California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 4 - Microbusiness › Section 15500 - Microbusiness

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In
				order to hold a microbusiness license, a licensee must engage in at least three
				(3) of the following commercial cannabis activities: cultivation,
				manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale. License types created by the
				Department in regulation shall not be considered qualifying commercial cannabis
				activities for purposes of obtaining a microbusiness license, except for the
				Type N manufacturing license and the distributor transport only
				license.
(b) An applicant for a
				microbusiness license shall indicate on the application for licensure all
				commercial cannabis activities in which the applicant intends to
				engage.
(c) All cultivation,
				manufacturing, distribution, and retail activities performed by a licensee
				under a microbusiness license shall occur on the same licensed
				premises.
(d) A holder of a
				microbusiness license engaged in cultivation shall comply with all the rules
				and requirements applicable to the cultivation license type suitable for the
				cultivation activities of the licensee.
(e) A holder of a microbusiness license
				engaged in manufacturing shall comply with all the rules and requirements
				applicable to a Manufacturer 1 license in this division.
(f) A holder of a microbusiness license
				engaged in distribution shall comply with all the rules and requirements
				applicable to a distributor license in this division.
(g) A holder of a microbusiness license
				engaged in retail sale shall comply with all the rules and requirements
				applicable to a retailer license, or a non-storefront retailer license if
				retail sales are conducted by delivery only, in this division.
(h) A holder of a microbusiness license may
				only engage in the commercial cannabis activity requested in the license
				application and approved by the Department at the time the license is issued.
				If the holder of a microbusiness license wants to engage in an additional
				commercial cannabis activity after the license is issued, the licensee shall
				submit a request for a modification of the licensed premises pursuant to
				section 15027.
(i) A holder of a microbusiness license shall
				comply with all the security rules and requirements applicable to the
				corresponding license type suitable for the activities of the
				licensee.
(j) Areas of the licensed
				premises for manufacturing, cultivation, and distribution shall be separated
				from the retail areas by a wall and all doors between the areas shall remain
				closed when not in use.
(k) A
				suspension or revocation of a microbusiness licensee shall affect all
				commercial cannabis activities allowed pursuant to that license.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect relocating chapter 4 from title 16, division 42 and
				  renumbering and amending former title 16, section
				  5500 to new title 4, section
				  15500 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division
				  42, see Register 2019, No. 3.
2. Amendment filed 9-27-2021 as an
				  emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed
				  emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
3. Amendment refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative
				  3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant
				  to Business and Professions Code sections
				  26013(b)(3)
				  and
				  26153.1(k).
				  A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order transmitted
				  to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022 (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 26013,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 26012,
					 26050,
					 26051.5
					 and
					 26070,
					 Business and Professions Code.