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53 <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br />Meeting Date: August 26, 2014 <br />Ordinance 2014-02, an Ordinance Amending Chapter §111.045 through §111.057 Pertaining <br />to Tobacco. (second reading) <br />On November 13, 2013, the St. Anthony City Council adopted Ordinance 2013-04 that <br />imposed a moratorium on the creation, establishment or operation of businesses that sell <br />electronic cigarettes and on the sampling of electronic cigarettes and related products in <br />businesses. This moratorium was established to allow staff the opportunity to research <br />regulations of electronic cigarettes and related devices. <br />Before you tonight for consideration is the amended Tobacco ordinance with language <br />addressing electronic cigarettes and related devices. If adopted, electronic cigarettes would <br />be regulated under the Minnesota Clean Air Act, thus making them prohibited in indoor <br />public places. Staff's rationale is based on three areas 1) preserving public health, 2) <br />protecting young people, and 3) guarding against enforcement confusion. <br />The first reading of this ordinance was August 12, 2014 with no changes to the proposal <br />ordinance. This is the second of three readings of the proposed ordinance. <br />