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Pine County adopts registration requirement for lower-potency hemp edibles, updates fee schedule
Summary
Pine County adopted Ordinance 2025-40 to require county registration for retailers selling lower-potency hemp edibles and approved a range of fee schedule updates — including a proposed $100 registration fee for hemp edible sellers and adjustments across solid waste, zoning, recorder and jail fees.
County Administrator Kelly Schroeder presented a proposed countywide ordinance to register retailers that sell lower-potency hemp edibles in response to new state licensing requirements from the Office of Cannabis Management. Schroeder said the ordinance would create a county registration mechanism similar to the tobacco registration program so low-potency hemp edibles could be tracked and regulated by Pine County.
On fees related to that ordinance, Schroeder told the board the statute allows up to $125 for registration but recommended a $100 fee to align with existing tobacco registrations. "The lower potency hemp edible registration ... the county can charge up to a $125 for the registration. In order to keep that in line with our tobacco, we are suggesting a $100 fee," Schroeder said.
The board also considered a broader annual fee schedule update that included: removal of the forfeited property repurchase fee due to statutory change; shifting some HHS fees to state authority; jail boarding fee increases (example: $55 to $75 per hour); recorder program fees (up to $75) for records removals requested by judicial officers; plat book prices from $25 to $30; mattress and tire fee increases at transfer stations; zoning permit simplification (one flat $100 fee for many small decks/storage structures); and septic permit cost changes (example: full system permit proposed increase from $300 to $350).
Public hearings for both the ordinance and the fee schedule were opened and received no public testimony; both the ordinance (Pine County Ordinance 2025-40) and the fee schedule updates (resolution 2025-24 amending the solid waste fee, and related fee schedule adjustments) were approved by voice vote. The board directed staff to implement the registration framework and update the county fee schedule records.
