Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-18-412

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R9-18-412 - Inventory Control System

A. A marijuana testing facility shall not accept submissions of marijuana or marijuana products for testing from an individual who or entity that is not allowed to possess marijuana pursuant to A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 or Chapter 28.2.

B. A technical laboratory director shall designate in writing a marijuana facility agent who has oversight of the marijuana testing facility's inventory control system.

C. A technical laboratory director shall establish and implement an inventory control system for the marijuana testing facility's marijuana and marijuana products that documents:

1. The following amounts in appropriate units:

a. Each day's beginning inventory of marijuana and marijuana products;

b. Marijuana and marijuana products accepted for testing, including verifying the amount of each sample of marijuana or marijuana product accepted for testing;

c. The portions of a sample of marijuana or a marijuana product removed for testing with the name of the marijuana facility agent removing each portion;

d. Marijuana and marijuana products transferred to or from another marijuana testing facility for testing of parameters or analytes that the marijuana testing facility receiving a sample from a marijuana establishment is not approved by the Department to conduct;

e. Marijuana and marijuana products transferred to another marijuana testing facility at the request of a marijuana establishment according to R9-18-311(C);

f. Marijuana or marijuana products that were disposed of, including verifying that the amount of marijuana or marijuana product being disposed of is consistent with the original amount accepted for testing minus the amounts used for testing or transferred to another marijuana testing facility; and

g. The day's ending marijuana and marijuana products inventory;

2. The chain of custody for each sample of marijuana or a marijuana product submitted to the marijuana testing facility for testing;

3. Any damage to a sample's container or possible tampering;

4. As applicable, for submissions of marijuana and marijuana products for testing:

a. A description of the submitted marijuana or marijuana products including the amount, strain and batch number;

b. The name and marijuana establishment license number of the marijuana establishment that submitted the marijuana or marijuana products;

c. The name and marijuana facility agent license number of the marijuana facility agent that submitted the marijuana or marijuana products;

d. The name and identifying number recorded for the individual that submitted the marijuana or marijuana products according to R9-18-410(B)(1)(c);

e. The name and marijuana facility agent license number of the marijuana facility agent receiving the marijuana or marijuana products on behalf of the marijuana testing facility; and

f. The date of acquisition; and

5. For disposal of the remaining sample of marijuana or a marijuana product after testing:

a. The unique sample identification assigned to the sample of medical marijuana or a marijuana product, according to R9-410(B)(1)(a);

b. The amount of the marijuana or marijuana product being disposed of;

c. Date of disposal;

d. Method of disposal; and

e. Name and marijuana facility agent license number of the marijuana facility agent responsible for the disposal.

D. The individual designated in subsection (B) shall conduct and document an audit of the marijuana testing facility's inventory that is accounted for according to generally accepted accounting principles at least once every 30 calendar days.

1. If the audit identifies a reduction in the amount of marijuana or marijuana products in the marijuana testing facility's inventory not due to documented causes, the technical laboratory director shall determine where the loss has occurred and take and document corrective action.

2. If the reduction in the amount of marijuana or marijuana products in the marijuana testing facility's inventory is due to suspected criminal activity by a marijuana facility agent, the technical laboratory director shall report the marijuana facility agent to the Department and to the local law enforcement authorities and document the report.

E. A marijuana testing facility shall:

1. Maintain the documentation required in subsections (C) and (D) at the marijuana testing facility for at least five years after the date on the document, and

2. Provide the documentation required in subsections (C) and (D) to the Department for review upon request.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-18-412

Adopted by exempt rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 697, effective 5/1/2021. Amended by exempt rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 2453, effective 10/1/2023.