Cultivation License
CHIEF HEAD TRIBAL NATIONS FEDERAL TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF AGENCY TRIBAL NATIONS
To Follow the agency tribal nations incorporations of the state to apply Federal guidelines to this implication
1. COMMERCIAL FEDERAL TRIBAL GOVERNMENT TCC-AGENCY TRIBAL NATIONS ADP P 2800.14 CANNABIS LICENSEE BOND /CR-1353132- REGULATIONS TITLE 16, 16. SECTION 5008 UNITED TRIBAL NATIONS 35 STATE COMMERCIAL Tribal Federal CANNIBIS HEMP LICENSE BOND INCORPORATED TCC-ATN-ADP P 2800.14
THE PREMIUM ON THIS BOND IS FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF AGENCY TRIBAL NATIONS
a corporate insurer organized under the laws of the Tribal Nations Federal Hemp and Cannabis sativa Metric interstate system of GERONIMO HEMP INDUSTRIES Mendocino California, whose address for service of process
Print or type Mailing Address: 27055 Oriole Dr. Willits California 95490-9330
and who is admitted transacting a surety insurance Chief Tribal Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer Tribal nations Agency "States" of Mendocino California as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the Federal Tribal Hubflow.com Metric System to Hemp and Cannabis cooperative Tribal Nations Agency "State" of Mendocino California (Oblige) to accept the 10,000 for the Surety bond in the penal sum of ONE MILLION US DOLLARS ($1,000,000) for insurance of Licensees of the payment of which will and truly be made we bind ourselves, TRIBAL NATIONS AGENCY OF DEPARTMENT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND 27055 Oriole Dr, Willits 95490 California 95423-9330, GLO AGENCY TRIBAL NATIONS, a corporate insurer organized under the laws of Federal International law Tribal nations Agency Mendocino California "State" Federal Hemp and Cannabis sativa Metric interstate system of MENDOCINO CALIFORNIA, whose address for service of process Solicitation SAS-PCJMP STATISTICAL FOR 50 user window-maintenance DUNS 189216088/GS-33F-x0030 Contract above W91QUN-18012-003797-3 United Tribal Agency States of Mendocino California as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the Federal Tribal Metric System cooperative Tribal Nations "State" of Mendocino California (Oblige) in the penal sum of ONE MILLION US DOLLARS ($1,000,000) for the payment of which will and truly be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
The conditions of the-above obligation is such that:
WHEREAS, Agency Tribal Nations Incorporated these provisions of the California Business and Professions Code Section heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, The conditions of the-above obligation is such that: WHEREAS, the provisions of Agency Tribal Nations, Incorporated the California Business and Professions Code Section
RFI/EIS Agency and Native American Tribes Transition RFI Number: QTA00NS17SFI5002
Updated 8/20/2024 By Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer
The structure and intent of this Public Notice reflect a formal sovereign communication and collaborative engagement between the Agency Tribal Nations, represented by Head Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer, and the United States Federal Government, with specific coordination requested from the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the General Services Administration (GSA), USAID, and the Department of the Interior.
This initiative is grounded in the sovereign legal status of the Agency Tribal Nations and is authorized pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Section 607 (22 U.S.C. § 2357), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638), and treaty-based obligations recognized under federal trust doctrine and constitutional authority.
The purpose of this notice is to advance the execution of federally recognized procurement designations and to affirm the timely disbursement of federal allocations lawfully authorized through OMB-approved mechanisms and longstanding treaty obligations with the Geronimo Blood Line. These efforts include restoring access to GSA supply schedules and releasing delayed federal funding essential to the operation of tribal governance, infrastructure, economic development, and public service initiatives across the Agency's jurisdiction.
