Section 15418 - Cannabis Goods Carried During Delivery(a) A licensed retailer's delivery employee shall not carry cannabis goods in the delivery vehicle with a value in excess of $10,000 at any time.(b) For the purposes of this section, the value of cannabis goods shall be determined using the current retail price of all cannabis goods carried by, or within the delivery vehicle of, the licensed retailer's delivery employee.(c) A delivery employee may only carry cannabis goods, cannabis accessories, branded merchandise of any licensee, or promotional materials in the delivery vehicle and may only perform deliveries for one licensed retailer at a time. A delivery employee must depart and return to the same licensed premises before taking possession of any cannabis goods from another licensee to perform deliveries.(d) Before leaving the licensed premises, the licensed retailer's delivery employee must have a delivery inventory ledger of all cannabis goods provided to the licensed retailer's delivery employee. The contents of the delivery inventory ledger must comply with the requirements of section 15049.3. During the delivery trip, as defined in section 15049.3, the delivery employee shall maintain the delivery inventory ledger in hard copy or electronically, the latter of which may be an electronic copy maintained in the track and trace system. The delivery inventory ledger must be updated after each completed delivery to reflect the remaining inventory carried by the delivery employee. The delivery inventory ledger must otherwise be updated in accordance with the requirements of section 15049.3, and then entered into the track and trace system no later than the end of the calendar day on which the delivery trip occurred.(e) The licensed retailer's delivery employee shall maintain a log that includes all stops from the time the licensed retailer's delivery employee leaves the licensed premises to the time that the licensed retailer's delivery employee returns to the licensed premises, and the reason for each stop. The log shall be turned in to the licensed retailer when the licensed retailer's delivery employee returns to the licensed premises. The licensed retailer must maintain the log as a commercial cannabis activity record as required by this division. The log may be maintained electronically.(f) Prior to arrival at any delivery location, the licensed retailer must have received a delivery request from the customer and provided the delivery request receipt to the licensed retailer's delivery employee electronically or in hard copy. The delivery request receipt provided to the licensed retailer's delivery employee shall contain all of the information required in section 15420, except for the date and time the delivery was made, and the signature of the customer.(g) Immediately upon request by the Department or any law enforcement officer, the licensed retailer's delivery employee shall provide: (1) The delivery inventory ledgers from the time the licensed retailer's delivery employee left the licensed premises up to the time of the request;(2) All delivery request receipts for cannabis goods carried by the delivery employee, in the delivery vehicle, or any deliveries that have already been made to customers; and(3) The log of all stops from the time the licensed retailer's delivery employee left the licensed premises up to the time of the request.(h) If a licensed retailer's delivery employee does not have any delivery requests to be performed for a 30-minute period, the licensed retailer's delivery employee shall not make any additional deliveries and shall return to the licensed premises. Required meal breaks shall not count toward the 30-minute period.(i) Upon returning to the licensed premises, all undelivered cannabis goods shall be returned to the licensed retailer's inventory and recorded within the track and trace system in accordance with section 15049.3.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 15418
Note: Authority cited: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26067, 26068, 26070, 26090 and 26160, Business and Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26067, 26068, 26070, 26090 and 26160, Business and Professions Code.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former title 16, section 5418 to new title 4, section 15418 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division 42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Amendment of subsections (c) and (j) filed 9-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 9/27/2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Amendment of subsections (c) and (j) refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative 3/28/2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including amendment of subsection (a), transmitted to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11/7/2022; amendments effective 11/7/2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 45).
5. Amendment of section and Note filed 12-27-2022 as an emergency; operative 12/27/2022 (Register 2022, No. 52). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 26068(d)(3). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-26-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Amendment of section and NOTE refiled 6-26-2023 as an emergency; operative 6/26/2023. Pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 26013(b)(3) a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-26-2023 or the emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day (Register 2023, No. 26).
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-26-2023 order transmitted to OAL 10-16-2023 and filed 11/17/2023 (Register 2023, No. 46).