Transfer of Cannabis Business Permit.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.77.270
in effect5.77.270 - Transfer of Cannabis Business Permit.
A. The owner of a Cannabis Business Permit ("transferor") shall not transfer ownership or control of the permit to another person or entity ("transferee") unless and until the transferee obtains an amendment to the permit from the City Council stating that the transferee is now the permittee.
1. Such an amendment may be obtained only if the transferee files an application with the City Manager in accordance with the provisions of this chapter (as though the transferee were applying for an original Cannabis Business Permit).
2. The transferee's application must demonstrate that the transferor has exercised its Cannabis Business Permit as provided in Section 5.77.140 and been in continuous operation with the full ownership team/structure as identified in the transferor's Cannabis Business Permit application for a minimum of one year before the transfer application was submitted.
3. The proposed transferee's application shall be accompanied by a transfer fee in an amount set by resolution of the City Council (or if not set, shall be the same amount as the application fee).
4. The transferee's application will be treated as a new application and will be evaluated according to procedures adopted by the City Manager, pursuant to Section 5.77.450, and must result in a score equal to or greater than the score received by the transferor.
B. Cannabis Business Permits issued through the grant of a transfer by the City Council shall be valid for a period of one year beginning on the day the City Council approves the transfer of the permit.
C. Before the transferee's permit expires, the transferee shall apply for a renewal permit and pay the appropriate fee in the manner required by this chapter.
D. A Cannabis business permit shall not be transferred when the City has notified the permittee in writing that the permit has been or may be suspended or revoked.
E. Any attempt to transfer a cannabis business permit either directly or indirectly in violation of this section is hereby declared a violation of the permit and this chapter. Such a purported transfer shall be deemed a ground for revocation of the permit.
(Ord. 7730, § 3, 2025; Ord. 7628 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.77CABUAC_5.77.270TRCABUPEFetched: 11/1/2026