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ORDINANCE #23-15
<br /> CITY OF RAMSEY
<br /> ANOKA COUNTY
<br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA
<br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CHAPTER 34
<br /> OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS,ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL, OF THE CITY
<br /> CODE, BY ADDING SECTION 34-2 REGARDING TOBACCO AND CANNABIS USE WITHIN
<br /> PUBLIC PROPERTY
<br /> The City Council of Ramsey ordains:
<br /> Chapter 34, Article I. In General, in the Ramsey City Code is hereby amended by adding Section 34-2 to
<br /> read as follows:
<br /> SECTION 34-2. TOBACCO AND CANNABIS USE WITHIN PUBLIC PROPERTY
<br /> SECTION 1.DEFINITIONS.
<br /> For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly
<br /> indicates or requires a different meaning.
<br /> PUBLIC PROPERTY. Property, real and personal, that is owned, managed, or controlled by the City,
<br /> including, but not limited to: City buildings and all the land thereon, parking lots, parks, pathways and
<br /> trails, and city rights-of-way consisting of both the traveled portion and the abutting boulevard, sidewalks
<br /> and trails, and any City personal property, such as motor vehicles, city equipment, and the like.
<br /> CANNABIS FLOWER, CANNABIS PRODUCTS, LOWER-POTENCY HEMP EDIBLES, and HEMP-
<br /> DERIVED CONSUMER PRODUCTS shall have the meanings as defined in Minn. Stat. §342.01 (enacted
<br /> under Minnesota Laws 2023).
<br /> TOBACCO and TOBACCO RELATED PRODUCTS shall have meanings as defined in Ramsey City Code
<br /> Chapter 26, Article XVI. Tobacco. This includes, but not limited to, any product containing, made, or
<br /> derived from tobacco and tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia
<br /> delivery products.
<br /> SECTION 2. TOBACCO USE PROHIBITED.
<br /> No person shall use tobacco within public property in a manner that involves inhalation of smoke, aerosol,
<br /> or vapor, or use any devices that emit smoke, with the exception of the use of tobacco and tobacco related
<br /> products on sidewalks, trails, and within a vehicle or in a designated area,marked by signage.
<br /> SECTION 3. CANNABIS USE PROHIBITED.
<br /> No person shall use cannabis flower, cannabis products or hemp-derived consumer products within public
<br /> property in a manner that involves inhalation of smoke, aerosol, or vapor; or use any devices that emit
<br /> smoke.
<br /> SECTION 4. PENALTY.A violation of this Section is a petty misdemeanor.
<br /> SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after its passage and
<br /> publication, subject to charter section 5.04.
<br /> SECTION 6. SUMMARY. That the following summary clearly informs the public of the intent and effect
<br /> of the Ordinance and is approved for publication: The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate tobacco and
<br /> cannabis use within public property and public places.
<br /> PASSED by the City Council of the City of Ramsey, Minnesota,the day of ,2023.
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