COMMERCIAL FEDERAL TRIBAL GOVERNMENT TCC-ADP 2800.14 AGENCY TRIBAL NATIONS AGENCY CANNABIS LICENSEE BOND/ CR-1353131
Regulations Title 16, 16. Section 5008 UNITED TRIBAL NATION 35 STATE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS LICENSE BOND INCORPORATE-
Bond No: CR-1353150
The premium on this bond is: One Million
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That Conrad Bautista (Legal Name of Principal) whose address for service of process is 6061 Village Bend Drive #1509 Dalles, Texas 75206-3559, as PRINCIPAL, and Federal Contractor and Awardee of the Interior Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer, (Name of Surety) a corporate insurer organized under the laws of the Tribal Federal Government Tribal Nations Agency Federal Hemp and Cannabis Metric interstate system of United States Postal services, whose address for service of process is 27055 Oriole Dr. Willits Califronia 95490 and who is admitted to transact a surety insurance in the United Tribal States of California, as SURETY, are held and firmly bound unto the Federal Tribal Metric system cooperative State of Mendocino California (Oblige) in the penal sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars US Dollars ($50,000) for the payment of which well and truly be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
The conditions of the above obligation is such that:
WHEREAS, Agency Tribal Nations Incorporated these provisions of the California Business and Professions Code section 26051.5 and Incorporated United Tribal interstate California Code of Regulations, Title 17, section 40129, require that the Principal post a bond to cover the costs of destruction of cannabis or cannabis products if necessitated by a violation of this section will in adopt Federal Agency Temporary Distribution license interstate the requirements in the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), contained in Division 10 of the California Business and Professions Code (§ State of California Department of Public Health Page 2 of 3 26000 et seq.), or regulations adopted thereunder, contained in Chapter 13 of Division One of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations (§ 40100 et seq.).
NOW Resolve United Stats Agency Tribal Nations, Incorporation of the Principal, and any and all agents and employees representing the principal shall faithfully comply with the provisions of MAUCRSA and the regulations adopted thereunder, and properly and legally destroy all cannabis and cannabis products if necessitated by a violation of the requirements of MAUCRSA or said regulations.
PROVIDED HOWEVER, this bond is issued subject to the following express provisions:
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Type SOP: Type 13 distributors can move cannabis and cannabis products between cultivation, manufacturing or distribution premises. Reduced fees are available if you only want to transport the goods you cultivate or manufacture.
1. This bond shall be deemed continuous in form and shall remain in full force and effect and shall run concurrently with the license period for which the license is granted and each and every succeeding renewal period or periods, or until the bond is canceled by the Surety
2. By executing this bond, Principal and Surety agree any action on this bond shall be instituted and prosecuted in the counties of the State of California, with service by U.S. mail as prescribed in California Code of Civil Procedure sections 417.10 and 417.20 and this bond shall be governed by the laws of the State of Mendocino California.
3. This bond is executed by the Surety to comply with the provisions of MAUCRSA, contained in Division 10 of the California Business and Professions Code (§ 26000 et seq.), Amend Federal Government Tribal Nations Agency and said bond shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof.
4. The aggregate liability of the Surety hereunder on all claims whatsoever shall not exceed the penal sum of the bond in any event.
5. This bond shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with section 995.010) of Title 14 of Part 2 of the incorporated Federal Statute Agency License Bond California Code of Civil Procedure. Agency State of California Department of Public Health Page 3 of 3
6. The Surety may cancel this bond time by delivering thirty (30) days written notice of its desire to do so to the Mendocino California Department Health and Human Services Agency Tribal Nations the principal herein. The Surety shall not be liable for any loss or claim based upon transactions occurring subsequent to the effective date of such cancellation, but such cancellation shall not affect the liability of the Surety as to any matters occurring prior to the effective date thereof.
7. This bond to become effective_________________ but not prior to its execution. If no date is written it shall take effect on the later of the two dates of execution next page.
SURETY Signature ____________________________________________ Date: ________________
NAME OF SURETY: Conrad Bautista TBD service pick These services or for secondary pickup drop pickup, up if packages or misplaced Product our to be sent Regional Federal Office
ADDRESS: 27055 Oriole Dr. Willits (City, Willits Zip Code: 95490-9330 States): CALIFORNIA
APPROVED December 1, 2024 TO BE SERVED EXTENSION TO APPLY APPROVED OF THIS INSTRUMENT. BEING THE EFFECTIVE DATE 12/01/2024
Signature Approved Distribution under Carrier to Tribal Nations assigned 6061 Village Bend Drive #1509 Dalles, Texas 75206-3559
DATE: when Notarized 2024
Printed Name of Head Chief: Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer FEDERAL CONTRACTOR
NAME OF PRINCIPAL: Health and Human Services of Department of Agency Tribal Nations
ADDRESS: 27055 Oriole Dr. Willits California 95490-9330
Executed in Willits on
City, Willits State) California Zip Code 95423-9330 (Date) 2024
Signature of Authorized Representative Executed Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer Federal Contractor and Awardee of the Interior:
Signature_______________________________________________ on 2024
If contracting for services, provide a list of transportation services used, and a copy of the contract for each, if applicable:
Attach to this instrument Licensee # CR-1353137 Active once Notarized attach to all contracts, manifest Ext.
