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• A strict definition and tighter regulation of tobacco -only shops {Tobacco ..nl Product Shops, Smoke Shops, etc.). • Restricting tobacco licenses in certain z ning districts. Minneapolis bans the issuance of tobacco licenses in their C-1 district, and St. Paul requires a Conditional Use Permit for any tobacco shops in two of their zoning districts. • Restrictions on the hours of operation for "Tobacco Product Sho s" (Little Canada). • A more in -de th license application that can allow for a closer scrutiny of potential licensees. Minneapolis, for example, has a five -page application which includes a listing of all owners, partners, corporate members, and managers. The license application also requires a full description of the business activities to take place at that specific location. • Restriction on the display of "Tobacco Related Devices" in shops covered under a "general" tobacco licenses (Little Canada). • Restriction on the number of tobacco licenses permitted in each community. Columbia Heights limits the number of tobacco licenses in their city to 5.Other communities have discussed limiting the number of licenses offered to "Tobacco Product Shops" but allow for unlimited "general" tobacco licenses. • Required training programs, similar to laws Moorhead currently has for liquor store and bar employees, which must be completed by the owner of the establishment (Minneapolis and Prior Lake). • Restrictions on the density of tobacco licenses. Cities have adopted different restrictions from one-half mile between shops to as little as 500 feet. Other communities have also passed restrictions on the proximity of tobacco shops to churches, schools, playgrounds, and youth centered facilities (St. Paul and Little Canada). • Amount of floor space allowed to be used for the display of tobacco and tobacco related devices. Little Canada restricts Tobacco Stores to a maximum of 15 % of floor space dedicated to the display of tobacco or tobacco related devices. "`HOOKAH LOUNGES" AND TOBACCO PRODUCT SHOPS: In August 2011, the Minnesota Department of Heath put out a fact -sheet which states that the 2007 Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act ("Freedom to Breathe Act"): "allows the lighting of tobacco [smoking] within the indoor area of a tobacco products shop `by a customer or potential customer for the specific purpose of sampling tobacco products. "' Therefore. under Minnesota. state law, shops defined as "Tobacco Product Shops" are allowed to provide "samples" to customers to be smoked indoors (much like off -sale liquor stores offering samples of wine or beer). This exception has prompted some