Ordinance 7141
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 714
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
CONCERNING THE PUBLIC USE OF CANNABIS AND HEMP
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended to add a new Section
11-7 “Public Use of Cannabis and Hemp” to read as follows:
Sec. 11-7 Public Use of Cannabis and Hemp
(a) Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a
different meaning:
Cannabis means any product containing the harvested flower, bud, leaves, or stems of a plant
of the genus Cannabis that has a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3
percent on a dry weight basis. Cannabis includes adult-use cannabis flower, medical cannabis
flower, and any derivative, concentrate, extract, resin, or other product made from a cannabis
plant.
Hemp means any product containing the harvested flower, bud, leaves, or stems of a plant of
the genus Cannabis that has a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than 0.3
percent on a dry weight basis. Hemp includes any derivative, concentrate, extract, resin, or
other product made from a hemp plant.
Electronic Device means any product containing or delivering a substance intended for
human consumption through the inhalation of aerosol or vapor from the product. Electronic
delivery device includes but is not limited to, devices manufactured, marketed, or sold as e-
cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pens, mods, tank systems, or under any other product name
or descriptor.
Smoking means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette,
pipe, or any other lighted or heated product that is intended for inhalation. Smoking includes
using an electronic delivery device.
Public Place means 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.
Public Place does not include the following:
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(1) a private residence including the person’s curtilage or yard;
(2) 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
(3) the premises of an establishment or event licensed to permit on-site consumption.
(b) Prohibited Activity. No person shall smoke cannabis or hemp in a public place.
(c) Penalty. Violation of this section shall be a petty misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its
passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of August 2023, by the City Council of the City
of Chanhassen, Minnesota.
ATTEST:
Kim Meuwissen, City Clerk Elise Ryan, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on August 24, 2023)
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