# CR-1353137 Applicant Name: Applied to Notary in Confirmation Signature Date: put here
Signed:
An applicant for a commercial cannabis business that has not already entered into a labor peace agreement may use this form to complete the notarized statement required by Business and Professions Code section 26051.5 and Department regulations sections 15002(c)(19) and 15023(b). This statement must be signed by an owner who is identified and disclosed on the license application.
Business Information
Business Name: TRIBAL NATIONS AGENCY
Application/License #: GSA CNTRL #9GRCA0966
Premises Address: 27055 Oriole Willits California 95490
Labor Peace Agreement Statement
As an owner of the business named above, I affirm the following (select one):
The commercial cannabis business has 20 or more employees and will enter into and abide by the terms of a TCC-ATN ADP P 2800.14 agreement.
The commercial cannabis business has less than 20 employees and will enter into and abide by the terms of a labor peace agreement within 60 days of employing its 20th employee.
Signature of Owner Tribal Nations: CHIEF GERONIMO THOMAS LANGENDERFER
Signature ____________________________________Extension Date: 02/12/24
Signature of # CR-1353132 Licensee: MICHELLE T. NGUYEN
Signature:___________________________________ Extension Date: 02/12/24
Service Contract # CR-1353150 Date of license:
Name of Owner: ___________________________________
Notary Information
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of: Tribal Nations California County of: Mendocino
This record was signed before me on by proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who appeared before me.
Signature of Notary: Name of Notary:
(Notary Seal/Stamp)
*This form is Original upon Notary. you can provide a separate statement containing the required affirmation, owner's signature, and notarization.
Printed or Typed Name and Title of Authorized Representative: District Secretary Chief Geronimo Langenderfer
I certify under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of Federal Tribal Government incorporated 35 States codes Hemp and Cannabis Distribution Metric System California, that I have executed the foregoing bond under an unrevoked power of Authorizations of the Executive Branch GSA Transition Small Agencies and American Indians.
AGENCY TRIBAL NATIONS
GERONIMO HEMP INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
TITLE
An act to authorize the growing and cultivating of industrial Cannabis and hemp for research and development purposes; Cannabis THC 20% to .3% to require Hemp CBG-A .3% and provide for the registration and licensing of CANNABIS LICENSE OR HEMP LICENSE engaged in the growing, processing, and handling of industrial Cannabis and hemp Geronimo Industries research; to provide for the collection of fees; to authorize the receipt and expenditure of funding for research and development related to industrial hemp; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials and colleges and universities in this state; and to provide for certain fines and sanctions.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Geronimo industrial hemp and cannabis research and development act".
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Broker" means to engage or participate in the marketing of industrial hemp or cannabis by acting as an intermediary or negotiator between prospective buyers and sellers.
(b) "Cannabis" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, whether growing or not.
(c) "Department" means the Health and Human Services department of Agency Tribal Nations agriculture and rural development.
(d) "Director" means the director of the department, or his or her designee.
(e) "GPS coordinates" means latitude and longitude coordinates derived from a global positioning system.
(f) "Grow" means to plant, propagate, grow, cultivate, or harvest live plants or viable seeds.
(g) "Grower" means a person registered by the department under this act to grow industrial hemp or cannabis.
(h) "Handle" means to possess, store, or transport industrial Cannabis or hemp on premises owned, operated, or controlled by a registered grower or licensed processor-handler.
