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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 802 <br />OF THE LITTLE CANADA CITY CODE RELATING TO <br />TOBACCO PRODUCTS <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF 'T'HE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />ORDAINS: Chapter 802 of the Little Canada City Code is amended as follows: <br />Section 1 <br />Add the following definitions to the text of Section 802.010: <br />(d,) "Tobacco Store" means a retail establishment with an entrance door <br />opening directly to the outside that derives more than 90 percent of its <br />gross revenue from the sale of cigars, cigarettes, loose tobacco cigarette <br />or cigar lighters. and tobacco - related devices and in which the sale of <br />other products is merely incidental. This definition does not include a <br />tobacco department or section of any business establishment with any <br />other kind of liquor, food or restaurant license. <br />(e) "Tobacco- related " device means any tobacco product as well as a pipe, <br />rolling papers, ashtray, or other device intentionally designed or intended <br />to be used in a manner which enables the chewinosniffing or smoking of <br />tobacco or tobacco products. <br />(f) "Sampling" means the lighting and burning of' a small amount of tobacco <br />by an employee of a Tobacco Store for the sole purpose of allowing a <br />customer or customers to sample the tobacco prior to purchase. A <br />"sample" quantity is an amount of tobacco reasonably calculated to burn <br />for no more than two (2) minutes; for pre - packaged products, ''A of a cigar, <br />or 'A of a cigarette. <br />(g) "Compliance Checks" are the system the city uses to investi ate and <br />ensure that those authorized to sell tobacco tobacco )roducts tobacco - <br />related devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery devices are following, and <br />complying with the requirements of this ordinance. Compliance checks <br />shall involve the use of minors as authorized by this ordinance. <br />Compliance checks shall also mean the use of minors who attempt to <br />purchase tobacco, tobacco products, tobacco - related devices, or nicotine <br />or lobelia delivery devices for educational, research and training purposes <br />as authorized by state and federal laws. Compliance checks may also be <br />conducted by other units of government for the purpose of enforcing <br />appropriate federal state or local laws and regulations relating to tobacco, <br />tobacco products, tobacco - related devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery <br />devices. <br />1 <br />