Ordinance - #24-12 - 11/12/2024 - Laserfiche WebLink

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1 Preliminary License Approval: OCM pre -approval for a cannabis business license for applicants 2 who qualify under Minn. Stat. 342.17. 3 4 Public Place: A public park or trail, public street or sidewalk; any enclosed, indoor area used by 5 the general public, including, but not limited to, restaurants; bars; any other food or liquor 6 establishment; hospitals; nursing homes; auditoriums; arenas; gyms; meeting rooms; common 7 areas of rental apartment buildings, and other places of public accommodation. 8 9 Residential Treatment Facility: As defined under Minn. Stat. 245.462 subd. 23. 10 11 Retail Registration: An approved registration issued by the City of Ramsey to a state- licensed 12 cannabis retail business. 13 14 School: A public school as defined under Minn. Stat. 120A.05 or a nonpublic school that must 15 meet the reporting requirements under Minn. Stat. 120A.24. 16 State License: An approved license issued by the State of Minnesota's Office of Cannabis 17 Management to a cannabis retail business. 18 19 Division 2. — Registration of Cannabis Businesses 20 21 Sec. 26-885 Consent to registering of Cannabis Businesses 22 (a) No individual or entity may operate a state -licensed cannabis retail business within Ramsey 23 without first registering with the city. 24 25 (b) Any state -licensed cannabis retail business that sells to a customer or patient without valid 26 retail registration shall incur a civil penalty of $2,000 for each violation. 27 28 (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the state shall not issue a license to any 29 cannabis business to operate in Indian country, as defined in United States Code, title 18, 30 section 1151, of a Minnesota Tribal government without the consent of the Tribal 31 government. 32 33 34 Sec. 26-886 - Compliance Checks Prior to Retail Registration 35 Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 342, within 30 days of receiving a copy of a state license application from 36 OCM, Ramsey shall certify on a form provided by OCM whether a proposed cannabis retail 37 business complies with the Zoning Code and, if applicable, whether the proposed business 38 complies with the state fire code and building code. 39 40 Sec. 26-887 - Registration & Application Procedure 41 (a) Fees. 42 (1) Ramsey shall not charge an application fee. 43 (2) A registration fee, as established in Ramsey's fee schedule, shall be charged to 44 applicants depending on the type of retail business license applied for. 45 (3) An initial retail registration fee shall not exceed $500 or half the amount of an initial 46 state license fee under Minn Stat. 342.11, whichever is less. The initial Ordinance #24-12 Page 3