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Page 19 <br /> <br />Local Approval Process (cont.) <br />Local Retail Registration Process (342.22) <br />Once the licensing process begins, local government registration applies to licensed <br />cannabis retailers or other cannabis/hemp businesses seeking to conduct retail sales. <br />Several license types are authorized to conduct retail sales if they receive a retail <br />endorsement from OCM. Prior to conducting retail sales under their business license, <br />state law also requires the business receive a local retail registration. <br />There are five license types that are eligible to conduct cannabis retail activity and will <br />seek a retail registration from local governments: <br />• Cannabis retailers <br />• Microbusinesses <br />• Mezzobusinesses <br />• Medical cannabis combination businesses <br />• Lower-potency hemp edible retailers <br />Local governments must issue a retail registration after verifying that: <br />• The business has a valid license or license preapproval issued by OCM. <br />• The business has paid a registration fee or renewal fee to the local government. <br />o Initial registration fees collected by a local government may be $500 or half <br />the amount of the applicable initial license fee, whichever is less, and <br />renewal registration fees may be $1,000 or half the amount of the applicable <br />renewal license fee, whichever is less. <br />• The business is found to be in compliance with Chapter 342 and local ordinances. <br />• If applicable, the business is current on all property taxes and assessments for the <br />proposed retail location. <br />Local registrations may also be issued by counties if the respective local government <br />transfers such authorities to the county.