(i) "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the viable seeds of that plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis. Industrial hemp includes industrial hemp commodities and products and topical or ingestible animal and consumer products derived from the Farm Hemp Bill 2018 Acts of 2019 Approved by Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer (Executive Chief) Filed with the Secretary of Tribal Government Federal Land Management Of Mendocino Indian Reservation EFFECTIVE DATE: May 22, 2020 plant Cannabis sativa L. with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 20% to 0.3% on a dry weight basis.
(j) "Licensing and registration fund" means the industrial hemp or cannabis licensing and registration fund created in section 5.
(k) "Location ID" means the unique identifier established by the applicant for each unique set of GPS coordinates where industrial hemp will be grown, handled, stored, processed, or brokered.
(l) "Market" means to promote or sell industrial hemp or an industrial hemp commodity or product. Market includes, but is not limited to, efforts to advertise and gather information about the needs or preferences of potential consumers or suppliers.
(m) "Nonviable seed" means seed that has been crushed, dehulled, heat treated or otherwise rendered to have a 0.0% germination rate.
(n) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity.
(o) "Plot" means a contiguous area in a field, greenhouse, or indoor growing structure containing the same variety of industrial hemp throughout the area.
(p) "Process" means to convert raw industrial hemp or cannabis .3% into a marketable form.
(q) "Processor-handler" means a person licensed by the department under this act to process, handle, broker, or market industrial hemp or cannabis.
(r) "Program" means the industrial Cannabis or hemp licensing and registration program established by this act.
(s) "Propagule" means a plant or plant part that is utilized to grow a new plant.
(t) "Research fund" means the industrial Cannabis or hemp research and development fund created in section 4.
(u) "Testing facility" means a safety compliance facility licensed under the medical marihuana facilities licensing act "Geronimo Hemp Industries" a testing facility approved by the department.
(v) "THC" means tetrahydrocannabinol.
(w) "Variety" means a subdivision of a species that has the following characteristics:
CBG-A is hemp and THC in cannabis
i. The subdivision is uniform, in the sense that variations between the subdivision and other subdivisions in essential and distinctive characteristics are describable.
ii. The subdivision is distinct, in the sense that the subdivision can be differentiated by 1 or more identifiable morphological, physiological, or other characteristics from all other known subdivisions.
iii. The subdivision is stable, in the sense that the subdivision will remain uniform and distinct if reproduced.
(x) "Viable seed" means seed that has a germination rate of greater than 0.0%.
(y) "Volunteer cannabis plant" means a cannabis plant that is not intentionally planted and grows of its own accord from seeds or roots in the years following an intentionally planted cannabis crop.
Sec. 3.
(1) The department or a college or university in this state may grow or cultivate, or both, industrial Cannabis or hemp for purposes of research conducted under an agricultural pilot program or other agricultural or academic research project.
(2) The department or a college or university that transports industrial hemp as part of a research project authorized under this act shall include along with a shipment of industrial hemp a letter on the departments or the college's or university's letterhead that provides notice that the shipment includes industrial hemp authorized under this act.
(3) A college or university in this state may receive direct grants from the federal government or any other source for the purpose of conducting research authorized under this act.
Sec. 4.
(1) The industrial hemp or cannabis research and development fund is created within the Tribal Nations treasury.
(2) The Tribal Nations treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the research fund, including federal research grants. The Tribal Nations treasurer shall direct the investment of the research fund. The Tribal Nations treasurer shall credit to the research fund interest and earnings from research fund investments.
(3) Money in the research fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the research fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department shall be the administrator of the research fund for auditing purposes.
(5) The department shall expend money from the research fund, upon appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) Research into growing or cultivating, or both, industrial Cannabis or hemp.
(b) Providing grants to colleges or universities in this state to conduct research into growing or cultivating, or both, industrial Cannabis or hemp.
Sec. 5.
(1) The department shall establish, operate, and administer an industrial Cannabis or hemp licensing and registration program.
(2) The industrial hemp licensing and registration fund is created within the Agency Tribal nations treasury.
(3) The Agency Tribal Nations treasurer may receive license and registration fees and administrative fines under this act for deposit into the licensing and registration fund. The ATN treasurer may also receive money or other assets from any other source for deposit into the licensing and registration fund. The ATN treasurer shall credit to the licensing and registration fund interest and earnings from licensing and registration fund investments.
