1. (a) Any person who manufactures, distributes or dispenses any controlled substance or uses any controlled substance for the purpose of the initial and maintenance training of drug detection dogs or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution or dispensing of any controlled substance or use of any controlled substance for the purpose of the initial and maintenance training of drug detection dogs in this state shall obtain annually a registration unless exempted by law or pursuant to Rules .0109-.0111 of this Section.
2. (b) Only persons actually engaged in such activities are required to obtain a registration; related or affiliated persons who are not engaged in such activities are not required to be registered. (For example, a stockholder or parent corporation of a corporation manufacturing controlled substances is not required to obtain a registration.)

3. (c) Any person applying for registration or re-registration shall file, annually, an application for registration with the Department of Health and Human Services and submit the required nonrefundable fee with the application. Categories of applicants and the annual fee for each category are as follows:

   1. (8) Manufacturer 600.00

      (9) Office-Based Opioid Treatment 0.00

      (10) Dog Handler 125.00

      (d) For any person applying for registration at least six months or less prior to the end of the fiscal year, the required annual fee submitted with the application shall be reduced by one-half of the above listed fee for each category.

   CATEGORY FEE

   (1) Clinic 125.00

   (2) Hospital 300.00

   (3) Nursing Home 100.00

   (4) Teaching Institution 100.00

   (5) Researcher 125.00

   (6) Analytical Laboratory 100.00

   (7) Distributor 500.00

History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑100; 90‑101; 90-102.1; 143B‑210(9);
Eff. June 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. February 23, 2005; January 1, 1994;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. February 2, 2016.