Ordinance 2009-02 Ordinance No. 2009- �oZ
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS REGARDING CANNABIS
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the United City of
Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. Title 5, Chapter 3, of the United City of Yorkville Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by adding the following new Section 9:
5 -3 -9: CANNABIS:
A. Cannabis includes marijuana, hashish and other substances which are identified as
including any parts of the plant Cannabis Sativa, whether growing or not; the seeds
there of, the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and any compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin,
including tetrahydrocannabinol (THS) and all other cannabinol derivatives, including
its naturally occurring or synthetically produced ingredients, whether produced
directly or indirectly by extraction, or independently by means of chemical synthesis
or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis; but shall not include the
mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from
the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture,
or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted there from) fiber, oil
or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to possess any quantity of any
substance containing cannabis, except that the effect of this section shall be limited to
persons knowingly possessing two and a half grams or less of any substance
containing cannabis.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
1. Any person who has been authorized by the department of mental health and
developmental disabilities, with the approval of the department of law
enforcement to possess and deliver substances containing cannabis.
2. Persons registered under federal law to conduct research with cannabis.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this ��t
day of 2009.
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ROBYN SUTCLIFF JOSEPH BESCO
GARY GOLINSKI h ARDEN JOSEPH PLOCHER
WALTER WERDERICH n MARTY MUNNS
ROSE ANN SPEARS � BOB ALLEN
Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this 3
day o 2009.
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