[Adopted 12-9-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
This article is adopted pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131
which expressly authorizes a town board to adopt a local law requesting
the Cannabis Control Board to prohibit the establishment of cannabis
retail dispensary licenses and/or on-site consumption licenses within
the jurisdiction of the town and is subject to a permissive referendum,
the procedure of which is governed by Municipal Home Rule Law § 24.
The Town Board of the Town of LeRoy hereby opts out from allowing
the establishment of retail cannabis dispensaries and on-site cannabis
consumption sites within the areas of the Town and requests the Cannabis
Control Board prohibit the licensing and establishment of such dispensaries
and consumption sites within the area of the Town of LeRoy.
If any portion of this article, or the application thereof,
shall be deemed invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the
local law shall remain in effect.
This article is subject to a referendum on petition in accordance
with Cannabis Law § 131 and the procedure outlined in Municipal
Home Rule Law § 24.
This article shall take effect in accordance with Municipal
Home Rule Law § 24, namely, 45 days after its adoption and
upon filing with the Secretary of State within 20 days after the time
period for filing a petition in accordance with Municipal Home Rule
§ 24 has expired. In the event a valid petition protesting
against this article is filed within 45 days after its adoption, then
this article shall not be effective until approved by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the Town of LeRoy
voting on a proposition for its approval in accordance with the requirements
of Municipal Home Rule Law § 24.