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their city business license(s) deposit a similar security per business license within thirty <br />(30) days after commencing business. <br />Sec. 21-137. Effect of state and federal reference/authorization. <br />Unless specifically provided otherwise, any reference to a state or federal statute <br />in this article or chapter (whether by direct citation or by definitional reference to another <br />chapter of this code) shall mean such statute as it may be amended from time to time, <br />provided that such reference to a statute herein shall not include any subsequent <br />amendment thereto, or to any subsequent change of interpretation thereto by a state or <br />federal agency or court of law with the duty to interpret such law, to the extent that such <br />amendment or change of interpretation would require voter approval under California law, <br />or to the extent that such change would result in a tax decrease. Only to the extent voter <br />approval would otherwise be required or a tax decrease would result, the prior version of <br />the statute (or interpretation) shall remain applicable; for any application or situation that <br />would not require voter approval or result in a decrease of a tax, provisions of the <br />amended statute (or new interpretation) shall be applicable to the maximum possible <br />extent. <br />To the extent that the city's authorization to collect or impose any tax imposed <br />under this article is expanded or limited as a result of changes in state or federal law, no <br />amendment or modification of this article shall be required to conform the tax to those <br />changes, and the tax shall be imposed and collected to the full extent of the authorization <br />up to the full amount of the tax imposed under this article. <br />Sec. 21-138. Violation deemed misdemeanor—Penalty <br />Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or any regulation or rule <br />passed in accordance herewith, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon <br />conviction thereof shall be punishable by the maximum penalties provided for in California <br />Penal Code Section 19. The penalties under this section are in addition to any other <br />penalties available pursuant to this code. <br />Sec. 21-139. Transferability of commercial cannabis business license. <br />Section 21-67 of this chapter notwithstanding, business licenses issued to <br />commercial cannabis businesses pursuant to this article shall be transferable or <br />assignable upon presentation of a valid regulatory safety permit issued in the name of the <br />transferee or assignee. <br />Sec. 21-140. Severability. <br />Should any provision of this article, or its application to any person or <br />circumstance, be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, <br />unenforceable or otherwise void, that determination shall have no effect on any other <br />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 />Ordinance No. NS -2962 <br />55A-30 Page 10 of 10 <br />