Article 5 — Enforcement

(a) All cannabis facilities shall pay any applicable sales, use, business or other tax, and all license, registration, or other fees pursuant to Federal, State, County, and local law, or any other regulatory agencies as applicable.

(b) All cannabis facilities and their related permittees or cooperatives shall fully comply with all the provisions of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, the Medical Cannabis Program Act, the 2008 Attorney General Guidelines, MAUCRSA, any subsequently enacted State law or regulatory, licensing, or certification requirement, all applicable provisions of this Code, and any specific, additional operating procedures and measures as may be imposed as conditions of approval of the regulatory permit.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing any actions which violate State or local law regarding the cultivation, transportation, manufacture, provision, sale, transfer, or disposition of cannabis.

(§ 2, Ord. 1465-24 (CM), eff. June 11, 2024)

(a) The Zoning Administrator shall have the right to enter all cannabis facilities from time to time unannounced during the facility’s hours of operation for the purpose of making reasonable inspections to observe and enforce compliance with this chapter, to inspect and copy records required to be maintained under this chapter, or to inspect and view recordings made by security cameras, all without requirement for a search warrant, subpoena, or court order.

(b) Nothing in this chapter requires the disclosure of any patient’s private medical record.

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(Watsonville Supp. No. 44, 8-24)

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(c) The Zoning Administrator may summarily suspend or revoke a cannabis regulatory permit, or disqualify an applicant from the registration process, or elect not to renew a regulatory permit if any of the following, singularly or in combination, occur:

(1) The Zoning Administrator determines that the facility has failed to comply with any requirement of this chapter or any condition of approval or a circumstance or situation has been created that would have permitted the Zoning Administrator to deny the regulatory permit pursuant to Section 14-53.113;

(2) The permittee or facility has conducted itself or is being conducted in a manner that creates or results in a public nuisance;

(3) Ownership is changed without the new owners securing a regulatory permit;

(4) The applicant or permittee relocates to a different location or premises;

(5) The facility fails to allow inspection and/or copying of the security recordings, the activity logs and records required under this chapter, or the premises by authorized City officials;

(6) Applicant violates State law or rulemaking for the purpose of compliance with this chapter. (§ 2, Ord. 1465-24 (CM), eff. June 11, 2024)

Any decision regarding or pertaining to the regulatory permit process set forth in this chapter, or any action taken by the Zoning Administrator pursuant hereto, may be appealed per Section 14-10.1100 et seq.

(§ 2, Ord. 1465-24 (CM), eff. June 11, 2024)

As provided in Section 1-2.01, any violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor.

(§ 2, Ord. 1465-24 (CM), eff. June 11, 2024)

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(Watsonville Supp. No. 44, 8-24)

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