Michigan Laws 286.848 – Approval or denial of registration or license application; grounds for denial; notice
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.848
- Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 286.842
- Director: means the director of the department, or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 286.842
- Grower: means a person registered by the department under this act to grow industrial hemp. See Michigan Laws 286.842
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Processor-handler: means a person licensed by the department under this act to process, handle, broker, or market industrial hemp. See Michigan Laws 286.842
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The department shall approve or deny a registration or license application submitted under this act in a timely manner. The department shall deny a registration or license application if the application is incomplete or if any of the following apply:
(a) The applicant is under the age of 18.
(b) The applicant’s growing, handling, storage, processing, or brokering sites are not located in this state.
(c) The applicant has not demonstrated, as determined by the director, a willingness to comply with the department’s rules, instructions from the department, or instructions from a law enforcement agency.
(d) The applicant has unpaid fees, fines, or civil penalties owed to this state under this act.
(e) The applicant has made false statements or representations, as determined by the director, to the department or a law enforcement agency.
(f) The applicant has had a grower registration or processor-handler license revoked in the 5 years preceding the date of application.
(2) If the application is denied because it is incomplete, the department shall notify the applicant in writing within a timely manner after the department receives the application describing the deficiency and requesting additional information.