15 Miss. Code. R. 22-4.5 - Security and Surveillance

4.5.1 Licensees shall designate a security manager with responsibility for overall facility security to include, but not limited to: adherence to security requirements; conducting semiannual audits of security measures to identify areas of needed improvements/corrective actions; employee training on security measures and controls; and, prevention of diversion/theft of cannabis and/or cannabis products.

4.5.2 Alarm Systems. All licensees and locations shall have alarm systems that meet the following:

A. Upon unauthorized entry, or attempted unauthorized entry, the alarm system shall transmit a signal directly to a central protection company or a law enforcement agency that has legal authority to respond. A designated employee of the licensee shall also be notified;

B. Provide continuous, uninterrupted coverage (24 hours/7 days) for all points of ingress and egress to the facility, including without limitation doorways, windows, loading areas;

C. Provide continuous, uninterrupted coverage (24 hours/7 days) of any room with an exterior wall, any room containing cannabis (of any type or stage of growth) and any room used for cannabis production operations and activities of any type;

D. Be equipped with failure notification systems to notify the licensee and law enforcement of any failure in the alarm system; and,

E. Have the ability to remain operational during a power outage.

4.5.3 Video Surveillance. All licensees and locations shall have video surveillance that meets the following:

A. Provide continuous, uninterrupted coverage (24 hours/7 days) for all points of ingress and egress to the facility, including without limitation doorways, windows, loading areas, and parking areas;

B. Provide continuous, uninterrupted coverage (24 hours/7 days) of any room with an exterior wall, any room containing cannabis (of any type or stage of growth), and any room used for cannabis production operations and activities of any type;

C. Digital archiving capabilities for a minimum of (120) days;

D. On-site and off-site monitoring capabilities;

E. At least one on-site display monitor, of at least twelve inches, connected to the system at all times shall be available;

F. Have the date and time embedded on all surveillance recordings without significantly obscuring the picture; and,

G. Use cameras that are capable of recording in both high and low lighting conditions.

H. Have the ability to remain operational during a power outage.

I. Licensing entities should undertake a vulnerability assessment of their standby power systems, to include: all system components and hazards likely to impact the facility, conduct a detailed accounting of what electrical devices are and are not supplied by the backup power, identify systems that should not go down during a power outage event.

J. Licensees should have a backup power system/generator for backup power supply for up to a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours for portions of the facility that should be supplied with standby power during a power interruption. Licensees should have a safe and secure location for a digital backup archiving system in the facility located in a locked and secure area to prevent any unauthorized access or theft of video/recording system monitors or video footage.

4.5.4 Upon request, licensees shall make all information related to security alarm systems and video surveillance, monitoring, and recordings available to the Department within the timeframe requested.

4.5.5 Licensed medical cannabis establishments shall notify local law enforcement and the Department of any theft, robbery, break-in, or security breach that occurs on the premises, no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the licensee first becomes aware of the event. Notice to the Department shall include at minimum a description of any property that was stolen or destroyed, and the quantity of any usable cannabis that was stolen.

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15 Miss. Code. R. 22-4.5

Adopted 1/13/2024