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<br />1 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 23-13 <br /> <br />CITY OF MAPLE GROVE <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MAPLE GROVE CITY CODE CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 1 <br />TO PROHIBIT SMOKING, VAPING, OR OTHER USE OF CANNABIS IN PROHIBITED PUBLIC <br />SPACES <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLE GROVE DOES ORDAIN: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS <br /> <br />Maple Grove City Code Chapter 20, Article III, Division I is hereby amended as set forth <br />below to add the underlined language as follows: <br /> <br />Sec 20-67. Smoking, Vaping, or Other Use of Cannabis in a Prohibited Public Space <br /> <br />(a) Purpose. The City of Maple Grove recognizes that the second-hand effects of using <br />cannabis in public spaces pose a threat to public health and safety. The purpose <br />of this section is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of citizens, <br />especially vulnerable populations including employees, children, the elderly, and <br />those with chronic health conditions. <br /> <br />(b) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to terms in this section: <br /> <br />Cannabis or cannabinoid product shall include cannabis flower, cannabis products, <br />lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products as those <br />terms are defined by state law. <br /> <br />Prohibited public space shall include all property owned, controlled or managed <br />by the City that is generally accessible to the public, including but not limited to <br />sidewalks, crosswalks, trails, streets, parking lots, open spaces, outdoor and open- <br />air areas of transit facilities, parks and park property, outdoor recreational <br />facilities, and outdoor gathering spaces. For purposes of this section, the definition <br />does not include (1) a private residence, including the person’s curtilage or yard; <br />(2) private property not generally accessible by the public, unless the person is <br />explicitly prohibited from use on the property by the owner of the property; or (3) <br />the premises of an establishment or event licensed to permit on-site consumption. <br /> <br />Use. For purposes of this section, use shall mean consume in any manner, <br />including but not limited to eating or ingesting or inhaling, exhaling, or combustion <br />of any smoke or vapor of any cannabis or cannabinoid product. For purposes of <br />this section, this definition includes the use of any “electronic delivery device” as <br />defined in Minn. Stat. § 609.685, subd. 1 as from time to time may be amended.