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SECTION 4. Subsection (b) of Section 41 -144 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />is hereby deleted in its entirety. <br />SECTION 5. Chapter 21, Article XII of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, comprised <br />of sections 21 -126, 21 -127, 21 -128, 21 -129 and 21 -130, is hereby added such that it <br />reads as follows: <br />Chapter 21 <br />Sec. 21 -126. Purpose. <br />This article is required for the purpose of fixing the rate of taxation for Marijuana <br />Collectives /Cooperatives and for the purpose of providing a tax levy for the usual and <br />current expenses of the City of Santa Ana. The taxes required to be paid under this <br />article are declared to be required pursuant to the taxing power of the City of Santa Ana <br />solely for the purpose of obtaining revenue and are not regulatory permit fees. <br />Sec. 21 -127. Marijuana collectives /cooperatives — Annual business license <br />tax assessment. <br />(a) Annual business license tax assessment for Marijuana <br />Collectives /Cooperatives: <br />(1) Every Collective /Cooperative whether it is organized or conducted <br />as a "not for profit' business, a "non - profit' business, or a "for- profit business," shall pay <br />an annual business license tax in accordance with Chapter 21 of this Code and the <br />Sections and Subsections hereunder. <br />(2) For the purposes of this article, a Marijuana Collective /Cooperative <br />is defined in section 18 -611 of this Municipal Code and is considered to be a <br />business as that term is defined in Section 21 -3 of this Chapter. <br />(3) For the purposes of this article, a Collective /Cooperative is not <br />considered to be a religious or charitable organization. <br />(4) "Medical Marijuana Collective /Cooperative" or <br />"Collective /Cooperative" shall mean any activity regulated or permitted by Chapter 18 of <br />this Municipal Code. <br />(5) For the purposes of this article, a Marijuana Collective /Cooperative <br />is not considered to be a business or person having a "specified exemption" or <br />"specified exclusion" from business license taxation as set forth in Sections 21 -48 <br />and 21 -49 of this Chapter. <br />(6) For the purposes of this article, a "Nonprofit Organization" shall <br />mean any institution or organization that is exempted from taxes measured by <br />income or gross receipts pursuant to Article XIII, Section 26 of the California <br />12 <br />55D -39 <br />