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Attachment D 1 2 3 4 5 CITY OF ROSEVILLE 6 ORDINANCE NO. ________ 7 8 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 9 CHAPTER 306, CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS 10 11THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDAINS: 12 13SECTION 1. Chapter 306 of the Roseville City Code is amended to read as follows: 14 15 16 SECTION: 17 306.01:Findings of Fact and Purpose 18 306.02:Definitions 19 306.03:LicenseRequired 20 306.04:Fees 21 306.05:Basis for Denial of a License 22 306.06:ProhibitedSales 23 306.07 Responsibility 24 306.08:Compliance Checks 25 306.09:Violationsand Penalties 26 306.10:Exceptions and Defenses 27 306.11:Severability 28 306.12:Effective Date 29 30 306.01 FINDINGS OF FACT ANDPURPOSE. 31 Because the city recognizes that the sale of commercial tobacco, tobacco-related devices, 32 electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products to persons under the age 33 of 21 violates both state and federal law; and because studies, which the city accepts and 34 adopts, have shown that high school use of any commercial tobacco product has increased to 35 27.6% in Minnesota; and because nearly 90% of people who smoke begin smoking before 36 they have reached the age of 18 years, and that almost no one starts smoking after age 25; and 37 because marketing analysis, public health research, and commercial tobacco industry 38 documents reveal that tobacco companies have used menthol, mint, fruit, candy, and alcohol 39 flavors as a way to target youth and young adults and that the presence of such flavors can 40 make it more difficult to quit; and because studies show that youth and young adults are 41 especially susceptible to commercial tobacco product availability, advertising, and price 42 promotions at tobacco retail environments; and because commercial tobacco use has been 43 shown to be the cause of many serious health problems which subsequently place a financial 44 burden on all levels of government, this ordinance is intended to regulate the sale of 45 commercial tobacco, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or 46 lobelia delivery products for the purpose of enforcing and furthering existing laws, to protect 47 youth and young adults against the serious health effects associated with use and initiation, 48 and to further the official public policy of the state to prevent young people from starting to 49 smoke, as stated in Minn. Stat. § 144.391, as it may be amended from time to time. 50 In making these findings, the City Council accepts the conclusions and recommendations of: 51 the U.S. Surgeon General reports, E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults (2016),