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Section 2. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority granted by the California Constitution and State law, including but not limited to: Article IX, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5), the Medical Marijuana Program (California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.7 et seq.), the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (AB 266, AB 243, and SB 643), the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64), and the Medical and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (SB 94). Section 3. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines, the adoption of this ordinance is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to California Code of Regulations section 15061(b)(3), which is applicable if it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. As a result, a Notice of Exemption will be filed upon the adoption of this ordinance. Section 4. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of Section 418 of the City Charter. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter. Section 5. Section 21-131.1, Article XII of Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby added to read in full as follows: Sec. 21-131.1. Sale, assignment, transfer, or termination of business; marijuana collective/cooperative (medicinal cannabis retail business) owner/operator's duty to notify; remitting and reporting requirements; closeout audit: successor's duty to notify: successor's and transferor's joint and several liability; certificate of nonliability. (a) Owner/Operator's duty to notify, who is terminating their business shall notify the collector in writing of such termination at least ninety (90) days in advance of the date of termination of business. If the decision to terminate business is made within less than a ninety (90) day period prior to the date of termination, the owner/oaerator shall then immediately notify the collector of said decision and the date of termination of business. 3 75A-13