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devices. Minors used for the purpose of compliance _checks shall be supervised by designated law enforcement officers or other designated (county, city, or township) personnel. Minors used for compliance checks shall not be guilty of the unlawful purchase or attempted purchase, nor the unlawful possession of tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related devices when such items are obtained or attempted to be obtained as a part of the compliance check. No minor used in compliance checks .shall' attempt to use a false identification misrepresenting the minor's age, and . all minors lawfully engaged in a compliance check shall answer alt questions about the minor's age asked by the licensee 'or his or her employee and shall produce any. identification, if any exists, for which he or she is asked. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit compliance checks authorized by State or Federal laws for educational, research, or training purposes, or required for the enforcement of a particular State or Federal law. (Note: State taw now mandates at least one unannounced compliance check per year for each licensed establishment.) Section 1100. Other Illegal Acts. Unless otherwise provided, the following acts shall be a violation of this ordinance. Subd. I Ilteeal Sales. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any person to sell or otherwise provide any tobacco, tobacco product, or tobacco related device to any minor, Subd. 2 llleeal Possession. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any minor to have in his or her possession any tobacco, tobacco product, or tobacco related device. This subdivision shall not apply to minors lawfully involved in a compliance check. Subd_3 llleeat Use. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any minor to smoke, chew, sniff, or otherwise use any tobacco, tobacco product, or tobacco related device. Subd. 4 Illegal Promtr~mCnt. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any minor to' · purchase or attempt to purchase or otherwise obtain any tobacco, tobacco product, or tobacco related device, and it shall be a violation of this ordinance for any person to purchase or otherwise obtain such items on behalf of a minor. It shall further be a violation for any person to coerce or attempt to coerce a minor to illegally purchase or otherwise obtain or use any tobacco, tobacco product, or tobacco related device. This subdivision shall not apply to minors lawfully.involved in a compliance check. Subd. 5 Use ofFatse ]qt~ntifi~ation..It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any minor to attempt to disguise his or her true age by the use of a false form ofidentification, whether the identification is that of another person or one on which the age of the person has been modified or tampered with to represent an age older than the actual age of the person. League of Minnesota Cities/8/97 9 I I I I I I I I I I i I I I I