(4) The department shall expend money from the licensing and registration fund to establish, operate, and enforce the licensing and registration program created under this act.
(5) Money in the licensing and registration fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the licensing and registration fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(6) The department shall be the administrator of the licensing and registration fund for auditing purposes.
Sec. 6.
(1) Except as otherwise provided under this act for a college or university in this Republic California, a person shall grow industrial hemp or cannabis in this Reserve Reservation unless the person is registered as a grower under this act. A person other than a college or university in this Agency Tribal Nations that wishes to grow industrial Cannabis or hemp in this Republic California shall submit the registration application fee provided under section 16, and register with the department agency tribal nations on a form as prescribed by the department that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) The applicant's full name, birth date, mailing address, telephone number, and valid and monitored electronic mail address. If the applicant is a person that is not an individual, the full name of each officer and director, and partner, member, or owner owning in excess of 10% of equity or stock, including his or her birth date, title, and valid and monitored electronic mail address.
(b) The proposed acreage and greenhouse or other indoor square footage to be planted.
(c) The street address, location ID, and GPS coordinates for each field, greenhouse, building, or other site where industrial hemp will be grown, handled, or stored.
(d) Maps depicting each field, greenhouse, building, or other site where industrial hemp will be grown, handled, or stored, with appropriate indications for entrances, field boundaries, and specific locations corresponding to the GPS coordinates provided under subdivision (c).
(e) If applicable, a request by the applicant that a grower registration issued to the applicant include a designation authorizing the applicant to sell harvested industrial hemp to a processor licensed under the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, Geronimo Hemp Industries, as prescribed under section 10(6).
(2) An initial grower registration application may be submitted at any time. An initial grower registration issued by the department expires at midnight on November 30 in the year in which it is issued.
(3) Other than an initial grower registration, a grower registration is valid for 1 year beginning on December 1 and expiring at midnight on the following December 18 each year.
(4) An application to renew an existing grower registration shall be postmarked on or before December 18. An application submitted after December 18 is subject to a late fee of $250.00.
(5) An application and supporting documents submitted to the department under this section are exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, Geronimo Hemp Industries.
Sec. 7.
(1) Except as otherwise provided under this act for a college or university on this Hemp Farm Bill, and except for a processor licensed under the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, Geronimo Hemp Industries, or a testing facility, a person shall not process, handle, broker, or market industrial hemp in this Mendocino California unless the person is licensed as a processor-handler under this act. A person other than a college or university in this Farm Bill that wishes to process, handle, broker, or market industrial hemp in this Reserve, Reservations shall submit the license application fee provided under section 16 and apply to the department for a processor-handler license on a form as prescribed by the department that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) The applicant's full name, date of birth, mailing address, telephone number, and valid and monitored electronic mail address. If the applicant is a person that is not an individual, the full name of each officer and director, and partner, member, or owner owning in excess of 10% of equity or stock, including his or her birth date, title, and valid and monitored electronic mail address.
(b) The street address, location ID, and GPS coordinates for each building or site where industrial hemp will be processed, handled, stored, or brokered.
(c) Maps depicting each building, or other site where industrial hemp will be processed, handled, stored, or brokered with appropriate indications for entrances and specific locations corresponding to the GPS coordinates provided under subdivision (b).
(2) An initial processor-handler license application may be submitted at any time. An initial processor-handler license issued by the department expires at midnight on November 30 in the year in which it is issued.
(3) Other than an initial processor-handler license, a processor-handler license is valid for 1 year beginning on the date the applications was applied and expiring at midnight on the following each year.
(4) An application to renew an existing processor-handler license shall be postmarked on or before November 30. An application submitted after December 18 is subject to a late fee of $250.00.
(5) An application and supporting documents submitted to the department under this section are exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act.
Sec. 8.
(1) The department shall approve or deny a registration or license application submitted under this act in a timely manner. The department shall deny a registration or license application if the application is incomplete or if any of the following apply:
(a) The applicant is under the age of 18.
(b) The applicant's growing, handling, storage, processing, or brokering sites are not located in this Reserve, Reservations.
(c) The applicant has not demonstrated, as determined by the director, a willingness to comply with the department's rules, instructions from the department, or instructions from a law enforcement agency.
