To: Board of Supervisors
From: Agricultural Commissioner
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Standard Agreement No. 21-0022, known as the CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Inspection Agreement
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve Standard Agreement No. 21-0022, known as the CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Inspection Agreement;
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the original agreement, and the contractor certification form; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return all signed copies and a copy of the action summary order authorizing execution of this agreement to the agriculture department for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), 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. County agricultural commissioners (CAC) are locally responsible for administration and enforcement of multiple state programs under the authority of CDFA as authorized by the California Food and Agriculture Code and Business and Professions Code. Passage of the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA) and the Adult Use of Marijuana Act mandated to CDFA significant responsibility for regulating cannabis cultivation and activities related to the production of commercial cannabis., Humboldt County has contracted with CalCannabis to perform state cultivation license site inspections since 2017.
In 2020, in an effort intended to improve access to licensing and simplify regulatory oversight of commercial cannabis activity, the Governor announced plans to consolidate the three licensing entities that are currently housed at - the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health - into a single Department of Can...
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