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1. The. appIicant. has. been convicted withinthe past five years: of any violation of a federal, state, or local law, ordinance.provision, or other.regulation relating to the licensed activity, or has had a license to sell. edible cannabinoid products; tobacco, or liquor revoked or suspended within the past f ve years; 2. Fraud; rnisrepresentation, bribery, or incorrect statement contained in the application for license, or made in carrying on the licensed activity; 3. Actions. that are:.unauthorized or otherwise beyond the scope of the license granted; 4. Violation of any federal, state, or local regulation or provision; 5: Failure to :continuously comply with all conditions, required as part of the license; G. F.a.ilure Jo comply with theapplicable zoning.code; or 7. Failure to pay an administrative penalty iinposed by the City Councii. S. The City discovers the license was mistakenly issued. or renewed to. a person,'it shall be revoked upon the 'discovery that the person Was ineligibl&for the license under this ordinance: 2. Process. The City will provide a licensee at least 14 days written.notice of a hearing to beheld before the City Council .on the potential .suspension, reyocation,..or nonrenewal of its license. The licensee shall be provided an. opportunity to be heard at the hearing. if the City Council acts to suspend, revoke, or not renew. the License, the City will provide the licensee a.written notice of the period of suspension, .or of the revocation. or nonrenewal. All salesof edible cannabinoid products must cease during a suspension: period or permanently upon revocation or nonrenewal of the license. Section 11. Violation. Unless expressly indicated otherwise; a violation ofthis ordinance. is a misdemeanor. The. City may also. impose administrative. penalties on a licensee .for violation of this.ordinance. Any administrative penalties may be imposed by the City Council.; or by ad in inistrative citation, and: shall. be collected. in' accord ance with the municipal code. Nothing.in!his section shall prohibit the .City from seeking prosecution as. a misdemeanor for any alleged v.io.lation.ofthis.ordinance. Section 12. Severability and Savings. If any section or portion of'this.ordinance is found unconstitutional or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by:a court of competent jurisdiction, .that finding shall not s0ve.as invalidation or affect the validity and enforceability of any other section or provision of this ordinance. Section 13. Effective Date and Term. This ordinance shall become effective;on.:the.first day of publication after adoption: Th is. ord i n a rice shall terminate and no longer be effective on.cc. the sale of.edible canna binoid products is no longer a]Iowed. except. upon the issuance of a license to sell Lower -potency hemp edibles by the 0ffca.of Cannabis Management under Minnesota Statutes,. chapter 341. Section 14. Incorporation. This ordinance incorporates by'reference the sect ioris or provisions of th6 municipal code as may be needed to give effect to .the provisions of this ordinanceandto otherwise. carry out. its intent. Section 15. Not Codified. Because this -ordinance has a Hmiwd.durativn,.it will not be.. codified into the municipal. code. Adopted.bythe City Council of the City of Gem Lake, Minnesota on the 21st day of November 2023. Gretchen Artig-Swomley; Mayor Edible Cannabinoid Products Ordinance No. 145. MP Cu -ea uaen Melissa Lawrence, Acting City Clerk