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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE OF TOBACCO AND RELATED DEVICES AND PRODUCTS § 115.001 PURPOSE. (A) This subchapter 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. (B) 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 as stated in M.S. § 144.391 and M.S. § 144.412, as they may be amended from time to time. (Prior Code, § 111.045) § 115.002 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. CANNABIS or MARIJUANA. Includes “cannabis flower,” “cannabis products,” “lower- potency hemp edibles,” and “hemp-derived consumer products” and shall have the definitions given to them in M.S. § 342.01, as it may be amended from time to time. CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGING. Packaging that meets the definition set forth in 16 C.F.R. § 1700.15(b), as in effect on January 1, 2015, and was tested in accordance with the method described in 16 C.F.R. § 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 M.S. § 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 authorized to sell licensed products are complying with the requirements of this subchapter. COMPLIANCE CHECKS shall involve persons under the age of 21 who are authorized by this subchapter, state, and federal regulations and who purchase or attempt to purchase licensed products for educational, research, and training purposes, and for the 21