Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-17-320

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 36, September 6, 2024

Section R9-17-320 - Cleaning and Sanitation

A. A dispensary shall ensure that:

1. Any building or equipment used by a dispensary for the cultivation, harvest, preparation, packaging, storage, infusion, or sale of medical marijuana or marijuana products is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition;

2. Medical marijuana or marijuana products, in the process of production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, sale, distribution, or transportation, are protected from flies, dust, dirt, and all other contamination;

3. Refuse or waste products incident to the manufacture, preparation, packing, selling, distributing, or transportation of medical marijuana or marijuana products are removed from the building used as a dispensary and, if applicable, a building at the dispensary's cultivation site at least once every 24 hours or more often as necessary to maintain a clean condition;

4. All trucks, trays, buckets, other receptacles, platforms, racks, tables, shelves, knives, saws, cleavers, other utensils, or the machinery used in moving, handling, cutting, chopping, mixing, canning, packaging, or other processes are cleaned daily;

5. Any equipment used in the preparation of marijuana products is clean, in good repair, and, if applicable, calibrated according to the manufacturer's recommendations;

6. Any supplies used in the preparation of marijuana products, including flammable or volatile chemicals, are stored in a manner to avoid a hazardous condition from occurring; and

7. All stored marijuana products are securely covered.

B. A dispensary shall ensure that a dispensary agent at the dispensary or the dispensary's cultivation site:

1. Cleans the dispensary agent's hands and exposed portions of the dispensary agent's arms in a hand washing sink:

a. Before preparing medical marijuana or marijuana products including working with food, equipment, and utensils;

b. During preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross-contamination when changing tasks;

c. After handling soiled equipment or utensils;

d. After touching bare human body parts other than the dispensary agent's clean hands and exposed portions of arms; and

e. After using the toilet room;

2. If working directly with the preparation of medical marijuana or the infusion of marijuana into non-edible products:

a. Keeps the dispensary agent's fingernails trimmed, filed, and maintained so that the edges and surfaces are cleanable;

b. Unless wearing intact gloves in good repair, does not have fingernail polish or artificial fingernails on the dispensary agent's fingernails; and

c. Wears protective apparel such as coats, aprons, gowns, or gloves to prevent contamination;

3. Wears clean clothing appropriate to assigned tasks;

4. Reports to the medical director any health condition experienced by the dispensary agent that may adversely affect the safety or quality of any medical marijuana or marijuana products with which the dispensary agent may come into contact; and

5. If the medical director determines that a dispensary agent has a health condition that may adversely affect the safety or quality of the medical marijuana or marijuana products, is prohibited from direct contact with any medical marijuana, marijuana products, or equipment or materials for processing medical marijuana or marijuana products until the medical director determines that the dispensary agent's health condition will not adversely affect the medical marijuana or marijuana products.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-17-320

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 17 A.A.R. 734, effective April 14, 2011 (Supp. 11-2). Amended by final exempt rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 111, effective 1/15/2021.