Ordinance No. 068 Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation

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2. Investigation. Upon receipt of a complete application, the Administrator shall forward same to the City's law enforcement agency within seven (7) days for a background investigation of the Applicant and the Retail Establishment and its officers and owners, said background investigation to be completed within ten (10) days at which time the results of the background check shall be provided to the Administrator. 4. Action. Upon receipt of the background investigation, the Administrator shall advise the City Clerk to place consideration of the Application and approval or denial by the City of Gem Lake Council on the agenda of the next meeting of said Council. 5. License Fees. No license shall be issued in accordance with this Ordinance until the appropriate fee shall be paid in full, said fees being as authorized in Minn Stat. § Chapter 461.12, Subd. 1, and as established in the City's adopted Fee Schedule, from time to time, amended. 1. Partial Term Fees. Fees prescribed for issuance of a license in accordance with this Ordinance shall not be prorated when an application is received at a time that would provide an initial term following approval of less than one (1) calendar year. 6. Term of License. All licenses issued under this Ordinance shall be valid for the term of one (1) calendar year commencing on the first day of January and ending on the 31 st day of December. 1. Partial Term. If an original application is received and subsequently approved during a calendar year, the term of license shall not extend beyond the end of the calendar year in which the application was approved. 7. Transfer of License. All licenses issued in accordance with this Ordinance shall be valid only on the premises of the Retail Establishment for which the license was issued and only for the person to whom the license was issued. Any change in ownership of the Retail Establishment for which the license was issued shall require submittal of a new Application for license to the City and be subject to the same manner of examination and investigation as an original application. 8. License on Display. All licenses issued in accordance with this Ordinance shall be posted and prominently displayed on the premises of the licensed Retail Establishment so as to be in plain view of the general public. A sign not smaller than eight (8") inches by eight (8") inches stating in fonts greater than thirty-six (36) point that "Sales To Or Attempted Purchase Of Tobacco & Related Products By Persons Under the Age of 21 years Is Prohibited By Law" shall also be prominently displayed. 9. License Renewals. The renewal of a license issued in accordance with this Ordinance shall be handled in the same manner as the original application, except that the application for renewal shall be made at least thirty (30) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the current license. 10. Revocation or Suspension of License. Any license issued in accordance with this Ordinance may be revoked or suspended as provided for in Section 11.1.1 of this Ordinance. Section 4. 1. Basis for Denial of License. The following shall be grounds for denying the issuance or renewal of a license in accordance with this Ordinance; however, except as may be provided by law, the existence of any particular ground for denial does not mean that the City of Gem Lake must deny the license. If a license is mistakenly issued or renewed to a Person, it shall be immediately revoked upon the discovery that the Person was ineligible for the license under this Section. 1. Persons Under the Age of 21 Years. No license shall be issued to any Applicant under the age of twenty-one (21) years. Ordinance No. 68 Tobacco Regulation