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An ordinance entitled “The National Sanitation Foundation Standards of Commercial Powered Food Preparation Equipment, Food Service Refrigerator and Food Service Storage Freezers, Automatic Ice-Making Equipment, Soda Fountain/Luncheonette Equipment and Appurtenances, Dispensing Freezers, Food Vending Machines, Food Service Equipment and Appurtenances, and Commercial Spray-Type Dishwashing Machines” is hereby adopted for all public eating, drinking, and food service establishments in the city.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-1)
CANNABINOID PRODUCTS
(A) Purpose. This subchapter is designed to permit the reasonable sale of cannabinoid products while protecting the general welfare of the city's youth, residents, and visitors by limiting the sale of cannabinoid products to those establishments licensed by Wright County to sell tobacco and those establishments licensed by the city to sell alcohol on-sale under Ch. 110
of this code.
(B) General requirement. No person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall sell cannabinoid products unless:
(1) The seller also holds a retail tobacco license from Wright County, Minnesota and meets the definition of "tobacco products shop" as defined by the Wright County Code of Ordinances.
(2) The seller also holds an on-sale license from the city under Ch. 110 of this code. However, sellers with an on-sale license are still prohibited from selling non-beverage cannabinoid products.
(C) Definitions.
(1) Cannabinoid product shall mean a chemical compound derived from the cannabis plant or synthetically derived from the cannabis plant.
(2) Cannabinoid product means any edible or nonedible cannabinoid product authorized for sale in M.S. § 151.72, as it may be amended from time to time, and intended for human consumption whether chewed, smoked, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any other means.
(D) Exemptions.
(1) Except as regulated above, there is no requirement to obtain a tobacco license from Wright County or an on-sale license from the city in order to sell cannabinoid products wherein the only cannabinoids present are non-intoxicating cannabinoids, such Cannabidiol ("CBD") or Cannabinol ("CBN").
(2) This subchapter does not apply to medical cannabis products dispensed by registered medical cannabis dispensaries pursuant to M.S. §§ 152.22 to 152.37, as they may be amended from time to time. Medical cannabis dispensaries that sell nonmedical cannabis products which are also cannabinoid products are not exempt.
(E) A violation of this subchapter or a violation of M.S. § 152.72 is subject to the penalties listed in § 112.99. A violation of this section or M.S. § 152.72 could result in penalties, suspension, or revocation under the seller’s tobacco or on-sale license.
(Ord. 788, passed 12-12-2022; Ord. 810, passed 10-9-2023)
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) (1) Any person violating any provision of § 112.40 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished not more than the maximum penalty for a misdemeanor as prescribed state law.
(2) (a) Any violation of § 112.40 shall be a basis for the suspension or revocation of any license granted hereunder. In the event that the City Council proposes to revoke or suspend the license, the licensee shall be notified in writing of the basis for such proposed revocation or suspension. The Council shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining whether to revoke or suspend the license, which public hearing shall be within 45 days of the date of the notice.
(b) The City Council shall determine whether to suspend or revoke the license within 45 days after the close of the hearing and shall notify the licensee of its decision within that 45-day period.
(Prior Code, § 3-13-1) (Ord. 219, passed 1-27-1992)