08-28-2023 Council Meeting Packet

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CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 06 -23 AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 502 OF THE CITY OF LINO LAKES CODE OF ORDINANCES PROHIBITING CANNABIS USE IN PUBLIC PLACES The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains: SECTION 1 ENACTMENT. Lino Lakes City Code Chapter 502 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 502.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. CANNABIS FLOWER, CANNABIS PRODUCTS, LOWER-POTENCY HEMP EDIBLES, AND HEMP-DERIVED CONSUMER PRODUCTS. The definitions as enacted in Minn. Stat. §342.01 ELECTRONIC DELIVERY DEVICE. Any device manufactured, marketed, or sold as e- cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pens, mods, tank systems, or any other product name or descriptor used for the purposes of delivering a substance intended for human consumption through inhalation of aerosol or vapor. PUBLIC PLACE. Property that is generally open to or accessible by the public, except on those premises licensed by the State of Minnesota to permit on-site consumption. PUBLIC PROPERTY. Property, real and personal, that is owned, managed, or controlled by the City, including but not limited to: City buildings and all the land thereon, parking lots, pathways and trails, and city rights-of-way consisting of both the traveled portion and the abutting boulevard, sidewalks and trails, and any City personal property, such as motor vehicles, city equipment, and the like. Sec. 502.02 Prohibited Activity. No person shall consume or smoke cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived products in a public place or on public property. Sec. 502.03 Penalty. Violation of this section shall be a petty misdemeanor. SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this day of , 2023. BY: Rob Rafferty, Mayor