HomeMy WebLinkAboutCannabis Regulatory Permit Compliance Inspection List 10172023City of Palm Desert
Department of Development Services
73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-837-1680, email: cannabisregulatory@palmdesert.gov
Commercial Cannabis Regulatory Permit Compliance Inspection List
BUSINESS/
NAME:
ISSUED BY:
DATE OF
ISSUANCE:
TYPE OF
OPERATION:
Initial Inspection
Re-Inspection
In Compliance
Notice of Non-Compliance
Operational
The permittee shall post or cause to be posted on site all required city and state permits and licenses required to operate. Such posting shall be
in a central location, visible to the patrons, at the operating site, and in all vehicles that deliver or transport Adult -Use Cannabis.
On-site smoking, ingestion, or consumption of Cannabis or alcohol shall be prohibited on the premises of all Adult-Use Cannabis manufacturing
facilities. The term “premises,” as used in this Subsection, includes the actual Adult-Use cannabis manufacturing building and any accessory
structures and parking areas.
The building in which any Adult-Use Cannabis Business facility is located, as well as the operations as conducted therein, shall fully comply with
all applicable rules, regulations, and laws, including, but not limited to, zoning and building codes, The City’s business license ordinances, the
Revenue and Taxation Code, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and MAUCRSA.
Item # Items and Description Yes No
1 Cannabis Regulatory Permit is displayed in a conspicuous place on the premises.
2 Cannabis operations are within an enclosed and secure facility.
3 City business license is displayed in a conspicuous place on the premises.
4 State Cannabis License displayed in a conspicuous place on the premises.
Cameras
5 Maintain at least 120 concurrent hours of digitally recorded documentation.
6 Security cameras are operational twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week.
7 Security cameras that cover, but are not limited to areas of sales, cultivation, manufacturing, processing,
transportation, distribution areas, all doors and windows, and areas determined by the planning
commission. Entrances and exits are clear and allow for facial recognition.
Distribution
8 Are all cannabis goods inspected accurately recorded in the inventory management system?
9 Does the business have a transportation vehicle?
City of Palm Desert
Department of Development Services
73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-837-1680, email: cannabisregulatory@palmdesert.gov
Commercial Cannabis Regulatory Permit Compliance Inspection List
10 Does the business maintain appropriate records of transactions and shipping manifests?
11 Does the vehicle operator carry a copy of the distributor’s license, a copy of the State’s QR Code Certificate,
and a copy of the shipping manifest?
Odor Plan
12 All cannabis odors are fully contained within the premises, with no detectable odor at the property line.
13 An air filtration system with odor control is operational to prevent internal odors from being emitted.
14 The air system creates negative air pressure between the cannabis businesses and the exterior.
Security Plan
15 An independent third-party security company installs, monitors, and operates an alarm system—name of
Security Provider.
16 Employees wearing name badges with photograph.
17 Locks on all Entries and Exits.
18 Panic buttons installed.
19 Security arrangements to deter and prevent unauthorized entrance into limited access areas and theft of
cannabis in accordance with minimum security measures required by state law.
Specific to Dispensaries
20 Are all cannabis goods tracked and inventoried?
21 Are all cannabis goods packed in child-resistant packaging?
22 Are all cannabis goods purchased by a customer placed in an opaque exit package?
23 All cannabis and cannabis products are stored in a secure and locked safe room, safe, or vault. The only
access is to the permittee and staff. No access to the public.
24 Are all cannabis or cannabis products stored for testing stored separately and distinctly from other batches
of Cannabis or Cannabis Products within the premises ?
25 Are all packages of bulk cannabis labeled with the UID assigned to the cannabis?
26 Are all packages of bulk cannabis labeled with the net weight or count of the cannabis products?
27 Are all sales completed with an appropriate point-of-sale system that records the following: employee name
and ID; list of cannabis goods and quantity; and total amount paid?
28 The square footage complies with the Conditional Use Permit.
29 Verification processes are in place to access premises to ensure no persons under 21 years old enter (18
years old with a medical card).
City of Palm Desert
Department of Development Services
73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-837-1680, email: cannabisregulatory@palmdesert.gov
Commercial Cannabis Regulatory Permit Compliance Inspection List
The violations noted above may not include all violations. Compliance and enforcement may identify additional violations duri ng this
audit and will notify you of such after their review. Additional records may be requested for further examination. To avoid the possible
assessment of penalties and/or license suspension, you must remedy the violations identified on this form by the assigned date(s).
If you have any questions, please contact the City of Palm Desert Commercial Cannabis Regulatory Program at 760-346-0611 x 477 or
via email at cannabisregulatory@palmdesert.gov.
*Include your item number in any correspondence*
COMPLIANCE DUE DATE(S)/REMEDY INSTRUCTIONS:
___________________________________ _____________________________________ __________
Employee Name Signature Date
___________________________________ _____________________________________ __________
Code Compliance Officer Name Signature Date
Waste
30 Does the facility generate any hazardous material, product, or waste? If yes, who is the medic waste?
31 Trash Enclosure has an accessible path.
32 Trash Enclosure is in good condition and properly secured and enclosed.
Zoning
33 Advertising or promoting cannabis and cannabis products are NOT within one thousand feet of a school,
daycare, park, or youth center.
34 Business does not advertise or promote cannabis or cannabis products that encourage use by persons under
the age of twenty-one.