Michigan Laws 333.27503 – Secure transporter license
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.27503
- Applicant: means a person who applies for a state operating license. See Michigan Laws 333.27102
- Grower: means a licensee that is a commercial entity located in this state that cultivates, dries, trims, or cures and packages marihuana for sale to a processor, provisioning center, or another grower. See Michigan Laws 333.27102
- license: means a license that is issued under this act that allows the licensee to operate as 1 of the following, specified in the license:
(i) A grower. See Michigan Laws 333.27102Licensee: means a person holding a state operating license. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Marihuana: means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, 2018 IL 1, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Marihuana facility: means a location at which a licensee is licensed to operate under this act. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Marihuana tracking act: means the marihuana tracking act, 2016 PA 282, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Marihuana-infused product: means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, 2018 IL 1, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Municipality: means a city, township, or village. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability limited partnership, trust, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Processor: means a licensee that is a commercial entity located in this state that purchases marihuana from a grower and that extracts resin from the marihuana or creates a marihuana-infused product for sale and transfer in packaged form to a provisioning center or another processor. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Provisioning center: means a licensee that is a commercial entity located in this state that purchases marihuana from a grower or processor and sells, supplies, or provides marihuana to registered qualifying patients, directly or through the patients' registered primary caregivers. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Registered primary caregiver: means a primary caregiver who has been issued a current registry identification card under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Registered qualifying patient: means a qualifying patient who has been issued a current registry identification card under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act or a visiting qualifying patient as that term is defined in section 3 of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Rules: means rules promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Safety compliance facility: means a licensee that is a commercial entity that takes marihuana from a marihuana facility or receives marihuana from a registered primary caregiver, tests the marihuana for contaminants and for tetrahydrocannabinol and other cannabinoids, returns the test results, and may return the marihuana to the marihuana facility. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 Secure transporter: means a licensee that is a commercial entity located in this state that stores marihuana and transports marihuana between marihuana facilities for a fee. See Michigan Laws 333.27102 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o system: means an internet-based, statewide database established, implemented, and maintained by the department under the marihuana tracking act, that is available to licensees, law enforcement agencies, and authorized state departments and agencies on a 24-hour basis for all of the following:
(i) Verifying registry identification cards. See Michigan Laws 333.27102United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) A secure transporter license authorizes the licensee to store and transport marihuana and money associated with the purchase or sale of marihuana between marihuana facilities for a fee upon request of a person with legal custody of that marihuana or money. It does not authorize transport to a registered qualifying patient or registered primary caregiver. If a secure transporter has its primary place of business in a municipality that has adopted an ordinance under section 205 authorizing that marihuana facility, the secure transporter may travel through any municipality.
(2) To be eligible for a secure transporter license, the applicant and each investor with an interest in the secure transporter must not have an interest in a grower, processor, provisioning center, or safety compliance facility and must not be a registered qualifying patient or a registered primary caregiver.
(3) A secure transporter shall enter all transactions, current inventory, and other information into the statewide monitoring system as required in this act, rules, and the marihuana tracking act.
(4) A secure transporter shall comply with all of the following:
(a) Each driver transporting marihuana must have a chauffeur’s license issued by this state.
(b) Each employee who has custody of marihuana or money that is related to a marihuana transaction shall not have been convicted of or released from incarceration for a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States within the past 5 years or have been convicted of a misdemeanor involving a controlled substance within the past 5 years.
(c) Each vehicle must be operated with a 2-person crew with at least 1 individual remaining with the vehicle at all times during the transportation of marihuana.
(d) A route plan and manifest must be entered into the statewide monitoring system, and a copy must be carried in the transporting vehicle and presented to a law enforcement officer upon request.
(e) The marihuana must be transported in 1 or more sealed containers and not be accessible while in transit.
(f) A secure transporting vehicle must not bear markings or other indication that it is carrying marihuana or a marihuana-infused product.
(5) A secure transporter is subject to administrative inspection by a law enforcement officer at any point during the transportation of marihuana to determine compliance with this act.