HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010- 05 an Ordinance Amending Section 6-3C-6(B) of the Vail Town Code regarding the Possession, Use and Display of Cannabis � 4
ORDINANCE NO. 5
SERIES OF 2010
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6- 3C -6(B) OF THE VAIL TOWN CODE
REGARDING THE POSSESSION, USE AND DISPLAY OF CANNABIS; AND
SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO.
WHEREAS, the Town of Vail, in the County of Eagle and State of
Colorado (the "Town "), is a home rule municipal corporation duly organized and
existing under laws of the State of Colorado and the Town Charter (the
"Charter "); and
WHEREAS, the members of the Town Council of the Town (the "Council ")
have been duly elected and qualified; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that public display or consumption of
cannabis within the Town is of public concern and efficient police regulation of
such a crime would preserve the general welfare of the citizens and guests of the
Town.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT;
Section 1. Section 6- 3C -6(B) is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 6- 3C -6(B) UNLAWFUL ACTS DESIGNATED: It shall be unlawful for
any person to:
1. Possess not more than one (1) ounce of cannabis, without
documented legal authority to do so; or
2. Openly and publicly display, consume or use not more than one (1)
ounce of cannabis.
Any person convicted of having violated this Section B shall be punished
pursuant to Section 1 -4 -1 of this Code.
Section 2. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not effect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Town Council hereby
declares it would have passed this ordinance, and each part, section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more
parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
Section 3. The amendment of any provision of the Town Code as provided in
this ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued, any duty imposed,
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any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution
commenced, nor any other action or proceeding as commenced under or by
virtue of the provision amended. The amendment of any provision hereby shall
not revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded
unless expressly stated herein.
Section 4. All bylaws, orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof,
inconsistent herewith are repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This
repealer shall not be construed to revise any bylaw, order, resolution or
ordinance, or part thereof, theretofore repealed.
Section 5. The Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this
Ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety and welfare of the Town
of Vail and the inhabitants thereof.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED, AND
ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL ON FIRST READING this 20 day of
A ril, ril, 2010, and a public hearing for second reading of this Ordinance set for the
day of May, 2010, at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal
Building, Vail, Colorado.
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READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED
IN FULL this 4 day of May, 2010.
Dick Cleveland, M yor
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