The amount of any tax, penalties and interest imposed by the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the city, and any licensee transacting business or operating a medical marijuana cooperative without having paid the tax under this chapter to the city shall be liable to an action in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of the tax, and penalties and interest imposed under this chapter.
(Ord. 904 § 2 (part), 2010)