§ 18C-24. Stewardship plans—Prior approval for change.

(A)

Proposed changes to an approved stewardship plan that substantively alter plan operations, including, but not limited to, changes to participating producers, collection methods, achievement of the service convenience goal, policies and procedures for handling unwanted covered drugs or education and promotion methods or disposal facilities, must be approved, in writing, by the director before the changes are implemented. A producer, either individually or jointly with other producers, or a stewardship organization participating in a stewardship plan shall submit to the director any proposed change to a stewardship plan as described under section 18C-24(A) in writing at least thirty days before the change is scheduled to occur and accompanied by the applicable fee in accordance with section 18C-26 of this article.

(B)

The plan operator of an approved stewardship plan shall notify the director at least 15 days before implementing any changes to drop-off site locations, methods for scheduling and locating periodic collection events, or methods for distributing prepaid, preaddressed mailers, that do not substantively alter achievement of the service convenience goal under section 18C-16(B) of this article, or other changes that do not substantively alter plan operations under section 18C-24(A).

(C)

The plan operator may request an advance determination from the director whether a proposed change would be deemed to substantively alter plan operations.

(Ord. No. 4971, 6-21-2016)