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ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF TOBACCO OR TOBACCO RELATED DEVICES TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS.
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BY COUNCILORS WESTERLUND AND FILIPOVICH:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That the title of Chapter 11 of the Duluth City Code be amended as follows: CIGARETTES TOBACCO AND TOBACCO RELATED DEVICES
Section 2. That Section 11-3 of the Duluth City Code be amended as follows:
Sec. 11-3. Same--Grant or denial and issuance; expiration date.
(a) Licenses for the manufacture, sale, exchange, barter or keeping for sale of tobacco or tobacco related devices shall be granted by the administrative assistant and issued by the city clerk. who shall provide a suitable blank form of application for the use of the applicant. Such licenses shall expire on April 30 next after issue;
(b) The city administrative assistant may deny a license for any of the following reasons:
(1) That the applicant, its managers or employees violated any ordinance or state or federal statute or regulation which relates to the sale or possession of tobacco or tobacco related devices;
(2) That the applicant, its managers or employees were convicted of a crime that directly relates to the sale of tobacco or tobacco related devices and have not been rehabilitated within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 364;
(3) That the applicant made material misstatements of fact or omissions of fact on its present or past applications;
(4) That the applicant, its managers or employees refused to answer questions concerning its application or operations asked by the police or the administrative assistant;
(5) That the applicant failed to pay any city tobacco license fees when due.;
(6) The applicant is under the age of 21 years.
Section 3. That Section 11-5 of the Duluth City Code be amended as follows:
Sec. 11-5. Same--Revocation or suspension, administrative penalties.
(a) Every license issued under this Chapt...
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