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 will include requests for information in support of the application needed by the Department in making its determination. If all materials, documentation and information required by the Act and this Part are not submitted, the application will be returned to the applicant.

b)         Each principal officer, board member, employee or agent of a registered craft grower must apply to the Department for a craft grower agent identification card. Along with the application, the applicant shall submit:

1)         A copy of the applicant's social security card;

2)         A copy of the applicant's valid driver's license or State issued ID card;

3)         A document verifying the applicant's place of residency (e.g., bank statement, cancelled check, insurance policy). The document must contain the applicant's full residence address;

4)         Verification from ISP that the applicant's background check has been conducted;

5)         The application fee of $100; and

6)         Any additional information requested by the Department.

c)         Upon receipt and verification of the information specified in subsection (b), the Department will:

1)         Approve or deny the application within 30 days after receipt;

2)         Issue each craft grower agent an ID card, within 15 business days after approval, that shall expire one year after the date of issuance; and

3)         Enter in its record system the registry identification number of the craft grower where the agent works.

d)         No person shall begin working at a craft grower prior to receiving his or her craft grower agent ID card.

e)         The craft grower ID card shall contain the following:

1)         The name of the cardholder;

2)         The date of issuance and expiration;

3)         A random 10-digit alphanumeric identification number with at least 4 numbers and 4 letters that are unique to the holder;

4)         A photograph of the cardholder; and

5)         The legal name of the craft grower employing the agent.

f)         Renewal

1)         The craft grower agent ID cards shall be renewed annually. The renewal fee shall be $100. The Department will send electronic notice 90 days prior to expiration;

2)         If a craft grower agent fails to renew the ID card before its expiration, he or she shall cease to work as an agent of the craft grower until the ID card is renewed;

3)         Upon request for renewal, the Department will consider:

A)        The applicant's history of compliance with the Act and this Part;

B)        The number and severity of any violations and the correction of those violations;

C)        Penalties or fines imposed; and

D)        Other enforcement actions;

4)         The Department may deny a renewal after consideration of the applicant's history of compliance;

5)         The Department will not renew a craft grower agent ID card if the holder is delinquent in filing any required tax returns or paying any amounts owed to the State of Illinois.

g)         A registered craft grower agent is not subject to prosecution, search, or penalty in any manner, and will not be denied any right or privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business licensing board or entity, for working or volunteering for a registered cannabis craft grower to perform the actions permitted by this Part.

h)         An agent must keep his or her ID card visible at all times when on the property of a cannabis business establishment, including the craft grower organization for which he or she is an agent.

i)          An agent ID card shall be immediately returned to the cannabis business establishment of the agent upon termination of his or her employment. The craft grower shall promptly return the ID cards to the Department.

j)          Any craft grower agent ID card that is lost, destroyed or stolen shall be reported to ISP and the Department immediately upon discovery of the loss, destruction, or theft.  The fee for issuance of a replacement ID card is $50.