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No. 21-09]
a. Pursuant
to Section 31(b) of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement
Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (P.L. 2021, c. 16),
all cannabis establishments, cannabis distributors or cannabis delivery
services are hereby prohibited from operating anywhere in Borough
of Roosevelt, except for the delivery of cannabis items and related
supplies by a delivery service.
b. Pursuant
to Section 4.300 of the Borough Zoning Ordinances, the operation of
cannabis cultivators, cannabis distributers, cannabis manufacturers,
cannabis wholesalers, cannabis retailers, medical cannabis alternative
treatment centers, medical cannabis cultivators, medical cannabis
dispensaries, and medical cannabis manufacturers are prohibited uses
in all zones within the Borough of Roosevelt.
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No. 21-09]
a. It shall
be unlawful for any person to consume a cannabis item available for
lawful consumption pursuant to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory,
Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act in any public place as defined in said Act, including
any public highway, public street, public sidewalk, public parking
lot or lot, playground, park or other property owned by, belonging
to or over which the Borough has control, other than school property
for which unlawful consumption is a disorderly persons offense, or
when not prohibited by the owner or person responsible for the operation
of that public place.
b. Any person violating this §
20-2 shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $200, which shall be recovered in a civil action by a summary proceeding in the name of the Borough pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999. The Municipal Court and the Superior Court shall have
jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided
by this section.
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No. 21-09]
a. It shall
be unlawful for any person under the legal age who, without legal
authority, knowingly possesses or consumes a cannabis item on private
property.
b. Any person violating this §
20-3, in the case of an adult under the legal age to purchase cannabis items, shall be punished as follows:
1. If the
cannabis item possessed is an amount which may be lawfully possessed
by a person of the legal age to purchase cannabis items pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a: for a first offense, a civil penalty of $100;
for a second offense, a civil penalty of $200; and for a third or
subsequent offense, a fine of $350. The civil penalties provided for
in this section shall be recovered in a civil action by a summary
proceeding in the name of the municipality pursuant to the Penalty
Enforcement Law of 1999. The Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction
of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this
section.
2. If the
cannabis item possessed is an amount that exceeds what may be lawfully
possessed by a person of the legal age to purchase cannabis items
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a, or if any cannabis item is consumed:
for a first offense, a fine of $250; and for a second or subsequent
offense, a fine of $350.