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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 14.17.16.03" title_num="14" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="16" heading="Annual Reports for Cannabis Business Owners.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Annual Report on Minority Owners and Employees.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>On or before August 1 of each year, each licensee and registrant shall submit a report in a manner determined by the Administration in accordance with Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-801(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Each licensee and registrant shall maintain the data required for the report in §A(1) of this regulation for a period of 5 years.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Administration may request an annual report regarding a licensee’s or registrant’s environmental resource consumption and waste generation, including but not limited to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Energy and water usage; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Green waste disposal.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Administration may require licensees to demonstrate progress toward the stated goals of the diversity plan on a quarterly basis for the first operational year of licensure, in a manner specified by the Administration.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>