CHAPTER 1
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER

ARTICLE 10. CANNABIS CULTIVATION ENFORCEMENT

SECTION:

§6093:    Cannabis Cultivation Prohibited

§6094:    Seizure And Destruction Of Cannabis

§6093 CANNABIS CULTIVATION PROHIBITED

A.    Except as set forth in sections 9174.4 and 9254 of this code regarding commercial cannabis cultivation, outdoor cultivation of cannabis, or indoor cultivation in excess of six (6) mature plants or twelve (12) immature plants per private residence, as defined in Health and Safety Code section 11362.2(b)(5) or as may be amended, for personal use, within the City limits of the City of Ukiah in violation of section 9254 of this code is prohibited and constitutes a violation of this article.

B.    All structures used for indoor cultivation and all methods of indoor cultivation must comply with all requirements and standards set forth in section 9254 of this code.

C.    Any person violating any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment in the County jail not to exceed six (6) months or by both a fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 1104, §1, adopted 2007; Ord. 1185, §2, adopted 2017; Ord. 1253, §2, adopted 2025)

§6094 SEIZURE AND DESTRUCTION OF CANNABIS

Except as otherwise expressly stated in this section, all cannabis seized by the City police in the enforcement of this article shall be seized, retained and destroyed in the same manner and subject to the same procedures as are provided in California Health and Safety Code sections 11472 through 11479, for cannabis possessed in violation of division 10 of the Health and Safety Code. The requirements in subsection (b) of Health and Safety Code section 11479, prescribing the conditions that must be satisfied before seized cannabis may be destroyed without a court order, as applied by this section, are revised as follows:

(b) Photographs have been taken which reasonably demonstrate the total number of mature and immature plants to be destroyed and the location where they were growing immediately prior to their seizure.

(Ord. 1104, §1, adopted 2007; Ord. 1253, §2, adopted 2025)