorization required to conduct
				production activities, be posted in a conspicuous place within the
				facility.
b) On February 14, 2020,
				the Department will begin accepting applications for Craft Grower Licenses. The
				license acceptance period shall close on March 16, 2020. An application will be
				considered submitted on the date in which it was received, if received on or
				before 5 p.m. Central Time. If received after 5 p.m. Central Time, the
				application will be considered received on the next business day.
1) Submissions shall be made
				electronically.
2) Notification of
				the availability of applications will be posted on the Department's website at
www.agr.state.il.us/
.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.305 - Financial Disclosure

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a) When
				applying for a Craft Grower License, the applicant shall disclose all relevant
				financial information to the Department. The applicant shall have a continuing
				duty to disclose promptly any material changes in the financial information
				provided to the Department. If an applicant is issued a license, this duty of
				ongoing disclosure shall continue throughout the licensed period. These
				disclosures shall include:
1) The ownership
				structure of the craft grower;
2) A
				current organizational chart that includes position descriptions and the names
				and resumes of persons holding each position to the extent those positions have
				been filled. To the extent not revealed by the resume, include additional pages
				with each resume setting out the employee's particular skills, education,
				experience or significant accomplishments that are relevant to owning or
				operating a craft grower;
3)
				Documents such as the articles of incorporation, articles of association,
				charter, by-laws, partnership agreement, agreements between any 2 or more
				members of the applicant that relate in any manner to the assets, property or
				profit of the applicant, or any other comparable documents that set forth the
				legal structure of the applicant or relate to the organization, management or
				control of the applicant;
4) A copy
				of all compensation agreements with owners, officers and growers; and
5) The nature, type, terms, covenants and
				priorities of all outstanding bonds, loans, mortgages, trust deeds, pledges,
				lines of credit, notes, debentures or other forms of indebtedness issued or
				executed, or to be issued or executed, in connection with opening or operating
				the proposed craft grower;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.307 - License Selection Criteria

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a) The license selection criteria for the
				Craft Grower License shall include the following, with each criterion
				accounting for up to the indicated maximum number of the total points available
				for each criteria, out of 1,000 total points (bonus points are an additional 2
				points):
1) Suitability of the Proposed
				Facility (75 points):
A) Measure 1 (25
				points): The applicant demonstrates that the proposed facility is suitable for
				effective and safe cultivation of cannabis, sufficient in size, power
				allocation, air exchange and air flow, interior layout, lighting, and
				sufficient both in the interior and exterior to handle the bulk agricultural
				production of cannabis, cannabis-infused products, product handling, storage,
				trimming, packaging, loading and shipping. The loading/unloading of cannabis in
				the transport motor vehicle for shipping shall be in an enclosed, secure area
				out of public sight;
B) Measure 2
				(25 points): The applicant demonstrates the ability to meet consumer demand by
				operating the cultivation facility in a safe and efficient manner with minimal
				impact on the environment and the surrounding community;
C) Measure 3 (25 points): The applicant
				provides an Operations and Management Practices Plan that demonstrates
				compliance with this Part and the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.310 - License Denial and Prohibitions

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a)
An application for a Craft Grower
				License must be denied if any of the following conditions are met:
1)
The applicant failed to submit the
				materials required by this Part;
2)
The applicant would not be in
				compliance with local zoning rules;
3)
One or more of the prospective
				principal officers or board members or board members causes a violation of
				Section 30-20 of the Act;
4)
One or more of the principal
				officers or board members is under 21 years of age;
5)
The person has submitted an
				application for a license under the Act and/or this Part which contains false
				information;
6)
The licensee; principal officer, board member, or person having a
				financial or voting interest of 5% or greater in the licensee; or agent is
				delinquent in filing any required tax returns or paying any amounts owed to the
				State of Illinois;
[410 ILCS
				705/30-25]
7)
A craft grower may not be located
				in an area zoned for residential use;
[410 ILCS
				705/30-30(e)]
8)
A craft grower shall not be
				located within 1,500 feet of another craft grower or cultivation
				center.
[410 ILCS
				705/30-30(o)]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.315 - License Award, Issuance and Transferability

