CITY OF MAPLE LAKE
WRIGHT COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-10
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 18 OF THE MAPLE
LAKE CITY CODE REGARDING CANNABIS AND HEMP
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLE LAKE, MINNESOTA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. The Maple Lake City Code is hereby amended by adding a new Chapter 18 as follows:
CHAPTER 18
CITY OF MAPLE LAKE
CANNABIS AND HEMP
18.01. DEFINITIONS.
(a) For purposes of this section, 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 section, “public place” is defined as 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. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 152.0263, subd. 5, “public place” does not include the following: (i) a private residence, including the person’s curtilage or yard; (ii) private property not generally accessible by the public; and (iii) the premises of an establishment or event licensed to permit on-site consumption of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products.
18.02. PUBLIC USE PROHIBITED. 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.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect following its adoption and publication in accordance with law.
Adopted by the Maple Lake City Council on this 1st day of August, 2023.
Renee Eckerly
City Administrator