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Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 123-09
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 803 OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE CONCERNING THE USE OF
CANNABIS PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC
THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE ORDAINS:
Section 1: Part 8: Police Regulations, of the Prior Lake City Code is amended to include the
following;
SECTION 803 - 3000
Subsection 803.3001 - Definitions
The definitions in Minn. Stat. § 342.01 apply to this section. In this section:
CANNABIS FLOWER: The harvested flower, bud, leaves, and stems of a cannabis plant.
Cannabis flower includes adult-use cannabis flower and medical cannabis flower. Cannabis
flower does not include cannabis seed, hemp plant parts, or hemp-derived consumer products.
CANNABIS PRODUCT: Any of the following: (1) cannabis concentrate; (2) a product infused
with cannabinoids, including but not limited to tetrahydrocannabinol, extracted or derived from
cannabis plants or cannabis flower; or (3) any other product that contains cannabis concentrate.
Cannabis product includes adult-use cannabis products, including but not limited to edible
cannabis products and medical cannabinoid products.
CERTAIN CANNABINOID PRODUCTS: Any product legalized under Minn. Stat. §151.72.
LOWER-POTENCY HEMP EDIBLE: Any product that (1) is intended to be eaten or consumed
as a beverage by humans; (2) contains hemp concentrate or an artificially derived cannabinoid,
in combination with food ingredients; (3) is not a drug; (4) consists of servings that contain no
more than five milligrams of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, 25 milligrams of cannabidiol, 25
milligrams of cannabigerol, or any combination of those cannabinoids that does not exceed the
identified amounts; (5) does not contain more than a combined total of 0.5 milligrams of all other
cannabinoids per serving; (6) does not contain an artificially derived cannabinoid other than
delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol; (7) does not contain a cannabinoid derived from cannabis plants
or cannabis flower; and (8) is a type of product approved for sale by the Office of Cannabis
Management or is substantially similar to a product approved by that Office, including but not
limited to products that resemble nonalcoholic beverages, candy, and baked goods.
HEMP-DERIVED CONSUMER PRODUCT: A product intended for human or animal
consumption, does not contain cannabis flower or cannabis concentrate, and (1) contains or
consists of hemp plant parts; or (2) contains hemp concentrate or artificially derived
cannabinoids in combination with other ingredients.
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PUBLIC PLACE: Property owned, leased, or controlled by a governmental unit and private
property that is regularly and frequently open to or made available for use by the public in
sufficient numbers to give clear notice of the property's current dedication to public use but does
not include: a person's dwelling house or premises, including the person’s curtilage or yard;
private property not generally accessible by the public, unless the person is explicitly prohibited
from consuming cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-
derived consumer products on the property by the owner of the property; or the premises of an
establishment or event licensed to permit on-site consumption.
Subsection 803.3002. Prohibited Activity
No person shall use cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-
derived consumer products, or certain cannabinoid products in a public place.
Subsection 803.3003. Penalty
Violation of this section shall be a petty misdemeanor punishable to the maximum extent
authorized in Minn. Stat. § 412.231 and Minn. Stat. § 609.0332.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its
passage and publication.
ADOPTED this 17th day of July, 2023 by the City Council for the City of Prior Lake.
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
BY:__________________________
Kirt Briggs, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jason Wedel, City Manager