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<br />civil relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. The violator will be responsible for costs,
<br />including reasonable attorney fees.
<br />Section 6. Codification
<br />Sections 1,B-5 and Section 11 of this Ordinance should be codified in a new Chapter 8.26 —
<br />Cannabis,
<br />Section 7. Severability
<br />Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance
<br />or its application to any person or situation, be declared unconstitutional, invalid for any reason,
<br />or preempted by state or federal law or regulations, such decision shall not affect the validity of
<br />the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to any other persons or situations. The
<br />City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section,
<br />subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any
<br />one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be
<br />declared unconstitutional, invalid, or preempted.
<br />Section 8. General Duty
<br />It is expressly the purpose of this Ordinance to provide for and promote the health, safety, and
<br />welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular
<br />class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of
<br />this Ordinance. It is the specific intent of this Ordinance that no provision or any term used in
<br />this Ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or
<br />employees. Nothing contained in this Ordinance is intended nor shall be construed to create or
<br />form the basis of any liability on the part of the City, or its officers, employees, or agents, for any
<br />injury or damage resulting from any action or inaction on the part of the City related in any
<br />manner to the enforcement of this Ordinance by its officers, employees, or agents.
<br />Section 9. Savings
<br />The enactment of this Ordinance shall not affect any case, proceeding, appeal, or other matter
<br />currently pending in any court or in any way modify any right or liability, civil or criminal,
<br />which may be in existence on the effective date of this Ordinance.
<br />Section 10. Corrections
<br />The City Clerk is authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance including, but not
<br />limited to, the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, Ordinance numbering,
<br />section/subsection numbers, and any references thereto.
<br />Section 11. Sunset
<br />This Ordinance shall expire on June 30, 2014, unless renewed by Council prior to that date.
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