Columbia Rules and regulations—Records ordinance (§ 13-455)
Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article XIII. Marijuana Business Licensing
In short: Marijuana facilities must keep shipment invoices (amount, value, date, shipper) and any other records the city requires for five years. The city may inspect records, stock and equipment during business hours, and facilities must give access to sales records and inventories to verify taxes.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) Each marijuana facility in the city shall procure and retain invoices showing the amount and value of each shipment of marijuana or marijuana products received, the date thereof, and the name of the shipper, and shall retain this invoice for a period of five (5) years subject to the use and inspection of the city.
(b) All marijuana facilities in the city shall maintain and keep for a period of five (5) years such other records of marijuana received, sold or delivered within the city as may be required by the city.
(c) The city, through its duly authorized representatives, is authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices and other records, stock of marijuana in and upon any premises where they are placed, stored or sold, and equipment of any such marijuana facility pertaining to the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, dispensing, sale and delivery of marijuana taxable under city code during all business hours.
(d) To verify the accuracy of any taxes imposed and assessed by city code, each marijuana facility shall give the city and its duly authorized representatives the means, facilities and opportunity to examine all records pertaining to marijuana sales and all marijuana inventories.
(e) The city is authorized and empowered to prescribe, adopt, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-455
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.