(A) A distributor shall not store non-cannabis products or non-cannabis accessories that are to be sold to another party on any licensed or permitted premises. Additionally, a distributor shall not distribute non-cannabis products or non-cannabis accessories at a licensed premises. For the purposes of this section, non-cannabis products are any goods that do not meet the definition of cannabis goods as defined in Cal. Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 42, § 5000(c).
(B) After taking physical possession of a cannabis goods batch, the distributor shall contact a testing laboratory and arrange for a laboratory employee to come to the distributor's licensed premises to select a representative sample for laboratory testing. The determination of which cannabis goods are to be included in the sample for laboratory testing shall be left to the sole discretion of the laboratory employee.
(C) A distributor shall ensure that all cannabis goods batches are stored separately and distinctly from other cannabis goods batches on the distributor's premises.
(D) The distributor shall ensure that the batch size from which the sample is taken meets the requirements of state law, specifically the testing provisions within the California Code of Regulations.
(E) A distributor or an employee of the distributor shall be physically present to observe the laboratory employee obtain the sample of cannabis goods for testing and shall ensure that the increments are taken from throughout the batch. The sampling shall be video-recorded, and the recording kept available to state and the city for a minimum of 180 days, pursuant to Cal. Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 42, § 5305.
(F) A distributor shall not transport cannabis or cannabis products to a licensed retail facility until and unless it has verified that the cannabis or cannabis products have been tested and certified by a testing lab as being in compliance with state health and safety requirements pursuant to Cal. Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 42, §§ 5705, 5710 and 5714.
(Ord. 977 C.S., passed 6-16-21)