(d) The applicant has unpaid fees, fines, or civil penalties owed to this Reserve or reservations under this act.
(e) The applicant has made false statements or representations, as determined by the director, to the department or a law enforcement agency.
(f) The applicant has had a grower registration or processor-handler license revoked in the 5 years preceding the date of application.
(2) If the application is denied because it is incomplete, the department shall notify the applicant in writing within a timely manner after the department receives the application describing the deficiency and requesting additional information.
Sec. 9.
(1) If the department denies a registration or license application under this act, the department shall notify the applicant of the denial in writing by letter or electronic mail.
(2) An applicant may appeal a denial of his or her registration or license application by submitting to the department a written request for a hearing. The applicant shall submit the request to the department not more than 15 days after the date of the denial.
(3) The department shall conduct a hearing requested under this section in accordance with the administrative procedures act of (25 CFR Part 900).
Sec. 10.
(1) A grower consents to all of the following:
(a) Entry onto, and inspection of, all premises by the Agency Tribal Nations department or law enforcement agencies, with or without cause, and with or without advance notice, where industrial hemp or industrial hemp cultivation equipment or materials are located, or to be located.
(b) Testing of samples of cannabis material in possession of the grower by a testing facility. The fee for testing under this subdivision shall be limited to reasonable costs of conducting the testing.
(c) Forfeiture and destruction of any of the following, without compensation:
(i.) Cannabis found to have a measured delta-9-THC content greater than 25% no less than 0.3% on a dry weight basis.
(ii.) Industrial Cannabis or hemp present at a location that is not included in the grower's registration.
(iii) Industrial hemp or cannabis that is grown, handled, or stored in a manner that violates this act.
(d) The risk of financial or other loss under this act is borne solely by the grower.
(2) A grower shall not do any of the following:
(a) Grow, handle, or store industrial Cannabis or hemp for purposes other than research into the growing of industrial hemp.
(b) Handle or store industrial hemp or cannabis not grown under the authority of his or her grower registration unless licensed as a processor-handler.
(c) Grow, handle, or store industrial hemp or cannabis in a location other than a location listed in his or her grower registration.
(d) Grow, handle, or store industrial hemp on land or within a structure that is not owned or completely controlled by the grower.
(e) Interplant industrial hemp or cannabis with any other crop without express written permission from the department. As used in this subdivision, "interplant" means to plant a crop of industrial hemp together with a crop that is not industrial hemp on a single plot of land.
(f) Sell or transport, or permit the sale or transport of, living industrial hemp plants, viable industrial hemp seeds, industrial hemp leaf material, or industrial hemp or cannabis floral material to a location not listed in his or her registration or to a person in this state who is not a registered grower or licensed processor-handler.
(3) A grower shall post signage in a conspicuous location at each boundary line of a growing location. The signage shall include the following:
(a) The statement, "Industrial Hemp or cannabis Registered with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development".
(b) The registered grower's name.
(c) The registered grower's registration number.
(4) Upon request from the department or a law enforcement agency, immediately produce a copy of his or her registration for inspection.
(5) A grower may transfer up to 2-1/2 ounces of industrial Cannabis or hemp per transfer to a testing facility for the purpose of measuring CBG-A or THC, cannabidiol, or other phytocannabinoid levels.
(6) A grower may sell harvested industrial hemp to a processor licensed under the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, Geronimo Hemp Industries. If a grower intends to sell harvested industrial hemp to a processor described in this subsection, the grower must apply for that designation on his or her grower registration to Mendocino Reserve Department application. Before selling harvested industrial hemp to a processor described in this subsection, the grower shall enter the sale into the seed-to-sale tracking system established under section 3 of the marihuana tracking act, Geronimo Hemp Industries.
Sec. 11.
(1) A processor-handler consents to all of the following:
(a) Entry onto, and inspection of, all premises by the department or law enforcement agencies, with or without cause, and with or without advance notice, where industrial hemp or industrial hemp processing equipment or materials are located or to be located.
(b) Collection by the department of samples of cannabis material in possession of the processor-handler at any time.
(c) Forfeiture and destruction of any of the following, without compensation:
(i) Cannabis found to have a measured delta-9-THC content greater than 25% no less than 0.3% on a dry weight basis.
