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Council amends code to let city officials issue municipal infractions, adopts $50 civil fine for public marijuana use
Summary
Whitefish approved amendments to allow city officials to issue municipal infractions and adopted an ordinance making public marijuana use a $50 civil infraction, both passed unanimously.
The Whitefish City Council on Jan. 6 approved two linked ordinances: an amendment to the municipal infraction authority and a new municipal ordinance to make public use of marijuana a civil infraction carrying a $50 fine.
City staff member Angie described the first ordinance as "housekeeping," explaining that municipal infractions in city code are civil offenses but that the court had expressed concern that police officers were not explicitly authorized by state law to issue municipal infractions. The ordinance extends authority to issue…
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