The purpose of this section is to establish compliance fees for tobacco, alcohol, firearms, and cannabis.
(A) Compliance fees for establishments engaged in the sale of firearms, alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco shall be established pursuant to a Compliance Fee Study.
(B) The fees established pursuant to this Article shall be in conformity with applicable California law regarding regulatory fees for businesses.
(C) All fees established pursuant to the Compliance Fee Study shall become effective on September 1, 2023, for all businesses engaged in the sale of firearms, alcohol, cannabis and tobacco.
(D) Businesses must remit payment of the compliance fees as follows:
(1) The Firearms Compliance Fee shall be due and payable by July 31 of each year.
(2) The Alcohol Compliance Fee shall be due and payable by January 31 of each year.
(3) The Cannabis Compliance Fee shall be due and payable at the time of the businesses' annual renewal of its Commercial Cannabis Business Permit.
(4) The Tobacco Compliance Fee shall be due and payable by July 31 of each year.
(E) Failure to submit the compliance fee application and remit payment of the fee pursuant to this Article may result in suspension or revocation of the city issued business tax certificate and the city may take any other action including but not limited to notice of violations, administrative actions and citations, civil actions, fines, and penalties against a business that is not in compliance with this section and section 13-2.
(F) The city manager or his/her designee is hereby authorized to annually adjust the fees, established pursuant to this Article and as identified within the Compliance Fee Study on July 1 of each year, pursuant to the Consumer Price Index from CA Department of Finance, Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.
(G) The fees established pursuant to this Article shall be included in the City Master Fee Schedule, which may be updated by the city manager pursuant to Resolution 15,597.
(Ord. No. 3029)