It is the intent of this article to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites in the Town of Union Vale that would otherwise be allowed under Cannabis Law Article 4.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Union Vale as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-21-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021[1]]
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Editor's Note: This local law was subject to a permissive referendum. No valid petitions for referendum were filed.
This article is adopted pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131 which expressly authorizes the Town Board to adopt a local law requesting the Cannabis Control Board to prohibit the establishment of cannabis retail dispensary licenses and/or on-site consumption licenses within the jurisdiction of the Town and is subject to permissive referendum, the procedure for which is governed by Municipal Home Rule Law § 24.
The Town Board of the Town of Union Vale hereby opts out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites from being established and operated within the Town's jurisdiction.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this article or the application thereof to any person, individual, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision or part of this article or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation, or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such order or judgment shall be rendered.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with the NYS Secretary of State.