Becker Town Board Adoption of

Sherburne County Ordinance 280

An Ordinance relating to the regulation and registration of cannabis retail businesses and lower-potency hemp edible retail businesses. 

Notice of Enactment: The Becker Town Board hereby ordains an ordinance relating to the regulation and registration of cannabis retail businesses and lower-potency hemp edible (LPHE) retail businesses. The Ordinance identifies the findings, purpose, authority, and jurisdiction for regulating cannabis and LPHE retail businesses. The Sherburne County Auditor-Treasurer will administer and enforce the Ordinance in coordination with public health and law enforcement agencies. The Ordinance sets forth definitions; requirements for cannabis and LPHE retailers including advertising, price discounting, and access; and buffer distances and hours of operation for cannabis retailers. It requires all cannabis and LPHE retailers to register with Sherburne County. It sets a limit on the number of cannabis retailers in Sherburne County, including Becker Township. For cannabis and LPHE retailers it sets forth the process for registration, renewals, suspensions, annual age and ordinance compliance checks, and other registration matters. It prohibits any sale by a cannabis or LPHE retailer to a customer or patient without a valid registration and a state license and authorizes a civil penalty with opportunity for an administrative hearing. It sets out civil remedies and civil or criminal penalties. This Ordinance is effective upon publication. This is a summary of the Ordinance. The full Ordinance is on file with the Becker Township Clerk, 12165 Hancock Street, Becker, MN 55308.

This Ordinance was passed by the Becker Town Board on the 7th day of April 2025.

This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved and adopted by the Becker Town Board of 

Supervisors this

7th day of April in the year of 2025.

Becker Town Board of Supervisors

/s/ Brian Kolbinger, 

Becker Township Chairman

/s/ Lucinda Messman, 

Becker Township Clerk

(Published in the Patriot: 04/12/25.)