[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Matinecock 12-21-2021 by L.L.
No. 1-2022. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the intent of this chapter to opt the Village of Matinecock
out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis
consumption establishments within its boundaries.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131,
which expressly authorizes cities and villages to opt out of allowing
retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments
to locate and operate within their boundaries.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Matinecock, County of
Nassau, hereby opts out of licensing and establishing cannabis retail
dispensaries and/or cannabis on-site consumption establishments within
its boundaries.
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision or part of this chapter or the application thereof to
any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional,
the court's order or judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate
the remainder of this chapter, but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this chapter,
or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation
or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment or order shall be rendered.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State. Pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131,
this chapter is subject to a permissive referendum and shall not take
effect until 30 days after its adoption and thus may not be filed
with the Secretary of State until the applicable time period has elapsed
to file a petition, or a referendum has been conducted approving this
chapter.
