License or permit required

(a) No person or entity shall operate a medical marijuana waste disposal facility without first obtaining a license from the Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act, 63 O.S. § 427a et seq., other applicable Oklahoma law, including regulations of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, and the Rules in this Chapter. Only a person who is in compliance with the requirements of Oklahoma law and these Rules shall be entitled to receive or retain such a license or permit. (b) The Department shall not, for the first year of the licensure program, until November 1, 2021, issue more than ten (10) waste 2021.11.23_OSDH681_OMMARulesChapterAsAmended 101 disposal facility licenses. The Department shall have the authority to develop and utilize criteria, standards, and preferred qualifications for the selection of licensees and timing of licensure as it deems appropriate and reasonable. Beginning November 1, 2021, there shall be no limit to the number of medical marijuana waste disposal licenses issued by the Department. (c) All license and permit applications shall be complete and accurate in every detail, shall include all attachments or supplemental information required by the forms supplied by the Department, and shall be accompanied by full remittance of the entire application fee. Any misstatements, omissions, misrepresentations, or untruths made in the application shall be grounds for administrative action against the licensee by the Department. (d) All licenses and permits shall be on forms prescribed by the Department. (e) Application fees are nonrefundable. (f) Upon issuance of a waste disposal facility license, each waste disposal facility licensee shall automatically receive a waste disposal transportation license. Medical marijuana waste disposal facility licensees shall ensure that a copy of the waste disposal transportation license is inside any vehicles used for transporting medical marijuana waste during transportation.