Source: https://www.ecode360.com/34837570
Timestamp: 2020-04-07 17:41:04
Document Index: 423199026

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 335', '§ 335', '§ 335', '§ 335', '§ 335', '§ 335', '§ 335', '§ 335', '§ 335', 'Art. 20', '§ 21', '§ 325', 'Art. 89']

Town of Plainville, MA Marijuana Licensing
§ 335-1 Marijuana license required.
§ 335-2 Host Community Agreement required.
§ 335-3 Rules and regulations.
§ 335-4 Applications.
§ 335-5 Hearing.
§ 335-6 Decision.
§ 335-7 Enforcement.
§ 335-8 Nonpayment of taxes.
§ 335-9 Authority.
Chapter 335 Marijuana Licensing
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Plainville 6-3-2019 ATM by Art. 20. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall carry on the business, cultivate, process, package, deliver, obtain, manufacture, process, package, brand, sell or otherwise transfer, or test marijuana or marijuana products, or otherwise operate a marijuana establishment as defined by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 94G within the Town unless first duly licensed thereof by the Board of Selectmen, which license shall be renewed by said marijuana establishment annually.
The marijuana establishment shall not operate and the license shall not be valid until the applicant has entered into a Host Community Agreement with the Town.
The Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations related to the issuance of such licenses, including the fees to be paid therefor and the conditions to be satisfied by any applicant for such a license.
Applicants for a license shall file an application on a form provided by the Board of Selectmen, signed under the penalties of perjury by the applicant, containing such information as the Board of Selectmen may reasonably require from time to time. Each applicant shall pay an application fee as may be reasonably determined from time to time by the Board of Selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen must act upon the application within 45 days of a public hearing with due written notice provided to the applicant of the time, date and location where such application will be heard.
The Board of Selectmen may approve, deny or approve the application with conditions. Such decision shall be based on the evidence taken at the public hearing, consistent with the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the public, and consistent with any regulations promulgated by such board.
The Board of Selectmen may issue orders as appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this regulation and may enforce these provisions in equity, including the request for injunctive relief, in a court of competent jurisdiction. Any failure to comply with any order issued hereunder shall result in the issuance of a formal warning. Any failure to comply with such a warning shall result in a fine of $300, which may be enforced pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21D. Any failure to comply after the issuance of said fine may be punishable by a subsequent fine of $300. Each day of a continued noncompliance shall constitute a separate violation. Further, the Board of Selectmen may hold a hearing, with notice to the licensee, to determine if such license should be modified, suspended or revoked.
The licensing authority may deny, revoke or suspend any license or permit, including renewals and transfers, of any party or agent thereof whose name appears on said list furnished to the licensing authority from the Tax Collector of individuals delinquent on their taxes and/or other municipal charges. Written notice must be given to the party by the Tax Collector, as required by the applicable provision of law, and the party must be given the opportunity for a hearing not earlier than 14 days after said notice. See § 325-2.
Home Rule Amendment (Art. 89 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution); Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 94G, Sec. 3, 935 CMR 500.000.