Mich. Admin. Code R. 420.16

Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024

Section R. 420.16 - Inspection; investigation

Rule 16.

(1) The agency shall do all of the following with respect to inspections and investigations of applicants, licensees, proposed marihuana businesses, and marihuana business operations:

(a) Oversee and conduct inspections through its investigators, agents, auditors, or the state police of proposed marihuana businesses and marihuana businesses to ensure compliance with the acts and these rules.

(b) Inspect and examine marihuana businesses and proposed marihuana businesses.

(c) Inspect, examine, and audit records of the licensee.

(2) The agency may investigate individuals employed by proposed marihuana businesses and marihuana businesses.

(3) As authorized by the acts, a licensee may not refuse the agency access to the marihuana business during the hours of operation. The agency may access the marihuana business without a warrant and without notice to the licensee during the marihuana business's hours of operation.

(4) The agency may place an administrative hold on a marihuana product and order that no sales or transfers occur during an investigation for an alleged violation or violation of the acts or these rules.

(5) The agency may inspect, examine, and audit relevant records of the licensee. If a licensee fails to cooperate with an investigation, the agency may impound, seize, assume physical control of, or summarily remove records from a proposed marihuana business or marihuana business as authorized under the acts and these rules.

(6) The agency may eject or exclude, or authorize the ejection or exclusion of, an individual from a proposed marihuana business or marihuana business if that individual violates the acts, a final order, or these rules.

(7) The agency may take any reasonable or appropriate action to enforce the acts and these rules.

(8) This rule does not limit the application of any other remedies or sanctions that are available through local, state, and federal laws, the acts, and these rules.

(9) As used in this rule, "record" means books, ledgers, documents, writings, photocopies, correspondence, electronic storage media, electronically stored records, money receptacles, equipment in which records are stored, including data or information in the statewide monitoring system, or any other document that is used for recording information.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 420.16

2020 MR 12, Eff. 6/22/2020