A.
No person
shall smoke, ingest or otherwise use or consume marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol
(as defined in G.L. c. 94C § 1 as amended) while in or upon
any street, sidewalk, public way, footway, passageway, stairs, bridge,
park, playground, beach, recreation area, boat landing, public building,
schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery, parking lot, or any area owned
by or under the control of the city; or in or upon any bus or other
passenger conveyance operated by a common carrier; or in any place
accessible to the public.
B.
All
marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol consumed or being used in violation
of this section shall be seized and safely held until final adjudication
of the charge against the person. At that time the substances shall
be destroyed in accordance with G.L. c. 94C § 47A.
C.
This
section may be enforced through any lawful means in law or in equity
including, but not limited to, enforcement by criminal indictment
or complaint pursuant to G.L. c. 40 § 21, or by noncriminal
disposition pursuant to G.L. c. 40 § 21D; or by both. This
ordinance may be enforced by the board of health or their duly authorized
agents or by any police officer. The fine for violation of this section
shall be three hundred dollars for each offense. Any penalty imposed
under this ordinance shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed
under G.L. c. 94C § 32L. Any fines imposed under this section
shall inure to the city of Revere.
D.
Any
person who, having been informed that a police officer intends to
issue a citation for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana
or tetrahydrocannabinol in violation of G.L. 94C § 32L or
in violation of this ordinance, refuses upon the police officer's
request to give his or her true name and address, or who gives a false
name or address, shall be fined for the violation of this ordinance
three hundred dollars for each offense. Any person who does not exhibit
positive identification to the police department within twenty-four
hours of being cited for being in violation of G.L. c. 94C § 32L
shall be subject to a fine of three hundred dollars.
(C.O. 09-006, § 1, 4/6/2009)
