Illinois Administrative Code

Section 1300.1020 Tagging of Cannabis Plants and Products a) At the time of planting, immature plants of a uniform strain or cultivar may be grouped together under a single plant tag as a plant batch. The plant batch shall be: 1) Labeled with the unique serial number; 2) Placed c…

Section 1300.103 Financial Disclosure a) When applying for a Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License, the applicant shall disclose all relevant financial information to the Department. The applicant shall have a continuing duty to disclose promptly any material changes i…

Section 1300.1030 Reporting a) All cultivation and production activities of a cannabis business establishment shall be recorded in the cannabis plant monitoring system by that licensee upon completion of the activity. b) Recorded activities include, but are not limited to: 1) Rec…

Section 1300.1040 Transfer of Cannabis and Cannabis Products a) A cannabis business establishment shall prepare a manifest, through the cannabis plant monitoring system, prior to transferring cannabis and cannabis products from its facility to another cannabis business establishm…

Section 1300.105 License Selection Criteria a) The license selection criteria for the Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License shall include the following, with each criterion accounting for up to the indicated maximum number of the total points available for each criteri…

Section 1300.1050 Loss of Access and System Reconciliation a) If, at any point, a cannabis business establishment loses access to the cannabis plant monitoring system for any reason, the licensee shall prepare and maintain comprehensive records detailing all activities required t…

Section 1300.110 License Denial and Prohibitions a) An application for a CAUCCL or an Adult Use Cultivation Center License must be denied if any of the following conditions are met: 1) The applicant failed to submit the materials required by Article 20 of the Act; 2) The applican…

Section 1300.115 License Award, Issuance and Transferability a) License Issuance – Conditional Adult Use Cultivation Center License Top-scoring applicants will be awarded a CAUCCL. A cultivation center that is awarded a CAUCCL pursuant to the criteria set forth in Section 1300.10…

Section 1300.120 License Renewal a) Every cultivation center license shall expire annually on the date it was issued. b) The Department will send written or electronic notification of expiration to each licensed cultivation center at least 90 days prior to expiration. [410 ILCS 7…

Section 1300.130 Modifications and Alterations a) Before making any modification to a licensed facility, the cultivation center must complete an Application for Modification and submit the application with the appropriate schedules to the Department. The fee for an application to…

Section 1300.145 Background Check a) All applications submitted by applicants with criminal convictions shall be subject to Sections 2105-131, 2105-135, and 2105-205 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. b) ISP shall act as…

Section 1300.150 Specifications a) Cultivation centers shall: 1) Not be located closer than 1,500 feet to another cultivation center or a craft grower. 2) Not be in violation of any other local zoning requirements. b) Before production, the licensee shall provide the Department w…

Section 1300.155 Records a) Each cultivation center shall keep and maintain upon the licensed premises, for a 5-year period, true, complete, legible and current books and records, including the following: 1) The date of each sale or distribution to a cannabis organization; 2) The…

Section 1300.160 Signage a) Each licensed cultivation center must post a sign in a conspicuous location at each entrance of the facility that reads: "PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE NOT PERMITTED ON THESE PREMISES". b) Each licensed cultivation center must post a sign in a conspicu…

Section 1300.165 Agents and Identification Cards a) The cultivation center agent application shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department in accordance with the Act and this Part. The application will include instructions for its completion and submission. The applicati…

Section 1300.170 Operations – Plant Production a) Each facility shall develop and maintain an Operations and Management Practices Plan for each production area. b) Each production area shall maintain an open aisle on all sides of each plant group to allow for unobstructed travel,…

Section 1300.175 Operations – Infused or Processed Products a) Any area within the cultivation center where cannabis will be manufactured into an edible form shall comply with the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Sanitary Food Preparation Act, and Food Handling Regulation En…

Section 1300.180 Inventory a) Each cultivation center, prior to commencing business, shall: 1) Conduct an initial comprehensive inventory of all cannabis at the facility. If a cultivation center commences business with no cannabis on hand, the cultivation center shall record this…

Section 1300.185 Security a) A cultivation center shall be required to operate and maintain in good working order a 24 hour, 7 days a week, closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system on the premises that complies with the following minimum standards: 1) Visually records…

Section 1300.195 Transportation Beginning July 1, 2020, a cultivation center shall not transport cannabis to a craft grower, dispensing organization, infusers, or laboratory licensed under the Act, unless it has obtained a Transporter License. [410 ILCS 705/20-30(m)] Transporter …

Section 1300.20 Referenced Materials a) The following federal statutes and regulations are referenced in this Part: 1) Federal Statutes A) Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (15 USC 1451 et seq.) B) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 USC 301 et seq.) C) Federal Insecticide, Fu…

Section 1300.200 Definitions The terms that appear in this Subpart have the definitions specified in this Subpart or have the meanings ascribed to those terms in the Act. "Board" means the Illinois Community College Board. "Career in Cannabis Certificate" or "Certificate" means t…

Section 1300.202 License Application a) Community College Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program applications shall be submitted to the Department no later than July 1, 2020. 1) Submissions shall be considered as submitted on the date on which they are postmarked or, if delivered in p…

Section 1300.205 License Selection Criteria a) Each application shall address all criteria and measures as set forth in this Subpart. The failure by an applicant to address all of the required criteria and measures will result in the application being returned to the applicant. I…

Section 1300.215 License Transferability A program license is not transferable to a new entity. A license is not transferable to a new location without Department approval.

