Sec. 19-126. Registration of cannabis business.
A.Each person engaging in a cannabis business, whether an existing, newly established or acquired business, shall register with the City Manager’s office by the later of:
1.Thirty days after commencing operation; or
2.January 1, 2023,
and shall annually renew such registration on or before the anniversary of the initial registration for that business.
B.Registrants shall furnish to the City Manager a statement sworn under penalty of perjury, upon a form provided by the City Manager, setting forth:
1.Every name under which the business engages in commercial cannabis activity in the City;
2.The names and addresses of every person who is an owner, principal, or manager of the business;
3.The nature or kind of all business activity to be conducted;
4.The place or places, whether or not in the City, where such business is to be conducted; and
5.Any further information which the City Manager may require to administer this Article.
C.Registrants shall pay an annual registration fee in an amount established from time to time by resolution of the City Council to recover the City’s costs to implement the registration requirement of this section and the other provisions of this Article other than the duty to pay tax when due. As a regulatory fee, such fee shall be limited to the City’s reasonable costs for those activities. The City Manager may provide by a regulation adopted pursuant to Section 19-133 for waivers of the annual registration fee for one or more years for any class of cannabis businesses if such a waiver will facilitate elimination of the illegal market in cannabis in the City or to facilitate participation in the cannabis market by low-income persons. (Ord. 3657 § 1, 2022)