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a) The top-scoring applicants, as determined
				by Section 1300.307, that receive at least 75% of available points will be
				issued Craft Grower Licenses by the Department.
b) A Craft Grower License shall be issued for
				the specific location identified on the application, and is valid only for the
				named owner and the location for which it is issued.
c)
Should the applicant be awarded a
				Craft Grower License, the applicant shall pay a prorated fee of $40,000 prior
				to receiving the license.
[410
				ILCS 705/30-15(d)]
d) Transfer of License
A Craft Grower License shall not be transferable in whole or
				  in part, without Department approval, with the following exceptions:
1) A Craft Grower License may be reissued,
				without charge, solely in the name of the surviving spouse or domestic partner
				of a deceased licensee if the license was issued in the names of both of the
				parties; and
2) A Craft Grower
				License may be transferred, without charge, to an heir of a deceased licensee,
				as determined by the Probate Act of 1975. For the purpose of considering the
				qualifications of the heir to receive a Craft Grower License, the Department
				will require a criminal background check and the heir will be subject to all
				other requirements of the Act and this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.320 - License Renewal

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a)
				Every Craft Grower License issued by the Department under the Act and this Part
				shall expire annually on the date it was issued.
b) Every renewal application for a license
				issued pursuant to this Part and accompanied by the proper fees shall be filed
				annually with the Department at least 45 calendar days prior to the date the
				existing license expires.
c) The
				Department will send written notification of expiration to each licensed craft
				grower at least 90 days prior to expiration. However, failure to receive a
				renewal form from the Department will not excuse the craft grower from paying
				the renewal fee or renewing the license prior to its expiration.
d)
The Department will grant a
				renewal application within 45 days after submission of a renewal application
				if:
1)
The registered craft
				grower submits a renewal application and the required renewal fee of
				$40,000;
2)
The
				Department has not suspended the license of the craft grower or suspended or
				revoked the registration for violation of the Act or this
				Part;
3)
The craft
				grower has continued to operate in accordance with all plans submitted as part
				of its application and approved by the Department or any amendments that have
				been approved by the Department;
4)
The craft grower has submitted an
				agent, employee, contracting, and subcontracting diversity report as required
				by the Department; and
5)
The craft grower has submitted an environmental impact report
as required by the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.330 - Modifications and Alterations

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a) A
				license shall be amended before the commencement of any modification to the
				facility. This includes any change that modifies the approved license design
				capability of production or process areas, including change of capacity,
				efficiency, or processes.
b) Before
				making any modification to a licensed facility, the craft grower must complete
				an Application for License and Construction Approval and submit the application
				with the appropriate schedules to the Department. The fee for an application to
				make modifications to a craft grower shall be $2,500. In addition, upon the
				approval of the application, the applicant shall pay an additional fee of
				$1,500.
c) An amendment to the
				license shall not be required for alterations at the facility. The fee for an
				application to make an alteration of a craft grower, other than an expansion,
				shall be $500.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.335 - Canopy Modification

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a) A
				craft grower may apply to the Department to increase its canopy space in
				increments of 3,000 square feet up to the maximum canopy space provided for
				under the Act for a craft grower.
1) A craft
				grower may request an increase of 3,000, 6,000 or 9,000 square feet of canopy
				space.
2) At no time may a licensed
				craft grower's canopy space exceed the maximum canopy space provided for under
				the Act for a craft grower.
3)
For cannabis grow operations with 6,000 square feet of canopy or more,
				all HVAC units must be variable refrigerant flow HVAC units, or other more
				energy efficient equipment.
[410 ILCS
				705/20-15(a)(23)(C)(iii) ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.345 - Background Check

