§ 22 §569 — Cannabis testing facility certification program and fund established

1.
Program established.
The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, in consultation with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish within the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention a laboratory certification program, referred to in this section as "the certification program," for the testing of medical and adult use cannabis in accordance with chapter 558‑C and Title 28‑B.
2.
Rules.
The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, in consultation with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, shall adopt rules for the certification of a cannabis testing facility under chapter 558‑C and a testing facility under Title 28‑B, which must include a certification fee schedule. The annual fee for certifying a cannabis testing facility under chapter 558‑C or a testing facility under Title 28‑B may not exceed $2,500 per year. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
3.
Fund established.
The Cannabis Testing Facility Certification Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as an Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention for the purposes specified in this subsection.

Legislative History

PL 2019, c. 354, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).