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MAYOR <br />1301 13lesener <br />COUNCIL <br />Rick Montour <br />John Reis <br />Michael McGraw <br />Shelly Boss <br />575 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 ADMINISTRATOR <br />www.ci.Iittle-eanada.mn.us Joel IC Hanson <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Kathy Glanzer, City Clerk <br />DATE: September 17, 2013 <br />RE: Tobacco Licensing — Electronic Cigarettes <br />As you are likely aware, electronic cigarette use is increasing, and as a result the City is receiving <br />inquiries from people who desire to open businesses that sell these devices and, in some cases, <br />also want to provide for sampling or "vaping" e- cigarettes. You will note from the September <br />12th letter from the Ramsey Tobacco Coalition attached, Little Canada's ordinance defines <br />electronic cigarettes as a nicotine and lobelia delivery device. As a result, any business selling <br />electronic cigarettes is required to have a Tobacco License. You will also note that while our <br />ordinance prohibits all indoor smoking in licensed tobacco retail establishments, there is some <br />question whether includes vaping lounges and /or sampling associated with vaping. <br />Also attached is information from the Public Health Law Center, the Tobacco Control Legal <br />Consortium, and the League of MN Cities on this issue. <br />In order to study this matter and bring a recommendation to the Council for consideration, staff is <br />recommending that the maximum number of tobacco licenses be decreased from twelve to ten at <br />this time. This license maximum had been set at twelve to cover the number of actual licenses <br />that had been issued. As part of the 2013 -2014 renewals, Gordies' Place and Moon Bay Liquor <br />did not renew their licenses; therefore, there are ten licenses issued at this time. <br />1 <br />