Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/26/2024

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Local Approval Process (cont.) Local Retail Registration Process (342.22) Once the licensing process begins, local government registration applies to cannabis retailers or other cannabis/hemp businesses seeking a retail endorsement. Local governments must issue a retail registration after verifying that: • The business has a valid license or license preapproval issued by OCM. • The business has paid a registration fee or renewal fee to the local government; o Initial registration fees collected by a local government may be S500 or half the amount of the applicable initial license fee, whichever is less, and renewal registration fees may be S1,000 or half the amount of the applicable renewal license fee, whichever is less. • The business is found to be in compliance with Chapter 342 and local ordinances. • If applicable, the business is current on all property taxes and assessments for the proposed retail location. Local registrations may also be issued by counties if the respective local government transfers such authorities to the county. Determining a Process for Limiting Retail Registrations If a local government wishes to place a limitation on the number of retailers and microbusiness/mezzobusinesses with retail endorsements allowed within their locality (as long as there is at least one retail location per 12,500 residents, see Page 10), state law does not define the process for a local government's selection if there are more applicants than registrations available. A few options for this process include the use of a lottery, a first-come/first-serve model, a rolling basis, and others. Local governments should work with an attorney to determine their specific process for selection if they wish to limit the number of licensed cannabis retailers per 342.13. Local governments are not required to limit the number of licensed cannabis retailers. Page 16 M1 M I N N e S O T A OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT