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Ordinance 885 Page 10 512.09: COMPLIANCE CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS: All licensed premises shall be open to inspection by the police department 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 their parents or guardians, minors over the age of 15 years but less than 18 years to enter the licensed premise to attempt to purchase tobacco, tobacco products, tobacc Minorsedused Ifor the pueposenic of delivery devices 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 tobacco, tobacco products, tobacco -related devices, or nientin�• Plffiadpllvepp4e4ics electronic delivery 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 his or her employee and shall produce any identification, if any exists, for which he or she is asked. Nothing in this Chapter 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. 512.10: OTHER ILLEGAL ACTS: Unless otherwise provided, the following acts shall be a violation of this Chapter: Subd. 1. Illegal sales. It shall be a violation of this Chapter for any person to sell or otherwise provide any tobacco, tobacco product, tobacco -related device, or „iceti„e e electronic delivery device to any minor. Subd. 2. Illegal possession. It shall be a violation of this Chapter for any minor to have in his or her possession any tobacco, co product, udevice. This s ated device, or .!-- subdivision shall not apply to minors lawfully involved in a compliance check. Subd. 3. Illegal use. It shall be a violation of this Chapter for any minor to smoke, chew, sniff or otherwise use any tobacco, tobacco product, tobacco -related device, or nient'I electronic deliverydevice. shall be a violation of this Chapter for any minor to Subd. 4. Illegal procurement. It purchase or attempt to purchase or otherwise obtain any tobacco, tobacco product, ^bPh�d .! Awe electronic delivery tobacco -related device, or a�� j device, and it shall be a violation of this Chapter 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 tobacco, tobacco product, tobacco -related device, or eieetin OF lobelia electronic delivery device. This subdivision shall not applyto minors lawfully involved in a compliance check.