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350.12 Hearing. A licensee may appeal the imposition of an administrative fine, a suspension of license, a revocation of license, or any combination of administrative fine, suspension, or revocation, in writing within fourteen(14) days of the mailing of the notice of the imposition of said fine, suspension, or revocation. All appeals shall be scheduled for a hearing before the City Council at the next regularly scheduled council meeting, except that if the notice of appeal is received by the city three (3) or fewer days before the next regularly scheduled meeting, the hearing shall be scheduled for the following regular council meeting. The failure to submit a written notice of appeal within fourteen(14) days of the mailing of the notice of a fine, suspension, or revocation shall constitute the waiver of any right to appeal said fine, suspension, or revocation. (amd. 11/13/23) 350.13 Exceptions and Defenses. Nothing in this section shall prevent the providing of tobacco,tobacco products,tobacco- related devices to a person under age 21 as part of a lawfully recognized religious, spiritual or cultural ceremony. It shall be an affirmative defense to the violation of this section for a person to have reasonably relied on proof of age as described by state law. (amd. 3/25/19) 350.14 License Requirements. A license shall comply with all applicable regulations of the State of Minnesota relating to the sale or dispensing of licensed products. If there is a conflict between the regulations of the State and regulations of the City, the more restrictive regulations shall control. (amended 3/26/07) (amd. 3/25/19) 350.15 Severability Clause. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. Each invalid provision or application of this ordinance is severable. (amd. 3/25/19) SECTION 2. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. §412.191, in the case of a lengthy ordinance, a summary may be published. While a copy of the entire ordinance is available without cost at the office of the City Clerk, the following summary is approved by the City Council and shall be published in lieu of publishing the entire ordinance: • Section 350.02 is amended to include the definition of a Tobacco Products Shop. • Section 350.03 is amended to include a cap of 6 tobacco licenses that will be issued by the City. • Section 350.03 is amended to include a prohibition on Tobacco Products Shops in the City. • The administrative fines in Section 350.11 are being increased and licenses will be subject to revocation if there are 4 violations within 36 months. A printed copy of the whole ordinance is available for inspection by any person during the City's regular office hours at the City of Arden Hills, 1245 West Highway 96, Arden Hills, MN 55112. Page 9 of 10