1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying staffing for transportation of medical cannabis; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.29, subdivision 3a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.29, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 3a.Transportation of medical cannabis; transport staffing. (a) A medical 
1.7 	cannabis manufacturer may staff a transport motor vehicle with only one employee if the 
1.8 	medical cannabis manufacturer is transporting medical cannabis to either a certified 
1.9 	laboratory for the purpose of testing or a facility for the purpose of disposal. If the medical 
1.10 	cannabis manufacturer is transporting medical cannabis for any other purpose or destination, 
1.11 	the transport motor vehicle must be staffed with a minimum of two employees as required 
1.12 	by rules adopted by the commissioner.
1.13 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a medical cannabis manufacturer that is only 
1.14 	transporting hemp for any purpose may staff the transport motor vehicle with only one 
1.15 	employee.
1.16 	(c) A medical cannabis manufacturer may contract with a third party for armored car 
1.17 	services for deliveries of medical cannabis from its production facility to distribution 
1.18 	facilities. A medical cannabis manufacturer that contracts for armored car services remains 
1.19 	responsible for transportation manifest and inventory tracking requirements in rules adopted 
1.20 	by the commissioner.
1.21 	(d) Department of Health staff may transport medical cannabis for the purposes of 
1.22 	delivering medical cannabis and other samples to a laboratory for testing under rules adopted 
2.1 	by the commissioner and in cases of special investigations when the commissioner has 
2.2 	determined there is a potential threat to public health.
2.3 	(e) The transport motor vehicle must be staffed with a minimum of two Department of 
2.4 	Health employees. The employees must carry with them their Department of Health 
2.5 	identification card and a transport manifest that meets the requirements of ........
2.6 	(f) A Tribal medical cannabis program operated by a federally recognized Indian Tribe 
2.7 	located within the state of Minnesota may transport samples of medical cannabis to testing 
2.8 	laboratories in the state. Transport vehicles must be staffed by at least two employees of 
2.9 	the Tribal medical cannabis program. Transporters must carry identification identifying 
2.10 	them as employees of the Tribal medical cannabis program and a detailed transportation 
2.11 	manifest that includes the place and time of departure, the address of testing laboratory 
2.12 	destination, and a description and count of medical cannabis being transported.