HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2023-14CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE N0. 2023-14
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER IX OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE CONCERNING THE
PUBLIC USE OF CANNABIS AND HEMP
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter IX of the Plymouth City Code is amended to add a new Section 970 "Public
Use of Cannabis and Hemp" to read as follows:
SECTION 970: PUBLIC USE OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS
970.01. — Definitions.
For purposes of this Section, the terms defined herein have the meanings given them.
CANNABIS: Any product containing the harvested flower, bud, leaves, or stems of a plant of the
genus Cannabis that has a delta -9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent on a
dry weight basis. Cannabis includes adult -use cannabis flower, medical cannabis flower, and any
derivative, concentrate, extract, resin, or other product made from a cannabis plant.
HEMP: Any product containing the harvested flower, bud, leaves, or stems of a plant of the
genus Cannabis that has a delta -9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a
dry weight basis. Hemp includes any derivative, concentrate, extract, resin, or other product made from
a hemp plant.
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY DEVICE: Any product containing or delivering a substance intended for
human consumption through the inhalation of aerosol or vapor from the product. Electronic delivery
device includes, but is not limited to, devices manufactured, marketed or sold as e -cigarettes, e -cigars,
e -pipes, vape pens, mods, tank systems, or under any other product name or descriptor.
SMOKING: Inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, pipe or
any other lighted or heated product that is intended for inhalation. Smoking included using an electronic
delivery device.
PUBLIC PLACE: Property owned, leased, or controlled by a governmental unit. Public Place does
not include the following:
(1) a private residence including the person's curtilage or yard; or
(2) private property not generally accessible by the public, unless the person is explicitly
prohibited from consuming cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower -potency hemp
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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.
970.02. - Prohibited Activity.
No person shall smoke cannabis or hemp in a public place.
970.03. — Penalty.
Violation of this section shall be a petty misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council on this 26th day of September, 2023.
By
Jeffry Wosje, Mayor
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odi Gallup, City Clerk
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