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396.13.—Compliance Checks and Inspections. <br /> (a) Inspections. All registered business premises must be open to inspection <br /> by the local law enforcement or other authorized City official during <br /> regular business hours. <br /> (b) Compliance Checks. From time to time, but at least once per year, the City <br /> will conduct compliance checks on registered retail businesses by <br /> engaging persons between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty-one (21) <br /> years, to enter the premises to attempt to purchase cannabis products. <br /> Persons used for compliance checks are not guilty of the unlawful <br /> purchase or attempted purchase, nor the unlawful possession of cannabis <br /> products when the items are obtained or attempted to be obtained as a part <br /> of the compliance check. No person used in compliance checks may <br /> attempt to use a false identification misrepresenting the person's age, and <br /> all persons lawfully engaged in a compliance check may answer all <br /> questions about the person's age and shall produce any identification, if <br /> any exists, for which he or she is asked. Nothing in this section prohibits <br /> compliance checks authorized by State or Federal laws for educational, <br /> research or training purposes, or required for the enforcement of a <br /> particular State or Federal law. <br /> 396.14. —Violations. <br /> (a) Civil Penalties. If the City determines that a registered business made a <br /> sale to a customer or patient without a valid retail registration,the City <br /> may impose a civil penalty for each violation as follows: <br /> First violation $1,000 <br /> Second violation $2,000 <br /> Third violation $2,000 <br /> Fourth violation $2,000 and revocation of City registration <br /> (b) Suspension. If the City determines that a business with a registration is not <br /> operating in compliance with the City Code or zoning ordinance, or that <br /> the operation of the business poses an immediate threat to the health or <br /> safety of the public, the City, through the Chief Law Enforcement officer, <br /> may immediately suspend the registration for up to thirty (30) days. The <br /> City will notify the business and the OCM in writing of the suspension, <br /> stating the grounds for the suspension. The OCM will investigate and may <br /> extend the period of suspension, revoke the registration, or order the <br /> reinstatement of the registration, or take any other action described in <br /> Minnesota Statutes Section 342.19 or 342.21 <br /> Page 5 of 6 <br />