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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: (i) property owned, leased, or controlled by a governmental unit, including the city, and includes but is not limited to: city buildings and all the land thereon, parking lots, parks, pathways and trails, and city rights -of - way consisting of both the traveled portion and the abutting boulevard, sidewalks and trails; and (ii) 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 that is within 1,000 feet of a school, or 500 feet of a day care, a state licensed residential treatment facility, or a public park. Day care shall include: Adult Day Care, Group Family Day Care, Group Nursey Day Care Center, and Home Day Care as defined in City Code, Section 160.012. The definition of public place does not include: (1) a private residence, including the person's curtilage or yard; (2) private property not generally accessible to the public, unless the person is explicitly prohibited from consuming cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower -potency hemp edibles, or hemp -derived consumer products on the property by the owner of the property; or (3) the premises of an establishment or event licensed to permit on -site consumption. § 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 MU 125\l 1 \895634.v 1