Current through August 30, 2024
(a) An applicant
for registration in the Alaska Industrial Hemp Program must file an application
on a form that the division prescribes.
(b) An application for a new industrial hemp
registration must include
(1) the full legal
name of the applicant; if the applicant is a business entity, the application
must contain
(A) the name of the business
entity, including its designation as corporation, partnership, association,
limited liability company, or other permissible business formation;
(B) the names of its officers, members, and
partners, as applicable;
(C) proof
that the business entity is authorized by and in good standing with the state,
and other jurisdictions, as applicable; and
(D) documentation validating the authority of
the signatory to bind the entity;
(2) the business name the applicant will use
for its industrial hemp operations, along with any applicable business licenses
issued under AS 43.70;
(3) the
physical address of the applicant;
(4) the mailing address and an electronic
mailing address of the applicant; and
(5) the address, GPS coordinates, and a map
of the area to be used to produce, process, or offer, with or without
compensation, to a consumer industrial hemp.
(c) An application for registration in the
Alaska Industrial Hemp Pilot Program must be signed by
(1) the applicant, if the applicant is an
individual; or
(2) an authorized
representative of a business entity, if the applicant is a business
entity.
(d) Each
signatory to an application for an industrial hemp registration must declare
under penalty of unsworn falsification that
(1) the application is true, correct, and
complete;
(2) the signatory has
authority to bind the applicant.
(3) the applicant has read and is familiar
with AS
03.05.010,
03.05.076-03.05.100, and this chapter;
and
(4) the applicant has not been
convicted of a felony described in
AS
03.05.076(a)(3)(A) or (B);
for purposes of this paragraph,
(A) a
conviction is any plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or any finding of guilt,
except when the finding of guilt is subsequently overturned on appeal,
pardoned, or expunged;
(B) a
conviction is expunged when the conviction is removed from the individual's
criminal history record and there are no legal disabilities or restrictions
associated with the expunged conviction, other than the fact that the
conviction may be used for sentencing purposes for subsequent convictions;
and
(C) where an individual is
allowed to withdraw an original plea of guilty or nolo contendere and enter a
plea of not guilty and the case is subsequently dismissed, the individual is no
longer considered to have a conviction for purposes of this
paragraph;
(e)
The completed application and fees may be filed electronically, mailed, or
hand-delivered to the division.
(f)
All fees, including non-refundable application fees, registration fees, and, if
applicable, industrial hemp product endorsement fees set out in
11 AAC 40.100 must be paid before
the division will approve an application for a registration or an
endorsement.
(g) If an applicant
applies for more than one class of registration, a separate application and all
required fees must be submitted for each class of registration.
Authority:AS
03.05.010
AS 03.05.076
