Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1624



By Senator Farmer





34-00461A-22 20221624__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fees; amending s. 566.036, F.S.;
3 requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
4 Services to establish by rule specified initial
5 license fees and annual license renewal fees for
6 specified marijuana establishments; authorizing the
7 department to charge an application fee, which may not
8 exceed the cost of processing the application;
9 providing a contingent effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12
13 Section 1. Subsection (12) is added to section 566.036,
14 Florida Statutes, as created by SB ____, 2022 Regular Session,
15 to read:
16 566.036 Licensing of marijuana establishments.—
17 (12)(a) The department shall establish by rule the
18 following initial license and annual license renewal fees:
19 1.a. For a retail establishment’s first location, $5,000
20 for the initial license and $7,000 for the annual license
21 renewal.
22 b. For any additional locations of a retail establishment,
23 $20,000 for the initial license for each additional location and
24 $25,000 for the annual license renewal for each additional
25 location.
26 2.a. For a cultivation establishment with 25,000 square
27 feet of canopy space or less, $2,500 for the initial license and
28 $5,000 for the annual license renewal.
29 b. For a cultivation establishment with more than 25,000
30 square feet of canopy space, $50,000 for the initial license and
31 $100,000 for the annual license renewal.
32 3. For manufacturing establishments, $5,000 for the initial
33 license and $20,000 for the annual license renewal.
34 4. For consumption establishments, $2,500 for the initial
35 license and $5,000 for the annual license renewal.
36 5. For testing establishments, $20,000 for the initial
37 license and $25,000 for the annual license renewal.
38 (b) In addition to the license fees required under
39 paragraph (a), the department may charge an applicant an
40 application fee that may not exceed the cost of processing the
41 application.
42 Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date that
43 SB ____ or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation
44 is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension
45 thereof and becomes a law.