A license shall be issued subject to the following restrictions.
(A) No license shall be issued to any applicant for the sale of licenses products at any place other than the applicant’s established place of business.
(B) No license shall be issued for the sale of licensed products at a moveable place of business.
(C) No license shall be issued for the sale of licensed products at more than one place of business.
(D) No person shall sell or dispense any licensed products through the use of a vending machine except as provided in § 118.07.
(E) No licensed products shall be offered for sale by means of self-service merchandising.
(F) All licensed premises shall post in a prominent place the legal sales age and age verification requirements.
(G) Every licensee shall be responsible for the conduct of its employees while on the licensed premises and any sale or other disposition of licensed products by an employee to a person under 21 years of age shall be considered an act of the licensee for purposes of imposing an administrative fine, license suspension or revocation.
(H) No new license shall be issued to a tobacco products shop located within 500 feet of a school or public park, as measured from the nearest property line of the property on which the school or public park is located to the property line of the property on which the tobacco products shop.
(I) Licensees shall comply with all applicable regulations of the State of Minnesota relating to the sale or dispensing of licensed products. If there is a conflict between the regulations of the state and the regulations of the city, the more restrictive regulations shall control.
(J) Any employee of a licensed retail establishment who sells licensed products at the licensed establishment shall complete an educational or training program regarding the sale of licensed products to underage purchasers before they may be allowed to sell licensed products at the licensed establishment. The educational or training program must include information regarding the following:
(1) Information regarding the laws pertaining to the sale of licensed products.
(2) The rules for identification checks.
(3) Responsibilities of establishments selling licensed products.
(4) Verification of age, forms of identification, and forms of false or misleading age identification.
The city will maintain a list of available educational or training programs. Licensees shall keep on file proof that all persons selling licensed products at the retail establishment have completed the educational or training program required by this section. Such proof shall be kept for at least 3 years. Proof of a person's completion of the required educational or training program shall be presented to a police officer upon request no later than 3 days after the request, excluding holidays and weekends. License holders shall submit all information required by the city regarding the completion of this education or training requirement along with the applicant's initial or renewal license application.
(Ord. 480, passed 11-25-1996; Am. Ord. 662, passed 11-28-2016; Am. Ord. 691, passed 8-26-2019)