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Sec. 21-138. Violation deemed misdemeanor —Penalty. <br />Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or any regulation or rule passed in accordance <br />herewith, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by the <br />maximum penalties provided for in California Penal Code Section 19. The penalties under this section are in <br />addition to any other penalties available pursuant to this code. <br />(Ord. No. NS-2962 , § 2(Exh. A-1), 11-6-18) <br />Sec. 21-139. Transferability of commercial cannabis business license. <br />Section 21-67 of this chapter notwithstanding, business licenses issued to commercial cannabis businesses <br />pursuant to this article shall be transferable or assignable upon presentation of a valid regulatory safety permit <br />issued in the name of the transferee or assignee. <br />(Ord. No. NS-2962 , § 2(Exh. A-1), 11-6-18) <br />Sec. 21-140. Severability. <br />Should any provision of this article, or its application to any person or circumstance, be determined by a <br />court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, unenforceable or otherwise void, that determination shall have no <br />effect on any other provision of this article or chapter or the application of this article or chapter to any other <br />person or circumstance and, to that end, the provisions hereof are severable. <br />(Ord. No. NS-2962 , § 2(Exh. A-1), 11-6-18) <br />Sec. 21-141. Sale, assignment, transfer, or termination of business commercial cannabis <br />business owner's/operator's duty to notify; remitting and reporting requirements; <br />closeout audit; successor's duty to notify; successor's and transferor's joint and <br />several liability; certificate of nonliability. <br />(a) Owner/Operator's duty to notify. <br />Termination of business. A commercial cannabis business owner/operator who is terminating their <br />business shall notify the collector in writing of such termination at least ninety (90) days in advance of <br />the date of termination of business. If the decision to terminate business is made within less than a <br />ninety (90) day period prior to the date of termination, the owner/operator shall then immediately <br />notify the collector of said decision and the date of termination of business. <br />Sale, assignment or transfer of business. A commercial cannabis business owner/operator who is <br />selling, assigning, or otherwise transferring their business (hereinafter collectively referred to as <br />transferor) shall notify the collector in writing of such sale, assignment, or transfer at least ninety (90) <br />days in advance of the date of the sale, assignment, or transfer and shall notify the collector in writing <br />of the name and address of the purchaser, assignee, transferee, or other successor in interest <br />(hereinafter collectively referred to as successor) unless the decision to sell, assign, or otherwise <br />transfer their business was made within less than a ninety (90) day period prior to the sale, assignment, <br />or transfer, in which case the transferor shall then immediately notify the successor of the successor's <br />responsibility for unpaid business license taxes, including penalties, interest, charges, fees, or costs <br />(hereinafter collectively referred to as business license tax liabilities) for the period prior to the sale, <br />assignment, or transfer as set forth in subsections (d) and (e) below, and shall further certify in writing <br />City of Santa Ana RFP No. 23-165 Page 151 of 196 <br />