The following minimum standards for secure transporters shall apply:
(A) The secure transporter shall comply at all times with the Act and the general rules of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, as they may be amended from time to time.
(B) Consumption and/or use of marihuana shall be prohibited at a storage facility of a secure transporter.
(C) Storage of marihuana by a secure transporter shall comply with the following:
(1) The storage facility shall be continuously monitored with a surveillance system that includes security cameras. The video recording shall be maintained in a secure, off-site location for a period of 14 days;
(2) The storage facility shall not be used for any other commercial purpose;
(3) The storage facility shall not be open or accessible to the general public;
(4) The storage facility shall be maintained and operated so as to comply with all state and local rules, regulations and ordinances;
(5) The storage facility shall be open at all times to any Michigan Licensing Board investigator or Holly Police Department, Holly Fire Department, Code Enforcer or Building lnspector/Official(s) without a warrant and without notice to the holder of the license, to enter the premises, offices, facilities or other places of business of a licensee, if evidence of compliance or non-compliance with the Act or applicable state laws is likely to be found and consistent with constitutional limitations for the following purposes:
(a) To inspect and examine all premises of the marihuana establishment;
(b) To inspect, examine and audit relevant records of the licensee and, if the holder of the license or any of the managerial employees or employees fails to cooperate with an investigation, the investigator may impound, seize, assume physical control of, or summarily remove from the premises all books, ledgers, documents, writings, photocopies, correspondence, records, and videotapes, including electronically stored records, money receptacles, or equipment in which the records are stored as well as any other property;
(c) To inspect the person, and inspect or examine personal effects present in a marihuana establishment, of any holder or state operating license while that person is present in a marihuana establishment;
(d) To investigate alleged violations of the Act or applicable state laws;
(6) All marihuana stored within the facility shall be stored within enclosed locked facilities in accordance with the Act as amended;
(7) All persons working in direct contact with marihuana being stored by a secure transporter shall conform to hygienic practices while on duty, including but not limited to:
(a) Maintaining adequate personal cleanliness;
(b) Washing hands thoroughly in adequate hand washing areas before starting work and at any other time when the hands may have become soiled or contaminated;
(c) Refrain from having direct contact with marihuana if the person has or may have an illness, open lesion, including boils, sores or infected wounds, or any other abnormal source of microbial contamination, until the condition is corrected.
(D) A secure transporter licensee and each stakeholder shall not have an interest in another marihuana establishment.
(E) A secure transporter shall enter all transactions, current inventory, and other information as required by the state into the statewide monitoring system as required by law.
(F) A secure transporter shall comply with all of the following:
(1) Each driver transporting marihuana must have a chauffeur's license issued by the state.
(2) Each employee who has custody of marihuana or money that is related to a marihuana transaction shall not have been convicted of or released from incarceration for a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States within the past five years or have been convicted of a misdemeanor involving a controlled substance with the past five years.
(3) Each vehicle shall be operated with a two-person crew with at least one individual remaining with the vehicle at all times during the transportation of marihuana.
(4) A route plan and manifest shall be entered into the statewide monitoring system, and a copy shall be carried in the transporting vehicle and presented to a law enforcement officer upon request.
(5) The marihuana shall be transported by one or more sealed containers and not be accessible while in transit.
(6) A secure transporting vehicle shall not bear markings or other indication that it is carrying marihuana or a marihuana infused product.
(G) A vehicle used by a secure transporter is subject to administrative inspection by a law enforcement officer at any point during the transportation of marihuana to determine compliance with all state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances.
(Ord. 468, passed 2-8-2022)