Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 217B, 260.850-260.869
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
260.862(1)(a) authorizes the
department to promulgate administrative regulations for a Hemp Licensing
Program in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and authorizes the department to
license persons who wish to participate in a Hemp Licensing Program by
cultivating, handling, processing, or marketing hemp.
KRS
260.862(1)(e) authorizes the
department to establish a schedule of nonrefundable fees. This administrative
regulation establishes a schedule of fees for applicants and licensees.
Section 1. Schedule of Fees for Hemp Growers.
(1) The definitions for this section shall be
the same definitions established in
302
KAR 50:020, Section 1.
(2) The fees established in this section
shall be nonrefundable.
(3) The
Grower License Application fee shall be waived. There shall be a $200 service
charge for those applications submitted on paper. There shall be no service
charge for applications submitted online.
(4) The annual Grower Licensing Fee shall be
$400 for each growing address. This fee includes the first three (3) samples
collected for THC testing from that growing address. Beginning with the fourth
sample, the Licensed Grower shall be invoiced for a secondary pre-harvest
sample fee of $250 for each additional sample collected for THC
testing.
(5) The secondary
pre-harvest sample fee shall be $250 for each sample.
(6) The retest fee shall be $250 for each
sample.
(7) The site modification
surcharge fee shall be $750 for each GPS coordinate location change for each
growing site after the grower licensing agreement has been executed.
Section 2. Schedule of Fees for
Hemp Processors or Handlers.
(1) The
definitions for this section shall be the same definitions established in
302
KAR 50:030, Section 1.
(2) The fees established in this section
shall be nonrefundable.
(3) The
Processor/Handler License Application fee shall be waived. There shall be a
$200 service charge for those applications submitted on paper. There shall be
no service charge for applications submitted online.
(4) The annual Processor/Handler Licensing
Fee for processing the grain component of hemp shall be $500.
(5) The annual Processor/Handler Licensing
Fee for processing the fiber component of hemp shall be $500.
(6) The annual Processor/Handler Licensing
Fee for processing the floral material component of hemp (such as CBD) shall be
$3,000.
(7) The annual
Processor/Handler Licensing Fee for a handler (such as a seed cleaner or
laboratory) shall be $500.
(8) A
processor for more than one (1) component (grain, fiber, or floral material)
shall pay the licensing fee for each component. (For example, a person who
processes hemp for fiber, grain, and CBD shall pay a participation fee of
$4,000.)
(9) The site modification
surcharge fee shall be $750 for each GPS coordinate location change for each
processing or handling site after the Processor/Handler application or renewal
has been submitted.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
260.862
