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contained in this Chapter. The carrying on of any Collective/Cooperative without complying with all the provisions of this article shall constitute a separate violation of this Chapter for each and every day that such Collective/Cooperative is so carried on. (j) Classification of business license assessment type – term and renewal. The business license issued to Marijuana Collectives/Cooperatives shall be classed as a gross receipts assessment type, issued for the same term of license as set forth in Section 21-71 (c) and shall be subject to renewal in accordance with Sections 21-72(c), 21-73(c), and 21-77 of this Chapter. (k) Operative Date. Upon the approval by the majority of the voters of the City of Santa Ana at the November 4, 2014 general election, the taxes imposed by this article shall become operative and shall be applied by the collector upon all Marijuana Collectives/Cooperatives. Sec. 21-128. Effect of state and federal reference/authorization. Unless specifically provided otherwise, any reference to a State or Federal statute in this article or Chapter shall mean such statute as it may be amended from time to time, provided that such reference to a statute herein shall not include any subsequent amendment thereto, or to any subsequent change of interpretation thereto by a State or Federal agency or court of law with the duty to interpret such law, to the extent that such amendment or change of interpretation would require voter approval under California law, or to the extent that such change would result in a tax decrease. Only to the extent voter approval would otherwise be required or a tax decrease would result, the prior version of the statute (or interpretation) shall remain applicable; for any application or situation that would not require voter approval or result in a decrease of a tax, provisions of the amended statute (or new interpretation) shall be applicable to the maximum possible extent. To the extent that the City’s authorization to collect or impose any tax imposed under this article is expanded or limited as a result of changes in State or Federal law, no amendment or modification of this article shall be required to conform the tax to those changes, and the tax shall be imposed and collected to the full extent of the authorization up to the full amount of the tax imposed under this article. Sec. 21-129. Violation deemed misdemeanor - penalty . Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or any regulation or rule passed in accordance herewith, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 16