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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-09 SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 111 OF THE TOBACCO ORDINANCE The City Council of the City of Saint Anthony Village ordains as follows: Section One. Amendment to the City of Saint Anthony Village City Code to Amend Chapter 111 Tobacco of the City Code of the City of Saint Anthony Village is hereby amended as follows. The deleted language is represented by strikethrough text. The additional language is represented by single underlined text. TOBACCO § 111.045 PURPOSE AND INTENT. This ordinance is intended to regulate the sale of commercial tobacco, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products for the purpose of enforcing and furthering existing laws, to protect youth and young adults against the serious health effects associated with use and initiation, and to further the official public policy of the state to prevent young people from starting to smoke, and because marketing analysis, public health research, and commercial tobacco industry documents reveal that tobacco companies have used menthol, mint, fruit, candy, and alcohol flavors as a way to target youth and young adults and that the presence of such flavors can make it more difficult to quit. The city further recognizes the public health hazards of exposure of individuals to secondhand smoke. This subchapter is intended to regulate the sale, possession, and use of tobacco, tobacco products, tobacco related devices, and electronic delivery devices for the purpose of enforcing and furthering existing laws, to protect minors against the serious effects associated with the illegal use of tobacco, tobacco products, tobacco related devices, and electronic delivery devices, to protect individuals from the hazards of secondhand smoke, and to further the official public policy of the State of Minnesota as stated in M.S. § 144.391 and M.S. § 144.412, as they may be amended from time to time. § 111.046 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING. Packaging that meets the definition set forth in Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, section 1700.15(b), as in effect on January 1, 2015, and was tested in accordance with the method described in Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, section 1700.20, as in effect on January 1, 2015. CIGAR. Any roll of tobacco that is wrapped in tobacco leaf or in any other substance containing tobacco, with or without a tip or mouthpiece, which is not a cigarette as defined in Minn. Stat. § 297F.01, subd. 3, as may be amended from time to time. COMPLIANCE CHECKS. The process the city uses to investigate and ensure that those Commented [PHLC1]: PHLC was asked to provide sample language to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products and update the City of St. Anthony Village’s commercial tobacco ordinance to conform with updates to Minnesota law that were adopted in 2020. Several other “clean-up” suggestions were made to improve readability. Commented [PHLC2]: This Purpose and Intent section is updated to provide the evidentiary basis for the proposed commercial tobacco control policies and demonstrate the city’s reasoning for adopting specific provisions.