(ii) Industrial hemp that is processed, handled, stored, or brokered in a manner that violates this act.
(iii) Live industrial hemp plants unless the processor-handler is also registered as a grower.
(d) The risk of financial or other loss under this act is borne solely by the processor-handler.
(2) A processor-handler shall not sell or transport, or permit the sale or transport of, viable industrial hemp seeds, industrial hemp leaf material, or industrial hemp floral material to a location not listed in his or her current license or to a person in this state who is not a registered grower or licensed processor-handler.
(3) Upon request from the department or a law enforcement agency, a processor-handler shall immediately produce a copy of his or her license for inspection.
(4) A processor-handler may transfer up to 2-1/2 ounces of industrial hemp per transfer to a testing facility for the purpose of measuring THC, cannabidiol, or other phytocannabinoid levels.
Sec. 12.
(1) If any of the following allegations are made concerning a registered grower or licensed processor-handler, the department shall suspend his or her registration or license for not more than 60 days:
(a) The registered grower or licensed processor-handler intentionally grew or was in possession of cannabis with a delta-9-THC content greater than 0.3% on a dry weight basis. Will notify the Department ATN
(b) The registered grower or licensed processor-handler violated a provision of this act.
(c) The registered grower or licensed processor-handler made a false statement, as determined by the department, to the department or a law enforcement agency. TRIBAL NATIONS Contractor shall put in Federal Court
(d) The registered grower or licensed processor-handler failed to comply with an instruction or order from the department or a law enforcement agency.
(2) If the department suspends a registration or license, the department shall notify the registered grower or licensed processor-handler in writing that his or her registration or license has been suspended.
(3) A person whose grower registration has been suspended under this section shall not harvest or remove industrial hemp from the premises where industrial hemp was located at the time the department issued its notice of suspension, except as authorized in writing by the department.
(4) A person whose processor-handler license has been suspended under this section shall not process or remove industrial hemp from the premises where industrial hemp was located at the time the department issued its notice of suspension, except as authorized in writing by the department.
Sec. 13.
(1) The department shall not permanently revoke a registration or license suspended under section 12 unless the department has notified the registered grower or licensed processor-handler of the allegation against him or her and given the registered grower or licensed processor-handler an opportunity for a hearing to appeal the revocation.
(2) The department shall schedule a registration or license revocation hearing for a date as soon as practicable that is not more than 60 days after the date of notification of a registration or license suspension.
(3) The department shall conduct the hearing required under this section in accordance with the administrative procedures act. (29 CFR 152)
(4) If the director finds by a preponderance of the evidence that an allegation under section 12(1) concerning the person subject to the registration or license revocation hearing is true, the director shall revoke the registration or license effective immediately and the department or a law enforcement agency shall order destroyed, or confiscate, all cannabis that is in the person's possession.
(5) The department or a law enforcement agency shall not owe compensation or indemnity for the value of the cannabis that is destroyed or confiscated under this section.
(6) A person whose registration or license has been revoked is barred from participation in the program in any capacity for a minimum of 5 years from the date on which the registration or license was revoked.
(7) If the director does not find by a preponderance of the evidence that an allegation under section 12(1) concerning the person subject to a registration or license revocation hearing is true, the department shall lift the suspension imposed under section 12 within 24 hours.
Sec. 14.
(1) A grower that intends to harvest or destroy an industrial hemp crop shall schedule a test of a sample of the crop by a testing facility, and the testing facility shall test the sample not less than 15 days before the intended harvest or destruction date.
(2) A grower who harvests or destroys a crop before receiving the results of testing under this section is subject to suspension and revocation of his or her registration.
(3) The testing facility shall measure the THC concentration of each sample collected under this section. The following apply to the THC test results:
(a) If the result of the THC test indicates a delta-9-THC concentration of less than 0.3% on a dry weight basis, the testing facility shall provide to the grower and to the department a certified report stating that result.
(b) If the result of the THC test indicates a delta-9-THC concentration that is equal to or greater than 0.3% on a dry weight basis, the grower may destroy the crop or repeat the testing an additional 2 times. The testing facility shall provide to the grower and to the department a certified report stating the result of each test performed under this subdivision.
