The department, in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall adopt by rule a licensing fee schedule establishing fees that are designed to meet, but not to exceed, the estimated licensing, enforcement and administrative costs of the department under this chapter. [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
1. Fees for cultivation facilities. For a cultivation facility license, the department shall require payment of an application fee and a license fee as follows:
A. For a tier 1 cultivation facility license, as described in section 301, subsection 1, an application fee of $100 and a license fee as follows:

(1) If the applicant has applied for a plant-count-based tier 1 cultivation facility license as described in section 301, subsection 1, paragraph A, a license fee of not more than $9 per mature cannabis plant for an outdoor cultivation facility and not more than $17 per mature cannabis plant for an indoor cultivation facility or a cultivation facility with both indoor and outdoor cultivation areas; or
(2) If the applicant has applied for a plant-canopy-based tier 1 cultivation facility license as described in section 301, subsection 1, paragraph B, a license fee of not more than $250 for an outdoor cultivation facility and not more than $500 for an indoor cultivation facility or a cultivation facility with both indoor and outdoor cultivation areas; [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).]
B. For a tier 2 cultivation facility license, as described in section 301, subsection 2, an application fee of $500 and a license fee of not more than $1,500 for an outdoor cultivation facility and not more than $3,000 for an indoor cultivation facility or a cultivation facility with both indoor and outdoor cultivation areas; [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
C. For a tier 3 cultivation facility license, as described in section 301, subsection 3, an application fee of $500 and a license fee of not more than $5,000 for an outdoor cultivation facility and not more than $10,000 for an indoor cultivation facility or a cultivation facility with both indoor and outdoor cultivation areas; [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
D. For a tier 4 cultivation facility license, as described in section 301, subsection 4, an application fee of $500 and a license fee of not more than $15,000 for an outdoor cultivation facility and not more than $30,000 for an indoor cultivation facility or a cultivation facility with both indoor and outdoor cultivation areas, except that, for a tier 4 cultivation facility license for which an increased amount of licensed plant canopy has been approved by the department pursuant to section 304, for each approved increase in the amount of licensed plant canopy, the department may increase the maximum license fee by not more than $5,000 for an outdoor cultivation facility and by not more than $10,000 for an indoor cultivation facility or a cultivation facility with both indoor and outdoor cultivation areas; and [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
E. For a nursery cultivation facility license, as described in section 301, subsection 5, an application fee of $60 and a license fee of $350. [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]

[PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 207

  • Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Adult use cannabis: means cannabis cultivated, manufactured, distributed or sold by a cannabis establishment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Applicant: means a person that submits an application for a license under this chapter to the department for review that the department has not yet approved or denied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Cannabis: includes cannabis concentrate but does not include hemp as defined in Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1?A, paragraph D or a cannabis product. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Cannabis plant: means all species of the plant genus Cannabis, including, but not limited to, a mother plant, a mature cannabis plant, an immature cannabis plant or a seedling. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Cannabis store: means a facility licensed under this chapter to purchase adult use cannabis, immature cannabis plants and seedlings from a cultivation facility, to purchase adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products from a products manufacturing facility and to sell adult use cannabis, adult use cannabis products, immature cannabis plants and seedlings to consumers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Cultivation facility: means a facility licensed under this chapter to purchase cannabis plants and seeds from other cultivation facilities; to cultivate, prepare and package adult use cannabis; to sell adult use cannabis to products manufacturing facilities, to cannabis stores and to other cultivation facilities; and to sell cannabis plants and seeds to other cultivation facilities and immature cannabis plants and seedlings to cannabis stores. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Department: means the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Licensee: means a person licensed pursuant to this chapter to operate a cannabis establishment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Mature cannabis plant: means a cannabis plant that is flowering. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Plant canopy: means the total surface area within the licensed premises of a cultivation facility that is authorized by the department for use at any time by the cultivation facility licensee to cultivate mature cannabis plants. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Products manufacturing facility: means a facility licensed under this chapter to purchase adult use cannabis from a cultivation facility or another products manufacturing facility; to manufacture, label and package adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products; and to sell adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products to cannabis stores and to other products manufacturing facilities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Sample: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Sample collector: means a person licensed under this chapter to collect samples of cannabis and cannabis products for testing and to transport and deliver those samples to a testing facility for testing. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
  • Testing facility: means a facility licensed under this chapter to develop, research and test cannabis, cannabis products and other substances. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-B Sec. 102
    • 2. Fees for products manufacturing facilities and cannabis stores. For a products manufacturing facility license or a cannabis store license, the department shall require payment of an application fee of $250 and a license fee of not more than $2,500.

    [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).]

    3. Fees for testing facilities. For a testing facility license, the department shall require payment of an application fee of $250 and a license fee of not more than $1,000.

    [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]

    3-A. Fees for sample collectors. For a sample collector license, the department shall require payment of an application fee of $100 and a license fee of not more than $250.

    [PL 2019, c. 676, §8 (NEW).]

    4. Payment of fees; fees to be deposited into Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund. An applicant shall pay the application fee required by the department at the time that the applicant submits an application for licensure to the department for processing. An applicant shall pay the license fee required by the department in accordance with section 205, subsection 4. All fees collected by the department pursuant to this section must be deposited into the Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund established in section 1102.

    [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).]

    5. Return of fees prohibited. The department may not return to an applicant or licensee or reimburse an applicant or licensee for any portion of an application or license fee paid by the applicant or licensee, regardless of whether the applicant withdraws its application prior to a final decision of the department on the application, the licensee voluntarily terminates its license pursuant to section 212 or the department suspends or revokes the licensee’s license in accordance with the provisions of subchapter 8.

    [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 676, §8 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).
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