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512.11: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTY: <br />Subd. 1. Licensees: If a licensee or an employee of a licensee violates any provision of this <br />Chapter, the licensee shall be charged an administrative penalty of one hundred fifty dollars <br />($150.00). If a licensee or an employee of a licensee violates any provision of this Chapter <br />a second time at the same location within twenty four (24) months of the initial violation, <br />the licensee shall be charged an administrative penalty of four hundred dollars ($400.00). If <br />a licensee or an employee of a licensee violates any provision of this Chapter a third time at <br />the same location within twenty four (24) months of the initial violation, the licensee shall <br />be charged an administrative penalty of five hundred dollars ($500.00). No penalty under <br />this Subdivision shall take effect until the licensee has received notice, served personally or <br />by mail, of the alleged violation, and has had an opportunity for a hearing before the City <br />Council. The notice shall provide information on how and where a hearing may be <br />requested. The hearing must be requested by the licensee within ten (10) business days of <br />notice delivery. A decision by the City Council that a violation of this Chapter has occurred <br />shall be in writing. Judicial appeal shall be as provided for by state law. <br />Subd. 2. Individuals: Any person who sells tobacco to a person under the age of eighteen <br />(x)21 years shall be charged an administrative penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) <br />for a first offense and fifty dollars ($50.00) additional for every subsequent offense. This <br />penalty shall be in addition to the penalty charged under Section 512.11, Subd. 1. No penalty <br />under this Subdivision, shall take effect until the person against whom the penalty will be <br />charged has received notice, served personally or by mail, of the alleged violation, and has <br />had an opportunity for a hearing before the City Council. The notice shall provide <br />information on how and where a hearing may be requested. The hearing must be requested <br />within ten (10) business days of notice delivery. A decision by the City Council that a <br />violation of this Section has occurred shall be in writing. Judicial appeal shall be as provided <br />for by state law. <br />Subd. 3. Continued violation. Each violation, and every day in which a violation occurs or <br />continues, shall constitute a separate offense. <br />.. <br />•NMI <br />MERIN• <br />