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(1) Age verification. Licensees must verify by means of government-issued photographic identification that the purchaser is at least 21 years of age. (2) Signage. Notice of the legal sales age and age verification requirement must be posted prominently and in plain view at all times at each location where licensed products are offered for sale. The required signage, which will be provided to the licensee by the city, must be posted in a manner that is clearly visible to anyone who is or is considering making a purchase. (C) Self-service sales. No person shall allow the sale of licensed products by any self- service displays where the customer may have access to those items without having to request the item from the licensee or the licensee’s employee and where there is not a physical exchange of the licensed product from the licensee or the licensee’s employee to the customer. All licensed products must be stored behind the sales counter, in another area not freely accessible to customers, or in a case or other storage unit not left open and accessible to the general public. Any retailer selling licensed products at the time this subchapter is adopted must comply with this section within 90 days of the effective date of this subchapter. (D) Liquid packaging. No person shall sell or offer to sell any liquid, whether or not such liquid contains nicotine, which is intended for human consumption and use in an electronic delivery device, in packaging that is not child-resistant. Upon request by the city, a licensee must provide a copy of the certificate of compliance or full laboratory testing report for the packaging used. (E) Cigar minimum price and package size. No person shall sell or offer to sell any cigar unless it is within a package containing a minimum of five cigars; and any package of cigars for a sales price of less than [$15.00] per package before taxes and fees. (F) Cigarette minimum price. No person may sell or offer to sell cigarette packages or cartons for a sales price of less than fifteen dollars [$15.00] per pack before taxes and fees. (G) Moist snuff minimum price and package size. No person shall sell or offer to sell moist snuff retail packages or multipacks for a sales price of less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) per 1.2-ounce package before taxes of fees. No person shall sell or offer to sell any smokeless tobacco or moist snuff for retail sale unless it is sold in a package of at least 1.2 ounces minimum package size. The price floor for packages larger than 1.2 ounces shall be computed by adding two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each 0.3 ounce or any fraction thereof more than 1.2 ounces, excluding taxes and fees. (H) Snus minimum price and package size. No person shall sell or offer to sell snus for a sales price of less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) per 0.32 ounce package before taxes and fees. No person shall sell or offer to sell any snus unless it is sold in a package of at least 0.32 ounces minimum pack size. The price floor for packages larger than 0.32 ounces shall be computed by adding two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each 0.08 ounce or any fraction thereof more than 0.32 ounces excluding taxes and fees. In addition, no person shall sell or offer to sell a package of loose tobacco for three (3) ounces or less, prior to applicable sales taxes being imposed, of less than five dollars ($5.00) nor a package of loose Commented [WA1]: This policy option requires that all cigars be sold in a minimum pack size and that each pack be sold for a minimum price based on the number of cigars in the package. For more information, see “Setting a Minimum Price and Package Size for Cigars” in the Public Health Law Center’s Minnesota Commercial Tobacco Point-of-Sale Toolkit. 27