2009-57 Prohibiting the Consumption of Controlled Substances ORDINANCE NO. 2009-57
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE ADDING CHAPTER
11.16 TO THE MENIFEE MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING THE CONSUMPTION OF
TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, MARIJUANA AND OTHER
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Purpose
The purpose of this ordinance is to give law enforcement and other officials, and
specifically school officials, an additional means to cite a minor who is not drunk or otherwise
under the influence for the consumption of alcohol and drugs which may not be consumed by
those under the age of 18 years.
Section 2. Chapter 11.16 is added to the Menifee Municipal Code to read as follows:
Chapter 11.16
PROHIBITION ON THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,
MARIJUANA BY PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18
Section
11.16.010 Definitions
11.16.020 Prohibition
11.16.030 Parental Responsibility
11.16.040 Violation — Penalty
11.16.010 Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning set
out:
(a) "Alcohol' means ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl or spirits of wine from
whatever source or whatever process produced.
(b) "Alcoholic beverages' means alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and every liquid or
solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer which contains one-half of one percent
or more of alcohol by volume and which may be used for beverage purposes.
(c) "Consumption" means to use, eat, drink, absorb, smoke, snort, sniff, inject or
otherwise ingest into the body.
(d) "Marijuana" means all part of the plant cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not;
the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every
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Controlled Substances by Minors
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, its
seeds or resin, but does not include hemp.
(e) "Minor' means any person under eighteen (18) years of age
(f) "Parent" means a person who is the natural, adoptive or stepparent or appointed
guardian or someone at least eighteen years of age authorized by the parent or
guardian to have care, custody or control of a minor.
11.16.020 Prohibition
It is unlawful and a violation of this Code for any minor to consume alcohol, alcoholic
beverages, tobacco or marijuana, or any controlled substance, or any combination thereof,
within the City of Menifee.
11.16.030 Parental Responsibility
It is unlawful and a violation of this Code for a parent knowingly to allow or permit a
minor to violate the provisions of Section 11.16.020.
11.16.040 Violation — Penalty
(a) Any minor or parent who violates the provisions of Section 11.16.020 or 11.16.030 is
guilty of an infraction. In addition to a fine, the Police Department requests that the violator be
assigned to a substance abuse program and/or community service hours.
(b) The provisions of this Chapter also may be enforced by administrative citation or any
other means legally available to the City.
Section 3. Effective Date
This ordinance shall be effective 30 days from the date of its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 61" day of Oct ber, 2009.
Wallace W. Edgerton, ayor
ATTEST:
Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
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Wallace W.Edgerton
Mayor
Fred Twyman
Mayor Pro Tem
John V.Denver
Councilmember
Darcy Kuenzi
Coundimember STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Cpss
oundi member A.Mann CITY OF MENIFEE )
ouncil
I, Kathy Bennett, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2009-57 was duly introduced and placed upon its first
reading at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Menifee on the 15th of
September, 2009, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the 61h day of October,
2009 by the following vote:
Ayes: Denver, Edgerton, Kuenzi, Mann, Twyman
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
29714 Haun Road
Menifee,CA 92586
Phone 951.672.6777
Fax 951.679.3843
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