HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-07-21 A Local Law to Opt Out of Adult Use Cannabis Retail Dispensaries On-Site Consumption SitesLocal Law Opting out of Adult Use Cannabis Retail Dispensaries and On-Site
Consumption Sites
Local Law No _________ of the year 2021
Town of Cortlandville, County of Cortland
A local law to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption sites
as authorized under Cannabis Law Article 4
Section 1. Legislative Intent
It is the intent of this local law to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis
consumption sites in the Town of Cortlandville that would otherwise be allowed under Cannabis Law
Article 4.
Section 2. Authority
This local law 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 of
Cortlandville and is subject to a permissive referendum, the procedure of which is governed by
Municipal Home Rule Law § 24.
Section 3. Local Opt-Out
The Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville hereby opts out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries
and on-site cannabis consumption sites from being established and operated within the town’s
jurisdiction.
Section 4. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof to
any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be adjusted 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 Local Law 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.
Section 5. Permissive Referendum/Referendum on Petition
This local law is subject to a referendum on petition in accordance with Ca nnabis Law § 131 and the
procedure outlined in Municipal Home Rule Law § 24.
Section 5. Effective date.
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.