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THIS IS A BYLAW OF THE SMMER VILLAGE OF VAL QUENTIN, IN
THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SUMMER
VILLAGE OF VAL QUENTIN "PUBLIC PLACES BYLAW", BYLAW 266-
18.
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Whereas, pursuant to section 7(a) of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000
Chapter M-26, a council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the
safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property;
and Whereas, pursuant to section 7(b) of the Municipal Government Act, a
council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting people, activities and
things in, on or near a public place or place that is open to the public;
and Whereas, the Summer Village of Val Quentin wishes to establish, in a bylaw,
where the smoking of cannabis is allowed.
NOW THEREFORE, the Summer Village of Val Quentin, in the Province of Alberta,
duly assembled, enacts as follows:
Part 1 - Definitions or Meanings
"Cannabis" means cannabis plant, fresh cannabis, dried cannabis, cannabis oil
and cannabis plant seeds and any other substance defined as cannabis in the
Cannabis Act (Canada) and its regulations, as amended from time to time and
includes edible products that contain cannabis, a broad term used to describe
the various products derived from the leaves, flowers and resins of the Cannabis
sativa and Cannabis Indica plant or hybrids of the two. These products exist in
various form and are used for different purposed (e.g. medical, recreations and
industrial) uses.
"Smoking" is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke
breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream. Most commonly
the substance is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant which have been rolled
into a small square of rice paper to create a small, round cylinder called a
"cigarette".
"Reserve Property" means any Municipality controlled lands as well as roads.
"no smoking area" means any public place, or portion;
"Playground" means a structure or collection of structures designed and
intended for recreational use by children and, where mounted in a distinct
material such as sand, gravel, or wood chips, includes the material in which
those structures are mounted;
"Public Place" means any property, whether publicly or privately owned, to
which members of the public have access as of right or by express or implied
invitation, whether on payment of any fee or not and shall include, but is not
limited to, playgrounds, parks, or public buildings. This included any place
where smoking is prohibited under any law of the Province of Alberta.
"No Smoking Area" means any public place, or portion of any Reserve Property,
Playground or Public Place.
1.
THAT this Bylaw may be cited as the "Public Places Bylaw".
2.
THAT the Summer Village of Val Quentin implement the establishment
of "no smoking areas" within the Summer Village of Val Quentin as per
the "no smoking area" for cannabis related products.
3.
THAT this BYLAW shall come into force and have effect upon the date of
the Third and Final reading of this Bylaw.
First reading on this 19th Day of September, 2018.
Second reading on this 19th Day of September, 2018
Third and final reading on this 19th Day of September, 2018
Signed on this 19th Day of September, 2018
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Mayor, Bob Lehman
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Chief Administrative Officer, Dennis Evans