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Subd. I I Compliance Checks. "Compliance checks" shall mean the system the city uses to investigate and ensure that those authorized to sell tobacco, tobacco products, and . tobacco related devices are following and complying with the requirements of this ordinance. Compliance checks shall involve the use of minors as authorized by this ordinance. Compliance checks shall also mean the use of minors who attempt to purchase tobacco, tobac-co products, '01' tobacco related devices for educational, research and training purposes as authorized by State and Federal laws, Other units of government for the purpose of enforcing appropriate Federal, State, or local laws may also conduct compliance checks and regulations relating to tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco related devices, 66.03 License Required. No person shall sell or offer to sell any tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related device without first having obtained a license to do so from the city. Subd. 1 Application for License. All application for a license to sell tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related devices shall be made on a form provided by the city. The application shall contain the full name of the applicant, the applicant's residential and business addresses and telephone numbers, the name of the business for which the license is sought, and any additional information the city deems necessary. Upon receipt. of a completed application, the city clerk shall forward the applicatiQD to the council for action during a regularly scheduled councii meeting. If the clerk shall determine that an application is incomplete, he or she shall return the application to the applicant with notice of the information necessary to make the application complete. Subd. 2 Action. The council may either approve or deny the license, or it may delay action for a reasonable amouilt of rime to complete any investigation of the application or the applicant it deen1s necessary. If the council shall approve the license, the clerk shall issue the license to the applicant. If the council denies the license, notice of the denial shall be given to the applicant along with notice of the applicant's right 'to appeal the council's decision. Subd. 3 :D:Im. All licenses issued under this ordinance will expire December 31, of the year the license was purchased. . Subd. 4 Suspension or Revocation. Any license under this ordinance may be revoked or suspended as deemed necessary by the CounciL Subd. 5 Transfers. All licenses issued under this ordinance shall be valid only on the premises for which the license was issued and only for the person (s) to whom the license was issued. No transfer of any license to another location or person or entity shall be valid without the prior approval of the council. The licensee shall not be entitled to a refund of the license fee upon revocation or voluntarily ceasing the licensed activity. 3