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PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 26 - LICENSES, PERMITS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS ARTICLE XX. - CANNABIS BUSINESS LICENSING DIVISION 2. REGISTRATION OF CANNABIS BUSINESSES DIVISION 2. REGISTRATION OF CANNABIS BUSINESSES Sec. 26-885. Consent to registering of cannabis businesses. (a) No individual or entity may operate a state -licensed cannabis retail business within Ramsey without first registering with the city. (b) Any state -licensed cannabis retail business that sells to a customer or patient without valid retail registration shall incur a civil penalty of $2,000.00 for each violation. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the state shall not issue a license to any cannabis business to operate in Indian country, as defined in United States Code, title 18, section 1151, of a Minnesota Tribal government without the consent of the tribal government. (Ord. No. 24-12, § 2, 11-12-2024) Sec. 26-886. Compliance checks prior to retail registration. Pursuant to Minn. Stats. § 342, within 30 days of receiving a copy of a state license application from OCM, Ramsey shall certify on a form provided by OCM whether a proposed cannabis retail business complies with the zoning code and, if applicable, whether the proposed business complies with the state fire code and building code. (Ord. No. 24-12, § 2, 11-12-2024) Sec. 26-887. Registration and application procedure. (a) Fees. (1) Ramsey shall not charge an application fee. (2) A registration fee, as established in Ramsey's fee schedule, shall be charged to applicants depending on the type of retail business license applied for. An initial retail registration fee shall not exceed $500.00 or half the amount of an initial state license fee under Minn. Stats. § 342.11, whichever is less. The initial registration fee shall include the initial retail registration fee and the first annual renewal fee. (3) (4) Any renewal retail registration fee imposed by Ramsey shall be charged at the time of the second renewal and each subsequent renewal thereafter. A renewal retail registration fee shall not exceed $1,000.00 or half the amount of a renewal state license fee under Minn. Stats. § 342.11, whichever is less. (6) A medical combination business operating an adult -use retail location may only be charged a single registration fee, not to exceed the lesser of a single retail registration fee, defined under this section, of the adult -use retail business. (5) (b) Application submittal. The City of Ramsey shall issue a retail registration to a state -licensed cannabis retail business that adheres to the requirements of Minn. Stats. § 342.22. Ramsey, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 15, Update 2) Created: 2026-07-29 16:21:21 [EST] Page 1 of 5