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826.70 COMPLIANCE CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS. All licensed premises shall be open to inspection by the county sheriff or other authorized city official during regular business hours. From time to time, but at least once per year, the city shall conduct compliance checks by engaging, with the written consent of his parents or guardians, minors over the age of 15 years but less than the age of 21 years, to enter the licensed premises to attempt to purchase cannabinoid products or cannabinoid- related devices. Minors used for the purpose of compliance checks shall be supervised by city designated law enforcement officers or other designated city personnel. Minors used for compliance checks shall not be guilty of unlawful possession of cannabinoid products or cannabinoid-related devices when those items are obtained as a part of the compliance check. No minor used in compliance checks shall attempt to use a false identification misrepresenting the minor's age, and all minors lawfully engaged in a compliance check shall answer all questions about the minor's age asked by the licensee or their employee and shall produce any identification, if any exists, for which they are asked. Nothing in this section shall prohibit compliance checks authorized by state or federal laws for educational, research, or training purposes, or required for the enforcement of a particular state or federal law. 826.80 OTHER ILLEGAL ACTS. Unless otherwise provided, the following acts shall be a violation of this section: (a) Illegal sales. It shall be a violation of this section for any person to sell or otherwise provide any cannabinoid products or cannabinoid-related devices to any minor. (b) Illegal possession. It shall be a violation of this section for any minor to have in their possession, any cannabinoid products or cannabinoid-related devices. This subsection shall not apply to minors lawfully involved in a compliance check. (c) Illegal use. It shall be a violation of this section for any minor to use any cannabinoid products or cannabinoid-related devices. (d) Illegal procurement. It shall be a violation of this section for any minor to purchase, or attempt to purchase or otherwise obtain, any cannabinoid products or cannabinoid- related devices, and it shall be a violation of this section for any person to purchase or otherwise obtain those items on behalf of a minor. It shall further be a violation for any person to coerce, or attempt to coerce, a minor to illegally purchase or otherwise obtain or use any cannabinoid products or cannabinoid-related devices. This subsection shall not apply to minors lawfully involved in a compliance check. (e) Use of false identification. It shall be a violation of this section for any minor to attempt to disguise their true age by the use of a false form of identification, whether the identification is that of another person or one on which the age of the person has been modified or tampered with to represent an age older than the actual age of the person. (f) Child-resistant packaging of liquid used in electronic delivery devices. It shall be a violation of this section for any licensee to sell any liquid used in electronic delivery devices, whether or not such liquid contains cannabinoid products, that is intended for human consumption and use in an electronic device that is not in child-resistant packaging. 826.90 EXCEPTIONS AND DEFENSES. (a) This section does not apply to the sale of any product by a registered medical cannabis manufacturer pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§ 152.22 to 152.37.