Any person, business or organization, prior to commencing the cultivation
of cannabis and/or engaging in cannabis manufacturing activities,
cannabis wholesale activities, cannabis distribution activities, and/or
a cannabis retailer or cannabis delivery business within Jefferson
Township, shall first apply for and secure from the Township of Jefferson
Council an annual local Class 1 cannabis cultivator license, annual
local Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license, annual local Class 3
cannabis wholesaler license, annual local Class 4 cannabis distributor
license, annual local Class 5 cannabis retailer license or annual
local Class 6 cannabis delivery license, or any permitted combination
thereof. A copy of the application shall be approved and may be amended
by the Township Council.
The Township of Jefferson, through its Municipal Clerk, shall begin
accepting applications for any class of annual local cannabis license
15 days following final passage of this article. The period of each
annual local cannabis establishment license shall commence January
1 (or the date of issuance of the license) and expire on December
31 of the calendar year.
A cannabis establishment shall be required to maintain a license
from the State of New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission for each
applicable class of concurrently held local annual cannabis license(s)
as a condition of holding a local annual cannabis license. An applicant
is permitted to apply for a municipal cannabis license so long as
the applicant shall have submitted a complete application to the Cannabis
Regulatory Commission prior to submitting an application for a municipal
cannabis license. The municipal cannabis license shall be displayed
at all times.
By no later than December 1 of the license year, all licensees shall
be required to again file an application for a local annual cannabis
license to be authorized to continue operation as a cannabis establishment
within the Township of Jefferson.
All local cannabis establishments' licenses shall be conditional and shall remain subject to all laws and regulations of the Township of Jefferson and the State of New Jersey. Failure of any licensee to comply with such applicable laws shall be grounds for revocation and/or nonrenewal by the Township of Jefferson. Upon receiving conditional approval for a municipal cannabis license from the Jefferson Township Council, all cannabis establishments shall obtain approval from the Jefferson Township Land Use Board via application for a conditional use, as required by Jefferson Township Code § 490-35N, prior to commencing operations. Once Land Use Board approval is obtained, the Township Council shall review the application for issuance of a final license.
The initial application fee for each local cannabis establishment
license shall be $5,000 and the renewal application fee shall be $2,500.
Such fees shall be nonrefundable. An escrow in the initial amount
of $1,000 shall be established and replenished upon request for administrative
and professional fees and costs relating to the application and oversight
during the term.
Applicants granted a local cannabis establishment license shall pay
a nonrefundable annual fee of $10,000 prior to any license being issued,
with such payment to be made to the Township Clerk by January 1 of
each calendar year, or within 10 days of the date the license is granted
by the Township Council.
All local cannabis establishment licenses shall be nontransferable.
All local cannabis establishment licenses shall be specific to the
property location authorized and approved by the Township.
All local cannabis establishments shall be subject to unannounced
inspections by a designated representative of the Township. Access
shall be permitted to the designated representative.