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Attachment B 1 2 3 4 5 CITY OF ROSEVILLE 6 ORDINANCE NO. 7 8 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 9 10 CHAPTER 306, CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS 11 12 THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDAINS: 13 14 SECTION 1. Chapter 306 of the Roseville City Code is amended to read as follows: 15 16 17 SECTION: 18 306.01: Findings of Fact and Purpose 19 306.02: Definitions 20 306.03 : License Required 21 306.04 : ApplicationFees 22 306.05 : Prohibited SalesBasis for Denial of a License 23 306.06 : Indoor Smoking Prohibited Sales Formatted: Right: 2.96" 24 306.07 IdentificationResponsibility 25 306.08 : EnforcementCompliance Checks 26 306.09 : Violations and Penalties 27 306.10: SeverabilityExceptions and Defenses 28 306.11: Severability 29 306.12: Effective Date 30 31 306.01 : FINDINGS OF FACT AND PURPOSE:. 32 Because the city recognizes that the sale of commercial tobacco, tobacco-related devices, 33 electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products to persons under the age 34 of 21 violates both state and federal law; and because studies, which the city accepts and 35 adopts, have shown that high school use of any commercial tobacco product has increased to 36 27.6% in Minnesota; and because nearly 90% of people who smoke begin smoking before 37 they have reached the age of 18 years, and that almost no one starts smoking after age 25; and 38 because marketing analysis, public health research, and commercial tobacco industry 39 documents reveal that tobacco companies have used menthol, mint, fruit, candy, and alcohol 40 flavors as a way to target youth and young adults and that the presence of such flavors can 41 make it more difficult to quit; and because studies show that youth and young adults are 42 especially susceptible to commercial tobacco product availability, advertising, and price 43 promotions at tobacco retail environments; and because commercial tobacco use has been 44 shown to be the cause of many serious health problems which subsequently place a financial 45 burden on all levels of government, this ordinance is intended to regulate the sale of 46 commercial tobacco, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or 47 lobelia delivery products for the purpose of enforcing and furthering existing laws, to protect 48 youth and young adults against the serious health effects associated with use and initiation, 49 and to further the official public policy of the state to prevent young people from starting to 50 smoke, as stated in Minn. Stat. § 144.391, as it may be amended from time to time.