All licensed premises shall be open to inspection by the East Range Police Department or other authorized city official during regular business hours. The East Range Police Department or city may conduct compliance checks from time to time. The city may conduct a compliance check that involves the participation of a person between the ages of 18 and 20 to enter the licensed premises to attempt to purchase edible cannabinoid products. Persons under the age of 21 used for compliance checks shall not be guilty of an unlawful purchase or attempted purchase, not the unlawful possession of edible cannabinoid products when those items are obtained or attempted to be obtained as part of the compliance check. No person under the age of 21 used in compliance checks shall attempt to use a false identification misrepresenting the persons age and all persons under the age of 21 lawfully engaged in a compliance check shall answer all questions about their age asked by the licensee or his/her employee and shall produce any identification, if any exists, for which he/she is asked.
(Ord. 241, passed 1-23-2023)