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Licensees report inconsistent renewals, CO rejections and portal gaps to OMMA
Summary
Multiple licensees said OMMA's renewal and application processing has been inconsistent, citing rejected renewals over land-ownership verification, conflicting requirements for certificates of occupancy and problems with the licensing portal and inspection process.
At an OMMA public-comment meeting on Dec. 17, multiple license-holders described inconsistent application and renewal outcomes, rejected documentation and portal limitations that they said caused operational delays.
Lee Bayless, who identified himself as a grower operating under the name Big Bud, said his renewal was approved on May 13 but a subsequent renewal was rejected because compliance staff said his wife must be listed as the property owner on his business license. Bayless said Oklahoma real-estate law shows joint tenants have the right to use and possess the property and asked OMMA to permit husband-wife joint-tenancy…
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