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pursue any and all remedies and actions available and applicable under local and state <br />laws for any violations committed by the collective and persons related or associated <br />with the collective. <br />SECTION 3. Section 41 -121 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby <br />deleted in its entirety. <br />SECTION 4. Subsection (b) of Section 41 -144 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code is hereby deleted in its entirety. <br />SECTION 5. Chapter 21, Article XII of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, <br />comprised of sections 21 -126, 21 -127, 21 -128, 21 -129 and 21 -130, is hereby added <br />such that it reads as follows: <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 Collectives/ <br />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, <br />shall pay an annual business license tax in accordance with Chapter 21 of this <br />Code and the 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 "Collective/ <br />Cooperative" shall mean any activity regulated or permitted by Chapter 18 of this <br />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 />12 <br />65C -24 <br />