Beaumont, CA Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide rule
- Personal use unlawful in all areas of the City under State-law limits
- Governing ordinance
- Ordinance No. 1107, May 21, 2019
- Misdemeanor fine
- Up to $1,000.00 per day per violation
- Jail exposure
- Not more than six months
- Lesser penalty
- Infraction or administrative citation at the City's option
- Outdoor cultivation
- Prohibited in every zoning district
Summary
In the City of Beaumont, California, Section 5.62.030 declares personal use, possession, purchase and transport of marijuana prohibited and unlawful in all areas of the City to the fullest extent State law permits. The text has no separate public-place clause because the ban is citywide, and violations are misdemeanors with fines up to $1,000.00 per day or six months in jail.
A.For purposes of this subsection, personal use, possession, process, purchase, transport, and/or dissemination of marijuana shall be considered prohibited and unlawful in all areas of the City to the fullest extent such prohibition is permissible under State law.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 5.62 of the Beaumont Municipal Code, adopted by Ordinance No. 1107 on May 21, 2019, regulates marijuana use in the City of Beaumont, Riverside County, California. Section 5.62.030 declares personal use, possession, process, purchase, transport and dissemination of marijuana prohibited and unlawful in all areas of the City to the fullest extent State law permits that prohibition. The section has no separate public-place clause; the ban is written to cover the entire City. Section 5.62.010 states the City Council's purpose as regulating indoor personal cultivation to the fullest extent State law permits and completely prohibiting outdoor cultivation and commercial marijuana activity.
The chapter still recognizes State-law adult use in its definitions. Section 5.62.020 excludes from commercial marijuana activity an adult 21 or older who, in strict accordance with State law, possesses up to 28.5 grams of non-concentrated marijuana or eight grams of concentrate, cultivates not more than six living plants, or smokes or ingests marijuana. Section 5.62.030 bans outdoor cultivation in every zoning district and limits indoor growing to a private residence or an accessory structure on its grounds, in strict accordance with State law and the City Code.
Enforcement runs through Section 5.62.050. A condition in violation of the chapter is declared a public nuisance that the City can abate under Chapter 8.32, and violators face remedies under Chapter 1.17 and Chapter 8.32 of the Beaumont Municipal Code. Street peddlers and sidewalk vendors are separately barred from vending cannabis by Sections 5.64.150 and 5.66.150.
Violations & Fines
Section 5.62.050 makes a violation a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.00 per day per violation, imprisonment of not more than six months, or both. In lieu of a misdemeanor citation the City can reduce the penalty to an infraction or issue an administrative citation and assess an administrative fine up to the maximum the law and the Code allow. Each violation is a separate violation, and no civil action prevents criminal prosecution.
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