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ORDINANCE NO.
lAN ORDINANCE of the City
Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, amending Chapter 9.12
relating to the Possession of
Marijuana and adding a definition
thereto. ( C'+ ca ) `i t +
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Kent City Code (KCC) Section 9.12.22
entitled "Possession of Marijuana" is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9.12.22 Possession of Marijuana.
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess
marijuana (((ear-ibi ))). Anyone who possesses marijuana
in an amount under forty (40) grams is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Marijuana means all parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis L.
whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted
from any part of the plant; and every compound manufacture
salt derivative mixture or preparation of the plant its seeds
or resin It does not include the mature stalks of the Dlant,
fiber Produced from the stalks oil or cake made from the seeds
of the plant any other compound manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin
extracted therefrom) fiber, oil or cake or the sterilized seed
of the plant which is incapable of germination.
Section 2. If any section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity
or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force thirty (30) days from the 4me of its final approval and
passage as provided by law.
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, CI Y CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A. LUT'OVICH, CITY
PASSED ox day of
APPROVED day
PUBLISHED da
DAN`KELLEHER, MAYOR
, 1993.
, 1993.
, 1993.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Ordinance No. .3103 , passed by the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of
Kent as hereon indicated.
(SEAL)
BRENDA JACOBE ITY CLERK
POSSMJ.ORD