1. (a) A licensee or applicant for licensure must maintain effective controls and procedures in order to prevent unauthorized access, theft, or diversion of the low-THC cannabis and any derivative products. The standards provided in this subchapter are minimum standards only.
2. (b) During the regular course of business activities, a dispensing organization licensed under the Act may not allow access to the facility's low-THC cannabis area to unauthorized personnel or to the public. The licensee must establish and maintain a building, an enclosure within a building, or an enclosed yard that provides reasonably adequate security against the diversion of low-THC cannabis or raw materials used in or by-products created by the production or cultivation of low-THC cannabis; limit access to each area to the minimum number of individuals or employees necessary for the licensee's activities; and designate an individual or a limited number of individuals with responsibility for each area where a controlled item is cultivated, processed, dispensed, produced, or stored; and authority to enter or control entry into the area.
3. (c) Access to regulated premises by authorized personnel shall at a minimum be restricted by a physical barrier with a mechanical locking device that must be kept closed and locked at all times when not immediately being used to enter or exit the area. The area shall be clearly marked with signage indicating access is restricted to individuals registered with the Texas Department of Public Safety under Chapter 487 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
4. (d) When unregistered individuals, whether personnel or contractors, business guests or visitors, or maintenance or other service providers not regulated under the Act, are to be present in or are to pass through regulated premises, the unregistered individuals must be continuously escorted by a registrant. Unregistered individuals must be provided a visitor's badge reflecting the individual's name and the date of issuance. All ingress and egress by unregistered individuals must be recorded in a daily log.

Source Note:The provisions of this §12.31 adopted to be effective January 10, 2016, 41 TexReg 494.