Expiration and Renewal of License and Permit to Operate

(a)All licenses and Permits to Operate are valid for a term of one

(1)year from the issue date. The DPHSS shall accept applications to renew on a form prescribed by the DPHSS. All applications or annual renewals for a license or Permit to Operate must be submitted to the DPHSS sixty

(60)days prior to the date of expiration. The DPHSS shall notify businesses to renew or reapply within seven

(7)days of the sixtieth

(60th)day.

(b)Failure to submit an application to renew in the prescribed time frame will result in the forfeiture of medical cannabis, prepared medical cannabis, and medical cannabis product. The licensed medical cannabis business shall be given a twenty-four

(24)hour notice by the DPHSS of the expiration of the license. On the date of expiration, the DPHSS shall revoke the business’ Permit to Operate and the DPHSS is authorized to seize all forfeited cannabis. The medical cannabis business may destroy all cannabis prior to the expiration and provide the required documentation of the destruction and disposal of cannabis pursuant to § 122521 of this Act.