Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-4-1005 – Fees

A. All licensing fees are due at the time of application.
B. A grower applicant or licensee is not required to pay separate harvester or transporter licensing fees, unless providing harvesting or transport services for other licensed growers.
C. Inspection and assessment fees are invoiced by the Department and are due within 30 calendar days of the invoice date.
D. Site modification fees. The appropriate fee shall be submitted at the time an applicant submits a site modification application as provided in R3-4-1003(G)
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E. Processor assessment fees are based on tonnage reports, shipping manifests or scale receipts of unprocessed hemp plants or plant parts received.
F. All outstanding inspection and assessment fees invoiced prior to November 15, shall be paid in full prior to the Department’s processing of a licensee’s renewal application.
G. THC sample analysis fees. Beyond the initial pre-harvest sample collected to determine regulatory compliance of a harvest lot of hemp, a licensee will be required to pay for any analytical fees before results are released. These include:
1. 1. Any pre-harvest re-tests for crops that indicated a result above the threshold for compliance;
2. 2. Post-harvest samples that have been determined to be a regulatory concern by the Department; or
3. 3. By request from the grower that requires official analysis for commerce.

Table 1. Fee Schedule

License	Licensing Fee	Inspection/Assessment Fee
Grower	$1,000 per license	$25 per one or less than one outdoor acre up to 100 acres
		$5 acre for each additional acre
		$75 per indoor facility up to 3 acres
		$25 per acre for facilities over 3 acres
		$150 per THC sample analysis (G)
Nursery	$650 per license	NA
Harvester	$100 per license	N/A
Transporter	$100 per license	N/A
Processor	$2,000 per license	$5 ton Oil Seed/Grain
		$100 ton floral material
		$150 per THC sample analysis (G)
All	Site modification fee: $300	N/A

Historical Note

New Table 1. Fee Schedule made by exempt rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1447, effective May 31, 2019 (Supp. 19-2). Table 1. Fee Schedule amended by emergency rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 39, with an immediate effective date of December 17, 2020 (Supp. 20-4). Emergency expired. Table 1. Fee Schedule amended by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 1570, with an immediate effective date of September 16, 2021 (Supp. 21-3).

Historical Note

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1447, effective May 31, 2019 (Supp. 19-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 1570, with an immediate effective date of September 16, 2021 (Supp. 21-3).