Title
An Ordinance amending Section 13-13(B) of the Code of Ordinances to create five (5) Medicinal Cannabis Business (Cultivator, Dispensary, Processor, Producer, and Safety Compliance Facility) special fees licenses and setting their fees; creating Section 13-83 of the code to define terms regarding the regulation of Medicinal Cannabis Businesses; creating Section 13-84 of the Code to require an entity who operates a Medicinal Cannabis Business to obtain the applicable special fees license(s), as further defined in Sections 13-85 through Section 13-89, and to provide the information required in the application for a Medicinal Cannabis Business special fees license, and to set the criteria by which the Dir. of Revenue may deny an application, refuse to renew a license, or revoke a license; creating Section 13-90 to require payment of occupational license fees on net profits and on withholdings; creating Section 13-91 of the Code to provide the authority to issue subpoenas to the Administrative Hearing Board, created pursuant to Section 12-6 of the Code, to determine whether violations of this Ordinance have occurred, and setting penalties for violations, and specifying the manner of appeal for citations; and creating Section 13-92 of the Code to provide the procedure to use before denying an application, revoking a license, or refusing to renew a license; and authorizing the Div. of Revenue to amend its regulations consistent with this Ordinance. [Div. of Revenue, Holbrook]
Summary
Authorization to amend Chapter 13-13(B)(19) of the Code of Ordinances to create medicinal cannabis fees licenses and setting fees, creating Sections 13-83 through 13-92 to establish definitions, license requirements, prohibitions on operating without a license within Lexington-Fayette County, taxation, enforcement and appeals provisions, and provisions to deny, revoke, or fail to renew a special fees license. Medicinal cannabis business licensing can begin on July 1, 2024. Kentuckia...
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