A. 
The standards of sections 10.80.600 through 10.80.675 apply to a person offering a service testing, analyzing, or certifying potency, moisture content, pesticide or solvent residue, mold, mildew, bacteria, or other contaminants in marijuana or a marijuana product to another person including a marijuana establishment or a member of the public, whether for compensation or not, as an independent or third-party testing facility.
B. 
The standards of sections 10.80.600 through 10.80.675 do not apply to a licensed marijuana establishment that controls marijuana testing equipment used solely for its own in-house testing of its own cultivated crop, of products produced or manufactured at its own facility, or of retail products placed or offered for sale in its retail marijuana retail store.
(AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-2016)
A. 
A person may not offer or provide a marijuana testing service or test results unless the person has obtained a marijuana testing facility license from the municipality in compliance with this chapter, or is an employee or agent acting for a licensed marijuana testing facility.
B. 
A person seeking a marijuana testing facility license must:
1. 
Submit an application for a marijuana testing facility license on a form the municipal clerk prescribes, including the information set out under section 10.80.020, section 10.80.021, and section 10.80.615; and
2. 
Demonstrate to the assembly's satisfaction that the applicant:
a. 
Will operate in compliance with each applicable provision of sections 10.80.600 through 10.80.675, and sections 10.80.700-3 through 10.80.755; and
b. 
Will operate in compliance with each applicable public health, fire, safety, and tax code and ordinance of the state and the Municipality of Anchorage.
c. 
Does not hold a marijuana establishment license in Alaska other than a marijuana testing facility license, or have a financial interest in common with a person who is a licensee of a marijuana establishment in Alaska other than a marijuana testing facility license; and
d. 
Meets the assembly's standards for approval as set out in sections 10.80.600 through 10.80.675.
C. 
A licensee of a marijuana testing facility, or an employee or agent of a licensed marijuana testing facility, may not have an ownership interest in or a direct or indirect financial interest in another type of licensed marijuana establishment, other than a marijuana testing facility.
(AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-2016)
A. 
A licensed marijuana testing facility may have any amount of marijuana and marijuana products on its premises at any given time if the marijuana testing facility's marijuana inventory tracking system and other records document that all marijuana and marijuana products are on the premises only for the testing purposes described in sections 10.80.600 through 10.80.675 or 3 AAC 306.600 through 3 AAC 306.675.
B. 
A licensed marijuana testing facility may not:
1. 
Have a licensee, employee, or agent who holds a type of marijuana establishment license other than a marijuana testing facility license issued under this chapter;
2. 
Sell, deliver, distribute, or transfer marijuana or a marijuana product to a consumer, with or without compensation; or
3. 
Allow a person to consume marijuana or a marijuana product on its licensed premises.
(AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-2016)
An applicant for a new marijuana testing facility license must file an application on a form the municipal clerk prescribes, including:
A. 
The information required under section 10.80.020; and
B. 
The proposed marijuana testing facility's operating plan, including, in addition to the information required under section 10.80.020 and section 10.80.021:
1. 
Each test the marijuana testing facility will offer;
2. 
The marijuana testing facility's standard operating procedure for each test the marijuana testing facility will offer; and
3. 
The acceptable range of results for each test the marijuana testing facility will offer.
(AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-2016)
A marijuana testing facility shall use a marijuana inventory tracking system as provided in section 10.80.730 to ensure all marijuana transported to the marijuana testing facility's premises is identified and tracked from the time the marijuana arrives at the marijuana testing facility to the use and destruction of the marijuana in testing, or disposal in compliance with section 10.80.740.
(AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-2016)
A. 
If a sample tested by a marijuana testing facility does not pass the required tests based on the standards set out in 3 AAC 306.645, including a visual foreign matter inspection, the marijuana establishment that provided the sample shall:
1. 
Dispose of the entire harvest batch or production lot from which the sample was taken; and
2. 
Document the disposal of the sample using the marijuana establishment's marijuana inventory tracking system.
B. 
(Reserved)
C. 
(Reserved)
(AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-2016; AO No. 2017-71(S), § 17, 4-25-2017)
A. 
The municipal clerk may at any time determine that the interests of the public require random supplemental testing of marijuana or a marijuana product. When the municipal clerk requires random supplemental testing, the municipal clerk shall direct the marijuana cultivation facility that produced the marijuana, the marijuana product manufacturing facility that manufactured the product, or the retail establishment that offered the product for sale, to submit a specified sample, batch, or packaged product to a designated marijuana testing facility. The material must be packaged in a manner that ensures the marijuana testing facility will be able to confirm that it has received and is testing the correct supplemental sample.
B. 
When a marijuana testing facility receives a sample for random supplemental testing under this section, the marijuana testing facility shall:
1. 
Perform any required laboratory test the assembly or municipal clerk requests; and
2. 
Report its results to:
a. 
The municipal clerk; and
b. 
The facility that provided the sample.
C. 
A marijuana testing facility that conducts laboratory testing under this section shall bill all costs directly to the marijuana cultivation facility or the marijuana product manufacturing facility that provided the samples for testing.
(AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-2016)
A. 
A marijuana testing facility shall report the result of each required laboratory test directly into its marijuana inventory tracking system not later than 24 hours after the test is completed. A marijuana testing facility shall provide the final report:
1. 
In a timely manner to the marijuana establishment that submitted the sample; and
2. 
To the municipal clerk not later than 72 hours after the marijuana testing facility determines that results of tested samples exceed allowable levels.
B. 
A marijuana testing facility shall establish procedures to ensure that reported result are accurate, precise, and scientifically valid. To ensure reported results are valid, a marijuana testing facility shall include in a final report:
1. 
The name and location of the marijuana testing facility;
2. 
The unique sample identifier assigned by the marijuana testing facility;
3. 
The marijuana establishment or other person that submitted the testing sample;
4. 
The sample identifier provided by the marijuana establishment or other person that submitted the testing sample;
5. 
The date the facility received the sample;
6. 
The chain of custody identifier;
7. 
The date of the report;
8. 
The type of marijuana or marijuana product tested;
9. 
The test results;
10. 
The units of measure; and
11. 
Any other information or qualifiers needed for interpretation of the test method and the results being reported, including any identified and documented discrepancy.
C. 
A marijuana testing facility may amend a final report for clerical purposes except that test results may not be amended.
(AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-2016)
A. 
A marijuana testing facility shall maintain the business records required under section 10.80.755 for the period of time specified in that section. The books and records required under section 10.80.755A.1. include:
1. 
Test results;
2. 
Quality control and quality assurance records;
3. 
Standard operating procedures;
4. 
Chain-of-custody records;
5. 
Proficiency testing records;
6. 
Analytical data to include printouts generated by the instrumentation;
7. 
Accession numbers;
8. 
Specimen type;
9. 
Raw data of calibration standards and curves, controls, and subject results;
10. 
Final and amended reports;
11. 
Acceptable reference range parameters;
12. 
The identity of the analyst; and
13. 
The date of the analysis.
(AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-2016)