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applicable law or regulation. Section 1030. Conip.Uancc Checks and Inspections. All licensed premises shall be open to inspection by the city police or other authorized city official during regular business hours. From * le * > time, but at least once per year, the City shall conduct compliance checks by engaging, with the written consent of their parents or guardians, minors over the age of fifteen (15) years but less than eighteen (18) years, to enter the licensed premise to attempt to purchase tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related devices. Minors used for the purpose of compliance checks shall be supervised by city designated iaw enforcement officers or other designated city personnel. Minors used for compliance checks shall not be guilty oi unlawful possession of tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related devices when such items are 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 lawdlilly engaged in a compliance check shall answer all 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 w Federal law. Section 1100. Billboards. Billboards advertising any tobacco, tobacco product, or tobacco related device shall be governed by the city of Orono Sign Ordinance. Section 1200. Other Illegal Acts. Unless otherwise provided, the following acts shall be a violation of this Ordinance. Subd. 1. Illegal 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. Illegal 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. Illegal 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 Procurement. It shall be a violation of this Ordinance for any minor to purchase or attempt to purchase or otherwise obtam 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 min ■ r. 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 of False Identification. It shall be a violation of this Ordinance for any minor