3 AAC 306.315. Application for retail marijuana store license

A person seeking a new retail marijuana store license must submit an application on a form the board prescribes, including the information required under 3 AAC 306.020 and

(1) a copy of an active application for a food safety permit [REQUIRED] under 18 AAC 31.020 from the Department of Environmental Conservation or a municipality with authority delegated under AS 17.20.072 and 18 AAC 31.945; and

(2) in the operating plan required under 3 AAC 306.020(c), a description of the way marijuana and marijuana products at the retail marijuana store will be displayed and sold.

3 AAC 306.520. Application for marijuana product manufacturing facility license

An applicant for a marijuana product manufacturing facility license, including a marijuana concentrate manufacturing facility license, must file an application on a form the board prescribes, and provide the information required under 3 AAC 306.020 and

(1) a copy of an active application for a food safety permit [IF REQUIRED] under 18 AAC 31.020 from the Department of Environmental Conservation or a municipality with authority delegated under AS 17.20.072 and 18 AAC 31.945;

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The Marijuana Control Board proposes to adopt regulations in Title 3 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with the requirements for applications for marijuana retail store licenses and product manufacturing facility licenses including the following:

(1) 3 AAC 306.315(1)- Requirements for proof of applicant possessing any required permits from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) proposed to be changed to require application for permits from DEC, and to allow application to be from a municipality if the DEC permits are delegated to the municipality.

(2) 3 AAC 306.520(1)- Requirements for proof of applicant possessing any required permits from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) proposed to be changed to require application for permits from DEC.

You may comment in writing on the proposed regulations, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed regulations, by submitting written comments to Cynthia Franklin, Marijuana Control Board at 550 W. 7th Ave, Suite 1600, Anchorage, AK 99501. Additionally, the Marijuana Control Board will accept written comments by electronic mail at marijuana@alaska.gov. Please notate "Comment on Application DEC Requirements Regulations" on the subject line of any emailed comment. Written comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System, by accessing this notice on the system and using the "comment" link. Please indicate the article and section number to which each comment refers, if applicable. Please indicate in the subject line "Comment on application DEC requirements". All written comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on January 13, 2017.

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed regulations by email to marijuana@alaska.gov or to Cynthia Franklin at the above physical address. Please do not submit questions through the Alaska Online Public Notice System. The written questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period, by January 3, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. The Marijuana Control Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar written questions and make the questions and response available on the Marijuana Control Board website. The Marijuana Control Board may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Craig Douglas at (907) 269-0350 no later than January 3, 2017 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

A copy of the proposed regulations are available through the electronic link to the complete text on the Alaska Online Public Notice System, on the Marijuana Control Board website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/amco/ or by contacting Craig Douglas at craig.douglas@alaska.gov or 550 W. 7th Ste 1600, Anchorage, AK 99501.

After the written public comment period ends, the Marijuana Control Board will either adopt the proposed regulations or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment in writing during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. No verbal public comment will be taken on the proposed changes.