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(d) Successor's duty to notify. If a medicinal cannabis retail business owner/operator decides to sell, assign, or otherwise transfer their business, their successor shall notify the collector of the date of the sale, assignment, or other transfer at least ninety (90) days before the date of the sale, assignment, or transfer. It shall be the duty of the successor to obtain written verification from the collector's office that the transferor does not have or is not liable for any outstanding business license taxes liabilities. After the successor seeks written verification from the collector's office, if the collector notifies the successor that the transferor has or is liable for any outstanding amount of business license tax liabilities, the successor shall withhold an amount equal to such outstanding business license tax liabilities until the transferor produces a certificate of nonliability stating the nonliability of the assignment, or other transfer, the successor shall deposit the withheld amount with the collector pending settlement of the account of the transferor. If the decision to sell, assign, or otherwise transfer was made within less than a ninety (90) day period prior to the date of the sale, assignment, or other transfer, the successor shall notify the collector of the sale, assignment, or transfer immediately and shall withhold an amount equal to the sum of the transferor's last three (3) months' of reported and remitted business license taxes until the present a certificate of nonliability within ninety (90) days after such sale, assignment, or other transfer, the successor shall deposit the withheld amount with the collector pending settlement of the account of the transferor. (e) Joint and several liability. If the successor fails to withhold the applicable amount required under subsection (d) they shall become jointly and severally liable along with the transferor for the payment of the full amount of the transferor's business license tax liabilities and shall likewise become jointly and severally liable along with the transferor for future penalties and/or interest charges as may be applicable as set forth in sections 21-83, 21-84, and 21-85 until all business license tax liabilities are satisfied. (f) Certificate of nonliability. Upon application of a medicinal cannabis retail business operator/owner who is terminating their business, or a transferor, or a successor, transferor's, or successor's business license tax liabilities have been satisfied. If any business license tax liabilities remain outstanding, or if additional business license tax liabilities have accrued subsequent to the date of application, the collector shall give notice to the operator/owner, transferor, or successor of the applicable amount which must be fully paid as a condition of issuing their respective certificate of nonliability. Where a transferor's business license tax liabilities have been partially or wholly paid by their successor to the collector 75A-15