1. (1) An HDC supplier license is required per person per location for any person who manufactures or distributes an HDC product in commerce.

2. (2) Applicants for an HDC supplier license must submit required information on forms provided by the department, which may include:

   1. (a) Name of the applicant;
   2. (b) Date of birth of any applicant who is an individual or a partner in a general partnership; CANNABINOID PRODUCTS
   3. (c) Proof of registration in its state of incorporation for any applicant that is a formalized business entity;
   4. (d) Proof of registration with the Tennessee Department of Revenue;
   5. (e) Contact information for applicant, to include name of person legally responsible for applicant’s operations, telephone number, email address, and address of principal place of business;
   6. (f) Address of location to be licensed;
   7. (g) A nationwide criminal background check, facilitated through the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, for the person identified as legally responsible for applicant’s operations; and,
   8. (h) Other information as required by the department.
3. (3) Licensees must notify the department of any changes to the contents of their application on file within 30 days after the change takes place, including any change of contact information;
4. (4) Payment of an annual HDC supplier license fee of $500 shall be due upon approval of an application and must be paid in full prior to a license being issued. The license fee may be prorated in the initial year of licensure at the rate of $50 per each full calendar month remaining in the license period, provided the total fee not exceed $500. License fees shall not be prorated for any person licensed in the previous licensure year. License fees are waived for any accredited college or university that offers programs of study in agricultural sciences and that is seeking licensure for HDC product manufacturing on its college or university property.
5. (5) HDC supplier licenses expire on June 30 of the licensing cycle for which they are issued. Applicants for renewal must submit to the department on or before the following July 1 the HDC supplier license fee and an updated criminal background check for the licensee.
6. (6) The department may deny any application for licensure that is not completed in full or that is not completed in conformance with this rule.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 43-27-211. Administrative History: New rules filed September 27, 2024; effective December 26, 2024.