2019-160 Ordinance Adding Chapter 52.2 to City Code - Prohibiting Cannabis Business Establishments

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3. CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS PROHIBITED. Pursuant to the Authority reserved to the City of Decatur under Section 55-25 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, the following Cannabis Business Establishments are prohibited in the City of Decatur. No person shall locate,operate,own,suffer,allow to be opera.ted or aide,abet or assist in the operation within the City of Decatur of any of the following: a. Craft Grower b. Cultivation Center c. Infuser Organization or Infuser d. Processing Organization or Processor e. Transporting Organization or Transporter 4. PUBLIC NUISANCE DECLARED. Operation of any prohibited Cannabis Business Establishment within the City of Decatur in violation of the provisions of this Article is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be abated pursuant to all available remedies. 5. PENALTY. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Chapter shall be fined not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollazs($250.00)nor more than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) for each offense, and each day of a continuing violation be deemed a separate offense. The penalties or remedies provided herein sha11 be cumulative and resort to any one or more shall be no defense to prosecution of another. 6. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance, or the application of any provision of this Ordinance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid,such occurrence shall not affect other provisions of this Ordinance, or their application,that can be given effect without the unconstitutional or invalid provision or its application. Each unconstitutional or invalid provision, or application of such provision, is severable, unless otherwise provided by this Ordinance. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval and publication as required by law.