IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County, Missouri, at a special election to be held on April 4, 2023, a question authorizing Jackson County to impose a countywide sales tax of three percent on all tangible personal property retail sales of adult use, non-medicinal marijuana.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5710, January 24, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Jalen Anderson and Megan L. Marshall, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, article XIV, section 2.6(5) of the Missouri Constitution authorizes the governing body of a county to impose a countywide sales tax on all tangible personal property retail sales of adult use non-medicinal marijuana sold in such county; and,
WHEREAS, article XIV, section 2.6(5) provides that the tax authorized by this section shall be in addition to any and all other sales taxes allowed by law, except that no ordinance or order imposing a sales tax shall be effective unless the governing body of the county submits to the voters of the county, at a county or state general, primary, or special election, a proposal to authorize the governing body of the county to impose the tax; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined and does now find and determine that a ballot question should be submitted to the voters of Jackson County to authorize imposition of countywide sales tax on all tangible personal property retail sales of adult use, non-medicinal marijuana; and,
WHEREAS, the submission to the voters of a question authorizing a three percent sales tax on the retail sale of adult use, non-medicinal marijuana, is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of article XIV, section 2.6(5) of the Missouri Constitution, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of Jackson County, Miss...
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