The following requirements shall apply to all adult-use cannabis business establishments within the City:
A. Generally:
1. Every adult-use cannabis business establishment shall comply with all applicable statutes, codes, ordinances, laws and regulations including, but not limited to, fire, building, health, and zoning codes of the City and State.
2. No adult-use cannabis business establishment shall be conducted in such a manner that permits the observation from public view of the activities and operations within the indoors of the business establishment.
3. No adult-use cannabis business establishment shall advertise the availability at such business of any activity that would be in violation of this chapter, or any State or Federal law.
4. No alcoholic beverage or other intoxicant shall be displayed, served, ingested or sold on the premises of any adult-use cannabis business establishment.
5. No licensee, operator or employee shall be under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or other intoxicant while working at an adult-use cannabis business establishment.
6. No patron who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or other intoxicant shall be allowed to enter any adult-use cannabis business establishment.
7. No gambling shall be permitted by any person in any adult-use cannabis business establishment.
B. Employees:
1. The operator shall be responsible for the conduct of all employees while on the premises. Any act or omission of any employee constituting a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed the act or omission of the licensee and operator, when such operator knew, should have known, or could have known, of such act or omission, for purposes of determining whether the operating license shall be renewed, suspended or revoked and whether the licensee and operator shall be subject to the penalties imposed by this chapter.
2. No operator shall knowingly employ in any adult-use cannabis business establishment any person who, within three (3) years of the commencement of such employment, has been convicted in this or any other state of any of the crimes specified in Illinois Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/3, et seq.), the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (410 ILCS 130/1, et seq.), or the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (410 ILCS 705/1, et seq.),regardless of the pendency of any appeal.
C. Minors:
1. No licensee, operator or employee of an adult-use cannabis business establishment shall allow or permit any minor to enter into or in any way loiter in or on any part of the licensed premises, purchase goods or services at the licensed premises, or work at the licensed premises as an employee.
2. Every adult-use cannabis business establishment shall display a sign outside each entrance of such business bearing the words "Adult-Use Cannabis Business Establishment. Persons Under 21 Years Old Not Admitted" in legible letters between two (2) and six (6) inches tall.
D. Security: In addition to any other requirements provided for in this chapter, during business hours, all adult-use cannabis business establishments shall store all useable cannabis, cannabis-infused product, and cash in a safe or in a substantially constructed and locked cabinet. The safe or cabinet shall be incorporated into the building structure or securely attached thereto. For useable cannabis products that must be kept refrigerated or frozen, these products must be stored in a locked refrigerator or freezer container in a manner approved City, provided the container is affixed to the building structure. (Ord. 7851, 9-28-2022)