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Attachment B 465 ordinance. 466 A. Any person who violates this Chapter shall be subject to criminal, administrative, and/or 467 licensing penalties as described in this section. (Ord. 1555, 6-18-2018) 468 B. Criminal Penalty: Any person who violates this Chapter shall be guilty of a 469 misdemeanor. (Ord. 1555, 6-18-2018) 470 C. Administrative Penalty: Any person who violates this Chapter shall be subject to 471 administrative offense penalties under Chapter 102 and as set forth in the CityÓs fee 472 schedule. (Ord. 1555, 6-18-2018) 473 D. Licensing Penalty: In the event any licensee or licenseeÓs employee violates this 474 Chapter, the City Council may revoke, suspend, or deny renewal of such license. 475 Mandatory minimum suspension periods and revocations shall be set forth in the CityÓs 476 fee schedule. (Ord. 1555, 6-18-2018) 477 D. Hearing and Notice: Revocation, suspension or denial of renewal of a license shall be 478 given to the licensee by a hearing before the City Council. A hearing notice shall be 479 given at least ten days prior to the hearing, including notice of the time and place of the 480 hearing and shall state the nature of the charges against the licensee. (Ord. 1133, 1-24- 481 94) (Ord. 1555, 6-18-2018) 482 F. Remedies Not Exclusive: The remedies herein are in addition to any civil and/or 483 criminal penalties permitted under State and Federal law. (Ord. 1555, 6-18-2018) 484 306. 10 Exceptions and Defenses: 485 A. Religious, Spiritual, or Cultural Ceremonies or Practices. Nothing in this ordinance prevents 486 the provision of tobacco or tobacco-related devices to any person as part of an indigenous 487 practice or a lawfully recognized religious, spiritual, or cultural ceremony or practice. 488 B.Reasonable Reliance. It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this ordinance for a person 489 to have reasonably relied on proof of age as described by state law. 490 491 306.11 SEVERABILITY: 492 If any such provision of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person or 493 circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this 494 ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. Each invalid 495 provision or application of this ordinance is severable. (Ord. 1555, 6-18-2018) 496 306.12 EFFECTIVE DATE: 497 This ordinance becomes effective on the date of its publicationJuly 1, 2021, or 498 uponfollowing the publication of a summary of the ordinance as provided by Minn. Stat. § 499 412.191, subd. 4, as it may be amended from time to time, which meets the requirements of 500 Minn. Stat. § 331A.01, subd. 10, as it may be amended from time to time.