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Ordinance No. 1025 Page 6 of 9 DOCSOPEN\MU21 0\317\1 001 615.v2-1/15/25 § 121.007 HOURS OF OPERATION Cannabis Retailers may only make retail sales of cannabis, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower -potency hemp edibles, or hemp -derived consumer products pursuant to the hours established in Minnesota Statues, section 342.27, subd. 7 (a). § 121.008 DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS (A) The city prohibits the establishment and operation of a cannabis retailer within the following buffer zones: • 300 from a School • 300 feet from a Day Care • 300 feet from an attraction with a Park Feature (B) The buffers in Section 121.008 (B) will be measured from the potential licensee's proposed business location based on the location of schools, day cares, residential treatment facilities, and park features on the date the city receives the request from the OCM for certification pursuant to § 121.004. Buffer distances will be measured from the shortest line between the entrance to the cannabis business and the structure consisting of the school, day care, residential treatment facility, or park feature. (C) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a cannabis business from continuing to operate at the same location if a school, day care, residential treatment facility, or park feature establishes within the buffer. § 121.009 CANNABIS BUSINESS COMPLAINTS The City Administrator is authorized to make complaints to the OCM related to cannabis businesses the city believes is in violation of the act or the administrative rules adopted pursuant thereto. The City Administrator is also authorized to file a complaint against a cannabis business that poses an immediate threat to the health or safety of the public and request immediate action by the OCM. § 121.010 PENALTIES ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT Any violation of the provisions of this Chapter or failure to comply with any of its requirements constitutes a misdemeanor and is punishable as defined by law. Each day each violation continues or exists, constitutes a separate offense. Violations of this ordinance can occur regardless of whether or not a permit is required for a regulated activity listed in this ordinance. Violations of this Chapter may also be addressed under City Code, section 130.002 — Administrative Offenses.