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
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) An application for a Craft Grower License must be denied if any of the following conditions are met:
b) The Department may deny an application or revoke a license for violations of the Act and/or this Part.
c) Nothing in this Part is intended to confer a property or other right, duty, privilege or interest entitling an applicant to an administrative hearing upon denial of an application.
d) No Craft Grower License issued by the Department will be issued to a person who is licensed by any licensing authority as a cultivation center, or to any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or trust or any subsidiary, affiliate, or any other form of business enterprise having more than 10% legal, equitable, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly, in a person licensed in this State as a cultivation center, or to any principal officer, agent, employee, or human being with any form of ownership or control over a cultivation center except for a person who owns no more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a cultivation center who shares are publicly traded on an exchange within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. [410 ILCS 705/30-20(a)]
e) A license shall be surrendered to the Department upon written notice and demand if the craft grower fails to begin production within 6 months after the license has been issued. The craft grower may submit a written request to the Department for an extension of time setting forth its justification for being unable to begin production within 6 months after the license was issued. The Department may grant an extension, at its discretion, for good cause shown. Good cause may include unforeseen events, acts of nature and other events that prevent a good faith effort. Good cause shall not include cost overruns, insufficient financing and other factors evidencing a lack of good faith effort.
f) A craft grower that fails to maintain production for any reason for more than 90 consecutive days after it has begun production shall be notified in writing and given 30 days from the date of notification from the Department to submit a written explanation why it so failed and, if it plans on continuing to operate as a craft grower, a description of how it will correct the problem and prevent it from occurring again.