Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/11/2023

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HF100 NINTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR BD 1-10100-9 38.1 may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the operation of a cannabis business within the jurisdiction 38.2 or a portion thereof until January 1, 2025. 38.3 (f) Within 30 days of receiving a copy of an application from the office, a local unit of 38.4 government shall certify on a form provided by the office whether a proposed cannabis 38.5 business or hemp business complies with local zoning ordinances and, if applicable, whether 38.6 the proposed business complies with the state fire code and building code. 38.7 (g) Upon receipt of an application for a license issued under this chapter, the office shall 38.8 contact the local unit of government in which the business would be located and provide 38.9 the local unit of government with 30 days in which to provide input on the application. The 38.10 local unit of government may provide the office with any additional information it believes 38.11 is relevant to the office's decision on whether to issue a license, including but not limited 38.12 to identifying concerns about the proposed location of a cannabis business or hemp business, 38.13 or sharing public information about an applicant. 38.14 (h) The office by rule shall establish an expedited complaint process to receive, review, 38.15 and respond to complaints made by a local unit of government about a cannabis business 38.16 or he business. Complaints may include alleged violations of local ordinances or other 38.17 alleged violations. At a minimum, the expedited complaint process shall require the office 38.18 to provide an initial response to the complaint within seven days and perform any necessary 38.19 inspections within 30 days. Nothing in this paragraphs prohibits a local unit of government 38.20 from enforcing a local ordinance. If a local unit of government notifies the office that a 38.21 cannabis business or hemp business other than a cannabis retailer, cannabis microbusiness 38.22 with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis mezzobusiness, lower -potency hemp edible 38.23 retailer, or medical cannabis retailer poses an immediate threat to the health or safety of the 38.24 public, the office must respond within 24 hours and may take any action described in section 38.25 342.19 or 342.21. 38.26 (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the state shall not issue a license to any 38.27 cannabis business to operate in the Indian Country, as defined in United States Code, title 38.28 25, section 1151, of a Minnesota Tribal government without the consent of the Tribal 38.29 government. 38.30 Sec. 14. [342.14] CANNABIS LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL. 38.31 Subdivision 1. Application; contents. (a) The office by rule shall establish forms and 38.32 procedures for the processing of cannabis licenses issued under this chapter. At a minimum, 38.33 any application to obtain or renew a cannabis license shall include the following information, 38.34 if applicable: Article 1 Sec. 14. 38