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(i) It shall be unlawful to sell, purchase, obtain, or otherwise provide products with Delta-10 THC unless it is derived from industrial hemp and contains not more than 0.3 percent THC. (j) No retail cannabis or lower -potency hemp edible product shall be visible from the exterior of the building. 396.13. — Compliance Checks and Inspections. (a) Inspections. All registered business premises must be open to inspection by the local law enforcement or other authorized City official during regular business hours. (b) Compliance Checks. From time to time, but at least once per year, the City will conduct compliance checks on registered retail businesses by engaging persons between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty-one (21) years, to enter the premises to attempt to purchase cannabis products. Persons used for compliance checks are not guilty of the unlawful purchase or attempted purchase, nor the unlawful possession of cannabis products when the items are obtained or attempted to be obtained as a part of the compliance check. No person used in compliance checks may attempt to use a false identification misrepresenting the person's age, and all persons lawfully engaged in a compliance check may answer all questions about the person's age and shall produce any identification, if any exists, for which he or she is asked. Nothing in this section prohibits compliance checks authorized by State or Federal laws for educational, research or training purposes, or required for the enforcement of a particular State or Federal law. 396.14. — Violations. (a) Civil Penalties. If the City determines that a registered business made a sale to a customer or patient without a valid retail registration, the City may impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation. (b) Suspension. If the City determines that a business with a registration is not operating in compliance with the City Code or zoning ordinance, or that the operation of the business poses an immediate threat to the health or safety of the public, the City, through the Chief Law Enforcement officer, may immediately suspend the registration for up to thirty (30) days. The City will notify the business and the OCM in writing of the suspension, stating the grounds for the suspension. The OCM will investigate and may extend the period of suspension, revoke the registration, or order the reinstatement of the registration, or take any other action described in Minnesota Statutes Section 342.19 or 342.21 SECTION 3. SUMMARY PUBLICATION. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 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. Page 5 of 6