A. Unscheduled Inspection during Business Hours. The city manager or his/her designee and any other city of San Luis Obispo official or inspector charged with enforcing any provisions of this code may enter a commercial cannabis business at any time during the hours of operation without notice for the purpose of inspecting the commercial cannabis business for compliance with the provisions of this code, the terms and conditions of the commercial cannabis operator permit or any other city permit or state license, including inspection of the recordings and records maintained pursuant to this chapter or the applicable provisions of state law. The right to inspect under this section includes the right to copy recordings and records.

B. Interference with Inspection. It is unlawful for any person who owns, operates, manages or is employed by, or has any responsibility over the operation of, a commercial cannabis business to refuse to allow, or to impede, obstruct, or interfere with, an inspection by the city, or the city’s review or copying of recordings (including audio and video recordings) and records, or to conceal, destroy, alter or falsify any recordings or records.

C. Obtaining Samples. The city manager or his/her designee or any other person charged with enforcing the provisions of this chapter may enter the location of a commercial cannabis business at any time during the hours of operation and without notice to obtain samples of cannabis and cannabis products to test for law enforcement and/or public safety purposes. Any samples obtained by the city of San Luis Obispo shall be logged, recorded, and maintained in accordance with city of San Luis Obispo police department standards for evidence. At all other times, the city manager or his/her designee may enter the location of a commercial cannabis business to obtain samples of cannabis upon reasonable notice, as otherwise authorized by law or pursuant to a warrant.

D. Violation and Enforcement Any Time During Application and Permitting Process. Notwithstanding any initial verification of compliance of the commercial cannabis operator permit application and commercial cannabis activity with the provisions of this chapter, any commercial cannabis business later found to be in violation of any of the requirements of this chapter at any time during, throughout and after the application and permitting process is subject to the enforcement provisions provided in this chapter. (Ord. 1722 §  6, 2022; Ord. 1647 § 4 (Exh. A (part)), 2018)