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a) ISP
				shall act as the Department's agent for purposes of receiving electronic
				fingerprints and conducting background checks of each craft grower agent
				applying for a craft grower agent identification card.
1) ISP will conduct background checks for
				conviction information contained within ISP and FBI criminal history databases
				to the extent allowed by law.
2)
				For verification of any statutorily imposed duty to conduct background checks
				pursuant to the Act, ISP will transmit the results of the background check to
				the Department and that transmittal shall conclude the verification
				process.
3) The electronic
				background checks shall be submitted as outlined in either the Illinois Uniform
				Conviction Information Act or 20 Ill. Adm. Code
				1265.30 (Electronic
				Transmission of Fingerprint Requirements).
A)
				Manual fingerprints will not be accepted and shall not be scanned and converted
				into an electronic format.
B)
				Fingerprint images of the individual being fingerprinted, and related
				alphanumeric identification data submitted to ISP for the purpose of this
				fingerprint-based background check, shall be submitted
				electronically.
C) Electronic
				transmission of fingerprint data to ISP shall be accomplished utilizing
				livescan procedures or other comparable technology approved for use by
				ISP.
D) If the fingerprints are
				rejected by ISP, the craft grower agent shall have his or her fingerprints
				collected electronically by a livescan fingerprint vendor a second
				time.
E) In the event of equipment
				malfunction or other special circumstance that make electronic transmission of
				fingerprint data impractical, ISP may allow limited use of paper fingerprint
				records.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.350 - Specifications

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a) Craft growers
				shall:
1)
Not be located within 1,500
				feet of another craft grower or a cultivation center
[410 ILCS
				705/30-30(m)];
2) Not be in violation of any other local
				zoning requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.355 - Records

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a) Each craft
				grower shall keep and maintain upon the licensed premises, for a 5-year period,
				true, complete, legible, and current books and records, including the
				following:
1) The date of each sale or
				distribution to a cannabis organization;
2) The name, address and registration number
				of the cannabis organization;
3)
				The item number, product name (description), and quantity of cannabis and
				cannabis-infused products registered by the Department and sold or otherwise
				distributed to the cannabis organization;
4) The price charged and the amount received
				for the cannabis and cannabis-infused products from the cannabis
				organization;
5) If the
				distribution was for a purpose other than sale, the reason for the
				distribution;
6) The quantity and
				form of cannabis maintained at the craft grower on a daily basis; and
7) The amount of plants being grown at the
				craft grower on a daily basis.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.360 - Signage

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a) Each licensed
				craft grower must post a sign in a conspicuous location at each entrance of the
				facility that reads: "PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE NOT PERMITTED ON THESE
				PREMISES".
b) Each licensed craft
				grower must post a sign in a conspicuous location at each entrance of the
				facility that reads: "THESE PREMISES ARE UNDER CONSTANT VIDEO
				SURVEILLANCE".
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.365 - Agents and Identification Cards

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a) The craft grower agent application shall
				be submitted on forms provided by the Department in accordance with the Act and
				this Part. The application will include instructions for its completion and
				submission. The application will include requests for information in support of
				the application needed by the Department in making its determination. If all
				materials, documentation and information required by the Act and this Part are
				not submitted, the application will be returned to the applicant.
b) Each principal officer, board member,
				employee or agent of a registered craft grower must apply to the Department for
				a craft grower agent identification card. Along with the application, the
				applicant shall submit:
1) A copy of the
				applicant's social security card;
2) A copy of the applicant's valid driver's
				license or State issued ID card;
3)
				A document verifying the applicant's place of residency (e.g., bank statement,
				cancelled check, insurance policy). The document must contain the applicant's
				full residence address;
4)
				Verification from ISP that the applicant's background check has been
				conducted;
5) The application fee
				of $100; and
6) Any additional
				information requested by the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.370 - Operations - Plant Production

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a) Each facility shall develop and maintain
				an Operations and Management Practices Plan for each production area.
b) Each production area shall maintain an
				open aisle on all sides of each plant group to allow for unobstructed travel,
				observation and inventory of each plant group.
c) Each production area shall be maintained
				free of debris.
d) Biosecurity
				measures shall be implemented and maintained at all times.
e) A record of all crop inputs shall be
				maintained for at least 5 years at the facility. The record shall include:
1) The date of application;
2) The name of the individual making the
				application;
3) The product that
				was applied;
4) The section,
				including the square footage, that received the application (by group
				number);
5) The amount of product
				that was applied; and
6) A copy of
				the label of the product applied.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.380 - Inventory

