Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 4. HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Division 413. PUBLIC HEALTH LICENSES AND FEES |
Chapter 413-4. COMMERCIAL CANNABIS HEALTH PERMITS |
Article 413-4.8. Commercial Cannabis Health Permit Enforcement |
§ 413-4.802. Permit revocation.
(a)
Grounds for Revocation. A commercial cannabis health permit may be revoked on any of the following grounds:
(1)
One or more of the grounds for denial of a commercial cannabis health permit under Section 413-4.408 existed either when the permit application was made or before the commercial cannabis health permit was issued.
(2)
Any violation of this chapter.
(3)
Any violation of state or local laws or regulations.
(4)
The permittee is delinquent in payment of county taxes.
(5)
The commercial cannabis health permit was transferred in violation of Section 413-4.414.
(b)
Notice of Revocation Hearing. If any grounds for revocation exist, the director may issue a notice of revocation hearing. A written notice of revocation hearing will be served to the permittee by either personal service or regular United States mail and will include all of the following information:
(1)
The date of the violation.
(2)
The address or other description of the location where the violation occurred.
(3)
The grounds for revocation.
(4)
The date of the revocation hearing before the director.
(c)
Revocation Hearing. A commercial cannabis health permit may be revoked by the director after a revocation hearing. At the hearing, the permittee will be given the opportunity to testify and to present evidence concerning the notice of revocation hearing. After considering the testimony and evidence submitted at the hearing, the director will issue a written decision to revoke or not revoke the commercial cannabis health permit and will list in the decision the reason or reasons for the decision. The written decision will be served by either personal service or regular United States mail.
(d)
Revocation Appeal. The decision of the director to revoke a commercial cannabis health permit is appealable to the board of supervisors under Chapter 14-4.
(e)
Final Order. The commercial cannabis health permit revocation becomes a final administrative order at one of the following times:
(1)
On the date of the revocation hearing, if the permittee fails to appear at a scheduled revocation hearing.
(2)
On the date the director's decision is served, if the permittee fails to file a written appeal to the board of supervisors within the time specified.
(3)
On the date of the appeal hearing, if the permittee fails to appear at a scheduled appeal hearing before the board of supervisors.
(4)
On the date of the decision by the board of supervisors, if the permittee appears at a scheduled appeal hearing before the board of supervisors.
(f)
If a permit is revoked under this section, the permittee may file a new permit application pursuant to Section 413-4.404, after remedying the grounds upon which the permit was revoked.
(Ord. No. 2018-23, § II, 8-7-18)