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1 MU125\11\891891.v3 ORDINANCE NO. 1007 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW CHAPTER TO THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CANNABIS AND HEMP IN PUBLIC PLACES THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 8 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding a new Chapter 133 as follows: CHAPTER 133: USE OF CANNABIS AND HEMP PRODUCTS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES. § 133.001 DEFINITIONS. (A) For purposes of this chapter, the terms “cannabis flower,” “cannabis products,” “lower-potency hemp edibles,” and “hemp-derived consumer products” shall have the definitions given to them in Minnesota Statutes, section 342.01, as it may be amended from time to time. (B) For purposes of this chapter, “public place” is defined as any indoor or outdoor area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by public or private interests. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 152.0263, subd. 5, “public place” does not include the following: (i) a private residence, including the person's curtilage or yard; (ii) private property not generally accessible by the public; and (iii) the premises of an establishment or event licensed to permit on-site consumption of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products. § 133.002 USE OF CANNABIS AND HEMP PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES. No person shall use cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products in a public place. A violation of this section shall be considered a petty misdemeanor notwithstanding any other penalty provision in the city code, and the city council may establish a corresponding fine in its fee schedule for violations of this section. § 133.003 MEDICAL CANNABINOID EXEMPTION Use of a medical cannabinoid product, as defined in Minnesota Statues, section 342.01, that meets all requirements under applicable law, by a patient enrolled and registered in the medical cannabis program, is not subject to the prohibition contained in Sec. 133.002. This exemption does not apply to the smoking or vaporizing of medical cannabinoid products, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 342.01, in public places.