Section 1000.160  Denial of Cultivation Center Application/Suspension or Revocation of Permit

a)         An application for a cultivation center permit 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 zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140 of the Act;

3)         one or more of the prospective principal officers or board members has been convicted of an excluded offense;

4)         one or more of the prospective principal officers or board members has served as a principal officer or board member for a registered dispensing organization or cultivation center that has had its registration revoked or suspended;

5)         one or more of the principal officers or board members is under 21 years of age;

6)         a principal officer or board member of the cultivation center has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State, any other state, or the United States;

7)         a principal officer or board member of the cultivation center has been convicted of any violation of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or substantially similar laws of any other jurisdiction; or

8)         the person has submitted an application for a permit under the Act and/or this Part which contains false information. (Section 85 of the Act)

b)         The Department may suspend or revoke a registration for violations of the Act and/or this Part.

c)         Nothing in this Part is intended to confer a property or other right, duty, privilege or interest entitling an applicant to an administrative hearing upon denial of an application.