(A) A distributor shall neither store nor distribute any non-cannabis goods and/or non-cannabis accessories that are to be sold to another party, on any permitted cannabis business premises. For the purposes of this section, non-cannabis goods are any goods that do not meet the definition of cannabis goods as defined in Cal. Code of Regulations, § 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 state-licensed premises to select a representative sample for laboratory testing.
(C) A distributor shall ensure that all cannabis and/or cannabis product batches are stored separately and distinctly from other cannabis and/or cannabis product 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 a distributor's employee 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 local authorities for a minimum of 180 days, pursuant to 4 Cal. Code of Regulations § 15305, or other applicable regulation adopted by the State of California Department of Cannabis Control.
(F) A distributor shall not transport cannabis goods to a state licensed retailer unless and until it has verified that the cannabis goods have been tested and certified by a state licensed testing laboratory as being in compliance with state health and safety requirements pursuant to 4 Cal. Code of Regulations §§ 15306 and 15307 or other applicable regulation adopted by the State of California Department of Cannabis Control.
(G) A distributor shall comply with all requirements promulgated by the applicable state department or agency, including, but not limited to, all bonding and insurance requirements, as well as those requirements for any commercial vehicles or trailers used for transporting cannabis goods.
(Ord. 975, § 1, 2018; Ord. 1036, § 21, 2021)