§ 14-176. Suspension or revocation of certificate of approval.

The county may revoke a certificate of approval for any of the following reasons, after notice and opportunity to cure is given:

(1)

The applicant or operator, or his or her agent, manager, or employee, have violated, do not meet, or have failed to comply with, any of the terms, mandatory requirements or other provisions of this article, or with any applicable state law or regulation, if such failure materially impacts the accessibility, availability, or safety of the cannabis or derivative product, or impacts the safety of the patients at the medical marijuana treatment center.

(2)

The county manager or designee shall provide notice of any deficiencies accompanied by a 30-calendar-day period in which to cure such deficiencies. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of a notice of deficiencies, the operator shall submit to the committee a plan to correct such deficiencies. The committee shall review the plan and notify the operator that the plan is acceptable, or shall reject the plan. If the plan is rejected, the operator shall have fifteen (15) days to submit an acceptable plan to correct the deficiencies, or the certificate of approval shall be revoked. If the original or resubmitted plan is accepted, the operator must execute the plan within thirty (30) days of the date the plan was submitted to the committee. If a plan is not timely submitted, or the plan is not timely executed, the committee may revoke the certificate of approval.

(3)

A certificate of approval shall be revoked and be available for issuance subject to the process outlined in this article if dispensing fails to occur within twelve (12) months after the certificate has been issued, except that the committee may grant an extension of this requirement upon good cause shown.

(4)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a finding by the committee, for good cause shown, that the continued operation of the business presents an imminent and immediate grave threat to the public health or safety, the county may suspend the certificate of approval and issue an emergency order directing the operator to temporarily cease sales at that location pending resolution of the deficiency.

(Ord. No. 2016-97, § 1, 10-17-16)