Camarillo Municipal Code Ch. 19.57 Prohibition of Hemp Cultivation

"Cultivation" means any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, trimming, processing, or manufacturing of industrial hemp.

"Industrial hemp" includes the definition as set forth in Health and Safety Code section 11018.5(a).

(Ord. No. 1168, § 3, 1-29-2020)

Industrial hemp cultivation is prohibited in all zones within the city. No person nor entity may establish or operate an industrial hemp cultivation facility within city limits. A property owner may not allow its property to be used by any person or entity for industrial hemp cultivation.

(Ord. No. 1168, § 3, 1-29-2020)

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any such person commits, continues, permits, or causes a violation thereof, and may be penalized accordingly.

(Ord. No. 1168, § 3, 1-29-2020)

Violation of any provision of this chapter is subject to penalties as set forth in Municipal Code Chapter 1.12.

(Ord. No. 1168, § 3, 1-29-2020)

In addition to the penalties set forth above, any violation of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance per se and contrary to the public interest and will, at the discretion of the city, be subject to a cause of action for injunctive relief or any other available remedy under the law.

(Ord. No. 1168, § 3, 1-29-2020)

This prohibition on industrial hemp cultivation applies to industrial hemp planted after the effective date of this chapter. Industrial hemp crops that were legally planted before the effective date of this chapter may be harvested, but no further industrial hemp cultivation is permitted after such harvest.

(Ord. No. 1168, § 3, 1-29-2020)