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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE I, SECTIONS 35-8, OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT SMOKING OR VAPING OF ANY CANNABINOID IN A PUBLIC PARK.
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BY COUNCILORS FORSMAN, TOMANEK, AND RANDORF:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Chapter 35, Article I, Section 35-8, of the Duluth City Code be amended as follows:
Sec. 35-8. Prohibited activities.
Within any public park, no person shall:
(a) Discharge any firearm, air gun, crossbow, bow and arrow, slingshot or other missile firing device, provided that the director of parks may, by written permit, authorize archery exhibitions and contests;
(b) Do any hunting or trapping or in any other manner disturb or injure or attempt to disturb or injure any animal, including birds;
(c) Urinate or defecate anywhere but in a proper toilet facility;
(d) Throw, deposit or place or cause to be thrown, deposited or placed any papers, bottles, cans or any other garbage or waste at any place except into a trash container;
(e) Tip over any trash container or otherwise cause the contents of a trash container to be deposited on the ground;
(f) Carry any garbage or solid waste into any park for the purpose of disposing of the same in trash containers in the park;
(g) Place any garbage or solid waste in trash containers in the park if such garbage or solid waste was generated by activities occurring outside the park;
(h) Dump any garbage, solid waste or earth in any stream, lake or pond in or adjacent to any park;
(i) Possess any glass beverage container while outside of a motor vehicle;
(j) Consume alcoholic beverages or possess opened or unopened alcoholic beverages unless:
(1) An alcohol consumption permit has been issued for the area pursuant to Section 35-9(a)(4); or
(2) An on sale license has been issued for the area pursuant to Chapter 8 of this Code; or
(3) An unopened container of alcoholic beverages is being transported through the park on a thoroughfare that runs through the park; or
(4) An unopened container of alcoholic beverages is being transported through the park to a boat launch in the park on a road that leads directly to the boat launch.;
(k) Ingest by smoking or vaping any cannabinoid as defined in Section 28-63 (c).
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This ordinance updates the city’s park regulations to prohibit smoking or vaping cannabinoids in public parks.