44:90:08:01Preventing unauthorized access -- Age verification.

No dispensary may allow entry into areas containing cannabis without first identifying an individual as a cardholder or other person authorized pursuant to § 44:90:04:14. No dispensary may allow entry to an age-restricted cardholder. Acceptable methods of controlling access include: (1) Verification at an external cashier window or ticket window, followed by unlocking an exterior door to admit the individual into the building; (2) Verification at a cashier window or ticket window located in an entryway with a locked interior door that prevents access to any area containing cannabis, followed by unlocking the interior door; and (3) Verification by an agent outside a locked exterior or interior door, followed by unlocking the door. Verification may not take place in any area in which a person may access cannabis without passing through a lockable door.

Source: 48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021.