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a) Each craft
				grower, prior to commencing business, shall:
1) Conduct an initial comprehensive inventory
				of all cannabis at the facility. If a craft grower commences business with no
				cannabis on hand, the craft grower shall record this fact as the initial
				inventory; and
2) Establish ongoing
				inventory controls and procedures for the conduct of inventory reviews and
				comprehensive inventories of cannabis, which shall enable the craft grower to
				detect any diversion, theft or loss in a timely manner.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart D - CRAFT GROWERS › Section 1300.395 - Transportation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A craft grower
				or craft grower agent shall not transport cannabis or cannabis-infused products
				to any other cannabis business establishment without a transport organization
				license unless it has received from the Department a registration certificate
				for each vehicle authorized to transport cannabis.
b) To obtain a registration certificate, a
				craft grower must notify the Department in writing of its desire to transport
				cannabis without a transporter license. The notice must include the information
				referenced in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 1300.510(d)(11) and (15). Upon receiving
				sufficient information, the Department will send the craft grower a written or
				electronic notice requesting the information referenced in 8 Ill. Adm. Code
				1300.540(h). Upon receiving sufficient information, the Department will issue
				the craft grower a registration certificate for each vehicle authorized to
				engage in cannabis transportation activities as prescribed by 8 Ill. Adm. Code
				1300.540(h).
c) Craft growers
				authorized by the Department to transport cannabis without a transporter
				license must comply with the following requirement:
1) The operational requirements of 8 Ill.
				Adm. Code 1300.595; and
2) The
				transportation distance restrictions of the Act:
A)
If the craft grower is located in
				a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the cannabis business
				establishment receiving the cannabis is within 2,000 feet of the property line
				of the craft grower;
B)
If the craft grower is located in a county with a population of more
				than 700,000 but fewer than 3,000,000, the cannabis business establishment
				receiving the cannabis is within 2 miles of the craft grower;
				or
C)
If the craft
				grower is located in a county with a population of fewer than 700,000, the
				cannabis business establishment receiving the cannabis is within 15 miles of
				the craft grower.
[410 ILCS 705/30-(k)]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.400 - License Application

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a) An
				Infuser License shall be obtained for each facility prior to commencement of
				any production activities. The license shall, along with any other certificate,
				business license, or other authorization required to conduct production
				activities, be posted in a conspicuous place within the facility.
b) The Department will accept applications
				for Infuser Licenses beginning February 14, 2020. The Department application
				period shall close on March 16, 2020. An application will be considered
				submitted on the date in which it was received, if received on or before 5 p.m.
				Central Time. If received after 5 p.m. Central Time, the application will be
				considered received on the next business day.
1) Submissions shall be received
				electronically.
2) Submissions
				received after the close of the application period shall be returned to the
				applicant.
3) Notification of the
				availability of applications will be posted on the Department's website at
www.agr.state.il.us/
.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.405 - Financial Disclosure

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a) When
				applying for an Infuser License, the applicant shall disclose all relevant
				financial information to the Department. The applicant shall have a continuing
				duty to disclose promptly any material changes in the financial information
				provided to the Department. If an applicant is issued a license, this duty of
				ongoing disclosure shall continue throughout the licensed period. These
				disclosures shall include:
1) The ownership
				structure of the infuser;
2) A
				current organizational chart that includes position descriptions and the names
				and resumes of persons holding each position to the extent those positions have
				been filled. To the extent not revealed by the resume, include additional pages
				with each resume setting out the employee's particular skills, education,
				experience or significant accomplishments that are relevant to owning or
				operating an infuser;
3) Documents
				such as the articles of incorporation, articles of association, charter,
				by-laws, partnership agreement, or agreements between any 2 or more members of
				the applicant that relate in any manner to the assets, property or profit of
				the applicant, or any other comparable documents that set forth the legal
				structure of the applicant or relate to the organization, management or control
				of the applicant;
4) A copy of all
				compensation agreements with directors, owners, officers and
				infusers;
5) The nature, type,
				terms, covenants and priorities of all outstanding bonds, loans, mortgages,
				trust deeds, pledges, lines of credit, notes, debentures or other forms of
				indebtedness issued or executed, or to be issued or executed, in connection
				with opening or operating the proposed infuser;
6) Audited financial statements for the
				previous fiscal year, which shall include, but are not limited to, an income
				statement, balance sheet, statement of retained earnings or owners' equity,
				statement of cash flows, and all notes to these statements and related
				financial schedules, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
				principles, along with the accompanying independent auditor's report. If the
				applicant was formed within the year preceding the application for license,
				provide certified financial statements for the period of time the applicant has
				been in existence and any pro forma financials used for business planning
				purposes.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.407 - License Selection Criteria

