[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Dobbs Ferry as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-23-2021 by L.L. No. 8-2021]
It is the intent of this article to represent the decision by the Village of Dobbs Ferry in the exercise of its right to opt out of any licensing by the New York State Cannabis Control Board of retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments and prohibit such enterprises from operating within the boundaries of the Village of Dobbs Ferry.
This article is adopted pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131, which expressly authorizes villages to opt out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments to locate and operate within their boundaries.
The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Dobbs Ferry, County of Westchester, hereby opts out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries from locating and operating within the boundaries of the Village of Dobbs Ferry.
The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Dobbs Ferry, County of Westchester, hereby opts out of allowing on-site consumption establishments from locating and operating within the boundaries of the Village of Dobbs Ferry.
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this article or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional, the court's order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this article, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this article 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.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with Secretary of State. Pursuant to NYS Cannabis Law § 131, this article is subject to a permissive referendum under Municipal Home Rule Law § 24 to be conducted in the Village of Dobbs Ferry in accordance with Article 9 of NYS Village Law and thus may not be filed with the Secretary of State until the applicable time period has elapsed to file a petition, or a referendum has been conducted approving this article.