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10 <br /> <br /> 802.100. INSPECTION/COMPLIANCE CHECKS. All licensed premises must be open to <br />inspection by law enforcement or other authorized city officials during regular business hours. Any <br />applicant or licensee shall permit the City, or its representatives, to inspect and examine the place of <br />business described in the application or license. Any refusal by the licensed premises to permit such <br />inspection will be sufficient grounds for the Council to suspend or revoke a license previously <br />granted. The City of Little Canada, or its authorized representative, will conduct at least two <br />compliance checks that involves the participation of a person between the ages of 17 and 20 to enter <br />licensed premises to attempt to purchase Licensed Products. Prior written consent is required for any <br />person under the age of 18 to participate in a compliance check. Persons used for the purpose of <br />compliance checks will be supervised by law enforcement or other designated personnel. Any finding <br />of noncompliance with the requirements of this Chapter or other applicable regulations shall <br />constitute a violation of this section. <br /> <br /> 802.105. OTHER PROHIBITED ACTS. Unless otherwise provided, the following acts are <br />an administrative violation of this ordinance: <br /> <br />(a) Prohibited furnishing or procurement. It is a violation of this ordinance for any person <br />21 years of age or older to purchase or otherwise obtain any Licensed Product on <br />behalf of a person under the age of 21. It is also a violation for any person 21 years of <br />age and older to coerce or attempt to coerce a person under the age of 21 to purchase <br />or attempt to purchase any Licensed Product. <br /> <br />(b) Use of false identification. It is a violation of this ordinance for any person to use any <br />form of false identification, whether the identification is that of another person or has <br />been modified or tampered with to represent an age older than the actual age of the <br />person using that identification. <br /> <br /> 802.110. EXCEPTIONS AND DEFENSES. <br /> <br />(a) Religious, Spiritual or Cultural Ceremonies or Practices. Nothing in this ordinance <br />prevents the provision of tobacco or tobacco-related devices to any person as part of <br />an indigenous practice or a lawfully recognized religious, spiritual, or cultural <br />ceremony or practice. <br /> <br />(b) Reasonable Reliance. It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this ordinance for a <br />person to have reasonably relied on proof of age as described by state law. <br /> <br /> 802.120. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. <br /> <br />(a) Violations. <br /> <br />(1) Notice. A person violating this ordinance may be issued, either personally or <br />by mail, a citation from the city that sets forth the alleged violation and that <br />informs the alleged violator of his or her right to a hearing on the matter and <br />how and where a hearing may be requested, including a contact address and <br />phone number. <br />