To: Board of Supervisors
From: Agricultural Commissioner
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Approve Amendment 2 to Standard Agreement No. 21-0022, Cannabis Cultivation Licensing Inspection Agreement between Humboldt County and the California Department of Cannabis Control, Compliance Division
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve Amendment 2 to Standard Agreement No. 21-0022, known as the Cannabis Cultivation Licensing Inspection Agreement with the California Department of Cannabis Control;
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the agreement amendment and return all copies to the Agricultural Commissioner's Office for further processing; and
3. Grant a waiver from the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), Agricultural Commissioner (1100-261)
DISCUSSION:
The waiver from the provisions of the nuclear free ordinance is requested because the State of California will not modify its standard agreements to accommodate local ordinances.
On May 18, 2021, your Board approved Standard Agreement No. 21-0022, known as the Cannabis Cultivation Licensing Inspection Agreement. In an effort intended to improve access to licensing and simplify regulatory oversight of commercial cannabis activity, the three licensing entities that were housed at - the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health - were consolidated into a single Department of Cannabis Control in July 2021. On July 19, 2022, your Board approved Amendment 1 to Standard Agreement No. 21-0022 that provided changes to the original agreement that reflected the consolidation. Those changes included, but were not limited to, updated contact information, address changes and changes to payment/invoicing procedures.
The California Department of Cannabis Control has requested a second amendment to Standar...
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