Compassion centers - Renewal
N.D. Cent. Code § 19-24.1-16
in effect19-24.1-16. Compassion centers - Renewal
1. A compassion center registration certificate expires two years after issuance. A
compassion center may submit a renewal application at any time beginning ninety
calendar days before the expiration of the registration certificate. A compassion center
shall submit a renewal application a minimum of sixty calendar days before the
expiration of the registration certificate to avoid suspension of the certificate.
2. The department shall approve a compassion center's renewal application within sixty
calendar days of submission, if the following conditions are satisfied:
a. The compassion center submits a renewal fee, in an amount not to exceed ninety
thousand dollars for a dispensary and one hundred ten thousand dollars for a
manufacturing facility, which the department shall refund if the department rejects
the renewal application;
b. The compassion center submits a complete renewal application;
c. The department has at no time suspended the compassion center's registration
for violation of this chapter;
d. Inspections conducted under this chapter do not raise any serious concerns
about the continued operation of the compassion center; and
e. The compassion center continues to meet all the requirements for the operation
of a compassion center as set forth in this chapter and rules adopted under this
chapter.
3. If a compassion center does not meet the requirements for renewal, the department
may not issue a registration certificate and the department shall provide the
compassion center with written notice of the determination. If a compassion center's
certificate is not renewed, the compassion center shall dispose all marijuana and
usable marijuana in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter.
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