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a) The license selection criteria for the
				Infuser License shall include the following, with each criterion accounting for
				up to the indicated maximum number of the total points available for each
				criteria, out of 1,000 total points (bonus points are an additional 2 points):
1) Suitability of the Proposed Facility (75
				points):
A) Measure 1 (25 points): The
				applicant demonstrates that the proposed facility is suitable for effective and
				safe production of cannabis and cannabis-infused products, sufficient in size,
				power allocation, air exchange and air flow, interior layout, lighting, and
				sufficient both in the interior and exterior to handle bulk production of
				cannabis-infused products, product handling, storage, trimming, packaging,
				loading and shipping. The loading/unloading of cannabis in the transport motor
				vehicle for shipping shall be in an enclosed, secure area out of public
				sight;
B) Measure 2 (25 points):
				The applicant demonstrates the ability to meet consumer demand by operating the
				infuser facility in a safe and efficient manner with minimal impact on the
				environment and the surrounding community;
C) Measure 3 (25 points): The applicant
				provides an Operations and Management Practices Plan that demonstrates
				compliance with this Part and the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.410 - License Denial and Prohibitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
An application for an Infuser
				License must be denied if any of the following conditions are met:
1)
The applicant failed to submit the
				materials required by this Part;
2)
The applicant would not be in
				compliance with local zoning rules issued in accordance with
the
				Act;
3)
One or more of the
				prospective principal officers or board members has violated the Act
or this Part;
4) One or more of the
				prospective principal officers or board members has served as a principal
				officer or board member for a registered dispensing organization or infuser
				that has had its registration revoked or suspended;
5)
One or more of the principal
				officers or board members is under 21 years of age;
6) A principal officer or board member of the
				infuser has failed a background check under Section 5-20 of the Act;
7)
The person has submitted an
				application for license that contains false information;
8)
If the licensee, principal
				officer, board member, person having a financial or voting interest of 5% or
				greater in the licensee, or an agent of these entities is delinquent in filing
				any required tax returns or paying any amounts owed to the State of
				Illinois;
[410 ILCS
				705/35-20]
9) The infuser is located in an area zoned
				for residential use.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.415 - License Award, Issuance and Transferability

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a) The top-scoring applicants as determined
				by Section 1300.407, that receive at least 75% of available points, will be
				issued Infuser Licenses by the Department.
b) An Infuser License shall be issued for the
				specific location identified on the application, and is valid only for the
				owner, premises and name designated on the license and the location for which
				it is issued.
c)
Should the
				applicant be awarded an Infuser License, it shall pay a fee of $5,000 prior to
				receiving the license.
[410 ILCS
				705/35-15(d)]
d) An Infuser License shall not be
				transferable, in whole or in part, without Department approval, with the
				following exceptions:
1) An Infuser License
				may be reissued, without charge, solely in the name of the surviving spouse or
				domestic partner of a deceased licensee if the license was issued in the names
				of both of the parties;
2) An
				Infuser License may be transferred, without charge, to an heir of a deceased
				licensee other than as provided in subsection (b)(1), as determined by the
				Probate Act of 1975. For the purpose of considering the qualifications of the
				heir to receive an Infuser License, the Department will require a criminal
				background check and the heir will be subject to all other requirements of the
				Act and this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.420 - License Renewal

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a)
				Every Infuser License shall expire annually on the date it was
				issued.
b) Every renewal
				application for a license issued pursuant to this Part and accompanied by the
				proper fees shall be filed annually with the Department at least 45 calendar
				days prior to the date the existing license expires.
c) The Department will send written
				notification of expiration to each licensed infuser at least 90 days prior to
				expiration. However, failure to receive a renewal form from the Department will
				not excuse the infuser from paying the renewal fee or renewing the license
				prior to its expiration.
d)
The Department will grant a renewal application within 45 days of
				submission of a renewal application if:
1)
The registered infuser submits a
				renewal application and the required renewal fee of $20,000;
2)
The Department has not suspended
				the license of the infuser or suspended or revoked the registration for
				violation of the Act or
this Part;
3)
The infuser has continued to
				operate in accordance with all plans submitted as part of its application and
				approved by the Department or any amendments thereto that have been approved by
				the Department;
4)
The infuser has submitted an agent, employee, contracting, and
				subcontracting diversity report
to the Cannabis Regulation Oversight
				Officer
as required by the Department; and
5)
The infuser has submitted an
				environmental impact report
as required by the Act. [410
				ILCS
				705/35-40(a)]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.430 - Modifications and Alterations

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a) A
				license shall be amended before the commencement of any modification to the
				facility. This includes any change that modifies the approved license design
				capability of production or process areas, including change of capacity,
				efficiency or processes.
b) Before
				making any modification to a licensed facility, the infuser must complete an
				Application for License and Construction Approval and submit the application
				with the appropriate schedules to the Department. The fee for an applicant to
				make modifications to an infuser shall be $5,000. In addition, upon approval of
				the application, the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $3,000.
c) An amendment to the license shall not be
				required for alterations at the facility. The fee for an application to reflect
				an alteration of the infuster's facility, other than an expansion, shall be
				$1,000.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.445 - Background Check

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) ISP
				shall act as the Department's agent for purposes of receiving electronic
				fingerprints and conducting background checks of each infuser agent applying
				for an infuser agent identification card (ID card).
1) ISP will conduct background checks for
				conviction information contained within ISP and FBI criminal history databases
				to the extent allowed by law.
2)
				For verification of any statutorily imposed duty to conduct background checks
				pursuant to the Act, ISP will transmit the results of the background check to
				the Department and that transmittal shall conclude the verification
				process.
3) The electronic
				background checks shall be submitted as outlined in either the Illinois Uniform
				Conviction Information Act or 20 Ill. Adm. Code
				1265.30 (Electronic
				Transmission of Fingerprint Requirements).
A)
				Manual fingerprints will not be accepted and shall not be scanned and converted
				into an electronic format.
B)
				Fingerprint images of the individual being fingerprinted, and related
				alphanumeric identification data submitted to ISP for the purpose of this
				fingerprint-based background check, shall be submitted
				electronically.
C) Electronic
				transmission of fingerprint data to ISP shall be accomplished utilizing
				livescan procedures or other comparable technology approved for use by
				ISP.
D) If the fingerprints are
				rejected by ISP, the craft grower agent shall have his or her fingerprints
				collected electronically by a livescan fingerprint vendor a second
				time.
E) In the event of equipment
				malfunction or other special circumstance that makes electronic transmission of
				fingerprint data impractical, ISP may allow limited use of paper fingerprint
				records.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.450 - Specifications

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Infusers shall:
1) Not be located closer than 1,500 feet to
				another infuser or a cultivation center;
2) Not be in violation of any other local
				zoning requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.455 - Records

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a) Each infuser
				shall keep and maintain upon the licensed premises for a 5-year period true,
				complete, legible and current books and records, including the following:
1) The date of each sale or distribution to a
				cannabis organization;
2) The name,
				address and registration number of the cannabis organization;
3) The item number, product name
				(description), and quantity of cannabis-infused products registered by the
				Department and sold or otherwise distributed to the cannabis
				organization;
4) The price charged
				and the amount received for the cannabis-infused products from the cannabis
				organization;
5) If the
				distribution was for a purpose other than sale, the reason for the
				distribution;
6) The quantity and
				form of cannabis and cannabis-infused products maintained at the infuser on a
				daily basis; and
7) The amount of
				cannabis-infused products being produced at the infuser on a daily
				basis.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 1300 - CANNABIS REGULATION AND TAX ACT › Subpart E - INFUSERS › Section 1300.460 - Signage

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each licensed
				infuser must post a sign in a conspicuous location at each entrance of the
				facility that reads: "PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE NOT PERMITTED ON THESE
				PREMISES".
b) Each licensed infuser
				must post a sign in a conspicuous location at each entrance of the facility
				that reads: "THESE PREMISES ARE UNDER CONSTANT VIDEO SURVEILLANCE".