A. The City Manager, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, or their designee(s), charged with enforcing the provisions of the City of Chico City Code may enter the location of a commercial cannabis business at any time during regular business hours, without notice, and inspect the location of any commercial cannabis business as well as any recordings and records required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter or under applicable provisions of State law.
B. It is unlawful for any person having responsibility over the operation of a commercial cannabis business, to impede, obstruct, interfere with, or otherwise not to allow, the City to conduct an inspection, review or copy records, recordings or other documents required to be maintained by a commercial cannabis business under this chapter or under state or local law. It is also unlawful for a person to conceal, destroy, deface, damage, or falsify any records, recordings or other documents required to be maintained by a commercial cannabis business under this chapter or under State or local law.
C. A commercial cannabis business may be subject to a mandatory inspection, during regular business hours, without notice, to ensure compliance with the provisions of the City Code. The City Manager has the authority to inspect commercial cannabis businesses at whatever frequency is necessary to ensure public health, safety and welfare.
(Ord. 2552 §1, Ord. 2589 §2)