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ORDINANCE #21-21 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE ARTICLE XVI TOBACCO The City of Ramsey ordains: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY This ordinance is adopted pursuant to and under the authority of the Charter of the City of Ramsey. SECTION 2. PURPOSE The purpose of this Ordinance is to revise City Code Article XVI —Tobacco, Sections 26-749 to 26-789 to reflect the MN Tobacco 21 law that went into effect in August 2020 changing the legal age of tobacco sales from 18 to 21 years (Minn. Stats. § 609.685) as well as incorporate electronic delivery tobacco devices within the City of Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota. SECTION 3. AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE ARTICLE XVI TOBACCO The current City Code Article XVI Tobacco is revised as follows: DIVISION 1 - GENERALLY Sec. 26-749. - Definitions and interpretations. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Compliance checks means the system the city uses to investigate and ensure that those authorized to sell tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco -related devices are following and complying with the requirements of this article. Compliance checks shall involve the use of minors as authorized by this article. Compliance checks shall also mean the use of minors who attempt to purchase tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco -related devices for educational, research and training purposes as authorized by state and federal laws. Compliance checks may also be conducted by other units of government for the purpose of enforcing appropriate federal, state, or local laws and regulations relating to tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco -related devices. Electronic delivery device means any product containing or delivering nicotine, lobelia, or any other substance intended for human consumption that can be used by a person to simulate smoking in the delivery of nicotine or any other substance through inhalation of vapor from the product. Electronic delivery device includes any component part of a product, whether or not marketed or sold separately. Exclusive tobacco store means a retail store which derives at least 90 percent of its revenue from tobacco and tobacco products and which cannot be entered at any time by persons younger than 18 21 years of age except as provided herein. Individually packaged means the practice of selling any tobacco or tobacco product wrapped individually for sale. Individually wrapped tobacco and tobacco products shall include, but not limited to, single cigarette packs, single bags or cans of loose tobacco in any form and single cans or other packaging of snuff or chewing tobacco. Cartons or other packaging containing more than a single pack or other container as described in this article shall not be considered individually packaged. Loosies means the common term used to refer to a single or individually packaged cigarette.