A. No person shall sell or offer to sell any Cannabinoid Products without first having obtained a license to do so from the city.
B. Application: An application for a license to sell Cannabinoid Products shall be made on a form provided by the city. The application shall include, but is not limited to, requiring the full name of the applicant, the applicant’s residential and business address and telephone numbers, the name of the proposed license holder, and the business location for which the license is sought. The application and investigation fees shall be paid at the time of application. If the city administrator or designee determines that an application is incomplete, he or she shall return the application to the applicant with notice of the deficiencies.
C. Action: The city administrator or designee may either approve or deny the license, or may delay action for such reasonable period of time to permit the city to complete any investigation of the application or the applicant deemed necessary. If the city administrator or designee approves the license, a license shall be issued to the applicant. If the city administrator or designee denies the application, a notice of denial shall be sent to the applicant at the business address provided on the application along with the reasons for the denial, and information regarding the appeal process set forth in Section 3-24-7D.
D. Mistake: If a license is mistakenly issued or renewed to an applicant or license holder, it shall be revoked by the city administrator or designee upon the discovery that the person, applicant or license holder was ineligible for the license under this section.
E. Term: All licenses are issued for a period of one year. All licenses shall expire on December 31.
F. Transfers: All licenses issued under this section shall be valid only on the premises for which the license was issued and only for the person to whom the license was issued. No transfer of any license to another location or person shall be valid.
G. Display: Every license shall be conspicuously posted at the place of business for which the license is issued and shall be exhibited to any person upon request.
H. Renewals: The renewal of a license under this section shall be handled in the same manner as the original application. The request for renewal shall be made at least thirty (30) days but no more than sixty (60) days before the expiration of the current license. The issuance of a license under this chapter shall be considered a privilege and not an absolute right of the applicant and shall not entitle the holder to an automatic renewal of the license. If the city administrator or designee denies the renewal, a notice of denial shall be sent to the applicant at the business address provided on the application along with the reasons for the denial, and information regarding the appeal process set forth in Section 3-24-7D.
I. Exemptions:
1. This chapter does not apply to medical cannabis products dispensed by a registered medical cannabis dispensaries pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§ 152.22 to 152.37. Medical cannabis dispensaries that sell non-medical cannabis products which are also Cannabinoid Products are not exempt.
2. This chapter does not apply to Cannabinoid Products wherein the only cannabinoids present are non-intoxicating cannabinoids, such as Cannabidiol (“CBD”) or Cannabinol (“CBN”), and which have no more than trace amounts of THC. (Ord. 1075, 11-7-2022)