51.04.020 Hemp Production License

(a) An applicant for a Hemp Production License shall submit, at a minimum, his or her full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If the applicant represents a business entity, the applicant shall submit the full name of the business, the jurisdiction of formation, the principal business address, the full name of the person who will have the power to bind the entity, his or her phone number and email address, and the employer identification number ("EIN") of the business. The applicant must also submit the legal description of the area where hemp will be produced. The Commission may require additional information for licensure, as the Commission deems necessary. Any application that is missing required information shall be denied.

(b) All Hemp Production License applicants must provide the Commission with a complete criminal history report for all key participants in the entity producing hemp on a form determined by the Commission. Any applicant may be required to establish his or her identity and age by official documents. Applicants may be required to sign an authorization to release information as prescribed by the Tribe. All applicants shall undergo and pay for an annual criminal background check.

(c) A license modification is required if there is any change to the information submitted in the application including, but not limited to, sale of a business, production of hemp in a new location, or a change in the key participants producing under a license.

(d) A license will not be issued unless:

(1) The application submitted for Commission review is complete and accurate;

(2) The criminal history report(s) confirm that all key participants covered by the license have not had disqualifying drug conviction under state, Tribal, or federal law in the last ten (10) years;

(3) The application contains no materially false statements or misrepresentations and the applicant has not previously submitted an application with any materially false statements or misrepresentations; and

(4) The applicant is currently in good standing with the Commission.

(e) Grounds for denial of application. The Commission may consider certain factors when determining whether to accept or deny a license application, these factors include, but are not limited to:

(1) Whether the Licensee or any owner, director, manager, or subcontractor has a disqualifying drug conviction;

(2) The Licensee materially falsified information on the;

(3) Any prior administrative actions taken by the Commission against the Licensee; and

(4) Any other reasonable factor.