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ORDINANCE NO. 276, THIRD SERIES <br /> CITY OF ORONO <br /> COUNTY OF HENNEPIN <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> AN INTERIM ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE,TESTING, <br /> MANUFACTURING,AND DISTRIBUTION OF THC PRODUCTS <br /> The City Council of the City of Orono does ordain: <br /> SECTION 1. BACKGROUND. <br /> 1. By enacting 2022 Session Law Chapter 98, Article 13, the Minnesota Legislature <br /> amended Minn. Stat. §151.72 and permitted the sale of edible and nonedible <br /> cannabinoid products that contain no more than 0.3 % of Tetrahydrocannabinol, <br /> commonly known as THC ("THC Products"). <br /> 2. The new law does enact some requirements for labeling and testing, but the law <br /> provides no parameters regulating production, compliance checks, or sales of THC <br /> Products. The new law does not prohibit local regulation. <br /> 3. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. §462.355, subd. 4,the City is authorized to enact by ordinance <br /> a moratorium to regulate, restrict or prohibit any use within the jurisdiction to protect <br /> the public health, safety, and welfare. Specifically, the City is authorized to enact a <br /> moratorium ordinance to allow it to undertake a study to determine whether to adopt <br /> any regulations or restrictions,including siting and location of uses,related to the sales, <br /> testing, manufacturing, and distribution of THC Products. <br /> 4. Pursuant to its general police powers, including but not limited to, Minn. <br /> Stat. § 421.221, subd. 32,the City may enact and enforce regulations or restrictions on <br /> THC Products within the City to protect the public safety, health, and welfare, <br /> including restrictions and a moratorium on the use of sales,testing,manufacturing, and <br /> distribution, during the pendency of a study to determine the need for police power <br /> regulations, including but not necessarily limited to licensing and permitting. <br /> SECTION 2. FINDINGS. <br /> 1. The City Council finds there is a need to study THC Products and uses and businesses <br /> related thereto, in order to assess the necessity for and efficacy of regulation and <br /> restrictions relating to the sales, testing, manufacturing, and distribution of THC <br /> Products, including through licensing or zoning ordinances, in order to protect the <br /> public health, safety, and welfares of its residents. <br /> 2. The study will allow the City Council to determine the appropriate changes,if any,that <br /> that it should make to City ordinances. <br /> 222747v1 <br />