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ORDINANCE NO. 8198
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE IX,
PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE, PROHIBITING MEDICAL
MARIJUANA CENTERS, OPTIONAL PREMISES
CULTIVATION OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH
CENTERS AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA INFUSED
PRODUCT MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS WITHIN THE
CITY OF PUEBLO, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO, that (brackets
indicate matter being deleted; underscoring indicates new matter being added):
SECTION 1.
Chapter 10 of Title IX of the Pueblo Municipal Code is hereby amended by the
addition of a new section 9-10-95 thereto to read as follows:
Sec. 9-10-95. Medical marijuana facilities prohibited.
(a) The City shall not issue a license to any person to operate a
medical marijuana center, an optional premises cultivation operation associated
with such a center, or a medical marijuana infused product manufacturing
operation, as defined in C.R.S. §12-43.3-104, within the City.
(b) No person shall operate a medical marijuana center, an optional
premises cultivation operation, or a medical marijuana infused product
manufacturing operation, as defined in C.R.S. §12-43.3-104, within the City.
(c) Violation of this Section shall be a Class 1 municipal offense,
punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or one year in jail, or
by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day and each facility shall constitute a
separate and distinct offense subject to the foregoing penalties.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon majority vote in favor
thereof by the eligible electors of the City voting thereon at the special municipal
election to be held November 2, 2010.
SECTION 3.
As of the effective date of this Ordinance, all provisions of the Pueblo Municipal
Code and ordinances of the City inconsistent herewith are repealed and shall be void
and of no effect.
Election Results: November 2, 2010
FOR THE ORDINANCE_______
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE _______