Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/22/2023

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ORDINANCE #23-15 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS, ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL, OF THE CITY CODE, BY ADDING SECTION 34-2 REGARDING TOBACCO AND CANNABIS USE WITHIN PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC PLACES The City Council of Ramsey ordains: Chapter 34, Article I. In General, in the Ramsey City Code is hereby amended by adding Section 34-2 to read as follows: SECTION 34-2. TOBACCO AND CANNABIS USE WITHIN PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC PLACES SECTION 1. TOBACCO AND CANNABIS USE PROHIBITED. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. 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, parks, 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. CANNABIS FLOWER, CANNABIS PRODUCTS, LOWER -POTENCY HEMP EDIBLES, and HEMP - DERIVED CONSUMER PRODUCTS shall have the meanings as defined in Minn. Stat. §342.01 (enacted under Minnesota Laws 2023). TOBACCO and TOBACCO RELATED PRODUCTS shall have meanings as defined in Ramsey City Code Chapter 26, Article XVI. Tobacco. This includes, but not limited to, any product containing, made, or derived from tobacco and tobacco -related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products. b. Prohibition. No person shall use tobacco, tobacco related products, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower potency hemp edibles, or hemp -derived consumer products within public property or in a public place in a manner that involves inhalation of smokes, aerosol, or vapor; or use any devices that emit smoke with the exception of the use of tobacco and tobacco related products within a vehicle traveling along the city rights -of -way c. Penalty. A violation of this Section is a petty misdemeanor. SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after its passage and publication, subject to charter section 5.04. SECTION 3. SUMMARY. That the following summary clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of the Ordinance and is approved for publication: The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate tobacco and cannabis use within public property and public places. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Ramsey, Minnesota, the day of , 2023.