Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 4 Inspection of Cannabis Facilities

A.

The Department shall have the right to enter a cannabis facility to conduct an inspection during the facility's hours of operation to inspect the premises of the facility and enforce compliance with this Chapter, and applicable State and local public health laws and regulations.

B.

Inspections shall consist of at least two unannounced site visits conducted per year by the Department to determine compliance with this Chapter; applicable State public health laws and regulations; and with the requirements of the public health permit issued and any additional investigations conducted in response to complaints received by the Department or other licensing entities, alleging that a cannabis facility is not operating in compliance with the requirements of its public health permit, and to determine compliance with this Chapter and applicable State public health laws and regulations.

C.

The person in charge of the cannabis facility shall allow the Department's inspectors access to all areas of the cannabis facility during the cannabis facility's hours of operation to inspect the cannabis facility premises, storage areas, equipment, production, labeling, and packaging processes, and conveyances used in the manufacture, storage, or delivery of cannabis

and cannabis products, or any place at which cannabis or cannabis products are sold, cultivated, or stored, or at any site where evidence of activities are allegedly taking place.

D.

Inspections shall include review of all pertinent records including, but not limited to, the track and trace system, plans required by the Department, and standard operating procedures. The person in charge of the cannabis facility shall provide records upon request to the Department.

E.

The Department shall be granted access to conduct investigations concerning the adulteration and misbranding of cannabis and cannabis products, unpermitted cannabis operations, and overall sanitation of any cannabis facility including the ability to enter and inspect any place where any cannabis or cannabis product is reasonably suspected of being manufactured or held in violation of this Chapter or State or local laws and regulations.

F.

When the operator, person in charge, or employee of a cannabis facility fails to fully cooperate with the Department's inspectors and/or investigation by not allowing access to the facility areas and/or records required by this Chapter, that act or omission shall be a violation of this Chapter, and shall subject the cannabis facility to the immediate suspension or revocation of its public health permit.

(Ord. 2017-0060 § 3, 2017.)

A.

The Department or its designee may collect from a cannabis facility samples of cannabis and cannabis product, at no cost to the Department, to verify compliance with the cannabis and cannabis product laboratory testing and labeling requirements from a cannabis facility during the cannabis facility's operational hours without advance notice.

B.

The Department may secure any sample or specimen of any cannabis product or ingredients used therein by the cannabis facility and make analyses or examinations of any sample obtained.

C.

The Department shall provide the cannabis facility operator with a receipt or documentation of sample(s) collected prior to leaving the premises.

D.

A copy of the results of the sample analysis shall be provided to the person in charge of the cannabis facility.

E.

The Department may take an enforcement action necessary to protect the health of the public depending on the testing results and analysis of the sample or samples collected at the cannabis facility.

(Ord. 2017-0060 § 3, 2017.)