A. General Licensing Provisions: The general procedures and requirements of licenses, as more fully set forth in Title 9, Chapter 1, General License and Permit Provisions, shall apply to medical marijuana business licenses. To the extent there is any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and Title 9 Chapter 1, the provisions of this chapter shall control for medical marijuana business licenses.
B. Defense To Criminal Prosecutions: Compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall not provide an exception, immunity, or defense to criminal prosecution under any applicable law, except in the City of Seminole Municipal Court, for a violation of this chapter as specifically provided herein.
C. Cost Of Inspection And Clean-Up: In the event the city incurs costs in the inspection, clean-up, surrender of plants, or any other requirements to removed medical marijuana of any medical marijuana business, or any person cultivating, producing, distributing, or possessing marijuana, the business and responsible person shall reimburse the city all actual costs incurred by the city for such inspection or clean-up.
D. Forfeiture Of License: In the event that a medical marijuana business does not commence operations within thirty (30) days of issuance of a license from the city, the license shall be deemed forfeited and the business may not commence operations. Nothing shall prohibit the licensee from reapplying for another permit after 180 days from the date of forfeiture.
E. Landlord Duty: It shall be unlawful for the owner of a building to lease space or allow the use of any portion of the building by a medical marijuana business unless the tenant has a valid medical marijuana business license or has applied for and not been denied a medical marijuana business license or no marijuana is located on the premises until a license has been issued by the city. In the event that the city has an articulable reason to believe that a medical marijuana business is being operated in a building, it shall be unlawful for the owner of the building to refuse to allow the city access to the portion of the building in which the suspected medical marijuana business is located to determine whether any marijuana is on the premises. (Ord. 1223, 8-14-2018, eff. 8-14-2018; amd. Ord. 1246, 6-9-2020)