HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1981 (47) ORDINANCE PROHIBITING POSSESSION OR USE OF MARIJUANA.
ORDINANCE NO,
The County Board of Supervisors of St. Croix County, Wisconsin
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1.
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No person shall possess or use marijuana in any amount, except
as otherwise authorized by Chapter 161 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
SECTION 2.
"Marijuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis Sative L.,
whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from
any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, sale, derivative,
mixture or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. It does not
include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks,
oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any compound, manufacture,
sale, derivative, mixture or preparation. of the mature stalks (except
the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake or sterilized seed
of the plant which is incapable of germination.
SECTION 3.
Any person who shall violate Section 1 of this ordinance by
possession one ounce or less of marijuana shall, upon conviction, be
subject to a forfeiture of not more than $500 together with costs of
prosecution and penalty assessment; and in default of payment of such
forfeiture and costs, shall be subject to imprisonment in the County
Jail until such forfeiture and costs be paid, but not to exceed 30
days.
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SECTION 4. '
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after
its proper passage and publication pursuant to Wisconsin Law.
Dated this 9th day of June, 1981.
LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE
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