Current through October 17, 2024
Section 3 AAC 306.700 - Marijuana handler permit(a) Each agent of the marijuana establishment who sells, cultivates, manufactures, tests, or transports marijuana or a marijuana product, or who checks the identification of a consumer or visitor, and each licensee and employee must obtain a marijuana handler permit from the board before being licensed or beginning employment at a marijuana establishment.(b) To obtain a marijuana handler permit, a person must complete a marijuana handler permit education course approved by the board, pass a written test demonstrating an understanding of the course material, and obtain a certificate of course completion from the course provider. (c) To obtain a marijuana handler permit, a person who has completed the marijuana handler permit education course described 3 AAC 306.701 shall present the course completion certificate to the director. The director shall issue a marijuana handler permit card valid for three years from the date of issue of the course completion certificate. A person may renew a card issued under this section by taking a marijuana handler permit education course approved by the board and passing a written test demonstrating an understanding of the course subjects.(d) A licensee, employee, or agent of a marijuana establishment shall keep the marijuana handler permit card described in (c) of this section in that person's immediate possession or a valid copy on file on the premises at all times when on the licensed premises of the marijuana establishment.(f) The board will not issue a marijuana handler permit to a person who (1) has been convicted of a felony in the state and either(A) less than five years have elapsed from the time of the person's conviction; or(B) the person is currently on probation or parole for that felony, (2) has within the two years period immediately preceding submission of class A misdemeanor in the state involving a controlled substance other than a Schedule VI A controlled substance under AS 11.71.190.(3) has within the two years period immediately preceding submission of class A misdemeanor in the state relating to selling, furnishing, or distributing marijuana; or,(4) is currently under indictment for an offense listed in this section.Eff. 2/21/2016, Register 217, April 2016; am 5/23/2018,Register 226, July 2018; am 9/7/2018,Register 227, October 2018; am 2/21/2019, Register 229, April 2019; am 8/21/2019, Register 231, July 2019Authority:AS 17.38.010
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