Section 1300.220 License Renewal a) Every program license shall expire annually on the date it was issued. b) Every renewal application for a license shall be filed annually with the Department at least 45 calendar days prior to the expiration date of the existing license. c) The…

Section 1300.230 Modifications and Alterations Before making any modification to a licensed enclosed and locked facility, the program must complete an Amended Application for License, submit it to the Department with the appropriate schedules, and receive approval from the Depart…

Section 1300.235 License Awards and Denials a) Licenses shall only be issued for the program as stated in the application. b) The Department may issue up to 8 program licenses by September 1, 2020. [410 ILCS 705/25-5(a)] c) Licenses shall be awarded to the highest scoring applica…

Section 1300.245 Agents and Identification Cards a) All faculty members shall be required to maintain registration as an agent-in-charge and have a valid agent identification card (ID card) prior to teaching or participating in the licensee's cannabis curriculum that involves ins…

Section 1300.265 Background Check a) All faculty receiving an agent or agent-in-charge or agent ID card must successfully pass a background check required by Section 5-20 of the Act prior to participating in a licensee's cannabis curriculum that involves instruction offered in th…

Section 1300.275 Program Operations a) Licensees shall not have more than 50 flowering cannabis plants at one time. b) The agent-in-charge shall keep a vault log of the licensee's enclosed, locked facility or facilities, including, but not limited to, the person entering the site…

Section 1300.280 Enforcement a) The Department has the authority to suspend or revoke any faculty agent-in-charge or agent ID card for any violation of Article 25 of the Act. b) The Department has the authority to suspend or revoke any Program license for any violation found unde…

Section 1300.295 Requests for Information Upon a request for information from the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, the Board, or the Department, a Licensee must transmit the requested information to the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, the Board, or the Department. Re…

Section 1300.30 Scope and Application a) The Department of Agriculture shall administer and enforce provisions of the Act relating to the oversight and registration of cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, transporters, and agents, including the issuance of identification…

Section 1300.300 License Application a) A Craft Grower License shall be obtained for each facility prior to commencement of any production activities. The license shall, along with any other certificate, business license or other authorization required to conduct production activ…

Section 1300.305 Financial Disclosure a) When applying for a Craft Grower License, the applicant shall disclose all relevant financial information to the Department. The applicant shall have a continuing duty to disclose promptly any material changes in the financial information …

Section 1300.307 License Selection Criteria a) The license selection criteria for the Craft Grower License shall include the following, with each criterion accounting for up to the indicated maximum number of the total points available for each criteria, out of 1,000 total points…

Section 1300.310 License Denial and Prohibitions a) An application for a Craft Grower License must be denied if any of the following conditions are met: 1) The applicant failed to submit the materials required by this Part; 2) The applicant would not be in compliance with local z…

Section 1300.315 License Award, Issuance and Transferability a) The top-scoring applicants, as determined by Section 1300.307, that receive at least 75% of available points will be issued Craft Grower Licenses by the Department. b) A Craft Grower License shall be issued for the s…

Section 1300.320 License Renewal a) Every Craft Grower License issued by the Department under the Act and this Part shall expire annually on the date it was issued. b) Every renewal application for a license issued pursuant to this Part and accompanied by the proper fees shall be…

Section 1300.330 Modifications and Alterations a) Before making any modification to a licensed facility, the craft grower must complete an Application for Modification and submit the application with the appropriate schedules to the Department. The fee for an application to make …

Section 1300.335 Canopy Modification a) A craft grower may apply to the Department to increase its canopy space in increments of 3,000 square feet up to the maximum canopy space provided for under the Act for a craft grower. 1) A craft grower may request an increase of 3,000, 6,0…

Section 1300.345 Background Check a) ISP shall act as the Department's agent for purposes of receiving electronic fingerprints and conducting background checks of each craft grower agent applying for a craft grower agent identification card. 1) ISP will conduct background checks …

Section 1300.350 Specifications a) Craft growers shall: 1) Not be located within 1,500 feet of another craft grower or a cultivation center [410 ILCS 705/30-30(m)]; 2) Not be in violation of any other local zoning requirements. b) After a license is approved, craft growers shall …

Section 1300.355 Records a) Each craft grower shall keep and maintain upon the licensed premises, for a 5-year period, true, complete, legible, and current books and records, including the following: 1) The date of each sale or distribution to a cannabis organization; 2) The name…

Section 1300.360 Signage a) Each licensed craft grower must post a sign in a conspicuous location at each entrance of the facility that reads: "PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE NOT PERMITTED ON THESE PREMISES". b) Each licensed craft grower must post a sign in a conspicuous location…

Section 1300.365 Agents and Identification Cards a) The craft grower agent application shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department in accordance with the Act and this Part. The application will include instructions for its completion and submission. The application wil…