A. Prohibited:
1. No person under the age of twenty one (21) ("minor") shall possess, consume, or otherwise acquire marijuana or marijuana infused products. For purposes of this subsection, marijuana or marijuana infused products include, but are not limited to, any cannabis infused product, food, or drink. It shall also include any hashish, hashish oil, or any other byproduct with the active ingredient of THC.
2. No minor shall be in a public place, or be in a motor vehicle in a public place, while exhibiting the effects of having consumed marijuana or marijuana infused products. For purposes of this subsection, "exhibiting the effects" of having consumed marijuana or marijuana infused products means that a person has the odor of marijuana on his or her breath and either: a) is in possession of or close proximity to marijuana or marijuana infused products, or b) by speech, manner, appearance, behavior, lack of coordination, or otherwise, exhibits that he or she has consumed marijuana or marijuana infused products.
3. This section shall not apply to marijuana given for medical purposes to a minor by a parent, guardian, physician, or dentist.
B. Enforcement And Penalties:
1. This section shall be enforced by the Liberty Lake police department or its designee(s) who shall be the "enforcement officer" as that term is used in chapter 7.80 Revised Code Of Washington.
2. Violation of any provision of this section by a minor is a class 3 civil infraction and subject to a monetary penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00).
C. State And Federal Law: This section shall be harmonized to avoid any conflict with any other federal or state preempting laws or regulations.
This section shall be null and void on the day that state or federal legislation goes into effect incorporating either the same or substantially similar provisions as are contained in this section, or in the event that a pertinent state or federal administrative agency issues and promulgates regulations preempting such action by the city of Liberty Lake. The city of Liberty Lake legislative body may determine via resolution whether or not identical or substantially similar statewide legislation has been enacted for the purpose of triggering the provisions of this section. (Ord. 214, 10-7-2014)