Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 25 - CANNABIS CONTROL BOARD › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 004 - RULE 4: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 25 000 004 - RULE 4: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

Current through June, 2024
Section 4.1 General Provisions.
4.1.1 Authority
The Cannabis Control Board adopts this rule pursuant to   7 V.S.A. §§
												863,  864,  881,  882,  32 V.S.A.   §
											7906, and other applicable law.
4.1.2 Scope and Purpose
The Board is charged with implementing and regulating a legal market for Cannabis in Vermont. This rule provides for enforcing compliance with the Board's rules.
4.1.3 Definitions
All definitions in   7 V.S.A. §§
												861 and  951 shall apply to this rule. The following definitions shall also apply:
(a) "Administrative penalty" means a monetary fine.
(b) "Board designee" means a person designated by the Board to act as its agent for the purpose of executing the Board's responsibilities. This may be an employee of the Board or of another government agency.
I "Caregiver" means a resident of Vermont who has been issued a Caregiver registration card by the Board, identifying the person as someone who has agreed to undertake responsibility for managing the well-being of a Patient with respect to the use of Cannabis or Cannabis Products for symptom relief.
(d) "Corrective action plan" means a required set of actions imposed by the Board upon a Cannabis Establishment or dispensary for the purpose of curing a violation of Board Rules or of 7 V.S.A. chapter 33, 35, 37, or 39.
(e) "Inventory Tracking System" means a method implemented by the Board for tracing all Cannabis and Cannabis Products grown, manufactured, and sold in Vermont.
(f) "Licensee" means a person who has been issued a license pursuant to Board Rule  1   or Board Rule  3. A licensee does not include a person who has been issued a provisional license.
(g) "Notice of Violation" means a document in which the Board informs a licensee or a person engaged in the transfer or sale of Cannabis or Cannabis Product that they are the subject of an enforcement action by the Board and includes such other information as required by this rule.
(h) "Patient" means a resident of Vermont who has been issued a registration card by the Board, identifying the person as having a qualifying medical condition pursuant to the provisions of this rule.
(i) "Pesticide" shall have the same meaning as "economic poison" as defined in   6 V.S.A. §
												911(5).
(j) "Physical site of operations" means:
i. a cultivator's grow site,
ii. a wholesaler's product storage facility,
iii. a manufacturer's site of manufacture,
iv. a retailer's store location, or
v. a testing laboratory's testing facility.
4.1.4 Applicability
This rule applies to persons who engage in the sale or transfer of Cannabis or Cannabis Products, including sales or transfers related to cultivating, manufacturing, wholesaling, or retailing Cannabis or Cannabis Products. This rule also applies to those who provide testing services to persons who engage in the sale or transfer of Cannabis or Cannabis Products.
4.1.5 Time
(a) In computing any time period, measured in days, that is established or allowed by this rule or by order of the Board or Chair:
(1) the day of the act or event that triggers the period shall be excluded;
(2) every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be counted;
(3) the last day of the period shall be counted, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
(b) A "legal holiday" means:
(1) any day declared a holiday by the President or Congress of the United States; and
(2) any day declared a holiday by the State of Vermont.