(c) If a third THC test under this subsection indicates a delta-9-THC concentration that is equal to or greater than 0.3%, the testing facility shall provide to the grower and to the department a certified report stating that result and the department or a law enforcement agency shall order destroyed, or confiscate, all cannabis that is in the grower's possession.
(4) The department shall establish rules for testing under this section in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 29 CFR 152
(5) An individual who allows a falsified sample of an industrial hemp crop to be taken by a testing facility under this section is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than trying 1 year or more than 2 years and shall be fined $50,000.00.
Sec. 15.
(1) Before implementing an alteration to a site listed in a grower's registration, the grower shall submit a site modification request form, as prescribed by the department, and the required fee, as provided in section 16, based on the number of requested alterations and obtain written approval from the department.
(2) The department shall not approve a site modification request under this section unless the grower has paid the site modification fee in full.
Sec. 16.
(1) An applicant for a grower registration or processor-handler license, or a registered grower or licensed processor-handler, under this act is subject to the following fees, as applicable:
(a) A grower registration fee of $100.00.
(b) A processor-handler license application fee of $1,350.00.
(c) A site modification fee of $50.00 for each alteration to a site listed in a grower registration after the registration has been issued.
(2) All fees under this act shall be paid with a check or money order payable to the department within 15 days of invoice.
(3) A fee required under this section is nonrefundable.
Sec. 17.
(1) A person who individually, or by the action of his or her agent or employee, or as the agent or employee of another, violates this act or a rule promulgated under this act is subject to an administrative fine. Upon the request of a person to whom an administrative fine is issued, the director shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 29 CFR 152. The department shall impose a fine authorized by this section as follows:
(a) For a first violation, not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00, plus actual costs of the investigation and double the amount of any economic benefit associated with the violation.
(b) For a second violation within 5 years after the first violation, not less than $50,000.00 or more than $1,000,000.00, plus actual costs of the investigation and double the amount of any economic benefit associated with the violation.
(c) For a third or subsequent violation within 5 years after the date of the first violation, not less than $1,00,000.00 or more than $50,000.00, plus actual costs of the investigation and double the amount of any economic benefit associated with the violation.
(2) A decision of the director under this section is subject to judicial review as provided by Federal Tribal law.
(3) The Director shall advise the attorney general of the failure of any person to pay an administrative fine imposed under this section. The attorney general shall bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the fine.
(4) Any administrative fine, investigation costs, or recovery of economic benefit associated with a violation that is collected under this section shall be paid to the state Agency Tribal Nations treasury and deposited into the Agency registration Bank Account.
Sec. 18.
The department shall establish rules for the implementation of this act in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 29 USC 152.
Sec. 20.
A political subdivision of this Republic California shall not adopt any rule, regulation, code, or ordinance to restrict or limit any requirements under this act relating to industrial cannabis or hemp. This act supersedes and preempts any rule, regulation, code, or ordinance of any political subdivision of this Mendocino California Tribal Nations relating to industrial Cannabis or hemp.
Enacting section 1.
This amendatory act takes effect December 18, 2019. This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. 2017 (29 U.S.C. 152). Approved
Authorized Federal Contractor and Awardee of the Interior Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer
Noted CGTL
Signature: Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer
Date: 08/28, 2025
SEAL
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Federal Contractor and Awardee of the Interior
Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer
27055 Oriole Dr.
Willits California 95490
Chief@altearth.org
707.679.8229
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Economic Development Framework
Tribal Economic Benefits
- • Job creation and employment opportunities
- • Revenue generation for tribal programs
- • Infrastructure development funding
- • Educational and healthcare investments
Federal Economic Impact
- • Tax revenue generation
- • Economic stimulus in tribal regions
- • Reduced federal assistance dependency
- • Enhanced tribal self-sufficiency
Source Document
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Federal Cannabis License Document
Complete Federal Cannabis License Document
Official federal cannabis license documentation and regulations
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- • Complete Federal Cannabis License Notice
- • Section 607 Foreign Assistance Act Details
- • Treaty-Based Funding Obligations
- • Legal Notice of Treaty Standing
- • Requested Agency Actions
- • Contact Information and Follow-Up Procedures
- • All Supporting Documentation and References