New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 8 - COMMERCIAL AND MEDICAL CANNABIS › Part 2 - LICENSING AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 16.8.2.10 - SECURITY AND LIMITED-ACCESS AREA

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All phases where cannabis or cannabis products are
				  cultivated, stored or held, weighed, packaged, manufactured, disposed or
				  wasted, all point-of-sale areas, and any room or area storing a digital video
				  surveillance system storage device shall take place in a designated
				  limited-access area where cannabis and cannabis products are not visible from a
				  public place without the use of binoculars, aircraft, or other optical aids.
				  For purposes of this rule, cannabis or cannabis products are not visible if it
				  cannot be reasonably identified. Licensees shall comply with the security
				  requirements set out in this rule to ensure that licensed premises and
				  limited-access areas, including a vault, are secure.
A.
Security alarm system:
Licensees shall install and maintain at each premises an operational security
				alarm system. The security alarm system must be continuously monitored, whether
				electronically, by a monitoring company, or other means determined to be
				adequate by the division, and provide an alert to designated employees of the
				licensee and, if necessary, law enforcement within 5 minutes after a
				notification of an alarm or a security alarm system failure, either by
				telephone, email, or text message. Monitored sensors are required on all
				perimeter entry points and perimeter windows, if applicable. The system must
				include an audible alarm, which must be capable of being disarmed remotely by
				the designated employee or the security company. Licensees shall maintain, and
				make available to the division upon request, a description of the location and
				operation of the security system, including the location of the central
				control, a schematic of the security zones, and the name of the security alarm
				company and monitoring company, if applicable.
B.
Security alarm system maintenance
				and failure:
Licensees shall conduct a monthly maintenance inspection
				and make all necessary repairs to ensure the proper operation of the security
				alarm system. In the event of a security alarm system failure due to a loss of
				electrical power or mechanical malfunction that is expected to exceed an
				eight-hour period, the licensee shall immediately notify the division within 48
				hours following the discovery of the failure, and provide alternative security
				that may include closure of the premises. All security system equipment shall
				be maintained in a secure location so as to prevent theft, loss, destruction
				and alterations.
C.
Inspection of security alarm system records:
Licensees shall
				maintain documentation for a period of at least 12 months of all maintenance
				inspections, servicing, alterations, and upgrades performed on the security
				alarm system. All documentation must be available during a division
				inspection.
D.
Digital video
				surveillance:
Licensees shall provide and maintain at each premises a
				digital video surveillance system with a minimum camera resolution of 1280 x
				720 pixels. The digital video surveillance system shall further comply with the
				following requirements:
(1) the digital video
				surveillance system shall at all times be able to effectively and clearly
				record images of the area under surveillance;
(2) each camera shall be permanently mounted
				and in a fixed location;
(3)
				cameras shall be placed in a location that allows the camera to clearly record
				activity occurring on the licensed premises that digital video surveillance is
				required under subsection E of this section, and shall provide a clear and
				certain identification of any person and activities in those areas.